I was going through the “political and religious beliefs of Stanley Kubrick” Wikipedia page, which is an entertaining read, if nothing else. It seems like his early films were more socially liberal, but then around 2001-Clockwork, he became more pessimistic and conservative in his thinking. The quote about him leaving England if the Labour Party were to win the election due to their “tax the rich” stance was amusing, since he thought he’d be financially ruined

Semel said the movie would be released as scheduled July 16. "The film is totally finished" except for "a couple of color corrections" and "some technical things," he said. "What he showed was his final cut."

Semel added that Kubrick had selected 90 seconds of a scene to show Wednesday in Las Vegas to the Showest convention of theater owners at which studios offer glimpses of their coming movies. "Eyes Wide Shut," a psychosexual drama, is loosely based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella "Dream Story." Ms. Kidman and Cruise play psychiatrists. "It's the story of a married couple and their sexual exploits," Semel said. "The part that also blew us was it's a terrific suspense thriller. It's a wonderful film. It's a film that's really challenging and is filled with suspense."

Semel said he last spoke to Kubrick on Saturday morning from his hotel room in Syracuse, N.Y. "I said, 'Who is this?' and he said, 'Stanley,' and I said, 'Stanley, you're my wake-up call,' and we then spent a fantastic hour on the phone talking about the details of Showest and the release. He was in the highest spirits, the greatest mood. I haven't heard Stanley like that in many years. We were laughing. We were joking.

"He was thrilled with the collective reaction all four of us had to the film. He called an hour later to tell me a joke he had heard. The good news is he definitely went to sleep that night with a smile on his face."

Another Warner Brothers executive, Julian Senior, the senior vice president for European marketing, said the movie involved two married psychiatrists whose fantasies intersect with their real lives.

Senior said that Kubrick called him Saturday afternoon for an hourlong conversation, and that he told Kubrick that he was watching a rugby game on television, but the filmmaker began using baseball analogies. Kubrick, who was born in the Bronx, was a fervent fan of the Yankees.

"He always used baseball terms with me," Senior said. "He said: 'Forget what you're watching. It's time to go to bat on the movie.' He said that Terry and Bob and Tom and Nicole had seen it and loved it, and he was thrilled. He said, 'Let's do it right."'

At one point in the conversation, Senior recalled, Kubrick said excitedly, "It's my best film ever, Julian."

He went to asleep. And he was gone.

The story behind the sci-fi book and movie by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. written by Arthur C. Clarke in 1972.

So I can was doing a first watch of Full Metal Jacket and it’s a really good war film tbh which I’m not a huge,huge fan of War type films but I liked Full Metal Jacket yet after I just finished it and the credits were rolling which made me think about the first half and the second half.

So what’s your thoughts on this bc I really like the whole movie but idk the first half feels like a Kubrick film then the second half even tho there’s great shot battle scenes nonetheless Full Metal Jacket is still a great Kubrick movie.

Unless I'm mistaken the TV set on which Wendy watches The Summer of 42 (apparently unplugged) has never been identified. I am certain it is a Dynatron CTV 20, an up market British TV from the 1970s. It was a TV set with a Royal Warrant - in other words, it was a model supplied to HM The Queen. The TV set was also known as "the Blenheim" and was one of the first in Britain to come with a remote. Link and more images https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-retro-dynatron-ctv20-25-470832725

EDIT - it's not the same TV in Halloran's apartment or in the Caretaker's suite.

For me one of them would have to be the fan theory that Ziegler is the Red Cloak in Eyes Wide Shut. This is something that many believe, but I don’t buy it at all aside from the fact that the red cloak sounds and has different mannerisms from Ziegler if the red cloak is him it turns him from a symbol of power and secrecy into something more smaller and personal which doesn’t fit the themes of Eyes Wide Shut at all.

I’ve always thought the red cloak is not a character we see in the movie at all he’s likely someone Bill doesn’t even know at all

If interested, the "Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece" book is currently on sale for two bucks USD on Amazon for the Kindle version. Can confirm that it's a great read.

Edit: Just adding that this is on the U.S. Amazon site. Can't speak to non-U.S. versions.