Exclusive interview with Michael Chaiken, producer of The Complete Kubrick by Criterion

Producer Michael Chaiken sits down with Filippo Ulivieri to discuss the newly released THE COMPLETE KUBRICK, a massive box set from the Criterion Collection featuring all the films directed by Stanley Kubrick, along with a wealth of special features. An in-depth conversation about Kubrick’s films, his relationship with the studios, his preferred aspect ratios for home-video releases, and the challenges of bringing the Kubrick canon into the digital realm while preserving his legacy and meeting the expectations of fans. 0:48 The beginning of the project 3:14 Criterion’s unique position and history with Kubrick 4:31 Stanley Kubrick on video 5:41 How to make a complete collection 10:12 Finding the original material 10:40 The first 4K edition of Day of the Fight 13:57 Balancing the content 15:54 Extra features for Kubrick are tricky 19:08 Adding to the editions of 2001: A Space Odyssey 30:31 Preserving some of the mystery 34:26 Consulting with Kubrick’s associates 36:04 The legends of Stanley Kubrick 39:05 The blue end credits of The Shining 40:40 How Kubrick would have handled HD 41:13 Restoring Eyes Wide Shut for digital 42:08 The informative role of fans 44:54 The full frame transfers 46:50 This isn’t the end 48:34 Kubrick’s aspect ratios 50:14 the only criticism Michael doesn’t like 51:09 The 4K transfer of Eyes Wide Shut and Larry Smith 53:38 Restoring Lolita 55:17 The messy nature of filmmaking 56:03 The typewriter in The Shining and more errors 57:57 Perfecting the restorations done previously 59:29 The corridor to the pod bay in 2001 1:03:32 Restoring the mono soundtracks 1:11:03 The international version of The Shining 1:15:01 Restoring Making The Shining 1:15:44 The new encoding by Fidelity in Motion 1:20:06 Delivering the Kubrick Canon to the world