Explaining a Movie on Instagram: "Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut is known for an unusually long production, with principal photography stretching for well over a year and developing a reputation as one of the longest continuous shoots for a narrative feature. Kubrick’s process was meticulous. Scenes were rehearsed, repeated, and refined through extensive takes until the blocking, timing, and emotional temperature were exactly where he wanted them. That level of control shows up on screen in th

CineArts on Instagram: "Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, was released just four days after his death in 1999, lending the movie an unsettling sense of finality. Kubrick had spent 400 days editing the film, obsessively perfecting every detail. Yet many believe that the version released to the public was not his fully realized vision. Rumors have circulated for years that significant minutes were cut, possibly as many as twenty to twenty-five, sparking speculation about what was remov