Metaphoria

• Jordan Potter, How Stanley Kubrick used chess to sculpt his career, Far Out Magazine, January 11, 2023

Beyond film, Kubrick had a healthy obsession with chess from a young age, and he used it as a tool throughout his career. First of all, Kubrick’s chess mastery helped him to finance his early career endeavours. [Read more].

Kubrick and George C. Scott playing chess in the War Room, in a break during filming of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, directed by Kubrick (1963–1964; Great Britain/United States). Photo © Sony/Columbia Pictures.