$600 Criterion box set brings Stanley Kubrick's filmography to 4K

We finally have details on Criterion’s previously teased Stanley Kubrick collection, The Complete Kubrick, and it is quite a doozy. This 30-disc package includes 4K restorations of all 13 of the seminal director’s feature-length films. Of these movies, Lolita and Eyes Wide Shut hadn’t previously been released in 4K in the United States. The collection also includes three shorts and a lot of bonus content.

This cinematic bliss won’t come cheap, though. The Complete Kubrick costs $599.95 at full price, although it’s currently on sale for $479.96. It’s being released on Oct. 20.

As for the extras, the collection includes 25 hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; the international cut of The Shining (which is 20 minutes shorter than the American release); a 4K restoration of Vivian Kubrick’s behind-the-scenes documentary Making “The Shining;” new commentary tracks from Kubrick experts Michael Benson and Lee Unkrich; unseen Lolita screen tests and Full Metal Jacket behind-the-scenes footage; packaging with photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick; an essay by critic Nathaniel Rich, and more.

The full list of feature-length films included are as follows:

Fear and Desire
Killer’s Kiss
The Killing
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Lolita
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Eyes Wide Shut

And the shorts are:

Day of the Fight
Flying Padre
The Seafarers

Kubrick is considered by many to be one of the great film directors of all time, with a diverse oeuvre spanning genres and subject matter. Some of his most celebrated works are 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, and The Shining, but nearly all of his movies are still frequently referenced in pop culture.

In particular, Kubrick is known for a sharp visual style defined by some of the most iconic shots and cuts; for example, 2001, with its legendary bone-into-spaceship match-cut, captured the imagination of a generation of filmmakers. Whether that’s worth slamming down $600 remains to be seen, but between Criterion’s positive track record and the quality of the films themselves, many cinephiles will likely find this package difficult to resist.