Just as a writer, painter, or composer may have clear and consistent characteristics that define their work, so Stanley Kubrick used many uniquely distinguishing techniques in his films.

This is a fascinating, thorough and detailed examination of Stanley Kubrick's work. The authors explore the subtle content that is characteristic of his work in the Apollo series with 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut.

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There is a plethora of visual evidence that the Apollo record was pre-created / manufactured. This investigation has found and evaluated documentation pointing to the fact that reaching the Moon and descending onto its surface with a crewed spacecraft was deemed to be beyond the technical capabilities of the 1960s, therefore a strategy of the last resort was decided upon - the Apollo Simulation Project (ASP) - a poisoned apple. It is further suggested that by the 1960s, space travel - even to just above the atmosphere - was found to exert unforeseen stresses on the human body, so these physical limitations made it both acceptable and expedient to pre-create the Apollo mission imagery including the lunar surface EVAs here on Earth, under highly secret conditions.

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This is the result of years of work from different people and makes compelling, engaging reading.