Three Kubrickian Machinic Characters and their Technical Malfunctions by Antoine Prévost-Balga

“…Taking as its main reference Gilbert Simondon’s On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects (1958), this article suggests a technical and philosophical interpretation of three types of machinic malfunction that operate inside the mechanic of three Kubrickian characters: Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers) from the eponymous Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Alex (Malcolm McDowell) from A Clockwork Orange (1971), and Private Pyle (Vincent D’Onofrio) in Full Metal Jacket (1987). …”
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Shadow of a Double: Taking a Closer Look at the Opening of Kubrick's Lolita by Lara Delage-Toriel

“…The opening sequence of Stanley Kubrick's Lolita is one of the film's most memorable moments, one which immediately sets a darkly humorous tone, thanks in part to Peter Sellers' virtuoso impersonations and spirit of improvisation. …”
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"I get sort of carried away, being so normal and everything": The oscillating sexuality of Clare Quilty and Humbert Humbert in the works of Nabokov, Kubrick and Lyne by Emerson Richards

“…Following an in-depth analysis of the scene in question, the article then examines Kubrick’s Lolita, exploring the homosocial undertones of Peter Sellers’s Quilty, and the attendant commentary on heteronormative culture of late 1950s/early 1960s America. …”
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