Influence of Stanley Kubrick Influence of Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick is regarded by film critics and historians as one of the most influential directors of all time. Leading directors, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Woody Allen, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, David Lynch, and George A. Romero, have cited Kubrick as a source of inspiration, and in the case of Spielberg, collaboration. In an interview for the "Eyes Wide Shut" DVD release, Steven Spielberg comments that "nobody could shoot a picture better in history", and that Kubrick told stories in a way "antithetical
Nicole Kidman filmography garnered her a nomination for Best Actress at the British Academy Film Awards. For her role as writer Virginia Woolf in the drama "The Hours" (2002) she became the first Australian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2003, Kidman starred in Lars von Trier's "Dogville", the drama "The Human Stain", and the epic war drama "Cold Mountain". The following year, she appeared in the sci-fi comedy film "The Stepford Wives" (2004), and the drama "Birth" (2004). Four years later, Kidman reunited with Luhrmann on the historical drama "Australia". In 2010, she starred in the drama "Rabbit Hole"