Early concept and storyboard art for Stanley Kubrick’s A.I. Art by Chris Baker.
Kubrick—who referred to the movie as “Pinocchio”—had been planning to make a movie version of the Brian Aldiss story, Supertoys Last All Summer Long since the early 1970s, pre-production on it however didn’t start until circa 1993. Two years later Kubrick handed over direction to Steven Spielberg, feeling the movie was closer to his sensibilities.
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Illustrations from ‘The history of witches and wizards..’ which was published in 1720
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Rustam Astonished by the Witch He Cut in Half
Shahnama of Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi
Iran (Shiraz), 1518One day Rustam came on a beautiful spring near which lay a bowl of wine and a roasted mountain goat. After dismounting from his horse he filled his cup with wine and began to play a lute that he found nearby. He sang of his misfortunes and the constant battles he was compelled to fight. Hearing Rustam’s song, a hideous witch disguised herself as a beautiful maiden and approached the great warrior. Unaware that she was a witch, Rustam gave her a cup of wine and spoke to her of God’s munificence. The witch could not endure his praise of God, and her face turned black. Rustam immediately caught her in his lariat and demanded to know who she was. Before his eyes she turned into a frightening hag, and drawing his knife, Rustam cut the witch in two.
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“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages, because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split as a general thing.”
– Robert E. Howard
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