Kubrick stare

English Etymology Named for its frequent use in the films of director Stanley Kubrick.Harvey Cormier, "2001: Modern Art, and Modern Philosophy", in Philosophy and Film (eds. Cynthia A. Freeland & Thomas E. Wartenberg), page 194Jeremy Mark Robinson, The Sacred Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky, page 379Maarten Coëgnarts, Film as Embodied Art: Bodily Meaning in the Cinema of Stanley Kubrick, unnumbered pages Noun The act of looking at the viewer with head tilted downward and eyes peering upward from beneath the eyebrows. 2017, Don Perez, "Librarian of horror", The Union (El Camino College), 18 May 2017, page 3 (image caption): Analu Cruze-Josephides, librarian and actor exemplifies his rendition of the “Kubrick stare,” a technique synonymous with villainous characters he plays in films. en Marty Fugate 'The Remnant' offers a cure for Vietnam War amnesia Arts + Entertainment 8 June 2017 https://issuu.com/yourobserver.com/docs/ae060817 9 Vincent D'Onofrio goes off the deep end with a malevolent Kubrick stare. en Chris McCoy The Professional Memphis Flyer 26 April 2018 https://issuu.com/contemporarymedia/docs/memphisflyer_04-26-18 34 Ramsay's work is as chilling as it is technically flawless. She's an avid practitioner of the Kubrick Stare en References Further reading en eponyms en Facial expressions