Stanley Kubrick, were he still alive, would have turned 80 this year. Kubrick was born July 26, 1928 in New York City and the journey his life took him on resulted in him becoming one of the most compelling, bold and important filmmakers of all time. Ten years after his death, his films remain as vital as ever and his place in film history just as prominent. Accordingly, it is not surprising that currently two different institutions are currently marking this year’s anniversary with seasons of his work: In Nashville, the Belcourt Theatre present their Stanley Kubrick Retrospective: Celebrating 80 Years season, while in Omaha, Film Streams holds a Great Directors: Kubrick series. The currently-running Belcourt season is particularly a treat as they are showing all thirteen of Kubrick’s movies, even early obscure early efforts like Killer’s Kiss and Fear and Desire. However, both rep houses offer up an incredible bounty of cinematic genius. Kubrick seldom worked from original material, but he was a master at taking novels and turned the visions of authors as diverse as Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita), Peter George (Dr Strangelove), Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey), AnthonyBurgess (A Clockwork Orange), William Makepeace Thackeray (Barry Lyndon), Stephen King (The Shining), Gustav Hasford (Full Metal Jacket) and Arthur Schnitzler (Eyes Wide Shut) and transforming the material into something that was unquestionably his.