Film festival with screenings at The Brattle, Somerville Theatre, and Coolidge Corner Theatre.

In the 1970s, Kubrick purchased the rights to Brian Aldiss’ short story “Supertoys Last All Summer Long,” a Pinocchio-like tale about an android boy in an overpopulated future. After three decades failing to realize the project, Kubrick offered it to Steven Spielberg, who jumped at the opportunity...