Stanley Kubrick's 1971 dystopian sci-fi film "A Clockwork Orange" points out that a modern British society -- so devoted to stuffy manners, politeness, and keeping evil out of sight -- won't know how to deal with legitimate sociopaths. Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) is a violent little punk who regularly leads his teen gang -- the Droogs -- into fights, into bars that serve drug-laced milk, and into the locked homes of their victims. Alex beats and assaults people without a scrap of conscience, and sees the world as something to consume, use up, and have sex with. Kubrick toys with the audience a little, presenting Alex as charismatic and funny, even though he's a monster.
When Alex is finally apprehended for his many crimes, the juvenile delinquent is thrown into prison and subjected to a new kind of rehabilitation technique ... involving movies. Alex has his eyes clamped open and he...
When Alex is finally apprehended for his many crimes, the juvenile delinquent is thrown into prison and subjected to a new kind of rehabilitation technique ... involving movies. Alex has his eyes clamped open and he...
- 5/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This may be a controversial take, but Christopher Nolan's 2012 film "The Dark Knight Rises" is the best of the three Batman films Nolan directed, and is handily one of the best superhero films ever made. Produced in the wake of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests, "The Dark Knight Rises" addressed the issue of Batman's wealth, pointing out explicitly that being a Batman isn't the best use of one's money. Bruce Wayne is a billionaire, and yet Gotham City still languishes. Bane (Tom Hardy) may be a terrorist who takes the entire city hostage, but he also noted that superhero billionaires are at the heart of economic injustice. Superheroes are not the solution.
"The Dark Knight Rises" also finally allows Batman to retire. One can only be infected by angst-based impulses toward vigilantism for so long before his knees begin to give out. "Rises" questioned the efficiency and health of a Batman,...
"The Dark Knight Rises" also finally allows Batman to retire. One can only be infected by angst-based impulses toward vigilantism for so long before his knees begin to give out. "Rises" questioned the efficiency and health of a Batman,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A half hour into Barnaby Clay’s debut narrative feature, “The Seeding,” Scott Haze drops to his knees and begs, “Will someone just tell me What is going on?” It’s an uncharacteristically funny beat coming from a character deadass named Wyndham Stone, a photographer who explicitly shops at Brooks Brothers and boasts all the personality of half-off wrinkle guard. But the unintentionally self-aware line is an early pop of entertainment in this otherwise maddening experiment in atmospheric dread. “What Is going on?” you’ll wonder ad nauseam — only to be forced-fed an answer less satisfying than a hunk of moldy bread. At least the table setting works.
Shot in a rust-red canyon in Utah, this meditation on domestic despair begins with an arresting image; a young child, no more than two-years-old, toddles through the desert alone munching on a human finger. It’s a stomach-churning cold open for the...
Shot in a rust-red canyon in Utah, this meditation on domestic despair begins with an arresting image; a young child, no more than two-years-old, toddles through the desert alone munching on a human finger. It’s a stomach-churning cold open for the...
- 1/26/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film "A Clockwork Orange" is set in the not-too-distant future when roving British teenage gangs have mutated into bizarre, ultra-violent, morals-free hedonists who commit crimes to their hearts' content. The protagonist is Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) a 15-year-old punk who drinks drug-laced milk before taking to the street with his gang of droogs to savagely and gleefully beat and assault anyone who passes into their field of vision. Alex is eventually arrested and put into prison where the government subjects him to bizarre new rehabilitation techniques in an attempt to turn his mind away from violence.
Throughout, Alex is depicted as clearly beyond redemption. He has no compassion and will never have compassion. When he reads about Jesus Christ being crucified, he imagines himself to be the Roman soldier whipping him. The government's brainwashing techniques only instill in him a...
Throughout, Alex is depicted as clearly beyond redemption. He has no compassion and will never have compassion. When he reads about Jesus Christ being crucified, he imagines himself to be the Roman soldier whipping him. The government's brainwashing techniques only instill in him a...
- 12/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Story: H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) does the impossible – after writing about a time machine he actually builds one. Too bad then that one of his dearest friends is secretly Jack the Ripper (David Warner) and uses the machine to escape justice by going into the future – 1979 San Francisco to be exact. Left with no choice and believing that he’s unleashed a monster upon a utopia (ha!), Wells pursues him through time, but winds up being a lot more out of his element than his nemesis.
The Players: Starring Malcolm McDowell, David Warner & Mary Steenburgen. Written and directed by Nicholas Meyer.
Oh, I love that part. I love that film, actually. Well of course, I was in love during the filmmaking—how could you not love the damn film? And I’ve always loved San Francisco since. – Malcolm McDowell – Random Roles
The History: Long before he became the colorful...
The Players: Starring Malcolm McDowell, David Warner & Mary Steenburgen. Written and directed by Nicholas Meyer.
Oh, I love that part. I love that film, actually. Well of course, I was in love during the filmmaking—how could you not love the damn film? And I’ve always loved San Francisco since. – Malcolm McDowell – Random Roles
The History: Long before he became the colorful...
- 11/19/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a movie labeled “horror” must be in want of a ghost, ghoul, or masked slasher.
But let’s not pigeonhole terror, shall we? Sometimes, the most unsettling shivers come from flicks that sport different genre tags. And hey, who doesn’t love a surprise freak-out from a film that’s supposed to be a drama, thriller, or even a family flick? We’ve compiled a list of 15 of the scariest non-horror movies that stealthily creep into horror territory without the usual tropes. From mind-bending psychological dread to the macabre lurking in the mundane, these films are the cinematic equivalent of finding a live spider in your cereal box – unexpected, creepy, and weirdly, kind of impressive?
From the surreal to the too-real, each of these films brings its own brand of terror. They won’t have you checking your closet for monsters, but they...
But let’s not pigeonhole terror, shall we? Sometimes, the most unsettling shivers come from flicks that sport different genre tags. And hey, who doesn’t love a surprise freak-out from a film that’s supposed to be a drama, thriller, or even a family flick? We’ve compiled a list of 15 of the scariest non-horror movies that stealthily creep into horror territory without the usual tropes. From mind-bending psychological dread to the macabre lurking in the mundane, these films are the cinematic equivalent of finding a live spider in your cereal box – unexpected, creepy, and weirdly, kind of impressive?
From the surreal to the too-real, each of these films brings its own brand of terror. They won’t have you checking your closet for monsters, but they...
- 11/4/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
David Fincher's 1999 film "Fight Club" may be one of the most widely misinterpreted films of all time.
"Fight Club" follows a nameless office wonk (Edward Norton) who finds that modern life is sapping him of his passions and forcing him to become a mindless consumer. He eventually achieves catharsis in under the tutelage of the ultra-cool Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a devil-may-care soap salesman who espouses an ultra-masculine philosophy of strength through personal violence. He and the Norton character begin hosting underground bare-knuckle fight clubs with other equally pathetic men seeking to assert their masculinity. A lot of knuckles are skinned, eyes damaged, and bruises inflicted.
Eventually, Tyler has formed a cult of put-upon middle-class white service workers who begin tainting customers' food and committing city-wide acts of vandalism as a form of punk rock defiance. But then, a line is crossed. Tyler's cult turns to military-like tactics and bomb-making.
"Fight Club" follows a nameless office wonk (Edward Norton) who finds that modern life is sapping him of his passions and forcing him to become a mindless consumer. He eventually achieves catharsis in under the tutelage of the ultra-cool Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a devil-may-care soap salesman who espouses an ultra-masculine philosophy of strength through personal violence. He and the Norton character begin hosting underground bare-knuckle fight clubs with other equally pathetic men seeking to assert their masculinity. A lot of knuckles are skinned, eyes damaged, and bruises inflicted.
Eventually, Tyler has formed a cult of put-upon middle-class white service workers who begin tainting customers' food and committing city-wide acts of vandalism as a form of punk rock defiance. But then, a line is crossed. Tyler's cult turns to military-like tactics and bomb-making.
- 10/30/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
He was cured all right…Before he was cast as the Joker in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, actor Barry Keoghan sent in an audition tape for the role of the Riddler. But he took inspiration from an unlikely place — no, not Jim Carrey but rather Stanley Kubrick.
Barry Keoghan’s look in his Riddler tape clearly takes some cues from A Clockwork Orange’s Alex DeLarge with the cane, bowler hat and eyeshadow, but he also framed it in a way that would intentionally call to mind the trademarks of Stanley Kubrick. Keoghan recently told Esquire, “I just made it up. I wanted to make it Kubrick-y: symmetrical, the X on the back, the square doorframe, everything square. I just wanted swag to come across. Swag and endearing. It was just me giving my idea. And then I’s like, I’ma send this in!” You know, just like...
Barry Keoghan’s look in his Riddler tape clearly takes some cues from A Clockwork Orange’s Alex DeLarge with the cane, bowler hat and eyeshadow, but he also framed it in a way that would intentionally call to mind the trademarks of Stanley Kubrick. Keoghan recently told Esquire, “I just made it up. I wanted to make it Kubrick-y: symmetrical, the X on the back, the square doorframe, everything square. I just wanted swag to come across. Swag and endearing. It was just me giving my idea. And then I’s like, I’ma send this in!” You know, just like...
- 10/7/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" is one of cinema's most treasured performances. Ledger completely transforms his voice and body to inhabit the role of a homicidal maniac. From his crooked, erratic stride to the constant licking of his lips, his character constantly buzzes with frantic energy — eager to cause disruption and destruction with his vicious schemes. As he explains, he's like "a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it!" In the bizarre way he carries himself, we can easily see Heath Ledger's inspirations for the role, as Christopher Nolan discusses in Gothamist and The Hollywood Reporter.
One of his biggest influences for the Joker was Alex DeLarge from "A Clockwork Orange," another outcast who enjoys disturbing the social order with violence and mayhem. Both characters have an unsettling charm in their physicality — especially their sly smiles and transfixing,...
One of his biggest influences for the Joker was Alex DeLarge from "A Clockwork Orange," another outcast who enjoys disturbing the social order with violence and mayhem. Both characters have an unsettling charm in their physicality — especially their sly smiles and transfixing,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
When Alfred Hitchcock fired the composer behind “Vertigo” and “Psycho” over creative differences during the production of “Torn Curtain” in May 1966, it was clear that film music was changing. Although Bernard Herrmann’s theremin-laden score for “The Day the Earth Stood Still” had changed the game, his rugged determination not to succumb to rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, or (God forbid) “theme tune” scores that were quickly becoming all the rage in Hollywood made him an enemy of serial pragmatist Hitchcock. They never worked together again.
Three months later, The Beatles released “Revolver,” with what The Village Voice called a “bent and pulverised sound” — and pop music had gone electronic. Amid times a-changin’, Herrmann dug his heels in. His final score a decade later, for “Taxi Driver,” is as classic as they come.
When the synthesizer again altered the sound of film music in the 1980s, Herrmann’s fingerprints were, ironically,...
Three months later, The Beatles released “Revolver,” with what The Village Voice called a “bent and pulverised sound” — and pop music had gone electronic. Amid times a-changin’, Herrmann dug his heels in. His final score a decade later, for “Taxi Driver,” is as classic as they come.
When the synthesizer again altered the sound of film music in the 1980s, Herrmann’s fingerprints were, ironically,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Adam Solomons
- Indiewire
Dystopian horror movies have a special power to transport us into nightmarish worlds, where man is pitted against the elements, his peers, or even himself. Whether the environment has fallen, capitalism has won, or technology has taken over– it's a dog-eat-dog world out there.
From the bone-chilling confines of Snowpiercer to the urban wasteland of Escape from New York, these ten harrowing films will immerse you in a terrifying realm where survival is a desperate battle. Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey through the darkest corners of dystopia as we explore the most thrilling and terrifying movies that will leave you clutching your resources and begging for daybreak.
Universal The Purge (2013)
Welcome to a world where all crimes, including murder, are legal for one night every year. In The Purge, you'll witness the terrifying consequences of such a society as one family fights to survive the night. This dystopian nightmare...
From the bone-chilling confines of Snowpiercer to the urban wasteland of Escape from New York, these ten harrowing films will immerse you in a terrifying realm where survival is a desperate battle. Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey through the darkest corners of dystopia as we explore the most thrilling and terrifying movies that will leave you clutching your resources and begging for daybreak.
Universal The Purge (2013)
Welcome to a world where all crimes, including murder, are legal for one night every year. In The Purge, you'll witness the terrifying consequences of such a society as one family fights to survive the night. This dystopian nightmare...
- 6/16/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Dystopian horror movies have a special power to transport us into nightmarish worlds, where man is pitted against the elements, his peers, or even himself. Whether the environment has fallen, capitalism has won, or technology has taken over– it's a dog-eat-dog world out there.
From the bone-chilling confines of Snowpiercer to the urban wasteland of Escape from New York, these ten harrowing films will immerse you in a terrifying realm where survival is a desperate battle. Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey through the darkest corners of dystopia as we explore the most thrilling and terrifying movies that will leave you clutching your resources and begging for daybreak.
Universal The Purge (2013)
Welcome to a world where all crimes, including murder, are legal for one night every year. In The Purge, you'll witness the terrifying consequences of such a society as one family fights to survive the night. This dystopian nightmare...
From the bone-chilling confines of Snowpiercer to the urban wasteland of Escape from New York, these ten harrowing films will immerse you in a terrifying realm where survival is a desperate battle. Brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey through the darkest corners of dystopia as we explore the most thrilling and terrifying movies that will leave you clutching your resources and begging for daybreak.
Universal The Purge (2013)
Welcome to a world where all crimes, including murder, are legal for one night every year. In The Purge, you'll witness the terrifying consequences of such a society as one family fights to survive the night. This dystopian nightmare...
- 6/16/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Oh my brothers and sisters, gather 'round! We're here to celebrate the 80th birthday of the one and only Malcolm McDowell– an actor whose talent knows no boundaries, and whose presence in the horror, sci-fi, and dystopian thriller sub-genre is simply a droog's dream come true.
From his iconic role as Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange to his chilling portrayals in other blood-soaked delights, we present to you the 10 best Malcolm Mcdowell horror movies! Brace yourself, dear reader, for a journey into the macabre with our witty, fun, and oh-so-horrorshow listicle!
Warner Bros. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Let's kick things off with the mother of all cult classics, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. McDowell's charismatic and devilishly mischievous portrayal of the charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is a straight-up punch to the gulliver. With his nadsat slang and a thirst for the old ultraviolence, McDowell set the benchmark for memorable horror performances.
From his iconic role as Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange to his chilling portrayals in other blood-soaked delights, we present to you the 10 best Malcolm Mcdowell horror movies! Brace yourself, dear reader, for a journey into the macabre with our witty, fun, and oh-so-horrorshow listicle!
Warner Bros. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Let's kick things off with the mother of all cult classics, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. McDowell's charismatic and devilishly mischievous portrayal of the charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is a straight-up punch to the gulliver. With his nadsat slang and a thirst for the old ultraviolence, McDowell set the benchmark for memorable horror performances.
- 6/13/2023
- by Jonathan Dehaan
Though he's known for his symmetrical compositions and that infamous stare, Stanley Kubrick was always chiefly concerned with story. If it wasn't for good stories there would be no great Kubrick films — as evidenced by the fact the celebrated auteur never made a movie that he hadn't adapted from someone else's work (barring an early noir effort he co-wrote). From "Lolita" to "Eyes Wide Shut," Kubrick would scour the cultural landscape for stories worth adapting, usually finding them in novels. And in the case of 1971's "A Clockwork Orange," the director would adhere to Anthony Burgess's 1962 work of fiction arguably more closely than with any of his later films.
Kubrick respected Burgess' novel greatly, calling it "brilliant and original." That's not to say he didn't feel similarly about other source material he worked with, but the director also had a knack for disappointing the originators of that material. Gus Hasford,...
Kubrick respected Burgess' novel greatly, calling it "brilliant and original." That's not to say he didn't feel similarly about other source material he worked with, but the director also had a knack for disappointing the originators of that material. Gus Hasford,...
- 3/26/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Funko, the company producing millions of vinyl 'Funko Pop' figures since 2010, are prepping to dump over $30 million worth of their collectible product into a a landfill, "...because it would be cheaper to trash than to sell...":
"..based on increased inventory growth year over year, 'Funko' made more than they could sell in 2022.
"Projecting $150 million in cost savings for 2023, most of that money will come from cutting the cost of keeping overstocked inventory on hand..."
Funko’s warehouses are currently overstocked with five inch 'chibi' replicas of 'Machine Gun Kelly', 'Spider-Man', 'Pikachu' and a whole lot more.
With over 8,366 different Funko Pop designs, the most valuable, collectible Funko Pop is the plastic glow-in-the-dark 'Alex DeLarge Clockwork Orange Funko', without holding his cane, that sold November 2022 for $60,000 (usd).
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"..based on increased inventory growth year over year, 'Funko' made more than they could sell in 2022.
"Projecting $150 million in cost savings for 2023, most of that money will come from cutting the cost of keeping overstocked inventory on hand..."
Funko’s warehouses are currently overstocked with five inch 'chibi' replicas of 'Machine Gun Kelly', 'Spider-Man', 'Pikachu' and a whole lot more.
With over 8,366 different Funko Pop designs, the most valuable, collectible Funko Pop is the plastic glow-in-the-dark 'Alex DeLarge Clockwork Orange Funko', without holding his cane, that sold November 2022 for $60,000 (usd).
Click the images to enlarge...
- 3/3/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In his 1962 dystopian satire novel "A Clockwork Orange," writer Anthony Burgess positions a teenager as a perpetrator of extreme violence. This teenager in question, Alex, is a product of a youth subculture that views violent acts such as murder and assault as thrilling pastimes. Although an inevitable product of his society, Alex chooses this specific brand of "ultraviolence" over any functional moral compass, the same way he chooses to blast Beethoven when fantasizing about aggressive acts that culminate in violent rapture. But what happens when this choice to be a morally-vacuous delinquent is forcibly taken away? Burgess addresses this essential conflict between innate choice and free will in his brilliant novel, which Stanley Kubrick brings to life in his vividly profound adaptation of the same name.
Although Kubrick mostly took an auteurist approach to most of his adaptations, he was surprisingly faithful to the essence of Burgess' layered text. However,...
Although Kubrick mostly took an auteurist approach to most of his adaptations, he was surprisingly faithful to the essence of Burgess' layered text. However,...
- 2/12/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Stanley Kubrick was famously a tough director to work with. This was mostly because of his poor treatment of his actors, which I believe was an aspect of his almost pathological perfectionism. Kubrick had to get every detail in every film he made exactly as he envisioned it in his mind, and he didn't care if he had to mentally scar someone like Shelley Duvall for life in order to achieve that.
Sometimes, though, Kubrick's approach would not require damage to an actor's well-being, but to some equipment. This is the case in one of the pivotal scenes in "A Clockwork Orange." The film's main character, Alex DeLarge, a violent and charismatic hoodlum in a dystopian, futuristic England, has been imprisoned and is undergoing various forms of torture and reconditioning. He gets the opportunity to take his own life and attempts to do so by jumping from a window.
The...
Sometimes, though, Kubrick's approach would not require damage to an actor's well-being, but to some equipment. This is the case in one of the pivotal scenes in "A Clockwork Orange." The film's main character, Alex DeLarge, a violent and charismatic hoodlum in a dystopian, futuristic England, has been imprisoned and is undergoing various forms of torture and reconditioning. He gets the opportunity to take his own life and attempts to do so by jumping from a window.
The...
- 10/2/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
“I was cured all right,” Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) asserts at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 cautionary science fiction classic, A Clockwork Orange, and audiences cheered. We left theaters relieved the teenaged thug who’d been beating and attacking his way through the future suburbs of London escaped government brainwashing, conformity, and supplication with his mind, and baser instincts, intact. Good for him. He is free to brutalize and pillage another day. This may be problematic as a working social application in real life, but it is the better cinematic choice.
The film ends on a classically framed shot of Alex (in his mind) happily performing the old in-out in-out with a pleased partner surrounded by an appreciative audience of privileged-class voyeurs. Literally looks like Heaven. It is one of the most memorable and powerful closing scenes in motion picture history. It seems a no-brainer whether it is the perfect conclusion.
The film ends on a classically framed shot of Alex (in his mind) happily performing the old in-out in-out with a pleased partner surrounded by an appreciative audience of privileged-class voyeurs. Literally looks like Heaven. It is one of the most memorable and powerful closing scenes in motion picture history. It seems a no-brainer whether it is the perfect conclusion.
- 9/4/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Summer is almost over. You can feel it as the days are getting longer. You can smell it as the air gets a little cooler and that first bit of foliage starts to fall. While the heat is still raging in large swaths of the U.S. (which this streaming list has been composed for), the truth is things are starting to quiet down.
In that vein, it’s a perfect time to curl up with someone and “Netflix and chill” as the kids might say. It’s also just a good time to revisit some old favorites, which Netflix is bringing back to the streaming service in droves. Here are the best of those gems.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
September 1
Hardly a movie for the faint of heart—this is the type of picture that the term “trigger warning” should’ve been invented for—Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange...
In that vein, it’s a perfect time to curl up with someone and “Netflix and chill” as the kids might say. It’s also just a good time to revisit some old favorites, which Netflix is bringing back to the streaming service in droves. Here are the best of those gems.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
September 1
Hardly a movie for the faint of heart—this is the type of picture that the term “trigger warning” should’ve been invented for—Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange...
- 9/1/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Netflix releases a staggering number of titles each month. As they drop new, original films and television shows, they consistently tweak their back catalog -- adding and removing older properties owned by other distributors. Whenever you visit the streaming service, Netflix's highly-personalized home page suggests algorithmically-selected content to show you. In other words, it's possible to watch Netflix all the time and never come across all they have to offer. But that's where we come in!
Unfortunately, if you're looking for a new science fiction film to watch this September, you'll be disappointed to learn that Netflix's selections here are particularly light. While the streamer is debuting numerous original television shows and films, not a single one of them falls under the sci-fi genre. Thankfully, they picked up a few older titles worth checking out. There's an undisputed classic, an under-appreciated film that deserves a second chance to find an audience,...
Unfortunately, if you're looking for a new science fiction film to watch this September, you'll be disappointed to learn that Netflix's selections here are particularly light. While the streamer is debuting numerous original television shows and films, not a single one of them falls under the sci-fi genre. Thankfully, they picked up a few older titles worth checking out. There's an undisputed classic, an under-appreciated film that deserves a second chance to find an audience,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Eric Langberg
- Slash Film
Regardless of whether or not you are a science fiction fan, you have to acknowledge the importance of sci-fi films in the history of cinema. There is almost no way of appreciating modern special effects without examining the importance of Stanley Kubrick's work in 1968's "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Similarly, it's hard to understand the state of modern filmmaking without looking at the "Star Wars" franchise. The reinvention of classical mythology in a science fiction context laid the groundwork for many modern films. Even if you've never seen the original "Star Wars," you have probably learned a lot about the franchise through cultural osmosis. You don't have to be a "Star Wars" fan to know who Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3Po, or Yoda is.
However, it may be overwhelming for non-science fiction fans to start watching a franchise that they've never seen before. Let's say that you've...
Similarly, it's hard to understand the state of modern filmmaking without looking at the "Star Wars" franchise. The reinvention of classical mythology in a science fiction context laid the groundwork for many modern films. Even if you've never seen the original "Star Wars," you have probably learned a lot about the franchise through cultural osmosis. You don't have to be a "Star Wars" fan to know who Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3Po, or Yoda is.
However, it may be overwhelming for non-science fiction fans to start watching a franchise that they've never seen before. Let's say that you've...
- 8/25/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
There is more opportunity than ever before to share your opinions about science fiction movies. Social review sites like IMDb and Letterboxd have made it easy for sci-fi movie buffs to write reviews and share them with their friends. It's always interesting if you can have a great discussion about a controversial movie, and share your opinions respectfully. You may even learn to look at a piece of work from someone else's perspective!
There are many reasons that a film is deemed "controversial." Sometimes a shocking or unsatisfying ending can rub viewers the wrong way, and a surprising death can definitely color fans' opinions of a movie. There are some science fiction films that were so incendiary that they were banned in different countries. The sci-fi genre has a history of stirring up controversy, and some sci-fi masterpieces were ahead of their time while other beloved favorites have suffered with age.
There are many reasons that a film is deemed "controversial." Sometimes a shocking or unsatisfying ending can rub viewers the wrong way, and a surprising death can definitely color fans' opinions of a movie. There are some science fiction films that were so incendiary that they were banned in different countries. The sci-fi genre has a history of stirring up controversy, and some sci-fi masterpieces were ahead of their time while other beloved favorites have suffered with age.
- 8/19/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
A grim, ultraviolent tale set in a dystopian future, "A Clockwork Orange" is one of Stanley Kubrick's most controversial films. Malcolm McDowell gives a spine-tingling performance as Alex DeLarge, a charismatic yet psychopathic delinquent with nefarious, loyal followers called "droogs" who spend their days torturing others for fun. The twisted film was stamped with an X rating and removed from distribution in Britain. "A Clockwork Orange" is based on Anthony Burgess' novel of the same name, which was similarly banned from classrooms and libraries.
One of the film's most notorious and difficult-to-watch scenes occurs during a home invasion where Alex and his droogs violate an elderly writer and...
The post The Clockwork Orange Scene You May Not Have Known Was Improvised appeared first on /Film.
One of the film's most notorious and difficult-to-watch scenes occurs during a home invasion where Alex and his droogs violate an elderly writer and...
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- 2/3/2022
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
You know the type. Lonely old woman, cluttered household, sheltered from society, with her only friends in the world her numerous cats roaming around her house. It’s the “crazy cat lady.” Weirdly, it’s not a pop culture character trope for men, even though they’re often as obsessed with cats too! Just look at the James Bond villain Blofeld, Don Corleone or Robert De Niro in “Meet the Parents.” Still, the crazy cat lady stereotype persists, often with hilarious results. And because June is the National Adopt-a-Cat Month, we decided to look at some of the most famous crazy cat ladies in movies and TV. It’s about to get furry.
Crazy Cat Lady – “The Simpsons”
“The Simpsons'” crazy cat lady, simply named as such, is the perfect embodiment of this character trope, a delusional hermit who’s only real characteristic is that she has dozens of cats she can hurl at onlookers.
Crazy Cat Lady – “The Simpsons”
“The Simpsons'” crazy cat lady, simply named as such, is the perfect embodiment of this character trope, a delusional hermit who’s only real characteristic is that she has dozens of cats she can hurl at onlookers.
- 8/8/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Burbank, CA – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 classic dystopian film, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Digital on September 21. Adapted from Anthony Burgess’s 1962 decline-of-civilization novel, A Clockwork Orange received four Academy Award® nominations; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium) and Best Film Editing.
Directed, written and produced by Kubrick, the film stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge, Warren Clarke, James Marcus and Michael Tarn as his droogs, Patrick Magee and Michael Bates.
In 2020, the United States Library of Congress selected A Clockwork Orange for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
The 4K restoration was conducted by Warner Bros.’ Motion Picture Imaging (MPI). Kubrick’s former right-hand man Leon Vitali and the Kubrick Estate worked closely with the team at Warner Bros. during the mastering process.
Ultra...
Directed, written and produced by Kubrick, the film stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge, Warren Clarke, James Marcus and Michael Tarn as his droogs, Patrick Magee and Michael Bates.
In 2020, the United States Library of Congress selected A Clockwork Orange for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
The 4K restoration was conducted by Warner Bros.’ Motion Picture Imaging (MPI). Kubrick’s former right-hand man Leon Vitali and the Kubrick Estate worked closely with the team at Warner Bros. during the mastering process.
Ultra...
- 8/5/2021
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
“Ho, ho, ho! Well, if it isn’t fat stinking billy goat Billy Boy in poison! How art thou, thou globby bottle of cheap, stinking chip oil? Come and get one in the yarbles, if ya have any yarbles, you eunuch jelly thou! “
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 classic dystopian film, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Digital on September 21. Adapted from Anthony Burgess’s 1962 decline-of-civilization novel, A Clockwork Orange received four Academy Award® nominations; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium) and Best Film Editing.
Directed, written and produced by Kubrick, the film stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge, Warren Clarke, James Marcus and Michael Tarn as his droogs, Patrick Magee and Michael Bates.
In 2020, the United States Library of Congress selected A Clockwork Orange for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally,...
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 classic dystopian film, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Digital on September 21. Adapted from Anthony Burgess’s 1962 decline-of-civilization novel, A Clockwork Orange received four Academy Award® nominations; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium) and Best Film Editing.
Directed, written and produced by Kubrick, the film stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge, Warren Clarke, James Marcus and Michael Tarn as his droogs, Patrick Magee and Michael Bates.
In 2020, the United States Library of Congress selected A Clockwork Orange for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Malcolm McDowell is awesome. Primarily known for the iconic role of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, he’s also appeared in over 300 films across his long and varied career. For me, he’s the epitome of the British actor who doesn’t attach a huge amount of ego to his work: just give him a paycheque and he’ll turn up and deliver the goods (see also Ben Kingsley).
Across the years, McDowell has appeared in everything from critical darlings like if…, The Artist and The Player, to fun B-movie trash like Cyborg 3: The Recycler, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Doomsday (I would highly recommend that last one if you want a really weird movie) and even 2007’s Halloween. And apparently, the moment he leaves the set and collects his cheque, he forgets all about them.
In an interview with The Guardian, McDowell...
Across the years, McDowell has appeared in everything from critical darlings like if…, The Artist and The Player, to fun B-movie trash like Cyborg 3: The Recycler, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, Doomsday (I would highly recommend that last one if you want a really weird movie) and even 2007’s Halloween. And apparently, the moment he leaves the set and collects his cheque, he forgets all about them.
In an interview with The Guardian, McDowell...
- 7/17/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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