Stanley Kubrick
British actor Malcolm McDowell (L) listens as Rob Zombie (R) speaks moments before McDowell had his star unveiled in Hollywood on March 16, 2012 in California. Perhaps best known for his most iconic film, Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange', McDowell was honoured with the 2,465th star along Hollywood's Walk of Fame in front of the Pig 'n' Whistle British Pub, where a special drink 'The Clockwork Orange' has been named in his honour.
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I love the dark humor of his work ... I'll watch any genre of film, from silent films of the 1920s to science fiction; from crime movies to horror. I find Stanley Kubrick's body of work amazing, as he directed films across a wide array of genres while still maintaining a truly unique style.
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IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to director Rodney Ascher’s documentary 'Room 237' which concerns the theories surrounding and within Stanley Kubrick’s film 'The Shining'…More quotes »
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The Villains Questionnaire: Malcolm McDowell
villainous actors to name the most influential bad guys of all time, nearly every one cited Malcolm McDowell's turn as Alex in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 masterpiece A Clockwork Orange. Sexy, brilliant, menacing, and magnetic despite his horrific amorality, Alex from GQ Read more »
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William Friedkin on Stanley Kubrick - May 30,2012
our upcoming interview with master director William Friedkin, we discuss the themes of ambiguity that dominate the works of Stanley Kubick. Mr. Friedkin's complete 75-minute interview will premiere in July. For more information, and to access over 600 additional from BlogTalkRadio Read more »
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Incredible 'star trail' photographs taken by astronaut 240 miles above Earth
looks uncannily like a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s sci fi epic 2001, showing travel through the stars at high speed. Yet these stunning pictures are are real. The amazing images were taken 240 miles above Earth from the International Space Station by Expedition from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
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Live Chat With David H. Freedman
those who have seen the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange, the words "behavior modification" may conjure up images of the creepy protagonist with his eyelids propped open, forced to watch brutal films under the influence of nausea-inducing drugs. But from The Atlantic Read more »
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Jeremy Denk: Playing Ligeti With A Dash Of Humor
have to create this visceral, destructive force." Ligeti, a Hungarian composer, is perhaps best known today for his music from Stanley Kubrick's films 2001: A Space Odyssey , The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut . Ligeti's etudes, Denk says, are like explorations from NPR Read more »
