Yearly Archives: 2022

“O Lucky Man!”

Malcolm McDowell has made some interesting films. “A Clockwork Orange”, “Caligula”, “Star Trek Generations”, “Mr. Magoo”… there’s a long list. If “A Clockwork Orange” is his best known, “O Lucky Man!” is in many ways the most interesting. This film, … Continue reading

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Other films for your consideration IX

If you like something a bit off the beaten track, as they say, then we can suggest tracking down the films of Polish director Walerian Borowczyk. Borowczyk began his film making doing animation, but moved into live action in 1968. … Continue reading

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“Fritz The Cat”

If you asked people to name great animators you’d get Disney, Hanna-Barbera maybe and then… Not the Fleischer brothers (Betty Boop, Popeye), not Walter Lanz (Woody Woodpecker) or Chuck Jones (Warners) or the “Great” Bob Godfrey. Maybe Terry Gilliam (Monty … Continue reading

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