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A Clockwork Orange

Kubrick had made 2001, and was under pressure to make an on-budget film in a reasonable time. So he picked the novel A Clockwork Orange and this is what we have. There’s so much stuff written about this film and … Continue reading

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Full Metal Jacket

Kubrick’s look at the Vietnam war, and definitely not a comedy. We saw this on the first Saturday it was out in the UK at the old Warner’s cinema in Leicester Square. In the audience was a whole gang of … Continue reading

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The Killing

While reminding myself of these Kubrick films, I re-watched The Killing with a friend. “Oh, it’s so hard to follow”, she said, “it keeps jumping back and forward in time.” Well, it does do a little of that, to make … Continue reading

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