Category Archives: Films

Kubrick loved the cinema. He wanted his films to be seen on the big screen under the best possible conditions: good sound, a clean and intact print, comfortable chairs… To that end he had spies out checking on showings and … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →