A Clockwork Orange

Stanley Kubrick once said “a filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper”. A very optimistic opinion, especially considering the large number of films banned and given an X rating during the ’70s by the BBFC (thus making them unmarketable for...

Our writers recount some impactful film releases in our latest Scrapbook, ranging from the personally profound, poignant provocateurs, or even features that have presented and maintained a purporting legacy. A Clockwork Orange (1971) The films that stick with us aren’t always those we enjoy. This is the case with...

Is there any better way to draw interest in a film than to have it banned? Let’s face it, we all love a bit of forbidden fruit from time to time. But is it right that government censors have the power to control the flow of information? Placing limitations...

Amidst the controversy of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, our contributors have selected to write about some of the most controversial films of the past to coincide with the comedy’s UK release. Wake in Fright Lost for over thirty years, Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright (1971) has enjoyed a recent...

Christmas. Anti-Advent Calendar. Here’s day seventeen… Adapted from Anthony Burgess’ wicked 1962 novel, A Clockwork Orange was almost seamlessly exposed onto screen by Stanley Kubrick in 1971. Vocalising the malenky bit of Nadsat genius from Burgess’ gripping work, as well as visualising the disorderly sets and violence, this controversial...