2024: Bedlam in Print
Another year, another underwhelming showing from the mainstream publishing industry
KUBRICK: AN ODYSSEY
This book has been proclaimed the definitive biography of the great Stanley Kubrick, and for once the hype is correct
FEAR AND DESIRE
Yes, this was the first feature film made by 22-year-old Stanley Kubrick, and not exactly a monumental debut
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
A film that was quite controversial upon its initial release in 1971 and remains a topic of enormous contention
ZULMA
A sensation-packed concoction that reads like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS crossed with LET ME DIE A WOMAN
The 2010s
Apologies for the brutal honesty, but regarding the 2010s I have this to say: What a lousy decade for entertainment!
2018: Bedlam in Print
The books of 2018? There’s really not much to say, outside my usual observation that the really good stuff often lurks outside the mainstream
SPACE ODYSSEY: STANLEY KUBRICK, ARTHUR C. CLARKE, AND THE MAKING OF A MASTERPIECE
Appearing just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, this book can lay claim to being the definitive resource on the making of that classic
2016: Bedlam in Print
Here it is, the first installment of my “Bedlam in Print” overview of the previous year’s publishing output.
The Dregs
One of the unfortunate realities of being a movie buff, especially a bad movie buff, is running into—or better yet, stepping in—“films” like those listed below