The Hospital: A Dark Bureaucratic Comedy

On 07/09/201607/09/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 1971, Arthur Hiller, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Diana Rigg, Drama, Film, Frances Sternhagen, George C. Scott, Mystery, Nancy Marchand, Paddy Chayefsky, Roberts BlossomLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HftRP0NAJYg The Hospital. 1971. Directed by Arthur Hiller. Screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky. Starring George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Frances Sternhagen, & Katherine Helmond. Simcha Productions. Rated PG. 103 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Mystery ★★★★1/2 Arthur Hiller is probably most well known to …

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Come Get It in the Yarbles: Criminality in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

On 06/03/201606/02/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 1971, Crime, Drama, Film, Malcolm McDowell, Sci-Fi, Stanley KubrickLeave a comment

Can we ever rehabilitate a criminal mind? Is some supposed rehabilitation too invasive? A CLOCKWORK ORANGE goes beyond either question with a look at a young man primed for ultra-violence.