A Clockwork Orange: Anniversary Edition Digibook (On Blu-ray 5/31/11)

"Being the Adventures of a Young Man Whose Principal Interests Are Rape, Ultra-Violence and Beethoven."

Features: Widescreen, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled

Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap-dancing, violating. Derby-topped teddy-boy hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has his own way of having a good time. He has it at the tragic expense of others. Alex's journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel. Unforgettable images, startling musical counterpoints, the fascinating language used by Alex and his pals -- Kubrick shapes them into a shattering whole. Hugely controversial when first released, A Clockwork Orange won the New York Film Critics Best Picture and Director honors and earned four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The power of its art is such that it still entices, shocks and holds us in its grasp.

"A much-maligned and misunderstood classic, this is one of Kubrick's finest movies.  Kim Newman, Empire
"...a scathing satire...with an excellent performance by McDowell...  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"A chilling classic...a scabrous satire about human deviance, brutality, and social conditioning...  Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"Brilliant. A tour de force of extraordinary images, music, words and feelings.  The New York Times
"...tremendously powerful...No serious moviegoer can afford to ignore it.  TV Guide

Warner Home Video has officially announced A Clockwork Orange: 40th Anniversary Edition for Blu-ray release on May 31, in a two-disc Digibook edition with new additional content. On the same date, the studio will also release the nine-movie, ten-disc Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection, including Spartacus, Lolita (new to Blu-ray), Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon (new to Blu-ray), The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut.

No announcement has been made at the moment for a separate Blu-ray release of Lolita or Barry Lyndon

A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition

Special features include:

Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman
Malcolm McDowell Looks Back: Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with legendary director Stanley Kubrick on one of the seminal films of the 1970s (new)
Turning like Clockwork: the film's ultra-violence and its cultural impact (new)
Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange
Theatrical Trailer
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures: Kubrick's career comes into sharp focus in this compelling documentary narrated by Tom Cruise. Fascinating footage glimpses Kubrick in his early years, at work on film sets and at home, augmented by candid commentary from collaborators, colleagues and family (new to Blu-ray)
O Lucky Malcolm!: Documentary about the life and career of actor Malcolm McDowell produced and directed by Jan Harlan

The 40th Anniversary Edition will be packaged in a 40-page Blu-ray Book with rare photos, production notes and more.

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