Tag Archives: A Clockwork Orange

THE PEACEABLE PRIMATE ?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Dave

The theologians of biology. Many have asserted that bloodlust and the love of violence are built into our genes. Others say no; like our primate cousins today, our remote forebears had to cooperate to survive, and preferred to anyway. Man … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, B.F. Skinner, Boyce Rensberger, Desmond Morris, Desmond Morris The Naked Ape, Edward Hicks, G. H. Schubert, Jane Goodall, Jane van Lawick-Goodall, Raymond Dart, Rene Dubos, Robert Ardrey, Robert Clairborne, Stanley Kubrick, Thelma Rowell, William Golding, Zdenek Burian | Leave a comment

VENETIAN MASKS & DIONYSIAN AMBIVALENCE

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Dave

”An additional street sign reference to an ancient God is the word EROS, written in red neon across the street as Bill is buying entry into Milich’s costume shop. Eros is no less than the Greek god of lust, love … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged A Clockwork Orange, Death In Venice, Dionysus, Eyes Wide Shut, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jamie Stuart, Luchino Visconti, Nicole Kidman, Nietzche, Richard Wagner, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Gink, Thomas Mann, Tim Kreider, Tom Cruise, Venetian Masks | Leave a comment

Don't Kill Me, I'm With Stupid

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Dave

”The pathological and cyclical nature of violent behaviour”. Little one-eyed bunnies with kalishnikovs and other weapons of group destruction attempting to liquidate each other, vigilante style. Unhinged citizens, mad as hell and taking it out on each other,a gang that … Continue reading →