Fest to honor actor Malcolm McDowell Sep 23, 2008
Malcolm McDowell, who starred in the 1971 film classic "A Clockwork Orange," will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 11th annual Savannah Film Festival. The festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, will run Oct. 25-Nov. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Heroes creator spills Sep 21, 2008
"That being said, even Kring cannot resist dropping a few hints (and here is where spoiler-phobes might want to stop reading. And if you can't stop, please, blame him and not me).It is already more or less common knowledge that popular guest star (on and off-set) Kristen Bell will return indeed, in Monday night's second hour. What is somewhat less known is that the key recurring character played by Malcolm McDowell will also make a return appearance, however dead he appeared to be. "We loved... (Toronto Star)
Ooh La La!!!! Lifetime Original Movie 'Coco Chanel' Fashions 5.2 Million Viewers and 4.5 Household Rating During September 13 Premiere Sep 16, 2008
In addition to MacLaine, the movie also starred Golden Globe nominee Malcolm McDowell as Marc Bouchier, Chanel's confidante and business associate. Barbora Bobulova portrayed the pioneering couturier in her early days of love and loss. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Coco Chanel' Sep 14, 2008
Kannie Yu / Lifetime EntertainmentON LIFETIME: Shirley MacLaine is Coco Chanel with Malcolm McDowell as business partner Marc Bouchier ... As her glad-handing business partner, Marc Bouchier (a surprisingly insufferable Malcolm McDowell), watches in horror, it bombs. (Los Angeles Times)
TV review: Shirley MacLaine in 'Coco Chanel' Sep 14, 2008
Coco Chanel: Starring Shirley MacLaine, Malcolm McDowell and Barbora Bobulova ... In fact, the rest of MacLaine's appearances become a framing device as Coco decides to mount a whole new show, despite the objections of business partner Marc (Malcolm McDowell), who wants to sell the whole enterprise. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Just a faint scent of the woman Sep 13, 2008
Characters who seem potentially important disappear, such as Chanel's sister; and then a guy played by Malcolm McDowell is presented as the older Chanel's partner without any back story ... Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Barbora Bobulova, Malcolm McDowell, Sagamore Stevenin, Olivier Sitruk. (Boston Globe)
Coco Chanel's Complexity Sep 11, 2008
MacLaine takes the audience on Chanel's professional and personal journey with the help of actress Barbora Bobulova, a native of Czechoslovakia, (now Slovakia) who plays the young Chanel and Golden Globe nominee Malcolm McDowell ("A Clockwork Orange," "Heroes") who plays her confidante and business partner. "They were terrific and wonderful," MacLaine said. (CBS News)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Aug. 31) Aug 31, 2008
H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) time travels to '70s San Francisco in pursuit of Jack the Ripper (David Warner) in director Nicholas Meyer's thoroughly addictive sci-fi thriller. McDowell's performance is one that never seems to get mentioned along with "A Clockwork Orange" and "If. . ." - but it should. (Boston Globe)
Daniel Radcliffe Starts Rehearsals For 'Equus' On Broadway: 'It's A Whole New Set Of Challenges' Aug 21, 2008
To get deeper into the character's head, Radcliffe has been drawing from "A Clockwork Orange." "His default setting is that he's got this Malcolm McDowell rage, so when you show his human side, he's more interesting. It's about that stripping-away of who he is, of what makes his personality, the dehumanizing of him to make him acceptable in society, so he can be 'normal.' ". "If you saw us in rehearsal, you might think it was a comedy," Radcliffe joked. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Never Apologize Aug 15, 2008
But when the man on the stage is actor Malcolm McDowell and his subject is British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson, the viewing is entertaining and touching. Anderson and McDowell made six films together, and over the years they developed a friendship. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List August 25-31 Aug 15, 2008
Friday, Aug. 29 -- 8 p.m. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn) -- 9:50 p.m. Independence Day (Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum) Saturday, Aug. 30 -- 12:20 a.m. Waterworld (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn) -- 2:40 a.m. Mad Max (Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne) -- 4:20 a.m. Repo Man (Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter) -- 6 a.m. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy) -- 8... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Miley Cyrus Auction -- The Price Of The Meet-And-Greet Is Climbing ... Jul 25, 2008
The highest bidder gets that opportunity at the premiere of Disney's animated flick "Bolt," which features the voices of Cyrus, John Travolta, Malcolm McDowell. and others, on November 26. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The year of the monkey Jul 20, 2008
So there was Ice T, dressed as kangaroo, and Malcolm McDowell, who was incredibly bad tempered the whole time, constantly rowing with Rachel, and key bits of the movie just got missed - they simply forgot to film things. So we had to draw loads of establishing shots of buildings. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Review: Ledger's talent lives on in 'Knight' Jul 17, 2008
Sure, there's a whiff of Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange in the performance, but Ledger has made this anarchic maniac a singular and supremely unhinged villain. From the clumsily repellant way he flips his tongue around to his sneering, nasal voice, he is a peerless eccentric. (USA Today -- Life)
'Gunnin' for That #1 Spot' is as quick as a fastbreak Jun 27, 2008
It starts with an Irish patriarch's death -- that of college professor Enda Doyle (Malcolm McDowell) -- and moves toward a scandalously unattended wake in which his widow (Olivia Tracey) and three grown children air resentments, suspicions and secrets about Enda's influence on the family. The mystery surrounding a weepy young woman seen at the funeral might hold the key, but the eye roll-worthy device of Enda recording a video diary hints at storytelling resolutions made melodramatically easy. (Los Angeles Times)
RED ROSES AND PETROL Jun 27, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008 Last Update: 09:45 AM EDT. Last updated: 12:51 amJune 27, 2008. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
This Day in History Jun 13, 2008
Actor Malcolm McDowell is 65. Actor Richard Thomas is 57. (Montana Standard, MT)
Sex and the City film now scrapped May 13, 2008
Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell in a British made movie billed as 'Mad Max' meets '28 Day Later' - need anymore be said. Speed Racer' is too long and too chaotic, has too many characters - too few of them compelling - and could be too confusing for very young viewers. (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
Travolta, Cyrus Sing in Bolt? May 13, 2008
Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Dietrich Bader (Surf's Up) and former WWE wrestler Randy Savage also voice roles in the flick. Bolt controversies. (Suite101.com)
So much for a Grand Slam Apr 15, 2008
I really enjoyed the Bobby Jones movie (2004) with Malcolm McDowell playing O.B. Keeler. One thing I love about going to Augusta is taking in the history of the place. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Previously released Apr 12, 2008
The movie is a violent, witty flying circus from the agile mind of Neil Marshall, who brings schlock as close to art as he can get it - failing that, it's infectiously kicky pop. With Rhona Mitra, Craig Conway, Adrian Lester, Bob Hoskins, and Malcolm McDowell (105 min., R) (Wesley Morris). "Drillbit Taylor" Owen Wilson is a homeless guy who takes a job playing bodyguard to three nerdy high school freshmen. (Boston Globe)
More notes on home theater Apr 11, 2008
In addition to cameos by George Lucas, other celebrity voices include Conan OBrien, Seth MacFarlane, Malcolm McDowell, Hulk Hogan, James Van Der Beek, Robert Smigel, Donald Faison, Abraham Benrubi, co-writer Breckin Meyer and Joey Fatone. Bonus features include a commentary, deleted scenes and a Star Wars Celebration Convention panel presentation. (USA Today -- Tech)
Playing Games Apr 9, 2008
Wing Commander yielded several great sequels and spin-offs that pioneered full-motion video, casting Malcolm McDowell and space-opera icon Mark Hamill in Heart of the Tiger and The Price of Freedom and a then-unknown Clive Owen in Privateer 2: The Darkening. Wing Commander was a forgotten franchise. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Been there, done that Apr 3, 2008
Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell have small supporting roles as a government stooge and the leader of the overblown medieval-themed society, but neither part is written well enough to allow the actors to flourish ... Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Malcolm McDowell. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'Doomsday': Swagger and gore galore, for the good of us all Mar 20, 2008
If you're hungry, here's a piece of your friend," snarls a jailer in the post-apocalyptic action picture "Doomsday," sliding a plateful of charbroiled man-flesh to a captive. If that line fails to make the film's midnight-movie ambitions clear, the British writer and director Neil Marshall offers many other clues: hands, legs and heads lopped off in bloody close-ups; a nonstop soundtrack of adrenaline-stoking rock 'n' roll; a shot of a cute little bunny blasted into rabbit stew by a... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Marshall's Doomsday Looms Mar 19, 2008
Apart from Mitra, Marshall's cast includes renown English actors Malcolm McDowell, and Bob Hoskins. "I always had Malcolm McDowell in mind, but I wondered if we could get him," Marshall says ... "But we had Alexander Siddig in the movie, and as it turns out he's Malcolm McDowell's nephew. McDowell got in touch with Siddig, and he gave us a good report, and said, 'You've got to join this film, it's great fun.' Bob was always my first choice, and thank God he signed up for it, because he's such a... (IGN FilmForce)
The Full Post-Apocalyptic Package Mar 18, 2008
" Geysers of blood, severed limbs and pustule-ravaged faces blanket the opening frames. Then Rhona Mitra's machete-wielding babe with the removable, bionic eyeball shows up to wreak her own pickax-to-the-face brand of havoc, decapitating her way through tribes of Thunderdome-ready cannibals. That's when things really get moving. One character is barbecued alive. Medieval knights on horseback pursue post-apocalyptic marauders, and Malcolm McDowell does his best Col. Kurtz a la King Lear. And... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
In 'Doomsday' land, only the maniacal survive Mar 17, 2008
They eventually find him (a dastardly Malcolm McDowell), but not before most of the members of Sinclair's crew have met terrible deaths at the hands of virus survivors, who have created a medieval mini-empire where cannibalism and goth fashion reign supreme. The center-ring highlight is a public execution where everyone dances the cancan before a captive is lowered into an oven marked "rare/medium/krispy," after which his charred body is served to the mob. (Los Angeles Times)
Viral doom made infectiously fun Mar 15, 2008
He's a stodgy lord whose medieval kingdom is like something out of "Excalibur." He's played by Malcolm McDowell, simpering on the other side of the generation gap he made iconic in "A Clockwork Orange." ... Starring: Rhona Mitra, Craig Conway, Adrian Lester, Alexander Siddig, Bob Hoskins, and Malcolm McDowell. (Boston Globe)
Austen Powers Feb 17, 2008
Modern turn: The Malcolm McDowell thriller "Exitz," 2007. The next: Miranda Richardson without the sour puss. (Boston Globe)
Hollywood never lets facts get in the way of a good story Jan 24, 2008
Malcolm McDowell stars as the British writer transported to then-contemporary San Francisco. David Warner plays the Ripper, and Mary Steenburgen plays Wells' modern-day love interest. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Newsweek: Oscar roundtable with Day-Lewis, more Jan 23, 2008
Daniel, I read that you mentioned seeing the movie "If ," about a rebellion at a British boarding school, with Malcolm McDowell. Daniel Day-Lewis: Certainly that was a very important moment, but not just because of Malcolm in that film. (MSNBC -- News)
Thompson on Hollywood Jan 18, 2008
It opens March 14 and stars Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell. Joe Leydon delivers one of the more delicious pans in recent memory with his review of. (Variety)
George MacDonald Fraser, 82, author of 'Flashman' novels Jan 3, 2008
The second volume in the series, "Royal Flash" (Knopf, 1970), was made into a film of the same title in 1975, starring Malcolm McDowell as Flashman. In what amounted to an act of literary retribution, Fraser plucked Flashman from the pages of "Tom Brown's School Days," Thomas Hughes's classic novel of English public-school life published in 1857. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
More of this story Dec 29, 2007
The young organizers scheduled an impressive lineup of films and events and invited a host of celebrities such as Malcolm McDowell, Buzz Aldrin and Ray Bradbury to participate, while honoring prominent figures such as Stan Lee and Ted Turner. Screenings at the Shrine Auditorium and Los Angeles Theatre covered the sci-fi spectrum, from the cult classic Blade Runner to the new anime Ex Machina, and included nature films about everything from pygmy elephants to the Amazon. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Look back at a year Dec 23, 2007
A Clockwork Orange's Malcolm McDowell visited the Palm Beach International Film Festival. Prince played a Mar-a-Lago wedding a week after TV giant Roger King's eulogy by Oprah Winfrey in the same ballroom. (The Palm Beach Post)
Sci-Fi Volunteers Needed Nov 24, 2007
Festival celebrity guests will include astronaut Buzz Aldrin, director James Cameron, and actors William Shatner and Malcolm McDowell. Film buffs are invited to contact volunteer team coordinators Vicki or Patti at (213) 748-0563, (213) 200-0563 or. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Stanley Kubrick DVD collection Nov 20, 2007
Prominently featured in the "Clockwork" extras, Malcolm McDowell (delivering his most famous and still most frightening performance as Alex the Droog) peppers the commentary track with naughty wit ("People think I'm masturbating here; bullshit, I'm taking off my boots") and relishes the famous story of how Kubrick got him to croon "Singin' in the Rain" during the central rape sequence. McDowell also gets loving enshrinement in "O Lucky Malcolm!," a docu survey of his career titled after 1973's... (Variety)
* Malcolm McDowell:gorgeousity made flesh Nov 8, 2007
Malcolm McDowell:gorgeousity made flesh ... Malcolm McDowell has starred in films as diverse as Star Wars and A Clockwork Orange ... Malcolm McDowell, formerly of Leeds, Liverpool and London, England, now lives in Shangri-La. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Kubrick: a marketing odyssey Nov 2, 2007
Next Friday, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Film Institute will present a joint tribute to Kubrick at BFI Southbank, hosted by Malcolm McDowell. At the same time, in the same building, Never Apologise, Malcolm's tour de force celebration of Lindsay Anderson, which I directed, will be showing. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
* Sympathy forthe devil, alittle at least Oct 26, 2007
Tyler Mane (the adult Michael Myers), Sheri Moon Zombie (Deborah Myers), Malcolm McDowell (Samuel Loomis), William Forsythe (Ronnie White), Hanna Hall (Judith Myers), Daeg Faerch (the young Michael Myers), Scout Taylor-Compton (Laurie Strode) ... Alas, once Michael is locked away in a mental institution under the care of Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell), the movie starts to spin its wheels. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New on DVD: Meet the Robinsons, Hostel II Oct 23, 2007
Stars of the films including Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Malcolm McDowell and R. Lee Ermey provide commentary, and each movie is accompanied by interviews and featurettes, among them a segment on unfinished Kubrick films. The two-disc DVD sets also are available separately, though the new release of Full Metal Jacket comes only in the boxed set. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Full DVD Packet Oct 21, 2007
While filming "A Clockwork Orange," for example, star Malcolm McDowell tells how, when preparing to shoot the horrific "Singing in the Rain" attack scene, Adrienne Corri - the actress he would soon brutalize on camera - approached him and said, "Well, Malcolm, now you're gonna find out that I'm a real redhead.". On "The Shining" disc, we get a behind-the-scenes doc that shows Nicholson getting into character by bouncing around the set swinging an ax, mumbling, "Ax murderer, kill!". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The week's best films Oct 20, 2007
Malcolm McDowell is a crime boss looking back on his rise through the bloody ranks: his younger self is played by Paul Bettany with a frightening intensity, while David Thewlis is his boss, the Butcher of Mayfair. The result is a brutally convincing and compelling picture of London's 1960s gangsterland. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
N.C.-produced film coming to Greenville Oct 18, 2007
The movie stars Malcolm McDowell, Chuck Carrington, Hilarie Burton and Will Patton. It opens Oct. 26 at the Grande 14 cinema, 750 S.W. Greenville Blvd.. (The Daily Reflector)
Rogue marketing moves to Universal Oct 16, 2007
The first Rogue titles that will go out through U in 2008 are suspenser "The Strangers," starring Liv Tyler; action thriller "Doomsday," starring Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell; and action drama "Fighting," starring Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard. "We saw this as the smartest and most efficient way to grow both our businesses," Schamus said. (Variety)
The sex in 'Tell Me You Love Me': hot, or not? Oct 16, 2007
"Caligula" (1979), with its dressed-up trash (hard-core sex scenes here, dramatic moments with Peter O'Toole and Malcolm McDowell there), at least made orgies seem like things people might enjoy. HBO's sadly defunct "Rome," too, had a freewheeling -- and diverse -- set of attitudes about coitus. (Los Angeles Times)
AFI pays tribute to Linney, Deneuve Oct 9, 2007
Malcolm McDowell stars in the docu "Never Apologize" celebrating the life of award-winning director and essayist Lindsay Anderson. . (Variety)
On DVD: Comic book sensibility ill-serves 'Silver Surfer' Oct 6, 2007
Caligula stars Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren provide a spicy commentary track. And Tinto Brass is interviewed, among other juicy features. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Farrelly Brothers Still Poking Around With Three Stooges Flick: 'It's Gonna Happen,' They Promise Oct 4, 2007
Understandably, die-hard Stooges fans have been flooding the Internet for years with concerns that the flick will end up like such ill-advised reimaginings as "The Honeymooners" with Cedric the Entertainer, "Fantasy Island" with Malcolm McDowell or "The New WKRP in Cincinnati." But if there are a pair of hands who could handle this potential landmine, it would seem to be the duo who once made Ben Stiller eye-poke a dog in "There's Something About Mary," only to have it block his fingers with a... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Caligula, 1408 and More Oct 3, 2007
Caligula starring Malcolm McDowell Courtesy Everett Collection Article Tools. Director: Tinto Brass; Writer: Gore Vidal With Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, John Gielgud, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole Imagine Entertainment. (Time.com)
New DVDs: Fantastic Four, 1408 Oct 2, 2007
CaligulaThe 1979 shocker featured a top-name cast led by Malcolm McDowell in the title role, Peter OToole, Helen Mirren and John Gielgud in a bloody, sexually explicit portrait of Rome under the debased rule of the notorious emperor, Caligula. The three-disc set has the unrated theatrical release and an alternate version with added footage. (MSNBC -- News)
Arch Enemy Guitarist Might Dust Off Carcass; Plus The Minor Times & More News That Rules, In Metal File Sep 28, 2007
But I just remember that speech, where [actor Malcolm McDowell, as Emperor Gaius Germanicus Caesar is] kind of telling the Senate that he's more than a mere human being he's a god. That's the ultimate megalomaniac, right. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ken Loach: Still angry after all these years Sep 25, 2007
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. It's four decades since director Ken Loach's tough portrayal of homelessness, 'Cathy Come Home', revolutionised the way social problems were tackled on TV and he's not given up trying to change the world. (Independent)
Purefoy, Davis to star in 'Diamonds' Sep 12, 2007
Alchemy most recently partnered with Sony Pictures Television for TNT's $35 million mini "The Company." It's also producing a new take on "War and Peace" starring Brenda Blethyn and Malcolm McDowell (Daily Variety, Feb. 1). Blighty helmer Andy Wilson ("Cracker," "Gormenghast") has been set to direct "Diamonds" from a script by David Vainola ("The Other Prison"). (Variety)
Nobody does evil like McDowell Sep 8, 2007
Nobody does evil like Malcolm McDowell ... Nobody does evil like Malcolm McDowell ... Leave it to bloodthirsty director Rob Zombie and actor Malcolm McDowell, who specializes in villainous characters, to craft the ambitious doctor as much less of a white knight in the "re-imagined Halloween,' " which opened Aug. 31. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Them and Halloween: Fright Honorable Sep 7, 2007
A pair of thrillers nobly attempt to cut up the slasher playbook. By Posted: September 5, 2007. (Washington City Paper)
'Halloween,' 'Unkempt in the extreme,' but not scary Sep 7, 2007
Cast: Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, William Forsythe, Sheri Moon Zombie ... He's committed to the care of Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell, a better actor than this garbage deserves) who writes a best seller about the remorselessly evil child he treats as the child grows up to be the boogeyman. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Halloween *½ Sep 4, 2007
Starring Malcolm McDowell ... Though Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell, taking over the role from the late Donald Pleasance) cottons on to the threat he poses, the psychologist fails to step in before Michael does away with a school bully and much of his family. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Zombie's 'Halloween' slashes the Labor Day box office record Sep 3, 2007
Scout Taylor-Compton (left) and Malcolm McDowell in Rob Zombie's "Halloween." (marsha blackburn lamarca/dimension films). By Dean Goodman, Reuters | September 3, 2007. (Boston Globe)
Halloween film tops US box office Sep 3, 2007
The film also stars British actor Malcolm McDowell. Zombie's Halloween, the eighth film in the series, focuses on the grim childhood of psychopath Myers. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Vengeance is Zombie's Sep 2, 2007
His motivations seem pretty obvious (at least, to me), but even after 16 years of therapy in a mental asylum, they're missed by his therapist, Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell, who gets some of the film's best lines). Then again, Loomis may care more about writing a best seller based on the case than treating the patient. (Chicago Sun-Times)
'Halloween' is one twisted remake Sep 2, 2007
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie and Brad Dourif. Directed by Rob Zombie. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rob Zombies Halloween Vision Sep 2, 2007
"His view of who can play these characters always amazes. In the early part of the process hell call and go, Ive got this great idea, you know, Dr. Loomis -- Malcolm McDowell. And of course thats great. Perfect. As widely known to his fans and reported, "A Clockwork Orange is Rob Zombies favorite film, so selecting McDowell to fill the big shoes of the role made famous by Donald Pleasance was both an easy decision and an honor ... "Theres a sort of pathos to him,... (MoviesOnline)
Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) Movie Review Sep 2, 2007
Yet, it is the casting of Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Samuel Loomis that works brilliantly. It is the ultimate compliment to Donald Pleasence. (2SNAPS.TV)
