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    'Golf in the Kingdom' realized on film  Jul 1, 2009
    Though the production team calls it a low-budget film, Affrime rounded up an accomplished cast that includes David O'Hara ("The Departed," "Hotel Rwanda") as Shivas, Mason Gamble ("Rushmore," "Gentleman's Game"), Frances Fischer ("Titanic") and Malcolm McDowell. "I think it's obvious that to get that caliber of actor is not about anything but the material," Affrime said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    NewCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13  Jun 4, 2009
    Actress Larisa Oleynik ("3rd Rock From The Sun," "Boy Meets World) is 28. Actor Michael Cera ("Juno," "Arrested Development") is 21. June 8: Comedian Jerry Stiller is 82. Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 76. Actor James Darren is 73. Actor Bernie Casey is 70. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 69. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 67. Singer Boz Scaggs is 65. Actor Don Grady ("My Three Sons") is 65. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 62. Actress Sonia Braga is 59. Actress Kathy Baker ("Picket... (Florida Times-Union)

    Tax incentives bring moviemakers to Georgia  May 19, 2009
    MAJOR TV/MOVIE PROJECTS IN GEORGIA THIS YEAR Film/program; studio/network; stars (if any); locales shot "Drop Dead Diva;" Lifetime series; Margaret Cho; Peachtree City "Solving Charlie;" ABC pilot; Savannah; Atlanta, North Georgia "Zombieland;" Sony/Columbia;, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin; Atlanta, Covington, Valdosta "I Can Do Bad All By Myself;" Lionsgate Films/Tyler Perry; Mary J. Blige, Taraji P. Henson; Atlanta "Meet the Browns;" Tyler Perry; Atlanta "Tyler Perry's House of Payne;"... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Bandon Dunes doubles for Scotland in movie  May 11, 2009
    "Actor Clint Eastwood owned the movie rights to "Golf in the Kingdom" for many years and talked of wanting Sean Connery to star in it.But with no sex, no violence and no sentimental ending, the script never got the green light from a major studio. Murphy and Affrime re-acquired the film rights from Warner Bros. last year.Bandon Dunes owner Mike Keiser is among the investors in the film, according to Hank Hickox, general manager of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. As "part of our contribution to the... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    FILM: Summer 2009 preview  May 1, 2009
    H2: Halloween 2 (Malcolm McDowell) -- Yup. We are. (Sioux City Journal)

    May-September romance – straight to video  Apr 28, 2009
    Blue Gold: World Water Wars, narrated by Malcolm McDowell and based on the book by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, raises the alarm about fresh drinking water. And The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, Volume 1: Visions of the Future offers five episodes from the long-running Canadian show. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Study: DVR Users Tend to Skip Lame Ads  Apr 1, 2009
    (I think I saw this methodology in a starring Malcolm McDowell. . (Multichannel News)

    Bond doing Bourne doing Bond  Mar 24, 2009
    Also out today: Bolt, a funny animated film about a dog who thinks he has superpowers, featuring the voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus and Malcolm McDowell. Screeners courtesy of Premiere Video La Crosse. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Two horror flicks filming in Decatur  Mar 17, 2009
    The movie, a remake of the original, features Malcolm McDowell and Scout Taylor, according to the city s blog, The Decatur Minute. Decatur also hosted the filming of another movie, Zombieland, billed as a comedic horror film, earlier this month. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Fast, furious and female  Mar 5, 2009
    One of these was 'Doomsday', a 2008 British science fiction film starring Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell. "With 'Doomsday', we did two months of training and then five months of filming," she says. (iAfrica.com)

    C&C: Red Alert 3 -- Uprising Q&A,...  Feb 12, 2009
    - January 27th, 2009 "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Malcolm McDowell among the stand-alone expansion's cast. Around the Network. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Out of bounds  Feb 9, 2009
    " Cumming threw caution and modesty to the wind by arriving upside down from the heavens in nothing but a loose kilt for his party-boy turn as Dionysus. It led one theatre critic to describing him as "a preening pop-star androgyne with a mean streak; the Boy George of yore crossed with Malcolm McDowell of A Clockwork Orange". The show he's bringing to Mardi Gras is tamer but chances are that when he applies his lung power and performing nerve to characters and tunes from Hedwig And The Angry... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Oh, The Horror!  Feb 8, 2009
    The cast of B-movie staples includes Malcolm McDowell, Danny Trejo and William Forsythe. Most redeeming quality: The movie looks great. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    '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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    '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)

    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 *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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    Rob Zombie hacks away at 'Halloween' horror classic  Sep 2, 2007
    With Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton ... As the screaming Laurie, Taylor-Compton can air-dry her epiglottis with the best of them, but she and her friends are really secondary players here, behind Michael and Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell), the shrink who's been trying to help him since the first Haddonfield massacre. (New York Daily News)

    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)

    '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 Zombie's 'Halloween' Could Slash Competition — But Christopher Walken Has 'Balls,' In Projection Booth  Sep 1, 2007
    John Carpenter's now-familiar story of Michael Myers' escape from a mental institution, his fascination with Laurie Strode (played in the update by relative newcomer Scout Taylor-Compton) and his murderous game of cat and mouse with Dr. Loomis (here, Malcolm McDowell), "Halloween" is often credited as being the first and the very best teen slasher film, which influenced everything from "Friday the 13th" to "A Nightmare on Elm Street.". Can the update do the same thing. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    'Halloween' remake is a suspense killer  Sep 1, 2007
    The killer-to-be is a pudgy, greasy-haired misfit who gets pushed a little too far at home and school, and soon snaps despite an interventional warning from granola-crunchy shrink Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell, half-heartedly channeling Donald Pleasence) ... Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Daeg Faerch, and Tyler Mane. (Boston Globe)

    Halloween a treat  Sep 1, 2007
    Oh, and Zombie fans will have fun spotting faces from his first two flicks -- the entire Firefly family stops by for cameos, as do cult faves Clint Howard, Brad Dourif, Dee Wallace Stone and Malcolm McDowell, the latter taking over for Donald Pleasance as the psychologist who first diagnoses Michael's depravity ... Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton. (Winnipeg Sun)

    The ghosts of 'Halloween' past  Aug 31, 2007
    " The new "Halloween," directed by shock-rocker turned filmmaker Rob Zombie, is not being pre-screened for critics. According to press notes, it adheres to the original story while filling in the events that led to where Carpenter's movie begins. In case you haven't been watching closely - or if you just want to relive every stab of terror - join us in a trip through the life of Michael Myers and his "Halloween" horror saga. 1978: The beginning Myers is a trick-or-treating 6-year-old (identified... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Summer box office hits $4 billion  Aug 31, 2007
    Pic stars Malcolm McDowell and Brad Dourif. Rogue's "Balls of Fury," directed by actor Ben Garant, plays in 3,052 locations this weekend. (Variety)

    'Halloween' premiere scares up fun  Aug 28, 2007
    Halloween's' Malcolm McDowell and Scout Taylor-Compton at the film's premiere. HOLLYWOOD -- A gang of tattooed ruffians descended on the Chinese Theater Thursday night for the preem of Rob Zombie's "Halloween.". (Variety)

    Hollywood's fall highlights  Aug 28, 2007
    With Malcolm McDowell. THE HUNTING PARTY: A ruined TV journalist (Richard Gere) leads a former colleague (Terrence Howard) on the trail of a Bosnian war criminal. (Yahoo News)

    From a Lucky Man to TV's British baddie  Aug 28, 2007
    LOS ANGELES It's tough to refrain from easy "Lucky Man!" references when writing about Malcolm McDowell ... Malcolm McDowell is enjoying a resurgence in his career. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Infotainment  Aug 26, 2007
    Happy HalloweenLos Angeles: From (L to R) actress Scout Taylor-Compton, actor Tyler Mane, director/writer Rob Zombie, Sheri Moon and actor Malcolm McDowell arrive at the premiere of Halloween at Graumans Chinese Theatre. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Television movies for the week of August 26  Aug 26, 2007
    TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Malcolm McDowell: 'Halloween' Remake Is Great, But Don't Touch 'A Clockwork Orange'  Aug 25, 2007
    com : Movies : Movie News : Malcolm McDowell: 'Halloween' Remake Is Great, But Don't Touch 'A Clockwork Orange ... Malcolm McDowell: 'Halloween' Remake Is Great, But Don't Touch 'A Clockwork Orange ... Malcolm McDowell (MTV News). (VHI.com -- Music News)

    SCENIAC: Hollywood trick or treat;  Aug 25, 2007
    Chris Polk / APFrom left: actress Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Rob Zombie, Sheri Moon and Malcolm McDowell ... Chris Polk / APFrom left: actress Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Rob Zombie, Sheri Moon and Malcolm McDowell ... Mingling with the pretty but anonymous faces of the film's young stars were the distinctive mugs of Sid Haig, Brad Dourif, Danny Trejo and Malcolm McDowell. (Los Angeles Times)

    Rob Zombie meets Michael Myers  Aug 18, 2007
    " Faerch, 11, volunteers that he is a fan of Sheri's clothing line, Total Skull (T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts), and is excited that his mom just went on a website where you can create your own "South Park" characters and made one of him as Michael Myers. Someone alert Kenny. "She's in a bit of denial, I'm afraid," comes a voice from behind me. It is Malcolm McDowell, here playing Dr. Loomis, a role that eventually became a growth industry for Donald Pleasence. Only now does it become apparent... (Los Angeles Times)

    Sexiest Monster Movies Of All Time, In Rewind  Aug 8, 2007
    In the 1982 remake, Nastassja Kinski plays Irena, this time being pursued by her cat brother (the always-creepy Malcolm McDowell) to engage in an incestuous relationship, as two cat people can't bring out the beast in each other. Impeccable casting raises the temperature on this more overt take on the original. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    'Science Fiction' is buried treasure  Aug 2, 2007
    text size Malcolm McDowell and Anne Heche star in one episode in the four-part "Masters of Science Fiction" series ... In some ways, this is pretty amazing stuff: material from top-flight authors like Robert Heinlein and Harlan Ellison, directed by well-known directors like Mark Rydell ("On Golden Pond") and Michael Tolkin ("The Player"), with actors like Sam Waterston, Judy Davis, Brian Dennehy, Anne Heche and Malcolm McDowell. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    SDCC 07: A Vision of Doomsday  Aug 1, 2007
    The teaser trailer -- which is narrated by Malcolm McDowell, who plays the villainous Kane in the film -- opens with Scotland being sealed off after a catastrophic virus outbreak. The people there have been abandoned by their government. (IGN FilmForce)

    All Is Forgiven  Aug 1, 2007
    A DVD reissue will feature commentaries by Malcolm McDowell, who played the title role, and Helen Mirren. Conspicuously absent are Peter O'Toole and Gore Vidal, who wrote the first script, then distanced himself from the project. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Rob Zombie Isn't Interested In A 'Halloween' Sequel: 'It Won't Involve Me'  Jul 27, 2007
    MTV: In the video for "Never Gonna Stop," you dressed as Alex from "A Clockwork Orange." Now you're directing Malcolm McDowell himself (see ). Had he seen the clip. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Armchair Cinephile  Jul 4, 2007
    (Criterion): Inexplicably absent on disc until now, Lindsay Anderson s tale of boarding-school anarchy put Malcolm McDowell on the map as a dispenser of antisocial mayhem a few years before A Clockwork Orange solidified the rep. Sweeney Todd (Acorn): Those of us who don t know the musical could hardly ask for a better chance to prep for Tim Burton s upcoming film than this BBC telling of the tale, which stars Sexy Beast Ray Winstone. (San Antonio Current, TX)

    The Weinstein Company, The Gotham Group, and the Chungcheongnam-do Government of South Korea Announce Broad Strategic Alliance Focused on Animated Feature Production  Jun 29, 2007
    Upcoming Weinstein Company films to be domestically distributed in theaters by MGM include "The Nanny Diaries," based on the NY Times No. 1 best-selling satirical comedy, starring Scarlett Johansson and Paul Giamatti; Rob Zombie's reinvention of "Halloween" starring Malcolm McDowell and Brad Dourif; and "1408" adapted from the terrifying short story by suspense master Stephen King starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mary McCormack. During the Weinsteins' tenure at Miramax Films the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    New DVDs: Terabithia, Reno 911! Miami  Jun 19, 2007
    This 1968 story of anarchy and rebellion was the first of three films by director Lindsay Anderson in which Malcolm McDowell played the wily character Mick Travis (they followed with 1973s O Lucky Man. and 1982s Britannia Hospital). (MSNBC -- Movies)

    A Force Farce  Jun 17, 2007
    In addition to Lucas, the episode features Mark Hamill voicing his classic Luke Skywalker character, plus appearances from Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, Malcolm McDowell and Hulk Hogan. In a playful tweaking of the "Star Wars" mythology, the episode includes a "yo momma" fight between Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine, and a sequence depicting President Bush as a Jedi. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Euro telepics rule Rome festival  Jun 13, 2007
    As previously announced mega pan-European skein "War and Peace" will be unveiled, with its producers from seven European countries, as well as topliners Brenda Blethyn and Malcolm McDowell, in tow. "European fiction is going through an extremely prolific phase, filling primetime slots where Hollywood used to rule," Laudadio told Daily Variety. (Variety)

    'Robot Chicken' digs its satirical talons into 'Star Wars'  Jun 13, 2007
    Besides Lucas, others supplying voices include Mark Hamill, Conan O'Brien, Malcolm McDowell, Hulk Hogan and Joey Fatone. Among other Robot Chicken: Star Wars moments: Luke gets intimate with Leia; Jar Jar Binks (voiced by the original, Ahmed Best) reunites with Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader; in the cantina, the big walrus-faced man who bumps into Luke says, in subtitles, "I really like your hair. Where do you get it done?"; and President Bush discovers that he has The Force. (USA Today)

    SCHOOL FOR REVOLUTION  Jun 10, 2007
    But he first caught our attention. " (1968). It's a brilliant and biting putdown of pomposity and conformity, shot in alternating color and black-and-white. McDowell devours his character, who leads a bloody student revolution at a staid British boarding school for men. Joining the lads is a sultry woman played by Christine Noonan, who earlier in the film had animalistic sex with McDowell on the floor of a restaurant. Anderson and McDowell's rebel were reunited in two additional equally... (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Get Inside—It's Summertime!  Jun 6, 2007
    HALLOWEENCast: Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler ManeDirector: Rob ZombieIn what amounts to sacrilege to many serious horror fans (including this one), rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie (House of 1,000 Corpses) remakes John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic, sending young Michael Myers out into his suburban neighborhood, slashing wildly, but with more psychological justification, or so promises Mr. Zombie. MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAYCast: Rowan AtkinsonDirector: Steve BendelackMr. (City Pages)

    A losing battle with multi-tasking  Jun 5, 2007
    " Regular saves also prevent repeat viewings of the introductory movies, or cut-scenes, for each mission in Command & Conquer's campy science-fiction universe, wherein the good guys at the Global Defence Initiative fight off the cult-like Brotherhood of Nod. Video-game veterans Michael Ironside (Splinter Cell) and Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars) are joined here by moonlighting supporting actors from popular TV series - Josh Holloway (Sawyer on Lost), Jennifer Morrison (House's Dr. Cameron), and... (Globe and Mail -- Technology)

    Morgan Freeman to Host 'AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies-10th Anniversary Edition' June 20, 2007 on the CBS Television Network  May 31, 2007
    Those scheduled to appear in the special include Tim Allen, Halle Berry, Peter Bogdanovich, Jeff Bridges, Laurence Fishburne, Peter Fonda, Harrison Ford, William Friedkin, Dennis Hopper, Norman Jewison, Spike Lee, Shirley MacLaine, Malcolm McDowell, Eva Mendes, Liza Minnelli, Sydney Pollock, Debbie Reynolds, Martin Scorsese, Martin Sheen and M. Night Shyamalan. AFI will also include interviews from its extensive archive, looking back at favorite clips from Billy Crystal, Jane Fonda, Jodie... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    If only Anderson were here ...  May 19, 2007
    Lindsay Anderson and Malcolm McDowell shooting If ... Malcolm McDowell is describing the scene in a London screening room in the late 60s, as he, director Lindsay Anderson, composer Alan Price and producer Michael Medwin look for scenes to cut out of O Lucky Man. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    The Future of Dr. Loomis  May 12, 2007
    May 11, 2007 - Malcolm McDowell plays Dr. Loomis in Rob Zombie's update of Halloween, a role previously played by the late Donald Pleasence in the original film series. Like Pleasence, McDowell sees Loomis as a recurring character in the newly rebooted franchise. (IGN FilmForce)

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