On May 31st, Warner Home Video releases a special edition of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange on Blu-ray to commemorate the film's 40th Anniversary. It's a big year for anniversaries for classic films, but this has got to be one of the best (sorry The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur). Along with the Blu-ray release, Malcolm McDowell will be doing a tour of sorts, kicking off with a screening of the film at the Cannes Film festival, followed by a screening and panel discussion at the New York Museum of Modern Art, and then closing with a special presentation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
For the special trailer, a list of extra features on the upcoming disc (including two new featurettes), and more, just hit the jump.
For those really eager to get their hands on this special edition of A Clockwork Orange, here are the special features for the two-disc set:
Disc 1:
- Feature Film
- New Bonus Features
- Malcolm McDowell Looks Back: Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with Kubrick on one of the seminal films of the 1970s
- Turning like Clockwork considers the film’s “ultra-violence” and its cultural impact
Plus
- Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman
- Documentary Still Tickin’: The Return of Clockwork Orange
- Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange
- Theatrical trailer
Disc 2:
- Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (Produced and directed by Jan Harlan, the brother of Christiane Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick's widow). 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.
- O Lucky Malcolm! Documentary about the life and career of actor Malcolm McDowell produced and directed by Jan Harlan and edited by Katia de Vidas.
However, if you're like me, you might find the following set a little more enticing. Warner Brothers is releasing a Limited Edition Stanley Kubrick Collection which will include every film Kubrick made from 1960 onward: Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition, the Blu-ray debuts of Lolita and Barry Lyndon, as well as the feature films Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. The setwill include a special box case with a 40-page color booklet offering an analysis of the films. Sure it's about $150, but this is one of the most solid set of films you might be able to buy. Ever. Few directors were ever so consistently incredible as Kubrick.
Keep your eyes peeled for both of these sets as of May 31st.
