Rob Ager's film analysis page. HOW MY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PROCESS WORKS. This is an opportunity for newcomers to observe the clues and try to figure out the hidden narrative for themselves. A SPACE ODYSSEYMeaning of the monolith revealed 1. Kubrick 2. 00. 1: A SPACE ODYSSEYMeaning of the monolith revealed (extended version) 4. Purchase only. NEW !!! Night Warning (originally titled Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker) is a 1982 American exploitation horror film directed by William Asher, and starring Susan Tyrrell. The Parental Incest trope as used in popular culture. Something often depicted in media as much squickier than Brother-Sister Incest, Twincest or Kissing. A SPACE ODYSSEYA small universe 3. Based on two chapters from my text analysis (though expanded to include lots of new material), this video explores the notion that everything that happens in the movie just takes place on Earth. Sounds crazy, but not so much when the visual metaphors are explored. Purchase only. NEW !!! A SPACE ODYSSEYA voyage beyond words 6. This is a very detailed study and interpretation of the entire end sequence of 2. A Space Odyssey from the Jupiter shots, through the star gate and cosmos and into the mysterious hotel room where astronaut Dave Bowman is reborn. Purchase only. NEW !!! A SPACE ODYSSEYFood for thought 1. A SPACE ODYSSEYBehind the propaganda 6.
Purchase only. 20. A SPACE ODYSSEYHAL = IBM and. The eye of enlightenment Two items. Kubrick depicted production investor IBM as the murderous HAL 9. Plus a 9 min video exploring third eye intellectual awakening themes Purchase only - two video set. A SPACE ODYSSEYKubrick's cover story 5. Kubrick kept his collaborators in the dark about the hidden meanings of his film 2. A SPACE ODYSSEYAnalysis of concept paintings 4. Christiane Kubrick 2. A SPACE ODYSSEYKubrick's crazy continuity errors 2. A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The loving creator Full 1. The film has as much depth as any other film by Director Steven Spielberg or concept producer Stanley Kubrick. Purchase only - full article plus supporting videos. A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Corporate Wastelands 2. A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE David's Oedipus complex 2. Freudian theme in the lead character A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Climate strange 5 min video exploring whether the climate change depicted in the film was a literal forewarning of environmental catastrophe or something else entirely A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Moon on the rise 8 min video exploring a highly debated subject which Kubrick appeared to have strong opinions on. A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The significance of Teddy 1. TITLEDESCRIPTIONLINKDOWNLOADALIEN Film analysis (updated 2. GREATEST SCREEN VILLAINS Ash in ALIEN 3. Let's over- analyse ALIEN1. ALIENSFilm analysis. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON 5. NEW !!! APOCALYPSE NOW Analysis of village attack scenes. BARRY LYNDONThoughts on .. Kubrick's period drama masterpiece. BEING THEREThe movie that got Kubrick's monolith. THE BIG LEBOWSKI 6. Iraq war politics and the reversal of hero stereotype traits. THE BIG LEBOWSKI1. One of my more popular uploads THE BIRDSFull film analysis (updated 2. Freudian side to this movie that still to this day has received little to no acknowledgment BLADE RUNNERThe hypnotic beauty of .. Breakdown of the complex visual and auditory techniques used to make Blade Runner one of the most aesthetically beautiful film of all time. Video also delves into some thematic areas too. BLADE RUNNERFull extended analysis This video is in development and will be released in the near future. BLADE RUNNER's. Red eyed replicants. CAPE FEAR Angels in the Shadows 8. Martin Scorsese's most intricate and underrated movies. Explores commercial style, Hitchcock- inspired subliminals, hidden subtexts and critical reactions. A CLOCKWORK ORANGEThe power drug 2. This article is currently being updated with new details and new chapters and will be made available again soon as a sale only item. The videos below are based on chapters from this article. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE2. A CLOCKWORK ORANGEThe Ludovico lie 2. Ludovico brainwashing technique and Kubrick's awareness and communication of it A CLOCKWORK ORANGEPower pyramids and pecking orders 1. A CLOCKWORK ORANGEand the survival of Nazi pathology 3. Though this is based on a chapter from my full analysis article, it contains a lot of additional information and some new interpretations. A CLOCKWORK ORANGESupplementary videos - Volume 1. Three supplementary video adaptations of chapters from my full text analysis. Total runtime 2. 9 mins. Good loving Parents (1. Statues and Mannequins (8 min)Alex & Beethoven (1. NEW !!! A CLOCKWORK ORANGESupplementary videos - Volume 2 Four supplementary video adaptations of chapters from my full text analysis. Total runtime 4. 4 mins. The Hand of Hypocrisy (1. An Eye for an Eye (9 min) The New Psychedelic Fascism (1. Power Pyramids and Pecking Orders (1. Purchase only. NEW !!! A CLOCKWORK ORANGESupplementary videos - Volume 3 Three supplementary video adaptations of chapters from my full text analysis. Total runtime 3. 1 mins. Queer as a Clockwork Orange (1. A Lust for Power (7 min) Watch for the Orange Eye (1. CREEPSHOWRoaches, racism & elitism 1. DEATH WISH IIZero tolerance, trash tours, censorship and the vigilante critics 2hr 1. Michael Winner DEATH WISH II1. DREDDand the futility of violent solutions. Extended film analysis including detailed exploration of the central characters and more. DR STRANGELOVE The essence of war 1. Kubrick's transition from straight narrative film maker to double narrative film maker. The film is packed with references to real world political events, power politicians, military figures and official documents. ELEPHANTand the video games controversy 3. Elephant and its visually encoded themes of video game violence. As well as the film analysis this video also explores the merits of the theory proposed EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Luke vs Vader scene analysis 2. Luke vs Vader duel in what is easily the best Star Wars movie E. T. THE EXTRA- TERRESTRIAL The alienated child 4. Spielberg's most personal film Purchase only. NEW !!! Excavating. THE EXORCIST 4. 8 min video. Analysis of Iraq prologue scene subliminals and their complex relationship with the rest of the film (please note that this is not an update of my Darker Underbelly of The Exorcist video. The subject matter is entirely different so this is a completely separate analysis.) NEW !!! The even darker underbelly of THE EXORCIST 2. I released in 2. 00. NEW !!! Greatest Screen Villains: Pazuzu Demon in THE EXORCIST 6. Detailed study of the motives and super- intelligent complex spiritual warfare tactics of the demon character Pazuzu who possesses Regan. Includes careful cross referencing with the novel and script and reveals several hidden plot points. NEW !!! 6 creepy things hidden in THE EXORCIST 6 min video TITLEDESCRIPTIONLINKDOWNLOADEYES WIDE SHUT 2. DOWNLOAD PART TWO AT THIS LINK(PLEASE READ: by clicking the link you are confirming that you are of appropriate age to view the nudity scenes in Eyes Wide Shut - to download right click on the above link and select . This video also explores some of the theories regarding Kubrick's death EYES WIDE SHUT Red Cloak unmasked 7 min video outlining a hidden character identity aspect of this cryptic movie FEAR & DESIREThe roots of Stanley Kubrick 5. Kubrick's very first feature. This video is significantly different to my other Kubrick analysis'. While F& D contains unspoken themes (some of which were reworked later in Kubrick's filmography), the film also contains many technical and artistic flaws typical of the first time film maker. This video explores Kubrick's baby steps on his path to film making genius and the beginnings of his . Includes plot synopsis for those who haven't seen the film. FLASH GORDON Flash frame subliminals 8 min video analysis. Flash Gordon is not a film one would expect to find visually encoded hidden themes, but they are there and quite revealing FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Concepts, style & technique 4. FRENZY Analysis of murder scene 2. Hitchcock's most skilfully made films FULL METAL JACKET The hidden hand. Kubrick's least understood film. Though considered a commercial piece, Full Metal Jacket is as packed with hidden themes and subtle details as any of Kubrick's other movies FULL METAL JACKET Prostitution and rape themes. Kubrick's war movie classic FUNNIEST MOVIE PSYCHOS Luther in THE WARRIORS 1. GHOSTBUSTERS Beautiful Ghouls 1. GREATEST SCREEN HEROES Major John Reisman in THE DIRTY DOZEN 1. GREATEST SCREEN HEROES Kyle Reese in THE TERMINATOR 8 min character analysis video GREATEST SCREEN HEROES The Dude in THE BIG LEBOWSKI 1. GREATEST SCREEN HEROES Alex J. Murphy in ROBOCOP 3. NEW !!! GREATEST SCREEN HEROES R. Mac. Ready in. THE THING5. GREATEST SCREEN VILLAINS Ash in ALIEN 3. NEW !!! Greatest Screen Villains: Pazuzu Demon in THE EXORCIST 6. Detailed study of the motives and super- intelligent complex spiritual warfare tactics of the demon character Pazuzu who possesses Regan. Includes careful cross referencing with the novel and script and reveals several hidden plot points. GREATEST SCREEN VILLAINS THE THING - . GREATEST SCREEN VILLAINS THE THING - . HALLOWEEN Fear in the first 2. HELLRAISER I hurt, therefore I am 4. TITLEDESCRIPTIONLINKDOWNLOADHIDDEN CINEMA A journey in the art of subliminal communication and message encoding 4hr in depth video exploring the building blocks of message encoding in movies, my personal experiences of encoding messages in my own film projects and the media and online reactions to my film interpretations HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER The avenging conscience 4. Clint Eastwood movie Purchase only. Introduction to the hidden depths of KUBRICK'S filmography 1. INCEPTION How it could have been better 2. Though very successful and adored by Nolan fans I consider Inception to be a missed opportunity to creat a bonafide classic. This video explains why. LOST HIGHWAY 6. David Lynch's disjointed and cryptic tale of murder, paranoia and identity crisis. Cross- references the film's subliminal details, original screenplay and multiple interviews with the cast and crew to unravel the film's hidden narrative. This was one of the most difficult films I've ever studied. How continuity errors helped MAD MAX & ROAD WARRIOR become classics 2. Top 4. 00 Prison Movies - Prisonmovies. Top 3. 00. 4. The Hill (1. UK)Deserters and other wartime miscreants fight for dignity and justice in a desert prison. Brubaker (1. 98. 0, USA)Undercover warden unearths corruption. Prisoners unearth interred colleagues. Stir (1. 98. 0, Australia)Keenly observed film of the '7. Bathurst riot, and the best Australian prison movie by a long shot. Stone (2. 01. 0, USA)Questions about sin, morality and possible redemption in a taut prison drama. Hunger (2. 00. 8, UK)The IRA's Bobby Sands starves himself to death in the Maze Prison in 1. Provocative and beautifully shot. Jailbait (2. 00. 3, USA)Harrowing film about a fresh- faced kid and an imposing lifer, sharing the one cell. Greenfingers (2. 00. UK)A gentle comedy that says some important things about reintegration and community acceptance. Fiore (2. 01. 6, Italy)Fine portrait of a headstrong teenager in juvenile detention who falls for a young man in the same facility. Slam (1. 99. 8, USA)Surprisingly good film of a young rapper finding freedom, of sorts, in prison. Lucky Break (2. 00. UK)Romantic comedy with an Irishman, his counsellor, an escape plot and a strange moral centre. Porridge (1. 97. 9, UK)Comfortable as the top bunk in a snug cell: Norman Stanley Fletcher, Mr Mackay and plenty of witty repartee. Ghosted (2. 01. 1, UK)A compelling triangular piece involving a predator, his prey and the prey's protector. Lockout (2. 01. 2, USA)Newly convicted special agent rescues President's daughter from outta control outer space prison. Bronson (2. 00. 9, UK)Compelling portrait of Britain's most violent prisoner as cabaret artist and monster. Jail (2. 00. 9, India)An innocent man struggles in prison. Supposedly India's answer to The Shawshank Redemption. My Six Convicts (1. USA)Decent flick of the Donald Powell Wilson autobiography - a prison psychologist and his six inmate helpers. Holes (2. 00. 3, USA)Wholesome Disney comedy about a young detainee whose luck changes. Captives (1. 99. 4, UK)Beautiful dentist falls for a bit of rough, in the best British tradition. Stranger Inside (2. USA)Young prisoner seeks out her mother (also in prison) whom she's never met. A bleak survival story with a twist. Screwed (2. 01. 1, UK)A new Prison Officer tips the bucket on the Truth about Life as a Prison Officer. Midnight Express (1. USA)The film that made allusions to ending up in a Turkish prison so much more evocative than, say, a Swiss prison. The Quare Fellow (1. UK)Anti- hanging drama based around two prison officers, one old, one new, the unseen man on death row, and that man's wife. Mc. Vicar (1. 98. UK)First hand account of the prisoner- turned- journalist's 1. Durham Prison. 9. The Brig (1. 96. 4, USA)Harrowing, fist- in- the- guts depiction of a day in the life of a marine Corps brig. The Big House (1. USA)The Big House is the Big Daddy of prison movies; arguably the first in the genre. Can still hold its own, too. Under the Gun (1. USA)New York gangster cops 2. Deep South prison farm, and sets out to scheme his way out. Cell 2. 13 (2. 01. Canada)Surprisingly absorbing flick of a supernatural cell and its lawyer inhabitant. Not the horror movie it purports to be. Penitentiary (1. 93. USA)Out- of- place prisoner falls for the warden's daughter but when pushed, sides with the cons. Prison (1. 98. 8, USA)Supernatural force is unleashed from an execution chamber in a super old prison. Short Eyes (1. 97. USA)A child molester is dropped into the midst of self- righteous inmates, with predictable results. Convicted (1. 95. USA)Above- average tale of conflicting loyalties, the criminal code, and falling in love with the Warden's daughter. Shackles (2. 00. 5, USA)Prison movie genre meets teacher- works- with- tough- disadvantaged- students movie genre. Fast- Walking (1. USA)Bent anti- hero guard faces big dilemma when two corrupt paths are in conflict with each other. Offender (2. 01. 2, UK)Modern action flick with an angry young man avenging the wrongs done to him, his girl and his unborn child. Zonzon (1. 99. 8, France)A gritty film about three very different cellmates - with classic prison movie features. Felon (2. 00. 8, USA)Decent, regular guy is forced to survive in brutal prison. Now, there's an idea for a new movie! House of Women (1. USA)A great 5. 0s women's prison movie from the 6. San Quentin (1. 93. USA)Humphrey Bogart plays prisoner in a mediocre movie featuring an upright, if awfully conflicted, Captain of the Yard. The Slams (1. 97. USA)Entertaining '7. Lilies (1. 99. 6, Canada)Brave but flawed story of a Bishop held hostage in prison and made to confront his past. Diamond Geezer (2. UK)Old- fashioned comedy- drama involving an escape from prison to commit daring robbery, and then a break back in. Animal Factory (2. USA)Young boy is taken under the wing of shaven- headed hard man. With only the purest of intent, it must be said. Prison Song (2. 00. USA)Depressing story highlighting the procession of African Americans wasting their lives in jail. Left to Die (2. 01. USA)Unexceptional but inoffensive innocent woman in a harsh prison system film, based on a true story. Johnny Holiday (1. USA)Optimistic tribute to an Indiana boys' reformatory and the capacity of its staff to turn lives around. Brokedown Palace (1. USA)Two women accused of drug smuggling protest innocence but don't seem to want to find the real culprit. Conviction (2. 00. USA)Average offering based on the true story of Carl Upchurch, prisoner turned defender of the downtrodden. Brute Force (1. 94. USA)Tough guy, bent on escape to see cancer- ridden girl, is frustrated by bent tough guard. Caged (1. 94. 9, USA)Redeemable teenager is slowly sucked into the criminal milieu and towards a life of crime. Convict 9. 9 (1. 93. UK)A sacked headmaster finds himself a convict and a prison Governor, both by mistake. Enemies (1. 93. 9, USA)Framed DA in prison; a different take on the 1. The Criminal Code's take on a DA in prison. The Chair (1. 98. USA)Enjoyable comedy- horror with eerie goings on years after the murder of a warden on his electric chair. Dante 0. 1 (2. 00. France)Supernatural healer causes a stir in a spaceship prison specialising in scientific experimentation. The Big Guy (1. 93. USA)A warden's dilemma - keep some ill- gotten loot, or exonerate an innocent man on Death Row. Instinct (1. 99. 9, USA)Familiar themes as anthropologist prisoner and prison psychiatrist go head- to- head. Pardon (2. 00. 5, Turkey)Gentle farce with three over- aged, innocent men accused of terrorism by over- zealous police. Kala Pani (1. 99. India)Honourable freedom- fighting Indian doctor vs. Cellmates (2. 01. USA)Inoffensive offering in which a bigot finds redemption and love in prison. Not with his cellmate. Firelight (2. 01. USA)Good- hearted but ludicrous story of a counsellor helping a young prisoner find her self- worth. Prison Warden (1. USA)Warden's wife becomes the warden's wife because of her love for a prisoner in her husband's prison. Mickey B (2. 00. 7, UK)Worthy prison adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, played by real prisoners in a real Northern Ireland jail. K- 1. 1 (2. 01. 2, USA)Wasted rich man lands a front- row seat as a spectator in a transgender jail unit. Get Hard (2. 01. 5, USA) Predictable comedy: tall soft rich white man engages short black law- abiding man to school him in all things prison. Release (2. 01. 0, UK)A defrocked gay priest and a Prison Officer get unfrocked together. Weeds (1. 98. 7, USA) A troupe of ex- cons from San Quentin take an amateurish prison production on the road. Pardon Us (1. 93. USA)Uneven Laurel & Hardy effort in what is thought to be the first ever full length full- length talkie prison comedy. Convicts 4 (1. 96. USA)So- so 6. 0's story of a 3. Sing Sing and through art finds his way out in the 4. H3 (2. 00. 1, Ireland)One- dimensional view of the Bobby Sands hunger strike era - Maze Prison, 1. Civil Brand (2. 00. USA)Shoot 'em up women's prison revolt drama masquerading as a film with something serious to say about the exploitation of prisoners. Hold 'Em Jail (1. USA)Wheeler & Woolsey find romance and a football match in prison, anticipating The Longest Yard series. Canon City (1. 94. USA)Pretty uninspiring account of the real life escape of 1. Colorado State Prison in 1. Maximum Security (1. USA)Episodes of a TV series spliced into a movie of a prisoner struggling to deal with his relationship with his dying father. The Last Mile (1. USA)If you’re looking for a film that extols the virtues of the death penalty, this ain’t that film. Con Air (1. 99. 7, USA)Ridiculous action flick in which squarehead prisoner saves all good people from all bad people. Last Light (1. 99. USA)White prisoner, looked after on death row by a black guard, in a film that could have been much better. Tracks (2. 00. 4, USA)Unsatisfying story of an abused, unlikeable teenager wrestles with his demons while in prison on a manslaughter charge. Convict 1. 3 (1. 92. USA)2. 0 minutes of silent slapstick, starring Buster Keaton as civilian, prisoner and guard - almost all at once. Red Heat (1. 98. 5, USA)Innocent girl abroad becomes imprisoned girl abroad in xenophobic thriller. Cadence (1. 99. 0, USA)Wonderful military cadence scenes steal the show in a mediocre military prison film. Vendetta (2. 01. 5, USA)Ludicrous action flick; a cop seeks revenge for the killing of his wife by obliterating half the prison. Riot (2. 01. 5, USA)Preposterous film about a cop, a Russian crime figure who killed the cop's wife, and their prison showdown. Furnace (2. 00. 7, USA)Lukewarm horror flick with ghouls let loose in an old bricked- up section of an ageing prison. Thunderbolt (1. 92. USA)Early talkie in which a gangster takes on his rival for his girl's affections from his Death Row cell. Vendetta (1. 98. 6, USA)The sister of a murdered prisoner goes to jail to avenge her death. Timelock (1. 99. 6, USA)Quaint, but not very good, action flick involving an escape from a super- max prison in space. Dogboys (1. 99. 8, USA)Nasty prison boss uses prison dogs nastily in a sort of nasty B Grade thriller.
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