Tag Archives: anti-utopia

Lord of the Flies

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

Lord of the Flies (1963) dir. Peter Brook Of all the films on my 45.1 Essential Dystopias list, Lord of the Flies is among the closest to what I consider a perfect dystopia. Lord of the Flies is a rebuke … Continue reading →

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Time Enough at Last

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Time Enough at Last (1959) dir. John Brahm Time Enough at Last is the 8th episode of the very 1st season of the The Twilight Zone.  I don’t spoil the twist ending here, but if you haven’t already seen this … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm (1954, CIA)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

Animal Farm (1954) dir. John Halas, Joy Batchelor “And after all, your pigs are far more intelligent than the other animals, and therefore the best qualified to run the farm — in fact, there couldn’t have been an Animal Farm … Continue reading →

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45.1 Essential Dystopias

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

Each week I’ll offer a new post on each of the 45.1 dystopian films listed.  It’ll include a short essay, video, pictures, and links to better short essays.  Notes on the genre in general and explanations of my compilation follows … Continue reading →

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