Ultraviolent Movies

by Laurent Bouzereau

Description by OLDIES.com:

Violence in the movies has undergone a complete revolution. Beginning with Bonnie and Clyde, The Wild Bunch, Taxi Driver, and A Clockwork Orange, violence has become a regular part of the moviegoing experience. While many of these films number among the greatest ever made, today they seem rather tame. With the release of Scream 2, Halloween H20, and L.A. Confidential, ultraviolence continues to gain new fans, push the envelope...and cause controversy.

In this updated edition, Ultraviolent Movies explores the public and critical outcry that met films as diverse as Scarface, Reservoir Dogs, and Braveheart. Bouzereau offers insight into the visions of such directors as Martin Scorsese, Brian DePalma, Stanley Kubrick, and Quentin Tarantino. He also conducted exclusive in-depth interviews with filmmakers Oliver Stone and Clive Barker. The result is an intriguing study for film buffs and historians alike.