Ken russell

The British film-maker, whose daring and sometimes outrageous films often tested the patience of audiences and critics, died in his sleep yesterday afternoon.

. It's pretty shameful that I'm so poorly schooled in the films of one of cinema's handsomest closet cases who was simultaneously the owner of one of cinema's most magnificent beards - that's a two-fer that one would think would've spurred me on earlier. Forgive me, Alan Bates, I must make it up to you. Today would've been Mr. Bates' 80th birthday if he hadn't passed in 2003. I've seen the most important moment in his filmography, natch - his naked wrestling scene with Oliver Reed in Women…

Ken Russell and the cult films with reviews and photos

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A look into the 50's sub culture, captured by the famous director and photographer Ken Russell

There are some writers who think their written words are sacrosanct because in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. The Word trumps everything. Four Kings and an Ace? Can’t beat the Word. Snake eyes against a noun and a verb? House wins. The Word is Holy. It always comes first. … Continue reading "That Time Ken Russell Blew Everyone’s Mind with ‘Altered States’: Pages from a Scrapbook and More"

Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell 3 July 1927 to Infinity!

Ken Russell, the veteran director of Women in Love, The Devils and Tommy, has died at the age of 84. We look back over his prolific career