Two of the most violent films from 1971 will screen at the Castro Theatre: Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” and Sam Peckinpah’s more disturbing “Straw Dogs,” which screens in a 35mm IB Tech ...
“Straw Dogs” is an artful provocation — a meditation on masculinity and societal mores in the guise of an explosive thriller. While remaking Sam Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 classic, writer-director ...
Sam Peckinpah's 1971 bloodbath, "Straw Dogs," starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George as a citified couple terrorized by rural thugs, remains a singularly troubling masterpiece. Condemned for its ...
Straw Dogs caused something of a stir in 1971 thanks to its scenes of extreme violence. 40 years later and director Rod Lurie replaced Sam Peckinpah's leads Dustin Hoffman and Susan George with James ...