News
Humanity replaces usual villainy
dispatch.com –
2009-05-01
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest isn't quite a classic: It tips toward melodrama rather than tragedy. It's a feminist nightmare in which the forces of good are represented by a punch-drunk, sexually aggressive guy and the forces of evil... ... Full Article
Films
independent.co.uk –
2009-02-22
The formula for success: Only three films have won all of the "big five" categories (Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Original Screenplay): It Happened One Night (a 1934 Frank Capra screwball comedy); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos... ... Full Article
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas ' current rendition of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest , adapted in 1963 by Dale Wasserman from Ken Kesey's 1962 novel, aims to redefine the dynamic fixed in our minds by the landmark film version,... ... Full Article
Playwright Dale Wasserman, author of the book for 'Man of La Mancha,' dies at 94
startribune.com –
2008-12-27
PHOENIX - Dale Wasserman, author of the book for the Tony-winning musical "Man of La Mancha," as well as the stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," has died. ... Full Article
Films have given us numerous examples about people with disabilities, and can be credited with playing an important role in altering public perception. There follows a chronological list of a dozen movies in this genre that have received popular and... ... Full Article
See the doomed 'Cuckoo's Nest' on Blu-ray
austin360.com –
2008-08-01
SPECIAL TO AMERICAN-STATESMAN Friday, August 01, 2008 This week, some assorted new releases tied to headlines, movie-related and otherwise: The Associated Press reports that the "dilapidated, 125-year-old main building" of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem will be torn down... ... Full Article
Rebel Rebel
popmatters.com –
2008-07-29
One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest is the quintessential tale of a defiant and creative mind that questions and collides with authority. The novel, written by Ken Kesey and published in 1962, takes place in an all-male Oregon mental hospital... ... Full Article
Movies
thestar.com –
2008-07-16
SALEM, ORE.So long, Cuckoo's Nest. Oregon State Hospital, the mental institution where the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed, is making way for a new complex. Most of the dilapidated, 125-year-old main building will be torn ... Full Article
ON DVD TODAY: July 15, 2008
ropeofsilicon.com –
2008-07-15
There isn't a whole lot to say about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that hasn't already been said. You can look back at just about every single Jack Nicholson performance and find reason to call one or the other... ... Full Article
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Blu-ray)
dvdtalk.com –
2008-07-15
One of the great films of the 1970s, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was also one of the last movies of the Easy Riders, Raging Bulls era of American Cinema, before the success of films like Jaws and Star... ... Full Article