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Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 19, 2015

Director Francois Truffaut will always be associated with iconic works like The 400 Blows (1959) and Jules and Jim (1962). And yet the man directed 27 films outside of those two. Twilight Time recently released one underseen work in Truffaut’s canon, 1969’s Mississippi Mermaid. (For the read more

SIFF 2015: The Rich World of The Color of Pomegranates (1969)

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 23, 2015

Armenian director Sergei Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates explores the life of 18th century poet and musician Saya-Nova in a visual, poetic style. With a series of brightly-hued tableaux it attempts to explore his inner life and the way his surroundings inspired him. It is a mysterious, regal read more

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 16, 2015

**This is reposted in honor of the My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, hosted by the Classic Film and TV Cafe.** Genevieve Bujold crafted a strong body of work in the ’70s and ’80s, but no performance stands out more than her starring role as Anne Boleyn in Anne of the Thousand Days.  read more

I Start Counting (1969)

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 6, 2015

UK / 105 minutes / color / Triumvirate, UA Dir & Pr: David Greene Scr: Richard Harris Story: I Start Counting (1966) by Audrey Erskine Lindop Cine: Alex Thomson Cast: Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Clare Sutcliffe, Simon Ward, Gregory Phillips, Madge Ryan, Billy Russell, Lana Morris, Fay Compton read more

Fellini Satyricon, 1969, Federico Fellini

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Apr 6, 2015

Apr 6 Posted by aaronwest Over the last couple months, there have been an inordinate number of art films with graphic sex scenes. Most recently was Godard’s Every Man for Himself, and not long before that was Don’t Look Now with the infamous “love” scene. The crème de la crème were Salò read more

Fellini Satyricon, 1969, Federico Fellini

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Apr 6, 2015

Apr 6 Posted by aaronwest Over the last couple months, there have been an inordinate number of art films with graphic sex scenes. Most recently was Godard’s Every Man for Himself, and not long before that was Don’t Look Now with the infamous “love” scene. The crème de la crème were Salò read more

Fellini Satyricon, 1969, Federico Fellini

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Apr 6, 2015

Apr 6 Posted by aaronwest Over the last couple months, there have been an inordinate number of art films with graphic sex scenes. Most recently was Godard’s Every Man for Himself, and not long before that was Don’t Look Now with the infamous “love” scene. The crème de la crème were Salò read more

Cult of the Damned (1969)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Feb 18, 2015

The later one travels into the cinematic landscape of the 1960s, the deeper down the proverbial rabbit hole you’re gonna go. Hollywood was in a precarious position and many of the old guard, Hollywood A-list crowd floundered to assert themselves in a changing landscape where they were seen as read more

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 21, 2015

January 21, 2015 by smumcounty It’s 1913. A band of outlaws in Texas headed by Pike Bishop (William Holden) are looking to make one more big score so they can retire. To that end they plan the robbery of a railroad office which reportedly has a safe full of silver coins. They manage to ride into tow read more

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 21, 2015

January 21, 2015 by smumcounty It’s 1913. A band of outlaws in Texas headed by Pike Bishop (William Holden) are looking to make one more big score so they can retire. To that end they plan the robbery of a railroad office which reportedly has a safe full of silver coins. They manage to ride into tow read more

Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 17, 2015

Funeral sequences are a mainstay of the western genre, because they give us a chance to peer inside of characters and examine the time and place that is the west. It can be tough, hard, and most certainly brutal. Support Your Local Sheriff is a barrel full of fun, because it takes many of these set read more

Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 17, 2015

Funeral sequences are a mainstay of the western genre because they give us a chance to peer inside of characters and examine the time and place that is the west. It can be tough, hard, and most certainly brutal. Support Your Local Sheriff is a barrel full of fun because it takes many of these set pi read more

The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 14, 2014

The secret in Santa Vittoria is where a million bottles of wine are stashed, a mundane plot for a WWII comedy, right? Director Stanley Kramer, whose work expressed the hilarity and devotion to pride (see It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), crafts a comedy mired in darkness but able to discover t read more

True Grit (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2014

Wayne is usually a given to steal the spotlight but Kim Darby gave him more than he bargained for as the stubborn, no-nonsense Maddie Ross. Following suit singer Glen Campbell showed he can do more than knock back a tune, playing the Texas Ranger. As with many of his other great westerns, Wayne is s read more

True Grit (1969)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2014

Wayne is usually a given to steal the spotlight but Kim Darby gave him more than he bargained for as the stubborn, no-nonsense Maddie Ross. Following suit singer Glen Campbell showed he can do more than knock back a tune, playing the Texas Ranger. As with many of his other great westerns, Wayne is s read more

Snoopathon: L’armée des ombres (1969) Part 1

Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jun 3, 2014

Once again, I seem to have chosen the one of the least typical examples of the genre for a genre-based blogathon. “L’armée des ombres” (“Army of Shadows”), Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film about a small group of French Resistance fighters during World War II, is undeniably a spy film. And read more

Snoopathon: L’armée des ombres (1969) Part 1

Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jun 3, 2014

Once again, I seem to have chosen the one of the least typical examples of the genre for a genre-based blogathon. “L’armée des ombres” (“Army of Shadows”), Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film about a small group of French Resistance fighters during World War II, is undeniably a spy film. And read more
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