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Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 22, 2019

Au hasard Balthazar Directed by Robert Bresson Written by Robert Bresson 1966/France/Sweden Argos Films/Athos Films/Parc Film/Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Marie’s mother: He’s worked enough. He’s old. He’s all read more

Madame X (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 20, 2019

Madame X Directed by David Lowell Rich Written by Jean Holloway from a play by Alexandre Brisson 1966/USA Ross Hunter Productions/Universal Pictures/Eltee First viewing/Amazon Instant   This hoary melodrama about infidelity, exile, alcoholism, and mother love has been remade many times. The 196 read more

Gambit (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 17, 2019

Gambit Directed by Ronald Neame Written by Jack Davies and Alvin Sergent;story by Sidney Carroll 1966/US Universal Pictures First viewing/Amazon Instant   Light-weight heist rom com could be perfect for those lazy afternoons.  Especially for fans of Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine. The poste read more

Torn Curtain (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 16, 2019

Torn Curtain Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Brian Moore 1966/US Universal Pictures/Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions First viewing/Netflix rental   The Master disappoints in this, his 50th film.  Still quite watchable though if only to gaze at Paul Newman and Julie Andrews in their prime read more

Batman: The Movie (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 15, 2019

Batman: The Movie Directed by Leslie H. Martinson Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. based on characters created by Bob Kane 1966/USA William Dozier Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant The Penguin: How was I to know they’d have a can of shark-repellent Batspray handy? I remember the TV series read more

The Face of Another (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 12, 2019

The Face of Another (Tanin no kao) Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara Written by Kobo Abe from his novel 1966/Japan Teshigahara Productions/Tokyo Eiga Co. Ltd. First viewing/Netflix rental   Interesting that this excellent Japanese sci-fi movie about identity came out the same year as the similarl read more

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 11, 2019

The Plague of the Zombies Directed by John Gilling Written by Peter Bryan 1966/UK Hammer Films/Seven Arts Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?   This solid Hammer horror entry kind of represents the missing link between the zombies in White Zombie (1932 read more

Fighting Elegy (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 8, 2019

Fighting Elegy (Kenka ereji) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Written by Mitsutoshi Ishigami and Kaneto Shindo from a novel by Takashi Suzuki 1966/Japan Nikkatsu First viewing/Netflix rental Something a bit different, but not better, from gonzo director Suzuki. It is 1930’s Japan.  High school stude read more

Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 6, 2019

Curse of the Swamp Creature Directed by Larry Buchanan Written by Tony Huston 1966/US Azalea Pictures First viewing/YouTube   Dr. Simond Trent: Yes, but acclaim… that’s nothing. To create life, to move it up and down the evolutionary path… that’s something. Something I d read more

Closely Watched Trains (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 5, 2019

Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledovane vlaky) Directed by Jiri Menzel Bohumil Hrabal and Jiri Menzel from Hrabal’s novel 1966/Czechoslovakia Flivome studio Barrandov Repeat viewing/Netflix rental   A totally charming coming-of-age comedy. The setting is German-occupied WWII Czechoslovaki read more

The Witch (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 4, 2019

The Witch (La strega in amore) Directed by Damiano Damiani Written by Ugo Liberatore and Damiano Damiani from a novel by Carlos Fuentes 1966/Italy Arco Film First viewing/Amazon Instant The main attractions of this giallo supernatural “thriller” are erotic scenes with the gorgeous Rosann read more

What Did You Do in the War Daddy? (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 3, 2019

What Did You Do in the War Daddy? Directed by Blake Edwards Written by William Peter Blatty; story by Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin 1966/USA The Mirisch Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental World War II as one big party. Capt. Lionel Cash (Dick Shawn) is a green but by the books officer in t read more

Wings (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 1, 2019

Wings (Krylya) Directed by Larisa Shepiitko Written by Valentin Ezhov and Natalya Ryazantseva 1966/USSR Mosfilm First viewing/Netflix rental   Touching story of post-War readjustment from a director who died way too young. Nadezhda Petruchina is a schoolteacher at a provincial school.  She was read more

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 28, 2019

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (Gojira, Ebira, Mosura: Nankai daiketto) Directed by Jun Fukuda Written by Shinichi Sekizawa 1966/Japan Toho Studios First viewing/Netflix rental   Nita: Huh? What can they do with that? Yoshimura: Atom bombs are made with it. Nita: Huh? I’m getting out of her read more

Chamber of Horrors (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 26, 2019

Chamber of Horrors Directed by Hy Averback Written by Stephen Kandel and Ray Russell 1966/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Do not be lured in by the irresistible temptation of the “Fear Flasher” and “Horror Horn”! The “Baltimore Strangler” (who doesn read more

Picture Mommy Dead (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 24, 2019

Picture Mommy Dead Directed by Bert I. Gordon Written by Robert Sherman 1966/US Bert I. Gordon Productions First viewing/YouTube   I watched this for the Old Hollywood cast.  Unfortunately, the material let the actors down Susan (Susan Gordon) has just returned to the family manse from a stay read more

Born Free (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 21, 2019

Born Free Directed by James Hill and Tom McGowan Written by Lester Cole from a book by Joy Adamson 1966/UK/US Open Road Films/Atlas/Highroad First viewing/Amazon Instant   An African photo safari is on my bucket list.  Until then this pleasant entertainment will have to do. The film is based on read more

Blood Bath (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 20, 2019

Blood Bath Directed by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman Written by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman 1966/US American International Pictures First viewing/YouTube This is the weakest of the several “crazed artist needs to kill to create” sub-genre of horror film I have seen. Successful arti read more

Zatoichi’s Vengeance (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 19, 2019

Zatoichi’s Vengeance (Zatoichi no uta ga kikorero) Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka Written by Hajime Takaiwa 1966/Japan Daiei Studios First viewing/Netflix rental Always a treat to have the next fix of my favorite blind swordsman! The plot of these things is always same-ish, which matters to me not read more

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 17, 2019

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono,il brutto, il cattivo) Directed by Sergio Leone Written by Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzone and Sergio Leone 1966/Italy/Spain/West Germany Produzione Europee Associate/Arturo Gonzalez Produciones Cinematograficas/Constantin Films Repeat v read more
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