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Kill Baby … Kill! (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 15, 2019
Kill Baby … Kill! (Operazione paura)
Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Romano Migliorini, Roberto Natale, and Mario Bava
1966/Italy
F.U.L. Films
First viewing/Netflix rental
They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? Bava always does a lot with a little. Not bad, not a favorite either. The setting read more
The Reptile (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 8, 2019
The Reptile
Directed by John Gilling
Written by Anthony Hinds
1966/UK
Hammer Films/Seven Arts Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental
They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? OK Hammer horror entry is marred by ridiculous creature. In Cornwall, locals are dropping like flies from “heart attacks&# read more
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 5, 2019
The Sword of Doom (Dai-bosatsu toge)
Directed by Kihachi Omamoto
Written by Shinobu Hashimoto from a novel by Kaizan Nakazato
1966/Japan
Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd./Toho Company
First viewing/Netflix rental Everything about this ultra-violent samurai movie spells masterpiece. Ryonosuke Tsukue (Tets read more
A Man and a Woman (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 3, 2019
A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme)
Directed by Claude Lalouch
Written by Pierre Uytterhoeven
1966/France
Les Films 13
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Always a treat to see true love develop between two beautiful people accompanied by a great soundtrack. Anne Gautier (Anouk Aimee) is a sc read more
The Projected Man (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 1, 2019
The Projected Man Directed by Ian Curteis and John Croydon Written by John Croydon and Peter Bryan; story by Frank Quatrocce UK/1966 Compton Films First viewing/YouTube This movie has a many things in common with The Fly (1958). Quality is not among them. Scientists are experimenting with transmit read more
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 28, 2019
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Directed by Mike Nichols
Written by Ernest Lehman from a play by Edward Albee
1966/USA
Warner Bros./Chenault Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This goes immediately on top of my Best New-to- Me Films of 2019 read more
A Report on the Party and the Guests (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 26, 2019
A Report on the Party and the Guests (O slavnosti a hostech)
Directed by Jan Nemec
Written by Esther Krumbachova and Jan Nemec
1966/Czechoslovakia
Filmove studio Barradonov
First viewing/Criterion Channel I liked this scathing allegory on enforced conformity in a Communist State. A group of friends read more
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 23, 2019
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Carl K. Hittleman
1966/USA
Circle Productions Inc.
First viewing/Amazon Prime Dr. Henrietta Hull: Well, if I didn’t know better, I’d say it was the work of a vampire. William ‘Billy the Kid’ Bonney: Vampire? read more
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 21, 2019
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directed by Richard Lester
Written by Melvin Frank and Michael Pertwee from the book to the Broadway musical and an ancient play by Titus Maccias Plautus
1966/USA
Melvin Frank Production
First viewing/Netflix rental Add Stephen Sondheim’s songs to read more
Violence at Noon (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 20, 2019
Violence at Noon (Hakuchu no torima)
Directed by Nagasa Oshima
Written by Tsutomu Tomura from a novel by Taijun Takeda
1966/Japan
Sozosha
First viewing/Netflix rental Director Oshima’s favorite theme is the intersection of sex, violence and death. Despite the buckets of style applied, read more
Godard and Mr. Chicken(1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 17, 2019
I didn’t pay enough attention to either of these movies to write a full review. Masculin/Feminin
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard from stories by Guy de Maupassant
1966/France/Sweden
Anouchka Films/Svensk Filmindustri/etc.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies read more
Young Törless (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 13, 2019
Young Törless (Der junge Törless) Directed by Volker Schlöndorff Written by Herbert Asmadi and Volker Schlöndorff from a novel by Robert Musil 1966/West Germany/France Franz Seitz Filmproduktion/Nouvelles Editions de Films First viewing/Netflix rental I knew going in that I did not want to read more
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 12, 2019
A Man for All Seasons Directed by Fred Zinneman Written by Robert Bolt from his play 1966/United Kingdom Highland Films First viewing/Netflix rental The word for this is “sumptuous”. And what a cast! The film is based on the true story of Henry VIII of England (Robert Shaw) and read more
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 10, 2019
Tokyo Drifter (Tokyo nagaremono) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Written by Yasunori Kawauchi 1966/Japan Nikkatsu Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This film is a feast for the eyes. Not so much for the mind or heart. Tetsuya Hondo is the right hand man to yakusa boss Kurata. He follows Kurata in an read more
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 8, 2019
The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Written by Franco Salinas and Gillo Pontecorvo
1966/Italy/Algiers
Casbah Film/Igor Film
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Ben M’Hidi: And doesn’t it seem to you even mor read more
Grand Prix (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 4, 2019
Grand Prix
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by Robert Alan Arthur
1966/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/John Frankenheimer Productions/etc.
First viewing/Netflix rental If not for the splendid racing scenes, this would just be another waste of some good actors on 3 hours of typical mid-sixties m read more
Hunger (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 1, 2019
Hunger (Sult)
Directed by Henning Carlsen
Written by Henning Carlsen and Peter Seeberg from a novel by Knut Hamson
1966/Denmark/Sweden/Norway
Sandrews/Studio ABC/Svenska Film Institutet
First viewing/Amazon Instant I have to be in the right mood to watch a man slowly starve to death while gra read more
Daimajin (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 31, 2019
Daimajin Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda Written by Tetsuro Yushida 1966/Japan Daiei Studios First viewing/YouTube Do not be mislead by false advertising. This is basically a fairly decent samurai movie with some avenging giant statue action toward the very end. The samurai lord of a pea read more
Incubus (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 30, 2019
Incubus
Directed by Leslie Stevens
Written Leslie Stevens
1966/US
Contempo III Productions/Daystar Productions
First viewing/YouTube
Listed in They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They Here is your golden opportunity to watch William Shatner speak Esperanto. The setting is an island populated primarily w read more
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 27, 2019
How to Steal a Million
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Harry Kurnitz based on a story by George Bradshaw
1966/USA
World Wide Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Nicole Bonnet: Are we planning the same sort of crime? Fans of Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole should be entertaine read more