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Gimme Shelter (1970)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 2, 2018
Gimme Shelter Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin 1970/USA Maysles Films/Penforta Repeat viewing/FilmStruck I love the Maysles Brothers documentaries. This is a great one. The film makers chronicle the Rolling Stones’ 1969 tour of the U.S. That tour culmina read more
Monterey Pop (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 1, 2018
Monterey Pop
Directed by D.A. Pennebaker
1968/USA
Leacock Pennebaker Productions
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck There were many pop music legends at the absolute peak of their careers in 1967. This film documents some amazing performances they put in over three days at the Monterey Pop Festival. read more
Don’t Look Back (1967)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 31, 2018
Don’t Look Back Directed by D.A. Pennebaker Written by D.A. Pennebaker 1967/USA Leacock-Pennebaker Repeat viewing/FilmStruck This classic documentary follows Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England. It’s a fantastic look at a seminal place and time in popular music. Bob is in top form read more
Adventures of a Dentist (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 30, 2018
Adventures of a Dentist (Pokhozhdeniya zubnogo vracha)
Directed by Elem Klimov
Written by Aleksandr Volodin from his play
1965/USSR
Mosfilm/Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
First viewing/FilmStruck The mid-sixties were a great time for whimsical slavic comedies. This one is about a newly-graduate read more
Not Reconciled (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 29, 2018
Not Reconciled (Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo Gewalt herrscht) Directed by Jean-Marie Straub Written by Danielle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub from a novel by Heinrich Boll 1965/West Germany Produktion Straub-Huillet First viewing/FilmStruck Far too much plot and message for one hour-l read more
None But the Brave
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 28, 2018
None But the Brave
Directed by Frank Sinatra
Written by John Twist and Katsuya Susaki; story by Kikumada Okuda
1965/Japan/USA
Warner Bros./Tokyo Eiga Co. Ltd./Toho Film Co. Ltd./Artanis Productions Inc./Sinatra Enterprises
First viewing/FilmStruck Nepotism puts the nail in the coffin of Frank Sinatr read more
Othello (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 26, 2018
Othello
Directed by Stuart Burge
Written by William Shakespeare
1965/UK
BHE Films/National Theatre of Great Britain Production
First viewing/Netflix Laurence Olivier’s bizarre black-face turn as Othello swamps the efforts of a stellar cast. Ok, I think we all know the story of Othello. read more
RIP FilmStruck
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 26, 2018
Just got the word that this streaming service is getting the axe as of November 29. Probably a quarter of my viewing is done there. I hope The Criterion Collection will find another forum for streaming its films. Any way, we will take a slight break from regularly scheduled programming to see read more
The Skull (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 24, 2018
The Skull
Directed by Freddie Francis
Written by Milton Subotsky from a story by Robert Bloch
1965/UK
Amicus Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant A genuinely scary little film from Amicus – though most of the chills are provided by the screechy score. The eccentric Maitand (Peter read more
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 23, 2018
Juliet of the Spirits (Giulieta degli spiriti)
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi
1965/Italy/France
Rizzoli Film/Francoriz Production
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Fellini seems to read more
Five Came Back (2017)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 22, 2018
Five Came Back Directed by Laurent Bouzereau Written by Mark Harris 2017/USA Amblin Television/IACF Productions/Netflix/etc. First viewing/Netflix Instant Excellent documentary about five great American directors and their experiences in WWII. Five living directors – Guillermo del Toro read more
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 19, 2018
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man Directed by Kazuo Mori Written by Shozaburo Asai from a story by Kan Shimozawa 1965/Japan Daiei Studios First viewing/Netflix The classic Zatoichi story line is marred this time by excessive “comic relief”. Then the film is rescued by a most awesome sw read more
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 18, 2018
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen Directed by Donald Brittain and Don Owen Written by Donald Brittain 1965/Canada National Film Board of Canada First viewing/Netflix rental There are almost no songs and only a little poetry in this 45-minute documentary about Canada’s most famous poet. read more
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 17, 2018
Story of a Prostitute (Shinpu den)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Hajime Takaiwa; story by Taijiru Tomura
1965/Japan
Nikkatsu
First viewing/Netflix rental In this WWII film, Suzuki reveals his more melancholic and personal side while continuing his use of stunning imagery. Harumi, a pro read more
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 15, 2018
Doctor Zhivago
Directed by David Lean
Written by Robert Bolt from the novel by Boris Pasternak
1965/USA/Italy/UK
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Carlo Ponti Production/Sostar S.A.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Zhivago: It’s to show there’s no going back read more
The Human Duplicators (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 14, 2018
The Human Duplicators (1965)
Directed by Hugo Grimaldi and Arthur C. Pierce
Written by Arthur C. Pierce
1965/USA
Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc./Hugo Grimaldi Film Productions
First viewing/YouTube Richard Kiel is the chief of the charms of this early low-budget android picture. Kiel plays Dr. Kolos, read more
Sword of the Beast (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 12, 2018
Sword of the Beast (Kedamono no ken)
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Written by Hideo Gosha and Elizaburo Shiba
1965/Japan
Shochiku-Fuji Company/Shochiku Eiga
First viewing/FilmStruck Yuuki Gennosuke: No, we *are* connected because I’ll see you in hell. The confusing and convoluted plot is punctuated read more
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 11, 2018
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Directed by Russ Meyer
Written by Jackie Moran; story by Russ Meyer
1965/USA
Eve Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Easy to see why this is a cult film. Harder to see why we all have to watch it before we die. Three read more
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 9, 2018
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster Directed by Robert Gaffney Written by George Garrett 1960/USA Futurama Entertainment Corp./Vernon-Seneca Films First viewing/Netflix rental I was looking for something to cheer me up. WINNER! Story starts out looking like your typical “Mars Needs Women read more
The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 8, 2018
The Brigand of Kandahar
Directed by John Gilling
Written by John Gilling
1965/UK
Hammer Films/Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant There may be such a thing as having seen too many movies. Lieutenant Case is a mixed-race officer stationed at the British colonial fort at Kanadah read more