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Shenandoah (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 7, 2018
Shenandoah
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by James Lee Barrett
1965/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental OK Civil War/Western tale. Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) is the patriarch of a Northern Virginia farming family. The family does not keep slaves and therefore has opted read more
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 5, 2018
I Saw What You Did
Directed by William Castle
Written by William P. McGivern from a novel by Ursula Curtiss
1965/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/my DVD collection Nice little thriller about teenage crank callers but don’t come expecting a lot from Joan Crawford. Kit Austin and Libby Manne read more
The Moment of Truth (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 4, 2018
The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verita) Directed by Francesco Rossi Written by Pedro Beltran, Ricardo Muñoz Suay, Pere Portabella, Francesco Rossi 1965/Italy/Spain As Films Produccion/Federiz First viewing/FilmStruck Stunningly beautiful film about an ugly subject. The film covers the career read more
The War Game (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 1, 2018
The War Game
Directed by Peter Watkins
Written by Peter Watkins
1965/UK
British Broadcasting Corporation
First viewing/Vimeo
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Child: I don’t want to be nothing. Excellent TV docu-drama about how British civilians would be affected by “limited read more
The Holy Man (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 30, 2018
The Holy Man (Mahapurush)
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Written by Satyajit Ray from a story by Rajshekhar Parashuram Basu
1965/India
R.D. Banshal & Co/Rajshri Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental A devout Hindu family “adopts” a holy man and friends and neighbors flock to hear read more
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 27, 2018
Tokyo Olympiad (Tokyo Orinpikku)
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Written by Kon Ichikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka, Shuntaro Tanikawa, and Natto Wada
1965/Japan
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad/Toho Company
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Beautiful, read more
The 10th Victim
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 26, 2018
The 10th Victim (La decima vittima)
Directed by Elio Petri
Written by Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni, Ennio Faiano, and Elio Petri from a story by Robert Sheckley
1965/Italy/France
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion/Les Films Concordia
First viewing/Netflix rental I certainly was not prepared for w read more
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 25, 2018
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Directed by Carol Reed
Written by Philip Dunne based on the novel by Irving Stone
1965/USA/Italy
Twentieth Century Fox/International Classics/Dino de Laurentis Cinematografica/Cinecitta
First viewing/Netflix rental Looks like Carol Reed lost his vision when he started filmi read more
Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 24, 2018
Die, Die, My Darling! (AKA Fanatic) Directed by Silvio Narizzano Written by Richard Matheson from a novel by Anne Blaisdell 1965/UK Columbia Pictures Corporation/Hammer Film First viewing/Amazo Instant They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? Mrs. Trefoile: A mirror? Is it to adorn yourself, to observe read more
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 23, 2018
Die, Monster, Die!
Directed by Daniel Haller
Written by Jerry Stohl from a story by H.P. Lovecraft
1965/UK/USA
Alta Vista Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental
Listed in They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? Triffids take the next step toward world conquest. Young Steven Reinhart (Nick Adams) and read more
Lord Jim (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 20, 2018
Lord Jim Directed by Richard Brooks Written by Richard Brooks from a novel by Joseph Conrad 1965/UK/USA Columbia British Productions/Keep Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This adventure story is not bad but could have been better. The plot is based on the Joseph Conrad novel. Jim (Peter O&# read more
Man Is Not a Bird (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 19, 2018
Man Is Not a Bird (Covek nije tica) Directed by Dusan Makavejev Written by Dusan Makavejev and Rasa Popo1 1965/Yugoslavia Avala Film First viewing/Netflix rental Charming romcom from behind the Iron Curtain. Ditzy teenager Rajka works as a hairdresser. She meets much older technician Jan Rud read more
The Great Race (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 18, 2018
The Great Race Directed by Blake Edwards Written by Arthur A. Ross from an original story by Ross and Blake Edwards 1965/USA Warner Bros./Patricia/Jalem Productions/Reynard First viewing?/Netflixrental Any movie dedicated to “Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy” has set itself a high standard. Not read more
The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 16, 2018
The Rabbit Is Me (Das Kanichen bin ich) Directed by Kurt Maetzig Written by Manfred Bieler and Kurt Maetzig from Bieler’s novel 1965/East Germany Deutsch Film First viewing/Netflix rental During a brief period of thawing, this examination of corruption was produced in East Germany. Wel read more
King Rat (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 15, 2018
King Rat
Directed by Bryan Forbes
Written by Bryan Forbes from a novel by James Clavell
1965/USA
Coleytown
Repeat viewing/AmazonInstant I remembered this being excellent from my first viewing years and years ago. The rewatch confirmed my memory. Cpl. King (George Segal) is one of the few Americans read more
Red Beard (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 14, 2018
Red Beard (Akahige)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima, and Akira Kurosawa
1965/Japan
Kurosawa Production Co./Toho Company
First viewing/FilmStruck Genzo Tsugawa: It’s the smell of the poor. Three hours was at least an hour too many for this underwhe read more
It Happened Here (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 13, 2018
It Happened Here Directed by Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo Written by Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo et al 1965/UK Rath Films First viewing/YouTube Interesting premise does not result in an interesting movie. The year is 1947. In the alternative history of this film, Britain was invaded and occupie read more
The Knack … and How to Get It (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 7, 2018
The Knack … and How to Get It Directed by Richard Lester Written by Charles Wood from a play by Ann Jellicoe 1965/USA Woodfall Film Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant “Comedy” about Swinging 60’s London was a major disappointment. Plot is almost non-existent. Co read more
Ship of Fools (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 6, 2018
Ship of Fools
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Written by Abby Mann from a novel by Katherine Anne Porter
1965/USA
Stanley Kramer Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Glocken: No. Bill Tenny: I think you’re a sawed-off intellectual. Omnibus story with a cast of thousands works better than it has read more
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 5, 2018
Battle of the Bulge
Directed by Ken Annakin
Written by Philip Yordan, Milton Sperling, and John Melson
1965/USA
United States Pictures/Cinerama Productions Corp.
First viewing/Amazon Instant Building on the success of The Longest Day (1962), this movie is long on star power, explosions, and Cinerama read more