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The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 29, 2018
The Day Mars Invaded Earth Directed by Maury Dexter Written by Harry Spalding !963/USA Associated Producers First viewing/YouTube This was a solid little sci-fi story but the execution could have been improved. Dr. David Fielding is the heart of the U.S. Mars program. It has managed to read more
Diary of a Madman (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 29, 2018
Diary of a Madman
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Written by Robert E. Kent from a story by Guy de Mauspassant
1963/USA
Robert E. Kent Productions
First viewing/YouTube This film with its invisible Horla definitely does not live up to the hype on the poster. Magistrate Simon Cordier (Vincent read more
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 28, 2018
Love with the Proper Stranger Directed by Robert Mulligan Written by Arnold Schulman 1963/USA Pakula/Mulligan; Boardwalk Productions; Rona First viewing/Amazon Instant Could super-cool Steve McQueen be tender? Why, yes he could! Angie (Natalie Wood) is a salesclerk at Macy’s. She is from read more
Stop Train 349 (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 27, 2018
Stop Train 349 (Verspätung in Marienborn) Directed by Rold Hädrich Written by Jim Henaghan, Victor Vicas and Norman Borisoff from a story by Will Tremper 1963/France/Italy/West Germany Da Ma Produzione/ Hans Oppenheimer Film/Hoche Productions et al First viewing/Amazon Instant After a somewhat read more
Heavens Above! (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 26, 2018
Heavens Above! Directed by John and Ray Boulting Written by Frank Harvey and John Boulting 1963/UK British Lion Film Corporation/Romulus Films/Charter Film Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This send-up of religion and modernity is black enough to satisfy fans of Luis Buñuel. The setting read more
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 25, 2018
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Ieri oggi domani)
Directed by Vittorio de Sica
Written by Eduardo De Felippo, Cesare Zavattini, et al
1963/Italy/France
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion/Les Films Concordia
First viewing/Netflix rental Three comic tales starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroian read more
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 24, 2018
Murder at the Gallop
Directed by George Pollock
Written by James P. Cavanagh based on a novel by Agatha Christie
1963/UK
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
First viewing/Amazon Instant Margaret Rutherford shines as Miss Marple in this fun murder mystery. Miss Marple discovers that a sting read more
The Servant (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 23, 2018
The Servant
Directed by Joseph Losey
Written by Harold Pinter from a novel by Robin Maugham
1963/UK
Elstree Distributors/Springbok Productions
First viewing/My DVD collection
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I loved Losey and Pinter’s savage Darwinian study of corruption and c read more
“X”
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 22, 2018
“X” (AKA X: The Man with the Xray Eyes)
Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell
1963/USA
Alta Vista Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Dr. Sam Brant: My dear friend, only the gods see everything. Dr. James Xavier: My dear doctor, I’m closing in on th read more
Winter Light (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 21, 2018
Winter Light (Nattvardsgästerna) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1963/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is almost too hopeless to bear despite its beauty. Pastor Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Bjornstrand) is read more
Muriel ou le temps d’un retour (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 19, 2018
Muriel ou le temps d’un retour
Directed by Alain Resnais
Written by Jean Cayrol
1963/France/Italy
Argos Films/Alpha Productions/Les Films de la Pleiade/etc.
First viewing/Netflix rental A potentially haunting film about memory was marred for me by the dissonant music and constant cut read more
The Raven (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 18, 2018
The Raven Directed by Roger Corman Written by Richard Matheson from a poem by Edgar Allen Poe 1963/USA Alta Vista Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This Poe-inspired comedy can be pretty corny. But it’s also really enjoyable to watch three classic horror actors ham it up to read more
Bandini (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 17, 2018
Bandini Directed by Bimal Roy Written by Jarasahnda, Nabendu Ghosh, and Paul Mahendra 1963/India Bimal Roy Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Bollywood also made musical dramas like this pretty good one. Kalyani is confined to women’s prison. She bravely volunteers to nurse an read more
Youth of the Beast (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 16, 2018
Youth of the Beast Directed by Seijun Suzuki Written by Ichiro Ikeda and Tadaki Yamakazi from a novel by Haruhiko Obayu 1963/Japan Nikkatsu Film Company First viewing/FilmStruck Was Seijun Suzuki the Sam Fuller of Japan? Possibly. The plot is almost too complicated to follow. The movie read more
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 15, 2018
Jason and the Argonauts
Directed by Don Chaffey
Written by Jan Read, Beverley Cross, and Apollonios Rhodios
1963/UK/USA
The Great Company/Morningside Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Who needs CGI when you can have Ray Harryhausen? Pelias usurps the throne of Thessaly by killing Ki read more
Shock Corridor (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 14, 2018
Shock Corridor
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Written by Samuel Fuller
1963/USA
Allied Artists Pictures/Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions/F&F Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Courage and talent mix with an outsider’s view of reality t read more
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 13, 2018
Lilies of the Field Directed by Ralph Nelson Written by James Poe from a novel by William E. Barret 1963/USA Rainbow Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Here’s another one I saw in my youth. I still love the humor and Sidney Portier’s performance. Homer Smith (Portier) read more
Daisan no kagemusha (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 10, 2018
Daisan no kagemusha (The Third Shadow Warrior)
Directed by Umetsugo Inoue
Written by Seiji Hoshikawa and Norio Nanjo
1963/Japan
Daiei Kyoto
First viewing/FilmStruck A bloodier take on the Kagemusha source story also made by Akira Kurosawa in 1980. A humble farmer longs to be a samurai. A read more
Black Sabbath (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 9, 2018
Black Sabbath (I tre volti della paura)
Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Marcello Fondato, Alberto Bevilacqua and Mario Bava
1963/Italy
Emmepi Cinematografica, Galatea Film, etc.
First viewing/Netflix rental This is OK horror, stylishly presented by Mario Bava. There are a trio of stories here, read more
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 7, 2018
The Thrill of It All
Directed by Norman Jewison
Written by Carl Reiner and Larry Gelbart
1963/USA
Ross Hunter Productions/Arwin Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental I found it difficult to laugh very hard at a comedy whose main point seems to be that a wife’s place is in the home. Bever read more