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All Fall Down (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 31, 2017
All Fall Down
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by William Inge from a novel by James Leo Herlihy
1962/USA
John Houseman Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Mrs. Mandel: [Slight pause, then chuckles coyly] Well, in that case, I won’t have to take a sleeping pill tonight. I took qu read more
Antoine and Colette (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 28, 2017
Antoine and Colette (Antoine et Colette)
Directed by Francois Truffaut
Written by Francois Truffaut
1962/France
Les Films du Carrosse
First viewing/FilmStruck Truffaut sustains the charm of The Four Hundred Blows in this short follow-up. Having survived his childhood, seventeen-year-old Antoi read more
Ride the High Country (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 27, 2017
Ride the High Country
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Written by N.B. Stone Jr.
1962/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental Two classic actors go mano-a-mano amid some stunning autumn scenery in this enjoyable Western. Steve Judd (Joel McCrea) is an aging ex-gunslinger and marshal who is read more
Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 26, 2017
Ivan’s Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Written by Vladimir Bogomolov and Mikhail Papava from Bogomolov’s story
1962/USSR
Mosfilm/Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
First viewing/Netflix rental Loved it for the images but the story dragged. As the film begins, the tw read more
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 25, 2017
Experiment in Terror Directed by Blake Edwards Written by Gordon and Mildred Gordon from their novel 1962/USA Geoffery-Kate Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This very good thriller might have been great. Kelly Sherwood (Lee Remick) is a bank teller. She lives alone with her teenage siste read more
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 23, 2017
The Exterminating Angel (El ángel exterminador) Directed by Luis Buñuel Written by Luis Buñuel and Luis Alcoriza 1962/Mexico Producciones Gustavo Alatriste Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die What does it all add up to? I don’t know but the images read more
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 21, 2017
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Directed by Henry Koster Written by Nunnally Johnson from a novel by Edward Streeter 1962/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Family vacation movies have been a comedy trend since the early days on cinema. This is an OK one. Banker read more
Forever My Love (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 20, 2017
Forever My Love Directed by Ernst Marischka Written by Ernst Marischka 1962/Austria Erma-Film First viewing/Netflix rental This is a compilation of three films starring Romy Schneider and Karl Boehm about the romance between Emperor Franz Joseph and “Sissi”, who became his empress. W read more
Mondo Cane (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 18, 2017
Mondo Cane
Directed by Paolo Cavera, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Franco Prosperi
Written by Paolo Cavera and Gualtiero Jacopetti
1962/Italy
Cineriz
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Time and experience have made this shockumentary much less shocking. This f read more
The War Lover (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 17, 2017
The War Lover
Directed by Philip Leacock
Written by Howard Koch from a novel by John Hersey
1962/UK/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Columbia British Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental I wasn’t quite prepared for a movie where I felt like slapping Steve McQueen throughout. The story read more
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 16, 2017
That Touch of Mink
Directed by Delbert Mann
Written by Stanley Shapiro and Nate Monaster
1962/USA
Granley Company/Arwin Productions/Nob Hill Productions Inc.
First viewing/Netflix rental Right before being a 40-year-old virgin was just plain embarrassing, Doris Day was tempting some mighty read more
Damn the Defiant! (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 15, 2017
Damn the Defiant! (AKA “HMS Defiant”)
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Written by Nigel Kneale and Edmund H. North from a novel by Frank Tilsely
1962/UK
Columbia Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental With Billy Budd and Mutiny on the Bounty, Damn the Defiant completes a trifecta of 19 read more
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 14, 2017
Varan the Unbelievable
Directed by Jerry A. Baerwitz (Ishiro Honda uncredited)
Written by Sid Harris
1962/USA/Japan
Cory Film Corporation/Dallas Productions Inc./Toho Company (uncredited)
First viewing/Amazon Prime Obake didn’t want his name used in this terrible movie so he’s called V read more
Panic in Year Zero!
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 13, 2017
Panic in Year Zero!
Directed by Ray Milland
Jay Simms and John Morton from stories by Ward Moore
1962/USA
Roger Corman Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant This movie says more about the Alpha-male’s obsession with his gun than it does about nuclear apocalypse. Harry Baldwin (Ray Milland) read more
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 12, 2017
The Day of the Triffids
Directed by Steve Stekeley
Bernard Gordon from a novel by John Wyndam
1963/UK
Allied Artists Pictures/Security Pictures Ltd.
First viewing/Amazon Prime Well, I can hardly think of anything cooler than a story about a small band of survivors that tries to battle carnivorous read more
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 12, 2017
The Day of the Triffids
Directed by Steve Stekeley
Bernard Gordon from a novel by John Wyndam
1963/UK
Allied Artists Pictures/Security Pictures Ltd.
First viewing/Amazon Prime Well, I can hardly think of anything cooler than a story about a small band of survivors that tries to battle carnivorous read more
The Intruder (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 11, 2017
The Intruder (AKA “I Hate Your Guts”, “The Stranger”, and “Shame”) Directed by Roger Corman Written by Charles Beaumont from his novel 1962/USA Roger Corman Productions Repeat viewing/YouTube Roger Corman and William Shatner went way outside their comfort zones read more
Tears on the Lion’s Mane (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 6, 2017
Tears on the Lion’s Mane (AKA “A Flame at the Pier”) (Namida o shishi no tategami ni)
Directed by Masuhiro Shinoda
Written by Ichiro Mizunuma, Masuhiro Shinoda, Shuji Terayama
1962/Japan
Shochiku Company
First viewing/FilmStruck For me, there seems to be a real cultural d read more
Hatari! (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 5, 2017
Hatari!
Directed by Howard Hawks
Written by Leigh Brackett; story by Harry Kurnitz
1962/USA
Malabar
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental If you like Africa, wild animals or John Wayne this could make an enjoyable light afternoon at the movies. Young Brandy De la Court has inherited a ranch in Afr read more
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 4, 2017
Sweet Bird of Youth
Directed by Richard Brooks
Written by Richard Brooks from a play by Tennessee Williams
1962/USA
Roxbury Productions Inc.
First viewing/Netflix rental Chance Wayne: Oh, no, honey. You just look exotic. Yeah. Like a princess from Mars or a… big magnified insect. I’ve read more