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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 17, 2017
Creature from the Haunted Sea Directed by Roger Corman Written by Charles B. Griffith 1961/USA Roger Corman Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant The “unspeakable secret” is that the creature is a badly executed muppet. The Bay of Pigs was apparently on Corman’s mind. A gang read more
Il Posto
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 16, 2017
Il Posto
Directed by Ermanno Olmi
Written by Ermanno Olmi and Ettori Lombardo
1961/Italy
24 Horses/Titanus
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck Olmi deserves a lot of credit for turning a story as slight as this one into something really enchanting and memorable. Domenico Cantoni has recently left sc read more
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 15, 2017
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Written by Abby Mann based on his original story
1961/USA
Roxlom Films Inc.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This multi-star production examines changing attitudes to Germany post-WWII. The film is set in 1948 towards the end of the man read more
The End of Summer (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 14, 2017
The End of Summer
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Written by Kogo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu
1961/Japan
Toho Company/Takarazaka Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Near the end of his own life, Ozu makes a reflective film about what’s really important at the end of the day. Widower Manbei read more
Bloodlust! (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 14, 2017
Bloodlust! Directed by Ralph Brooke Written by Ralph Brooke based on the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell 1961/USA cinegrafik First viewing/Amazon Prime Do yourself a big favor and watch the original 1932 The Most Dangerous Game instead of this low-budget rip-off. It read more
The Parent Trap (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 12, 2017
The Parent Trap Directed by David Swift Written by David Swift from a book by Erich Kastner 1961/USA Walt Disney Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I hadn’t seen this since childhood and had forgotten a lot. Haley Mills is fantastic as usual. Identical twins Susan Evers and Sharon read more
Homicidal (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 11, 2017
Homicidal Directed by William Castle Written by Robb White 1961/USA William Castle Productions First viewing/Netflix rental William Castle was no Alfred Hitchcock. That does not prevent his thrillers from being a lot of campy fun. Something is seriously wrong with Emily. She has a thing about read more
Placido (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 10, 2017
Placido Directed by Luis Garcia Berlanga Written by Rafael Azcona, Luis Garcia Berlanga, Jose Luis Colina, Jose Luis Font 1961/Spain Jet Films First viewing/Film Struck This black comedy is a savage indictment of false charity and the state of the Spanish population in the Franco era. A cookware read more
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 10, 2017
Mr. Sardonicus Directed by William Castle Written by Ray Russell from his novel 1961/USA William Castle Productions First viewing/Netflix rental William Castle’s films never live up to their trailers. They are a lot of fun anyway. The story takes place late in the 19th Century. Sir read more
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 9, 2017
101 Dalmatians
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman
Written by Bill Peet from a novel by Dodie Smith
1961/USA
Walt Disney Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Cruella De Vil: Miserable, darling, as usual, perfectly wretched. The artwork is charming and who coul read more
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 8, 2017
A Raisin in the Sun Directed by Daniel Petrie Written by Lorraine Hansberry 1961/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This film was made at a critical moment in the course of the civil rights movement in America. More than a time capsule, however, it is an excel read more
Zero Focus (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 7, 2017
Zero Focus (Zero no shôten) Directed by Yoshitaro Nomura Written by Shinobu Hashimoto and Yoji Yamada from a novel by Seicho Matsumoto 1961/Japan Shochiku Company First viewing/Netflix rental After starting out strong, the mystery got steadily less intriguing. It’s not a bad movie read more
Summer and Smoke (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 5, 2017
Summer and Smoke
Directed by Peter Glenville
Written by James Poe and Meade Roberts from a play by Tennessee Williams
1961/USA
Hal Wallis Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Geraldine Page didn’t make enough movies. The setting is the American South sometime at the end of the 19th Cen read more
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 4, 2017
Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1961/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die In Bergman’s first “chamber” film, a small cast and confined setting are en read more
The Young Doctors (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 3, 2017
The Young Doctors Directed by Phil Karlson Written by Joseph Hayes from a novel by Arthur Hailey 1961/USA Millar/Turman Productions; Drexel Films First viewing/YouTube The AMA must have loved, perhaps sponsered, this homage to the medical profession. It’s an entertaining little melodrama. Jos read more
Too Late Blues (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 2, 2017
Too Late Blues
Directed by John Cassavettes
Written by Richard Carr and John Cassavettes
1961/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental I love John Cassavettes. This early studio film shows a lot of promise but is let down by its script. John “Ghost” Wakefield (Bobby read more
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 1, 2017
Pocketful of Miracles Directed by Frank Capra Written by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend based on a screenplay by Robert Riskin and a story by Damon Runyon 1961/USA Franton Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Comparisons are odious. Without them, this is an entertaining and amusing Cinderella sto read more
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 30, 2017
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Directed by José Quintero Written by Gavin Lambert and Jan Read from a novel by Tennessee Williams 1961/USA Louis de Rochemont Associates First viewing/Netflix rental Well, the scenery is gorgeous and we get a great scene-stealing performance by Lotte Lenya. Stage read more
Angel Baby (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 29, 2017
Angel Baby
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Written by Orin Borsten, Paul Mason, and Samuel Roeca from a novel by Elsie Oakes Barber
1961/USA
Madera Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant You know it’s a bad movie when you are embarrassed for the actors in the film. Jenny Angel (Salome Jens), kno read more
The Innocents (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 28, 2017
The Innocents
Directed by Jack Clayton
Written by William Archibald and Truman Capote; additional dialogue by John Mortimer; from the novel “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James
1961/UK
Achilles/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Here is a beautiful, read more