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Mein Kampf (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 18, 2017
Mein Kampf Directed by Erwin Leiser Written by Erwin Leiser 1960/Sweden/West Germany Minerva Film AB First viewing/Amazon Instant I’ve watched a lot of documentaries about Hitler and World War II in my journey through the years. This is the most comprehensive and best to date. The film beg read more
Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 17, 2017
Les bonnes femmes Directed by Claude Chabrol Written by Paul Gegauff and Claude Chabrol 1960/France/Italy Paris Film/Panitalia First viewing/Netflix rental I love the way Chabrol makes movies. I just wish all his characters weren’t so unpleasant. This is the slice-of-life story of read more
The Savage Innocents (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 16, 2017
The Savage Innocents
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Written by Nicholas Ray; adapted by Hans Ruesch, Franco Salinas, and Baccio Bandini from Ruesch’s novel
1960/France/Italy/UK
Gray Films, Joseph Janni/Appia Films, etc.
First viewing/Amazon Instant I know somebody out there has been secret read more
The Apartment (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 15, 2017
The Apartment
Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
1960/USA
Mirisch Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I watch Billy Wilder’s bittersweet romantic comedy almost every New Year’s Eve. It never read more
House of Usher (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 14, 2017
House of Usher
Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Richard Matheson based on “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe
1960/USA
Alta Vista Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Roderick Usher: No. None whatever. The films Roger Corman directed himself tend to be the best read more
Comanche Station (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 7, 2017
Comanche Station Directed by Budd Boetticher Written by Burt Kennedy 1960/USA Columbia Pictures Corp./Ranown Pictures Corp. First viewing/Netflix rental Jefferson Cody: Like you, for instance? Ben Lane: Like me, in particular. This was the last of the Budd Boetticher/Randolph Scott Westerns I read more
Peeping Tom (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 6, 2017
Peeping Tom Directed by Michael Powell Written by Leo Marks 1960/UK Michael Powell (Theatre) Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Michael Powell’s twisted psychological thriller ruined his career but has stood the test of time. From the first frame, read more
Space Men (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 5, 2017
Space Men (AKA Assignment Outer Space) Directed by Antonio Margheriti Written by Ennio De Concini and Jack Wallace 1960/Italy Titanus/Ultra Film First viewing/Amazon Instant This dud doesn’t even have an alien. It is 2016. World’s most obnoxious reporter Ray Peterson tags alon read more
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 4, 2017
Everything Goes Wrong (Subete ga kurutteru) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Written by Seiji Hoshikawa and Akira Ichijo 1960/Japan Nikkatsu First viewing/Filmstruck Here is Seijun Suzuki before he entered his full-on gonzo mode. Even this early he didn’t pull any punches. As films of the read more
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 3, 2017
The Bad Sleep Well (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Eijiro Hisaita etc.
1960/Japan
Toho Company/Kurosawa Production Co.
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck The first 30 minutes of this film are as good as anything Kurosawa ever did. The read more
The Entertainer (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 2, 2017
The Entertainer Directed by Tony Richardson Written by John Osborne and Nigel Kneale from Osborne’s play 1960/UK Woodfall Film Productions Repeat viewing?/FilmStruck Laurence Olivier delivers as a washed-up old musical hall performer. Archie Rice (Olivier) runs roughshod over his long-s read more
The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 2, 2017
The Horse with the Flying Tail Directed by Jerry Lansburgh Written by Janet Lansburgh 1960/USA Walt Disney Pictures First viewing/Amazon Instant This is an innocuous documentary tracking the career of a cow horse who rose to fame as a show jumper. The hero is a palomino named Injun Joe. Right of read more
The Alamo (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 1, 2017
The Alamo
Directed by John Wayne
Written by James Edward Grant
1960/USA
Batjack Productions/The Alamo Company
First viewing/Amazon Instant John Wayne’s lone directorial effort is over-long but not half bad. A vastly outnumbered group of “Texicans” create a fortress from a missio read more
The Sun’s Burial (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 30, 2017
The Sun’s Burial (Taiyô no hakaba) Directed by Nagisa Oshima Written by Toshiro Ishido and Nagisa Oshima 1960/Japan Shochiku Eiga First viewing/FilmStruck I could admire the production values even if I could not entirely figure out the plot. We are introduced to the dregs of post-War read more
Body in the Web (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 30, 2017
Body in the Web (Ein Toter hing im Netz; AKA Horrors of Spider Island) Directed by Fritz Böttger Written by Fritz Böttger, Eldon Howard and Albert G. Miller 1960/West Germany Intercontinental Film GmbH; Rapid Film First viewing/Amazon Prime Recommended only for those who are interested in read more
Purple Noon (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 23, 2017
Purple Noon (Plein soleil)
Directed by Rene Clement
Adapted by Rene Clement and Paul Gegauff from the novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
1960/France/Italy
Robert et Raymond Hakim/Paris Film/Paritalia/Titanus
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This excellent movie makes me want read more
Never Let Go (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 23, 2017
Never Let Go Directed by John Guillermin Written by Alun Falconer; story by John Guillermin and Peter de Sarigny 1960/UK Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I saw this back at the dawn of time but didn’t remember the title. Peter Sellers’ perf read more
Intimidation (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 22, 2017
Intimidation (Aru Kyohaku) Directed by Koreyoshi Kurehara Written by Kyo Takigawa and Osamu Kawase 1960/Japan Nikkatsu First viewing/FilmStruck This Japanese film noir packs a lot of goodness into just 65 minutes. As the film begins, Takita is at a party celebrating his promotion to the head offi read more
The Gallant Hours (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 21, 2017
The Gallant Hours Directed by Robert Montgomery Written by Beirne Lay Jr. and Frank D. Gilroy 1960/USA Cagney-Montgomery Production First viewing/Amazon Instant Robert Montgomery was never afraid to experiment in the films he directed. Some of his experiments worked better than others. As the fi read more
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 20, 2017
Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage)
Directed by Georges Franju
Written by Pierre Gascar, Claude Sautet, Jean Redon et al from Redon’s novel
1960/France
Champs-Elysees Productions/Lux Film
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die “Beautiful read more