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Zazie dans le metro
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 19, 2017
Zazie dans le metro Directed by Louis Malle Written by Louis Malle and Jean-Paul Rappeneau from a novel by Raymond Queneau 1960/France Nouvelle Editions de Films First viewing/Netflix rental For me, one of the least funny things on the planet is a mean, bratty little kid. Naturally, I hat read more
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 18, 2017
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Directed by Ken Hughes
Written by Ken Hughes from a book by Montgomery Hyde and a play by John Furnell
1960/UK
Warwick Film Productions/Warwick Production/Viceroy Films Ltd.
First viewing/YouTube My second film about the trials of Oscar Wilde in as many day read more
Never on Sunday (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 17, 2017
Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki) Directed by Jules Dassin Written by Jules Dassin 1960/Greece/USA Lopert Pictures Corporation/Melinafilm Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime Only a doting husband could create a hooker this happy. American Homer Thrall (Jules Dassin) is an amateur philosopher in thrall read more
Wild River (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 16, 2017
Wild River
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Paul Osborn based on novels by William Bradford Huie and Borden Deal
1960/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant It’s nice to have a candidate for Best New-to-Me Film of 2017 so early in the year! The year is 1937 read more
Primary (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 15, 2017
Primary Directed by Robert Drew Written by Robert Drew 1960/USA Drew Associates/Time First viewing/Netflix rental Back when politicians ran on their records, we still had exciting political primaries. This was the first in a series of documentaries Robert Drew about John F. Kennedy. The film fol read more
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 14, 2017
The Magnificent Seven
Directed by John Sturges
Written by William Roberts
1960/USA
Mirisch Company/Alpha Productions/Alpha
First viewing/Netflix rental Calvera: And? Vin: He said, “It seemed to be a good idea at the time.” This might be the most famous mainstream film I had never seen read more
The Housemaid (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 13, 2017
The Housemaid (Hanyo)
Directed by Ki-young Kim
Written by Ki-young Kim
1960/South Korea
Hanguk Munye Yeonghwa/Kim Ki-young Productions
First viewing/FilmStruck
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Don’t you just hate it when the ending undoes the entire previous movi read more
Journey to the Lost City (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 12, 2017
Journey to the Lost City
Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Fritz Lang, Werner Jorg Luddeke and Thea von Harbou from von Harbou’s novel
1960/Italy/France/West Germany
Criterion Productions/Regina Films/Rizzoli Film
First viewing/Amazon Instant A dubbed, heavily edited and faded print might n read more
Tunes of Glory (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 11, 2017
Tunes of Glory
Directed by Ronald Neame
Written by James Kennaway based on his novel
1960/UK
United Artists/Knightsbridge Films
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental It’s a joy to watch the clash of two great actors. Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness) belongs to his Highland Regiment in every sens read more
The Naked Island (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 10, 2017
The Naked Island (Hadaka no shima)
Directed by Kaneto Shindo
Written by Kaneto Shindo
1960/Japan
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Repeat viewing/FilmStruck This is a hypnotically beautiful movie. If people could eat scenery, these folks would have it made. The film is dialogue-free for the first read more
Jigoku (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 9, 2017
Jigoku (“The Sinners of Hell”) Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa Written by Nobuo Nakagawa and Ichiro Miyagawa 1960/Japan Shintoho Film Distribution Company First viewing/Netflix rental This vision of Hell is enough to keep even the most ardent sinner on the straight and narrow! Shiro read more
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 7, 2017
Sergeant Rutledge
Directed by John Ford
Written by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck
1960/USA
John Ford Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Two years before To Kill a Mockingbird, John Ford gave us this courtroom drama/Western about a Buffalo solider accused of raping and killing a whi read more
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 7, 2017
Hell to Eternity
Directed by Phil Karlson
Written by Ted Sherdeman and Walter Roeber Schmidt; story by Gil Doud
1960/USA
Allied Artists Pictures/Atlantic Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental I would have rated this a standard biopic/combat movie had it not been derailed read more
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 6, 2017
The League of Gentlemen Directed by Basil Dearden Written by Bryan Forbes from a novel by John Boland 1960/UK Allied Film Makers First viewing/FilmStruck Lexy: I sincerely hope not. Jack Hawkins leads an all-star British cast in this solid caper film. Col. Norman Hyde (Hawkins) has recentl read more
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 5, 2017
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Directed by Karel Reisz
Written by Alan Sillitoe from his novel
1960/UK
Woodfall Film Productions
First viewing/FilmStruck
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Albert Finney made his name with this great portrait of a total louse. Arthur Seaton (Finney) read more
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 4, 2017
Let No Man Write My Epitaph Directed by Philip Leacock Written by Robert Presnell Jr. from a novel by Willard Motley 1960/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/YouTube It’s official – I love Burl Ives. I have mixed feelings about some elements of this solid juvenile delinq read more
The Leech Woman (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 4, 2017
The Leech Woman
Directed by Edward Dein
Written by David Duncan; Story by Ben Pivar and Francis Rosenwald
1960/USA
Universal International Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Not to be confused with The Wasp Woman … June Talbot (Colleen Gray) is ten years older than her husband, endocrino read more
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 3, 2017
Swiss Family Robinson
Directed by Ken Annakin
Written by Lowell S. Hawley from a novel by Johann David Wyss
1960/USA
Walt Disney Productions
Repeat viewing?/Netflix rental This fun fantasy/adventure is for the whole family. A Swiss family is shipwrecked en route to colonial New Guinea when its sh read more
The Angry Silence (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 2, 2017
The Angry Silence
Directed by Guy Green
Written by Bryan Forbes; original treatment for the screen by Richard Gregson and Michael Craig
1960/UK
Beaver Films
First viewing/Amazon Instant In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest there is a l read more
1960
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 2, 2017
In 1960: Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho became the first American film ever to show a toilet flushing on screen. The first of the 5-pointed pink stars in the sidewalk on the “Hollywood Walk of Fame” was unveiled. It was awarded to actress Joanne Woodward. Billy Wilder’s The Apar read more