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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 24, 2019

Bonnie and Clyde Directed by Arthur Penn Written by David Newman and Robert Benton 1967/US Warner Brothers/Seven Arts; Tatira-Hiller Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Did this change Hollywood films forever or just for the next ten years?  Was read more

To Sir, with Love (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 22, 2019

To Sir, with Love Directed by James Clavell Written by James Clavell from a novel by John R. Stone 1967/UK Columbia British Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental   The surroundings have dated but Sidney Poitier is forever. Mark Thakeray (Poitier) is an unemployed engineer who finds work tea read more

Wait Until Dark (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 20, 2019

Wait Until Dark Directed by Terence Young Robert Carrington and Jane Howard-Hammerstein from a play by Frederick Knott 1967/US Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This movie has lost none of its gripping terror since original release.  And what a great cast! A young beauty transports heroin read more

The Producers (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 17, 2019

The Producers Directed by Mel Brooks Written by Mel Brooks 1967/US Crossbow Productions/Springtime Productions/U-M Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die   Like his later films, Mel Brooks’s film debut is totally over-the-top – and v read more

Rush to Judgement (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 16, 2019

Rush to Judgement Directed by Emile de Antonio Written by Mark Lane 1967/US Judgement Films First viewing/You Tube Interesting documentary that raises more questions about the Kennedy Assassination than it answers. Author Mark Lane interviews many eyewitnesses to the assassination.  Some are certain read more

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 15, 2019

The Dirty Dozen Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Nunnally Johnson and Lukas Heller from a novel by E.M. Nathanson 1967/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/MKH/Seven Arts Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental   Remains a fun action adventure after all these years, largely due to a collection of the read more

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 14, 2019

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Directed by Stanley Kramer Written by William Rose 1967/USA Columbia Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental   I don’t like most, if not all, movies produced or directed by Stanley Kramer.  This one, as usual, rang false to me – starting with its Osc read more

The Graduate (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 11, 2019

The Graduate Directed by Mike Nichols Written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from a novel by Charles Webb 1967/USA Lawrence Turman Repeat viewing/my DVD collection One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Benjamin: Well, I would say that I’m just drifting. Here in the pool. Loved th read more

Creature of Destruction (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 9, 2019

Creature of Destruction Directed by Larry Buchanan Written by Tony Huston USA/1966 Azalea Picures First viewing/YouTub If only the monster had more screen time this could qualify as a fun bad movie.  Unfortunately, he only shows up briefly and usually after dark. A mad hypnotist (Les Tremayne) disco read more

In Cold Blood (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 8, 2019

In Cold Blood Directed by Richard Brooks Written by Richard Brooks from the book by Truman Capote 1967/USA Columbia Pictures/Pax Enterprises Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Splendid cinematography and excellent acting make this tale of murder and madness a must-see. This is the true story of Dick Hick read more

Le Samourai (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 7, 2019

Le Samourai Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Written by Jean-Pierre Melville and Georges Pellegrin from a novel by Joan McLeod 1967/France/Italy CICC/Fida Cinematografica/etc. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Melville’s excellent neo-noir and its ant read more

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 6, 2019

Cool Hand Luke Directed by Stuart Rosenberg Written by Don Pearce and Frank Pierson from Pearce’s novel 1967/USA Jalem Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The Christ symbolism and anti-establishment message haven’t aged all that well. read more

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 5, 2019

Samurai Rebellion (Jo-uchi: Hairyo tsuma shimatsu) Directed by Misaki Kobayashi Written by Shinobu Hashimoto from a novel by Yasukiho Takiguchi 1967/Japan Mifune Production Company Ltd/Toho Company Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Kobayashi’s film about the clash between love and duty features on read more

1967

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 2, 2019

Only a few weeks after completing Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), Spencer Tracy died of a heart attack at the age of 67. It was the last of nine films in which Tracy and Katharine Hepburn starred together, stretching from Woman of the Year (1942) to 1967, a period of 25 years. After suff read more

Andrei Rublev (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 1, 2019

Andrei Rublev Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Written by Andrey Konchalovskiy and Andrei Tarkovsky 1966/USSR Mosfilm/Tvorsheskoe Obedinienie i Kinorabotnikov Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Frame after exquisite frame make up this sublime meditation on art, religion, faith, and life. The setting is early read more

1966 Recap and Ten Favorite Films

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 1, 2019

I have now watched 94 films that were released in 1966.  A complete list can be found here.  Despite my endless complaints, 1966 was actually a fairly strong year at the top.  Not for Hollywood, however, which has only one film on my list.  The films are only in very rough order.  I gave the number read more

The Psychopath (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 29, 2019

The Psychopath Directed by Freddie Francis Written by Robert Bloch 1966/UK Amicus Productions First viewing/YouTube Creepy dolls are always a plus in a horror movie. Murder victims are piling up in London.  All of them are found in grisly positions accompanied by a doll resembling the deceased.  Sco read more

Here Is Your Life (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 27, 2019

Here Is Your Life (Här har du ditt liv) Directed by Jan Troell Written by Jan Troell and Bengt Forslund from a novel by Eyvind Johnson 1966/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Amazon Instant   Beautiful, if overlong, coming-of-age story. It is 1914 in rural Sweden and our hero Olof Persson read more

Nayak (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 24, 2019

Nayak (The Hero) Directed by Satyajit Ray Written by Satyajit Ray 1966/India R.D. Banshal & Co. First viewing/Amazon Instant   Excellent film from my beloved Satyajit Ray, somehow channeling Fellini a bit. Arindan Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is a matinee idol.  On this particular day, he awakes read more

Apa (1966)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 23, 2019

Apa (Father) Directed by Istvan Szabo Written by Istvan Szabo 1966/Hungary MAFILM3 Jatekfilmstudio First viewing/Amazon Instant   Wry tragi-comedy parallels one boy’s history and that of Hungary. Tako Bence’s doctor father died in 1945 when he was just six.  Tako spends the next twe read more
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