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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 22, 2020
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Thomas C. Ryan from a novel by Carson McCullers
1968/USA
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Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant If you are looking for a bittersweet Hollywood movie with some superlative acting, look no further. This has an involved plot and I’ll b read more
Black Cat (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 21, 2020
Black Cat (Kurnoneko/Yabu no naka no kuroneko) Directed by Kaneto Shindo Written by Kaneto Shindo 1968/Japan IMDb link First viewing/Criterion Channel One of 1000 Best Horror Movies on They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? Kaneto Shindo gives us a beautiful and truly creepy ghost story that rivals read more
Targets (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 20, 2020
Targets
Directed by Peter Bogdonovich
Written by Peter Bogdonovich; story by Bogdonovich and Polly Platt
1968/USA
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One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
One of 1000 Best Horror Movies on They Shoot Zombies Don’t They?
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Not too shabby for a feature read more
Genocide (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 19, 2020
Genocide (AKA “War of the Insects”) (Konchu daisenso)
Directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu
Written by Susumu Takaku; story by Kingen Amada
1968/Japan
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First viewing/Criterion Channel Japanese horror trades giant monsters for tiny ones in this amusingly dreadful movie. Swarms of i read more
The Odd Couple (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 15, 2020
The Odd Couple
Directed by Gene Saks
Written by Neil Simon from his play
1968/US
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Repeat viewing/Amzazon Instant Felix Ungar: Take what back? Oscar Madison: “Let it be on your head.” What the hell is that, the Curse of the Cat People? Despite a few now cringe-worthy jokes, the p read more
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 14, 2020
The Lion in Winter Directed by Anthony Harvey Written by James Goldman from his play 1968/UK IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant This movie holds up so damn well to a re-watch. The plot is kind of convoluted. It takes up the dual tasks of conveying some history of the Plantagenets of Eng read more
Pretty Poison (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 13, 2020
Pretty Poison
Directed by Noel Black
Lorenzo Sempel Jr. based on a novel by Stephen Geller
1968/US
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First viewing/Amazon Instant Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins made this a must-see for me. Dennis Pitt (Perkins) is released from the psychiatric institution where he has been an inmate sinc read more
Girl in Gold Boots (1968) – Mini-Review
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 11, 2020
Girl in Gold Boots
Directed by Ted V. Mikels
Written by Leighton J. Peatman, Art Names, John T. Wilson
1968/US
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First viewing/YouTube Critter: Oh, that’s what you think, baby. Tarnish isn’t a strong enough word for what he’ll do to you. Try “corrode” for read more
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 9, 2020
Planet of the Apes
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by Michael Wilson and Rod Sterling from a novel by Pierre Boulle
1968/USA
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Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 1968 was certainly a year for science fiction blockbusters! The year is 3978 A read more
Out of Sequence: Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 7, 2020
Muriel’s Wedding
Directed by P.J. Hogan
Written by P.J. Hogan
1994/Australia
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Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The anti-Cinderella story with a happy ending. Muriel (Toni Collette) lives in the beach town of Porpoise Spit, Australia. read more
They Saved Hitler’s Brain (1968) – A Mini-Review
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 5, 2020
They Saved Hitler’s Brain (AKA The Madmen of Mandoras) Directed by David Bradley Written by Peter Miles; original story by Steve Bennett 1968/USA IMDb link First viewing/YouTube Not much to say about this one. Mad Nazis on a remote tropical island keep Hitler’s head in a jar. They plan read more
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 4, 2020
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Directed by Jack Kaufman
Written by Jack Kaufman, Alan Landsberg, etc. from a book by William L. Shirer
1968/USA
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First viewing/YouTube Loved the book; liked the movie. Surely everybody is acquainted with the story of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power a read more
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 3, 2020
Night of the Living Dead
Directed by George A. Romero
Written by John A. Russo and George A. Romero
1968/USA
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Repeat viewing/Criterion Channel
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
One of 1000 on They Shoot Zombies Don’t They Sheriff McClelland: Yeah, they’re dead. They read more
Favorite New-to-Me Films of 2019
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 31, 2019
I slacked off dramatically on my movie watching for 2019 and have high hopes that I will regain my enthusiasm in 2020. My viewing for this year began with 1966 and ended with finishing 1967. I logged 171 films on Letterboxd. I saw many great films. Since I’ve been seeking out classic movies for read more
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 30, 2019
2001: A Space Odyssey
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke from Clarke’s short story
1968/US
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Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A mind-blowing visual and auditory experience does not quite compensate for read more
1968
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 28, 2019
What a year 1968 was! United States history was forever changed with the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. Vietnam War protests mounted as the fighting raged unabated. Amid ghetto rioting, there was some progress on the Civil Rights front with President Johnson signing the read more
1967 Re-Cap and 10 Favorite Films
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 26, 2019
I have now watched 87 films that were released in 1967. A complete list can be found here. It took six months seemingly stretching out into eternity. In reality, 1967 was actually one of the really great years for movies and for Hollywood, which was seeing an upswing of creativity aided by the read more
The Anderson Platoon (1967)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 24, 2019
The Anderson Platoon Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer Written by Pierre Schoendoerffer 1967/France IMDb link First viewing/YouTube A veteran of the French Indochina War imbeds himself with an American platoon in the long war’s next phase. He captures the way the GIs try and fail to cr read more
Week End (1967)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 22, 2019
Week End Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Written by Jean-Luc Godard 1967/France IMDb link First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A film about everything and nothing. Mostly nothing. I will confess that I did not give this film my 100% attention. Anyway, a married read more
Oedipus Rex (1967)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 21, 2019
Oedipus Rex (Edipo Re)
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by Pier Paolo Pasolini from the play by Sophocles
1967/Italy
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First viewing/Amazon Prime Pasolini’s primitive interpretation of the ancient tragedy made it seem to come to life. The film begins and ends with scenes of cont read more