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True Grit (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2014
Wayne is usually a given to steal the spotlight but Kim Darby gave him more than he bargained for as the stubborn, no-nonsense Maddie Ross. Following suit singer Glen Campbell showed he can do more than knock back a tune, playing the Texas Ranger. As with many of his other great westerns, Wayne is s read more
Snoopathon: L’armée des ombres (1969) Part 1
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jun 3, 2014
Once again, I seem to have chosen the one of the least typical examples of the genre for a genre-based blogathon. “L’armée des ombres” (“Army of Shadows”), Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film about a small group of French Resistance fighters during World War II, is undeniably a spy film. And read more
Snoopathon: L’armée des ombres (1969) Part 1
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jun 3, 2014
Once again, I seem to have chosen the one of the least typical examples of the genre for a genre-based blogathon. “L’armée des ombres” (“Army of Shadows”), Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film about a small group of French Resistance fighters during World War II, is undeniably a spy film. And read more
Easy Rider (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 8, 2013
Starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, this road film follows the two young men traveling across country from L.A. after a drug deal. Along the way they meet a Hippie colony, experimenting with drugs, and simply live life as they please. Much of the movie comprises of the many pit stops they take read more
Easy Rider (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 8, 2013
Starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, this road film follows the two young men traveling across country from L.A. after a drug deal. Along the way they meet a Hippie colony, experimenting with drugs, and simply live life as they please. Much of the movie comprises of the many pit stops they take read more
“Cactus Flower” (1969)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jul 30, 2013
Unexpected gem: Cactus Flower, directed by Gene Saks, viewed thanks to Turner Classic Movies. Saks, who also directed Barefoot in the Park (1967) and The Odd Couple (1968), worked a fair amount with writer/producer Neil Simon. More recently, he played Woody Allen’s father in Deconstructing Har read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 14, 2013
Like most of the films on which he worked, The Valley of Gwangi (1969) is best known today for the contributions of Ray Harryhausen, the special effects wizard whose pioneering work in stop-motion created monsters and magic long before the advent of CGI. This particular example of Harryhausen’ read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 14, 2013
Like most of the films on which he worked, The Valley of Gwangi (1969) is best known today for the contributions of Ray Harryhausen, the special effects wizard whose pioneering work in stop-motion created monsters and magic long before the advent of CGI. This particular example of Harryhausen’ read more
A Portrait of the Macabre: Night Gallery (1969)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 12, 2013
I’d been threatening 12-year-old Hannah with the pilot movie for Rod Serling’s Night Gallery for awhile now, and last night she finally acceded to the inevitable and agreed to humor the old man by watching it with me. For those who don’t remember it, Night Gallery was Serling̵ read more
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 18, 2012
The film stars Jon Voight as a naive Texan and Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo, the bum who initially cons him and eventually befriends him. Voight comes to New York expecting to make money off of rich city women as a male hustler. However, his callowness leaves him broke. That’s when the crippl read more
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 18, 2012
The film stars Jon Voight as a naive Texan and Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo, the bum who initially cons him and eventually befriends him. Voight comes to New York expecting to make money off of rich city women as a male hustler. However, his callowness leaves him broke. That’s when the crippl read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2012
With the great combo of Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the legendary outlaws, this movie is great fun. The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang became infamous for their exploits with Butch (Newman) being the brains and Sundance (Redford) the fastest gun around. Together these two robbed banks, held up trains, read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2012
With the great combo of Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the legendary outlaws, this movie is great fun. The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang became infamous for their exploits with Butch (Newman) being the brains and Sundance (Redford) the fastest gun around. Together these two robbed banks, held up trains, read more
True Grit (1969)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Oct 28, 2010
True Grit (Henry Hathaway, 1969)
Famously known has the only film John Wayne has won an Oscar in his entire career, True Grit. A revenge story of a young woman (Kim Darby) who wants to kill the man responsible for the death of her father. But, she is a financial record keeper, and moreover, a woma read more
Favourite movies: True Grit (1969)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 30, 2010
I have lost track of how many times I have seen True Grit. It is one of those films that is committed to memory. Marguerite Roberts' screenplay is filled with some of moviedom's most delicious dialogue as she drew heavily on Charles Portis' remarkably fine novel. The tone is one of dramatic authe read more
Favourite movies: Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Aug 4, 2008
The comedy-western is a subgenre with a rich and varied history. The cliches of even the best westerns lend themselves to kidding, and fans are always up for a laugh. Two of the finest proponents of the comedy-western are writer/director Burt Kennedy and writer William Bowers. The thing that sets th read more
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) is a Western and the last film produced by the independent outfit Robert Goldstein Productions. The film was directed by Burt Kennedy and features a wonderful cast including Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, both David and John Carradine and Martin Balsam. Other n read more
A Primavera de uma Solteirona (1969) / The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
A Primavera de uma Solteirona (1969) / The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Edimburgo, 1932. Uma mulher sai de sua casa numa bicicleta. A mulher é a senhorita Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith), uma professora de uma escola só para garotas. Ela está em seu melhor momento, ela sabe disso e diz read more