Every 70s Movie
Friday, August 16, 2013

They Might Be Giants (1971)

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The whimsical romantic adventure movie They Might Be Giants , adapted by James Goldman from his play of the same name and dire...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Drive-In (1976)

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          Given the mixture of silly and sublime pleasures one could enjoy at the neighborhood drive-in theater in the heyday ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Tess (1979)

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          Given director Roman Polanski’s tumultuous rise and fall during the late ’60s and early ’70s—securing an envi...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Cry Blood, Apache (1970)

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   Low-budget crap riddled with amateurish editing, godawful dubbing, and vapid performances, this violent Western was presumably made to ki...
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Monday, August 12, 2013

Serpico (1973)

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          Serpico occupies such a significant place in film history that it’s difficult to discuss the film without reaching ...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

The Nightcomers (1971)

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          The last movie Marlon Brando made before his twin 1972 triumphs of The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris , which br...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

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          Despite including only about 10 minutes of original content, this cartoon anthology movie is worth a casual viewing ...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Kotch (1971)

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          Walter Matthau delivered a series of wonderfully entertaining performances in the ’70s, his rapscallion charm stemmi...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

The Turning Point (1977)

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          Making fun of The Turning Point requires little effort, since it’s such a consummate “chick flick” that it almost s...
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Concorde Affaire ’79 (1979)

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This Italian-made, low-budget adventure film is such a shameless ripoff of the Airport series that the plot combines the prem...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The Little Prince (1974)

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          Although I managed to pass through childhood without any exposure to the story, I’ve learned that French author/avia...
Monday, August 5, 2013

Hearts and Minds (1974)

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          Years before Michael Moore started using the documentary form to launch broadside attacks against the political righ...
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Jeremy (1973)

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          It’s not hard to see why some folks hold a special place in their hearts for the sensitive teen romance Jeremy , bec...
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Saturday, August 3, 2013

Soldier Blue (1970)

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          Nineteen-seventy was a wild year for Hollywood movies about the Native American experience, even if most of the stor...
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Friday, August 2, 2013

Fighting Mad (1976)

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          Filmmaker Jonathan Demme completed his productive tenure in Roger Corman’s B-movie operation with this uneven...
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