Every 70s Movie
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Captain Milkshake (1970)

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          While the meaning of the film’s title is a mystery, Captain Milkshake is in many other respects a fine time capsule...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Northern Lights (1978)

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          Earnest, humane, and political, indie drama Northern Lights tells the story of how Norwegian-immigrant farme...
Saturday, June 2, 2018

The Jerusalem File (1972)

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          Filmed on location in Israel, terrorism-themed thriller The Jerusalem File has enough local color for two movies, f...
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Monday, May 28, 2018

Chicago 70 (1970)

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          One of the stranger cultural reactions to the notorious “Chicago 7 Trial” was an absurdist theater production blendi...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)

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          Success creates demand for repeat performances, hence this Philip Roth adaptation starring Richard Benjamin, a follo...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

French Quarter (1978)

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          Since the Crown International logo usually heralds low-budget movies that disappoint in predictable ways, it’s worth...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Brotherly Love (1970)

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          Adapted by James Kennaway from his play Country Dance (the title under which this British/American coproduct...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Speeding Up Time (1971)

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Blaxploitation sludge made on a pathetic budget, Speeding Up Time has something to do with a young writer tracking dow...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Welcome Home Soldier Boys (1971)

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          Something of a thematic predecessor to the Sylvester Stallone hit First Blood (1982), this grim melodrama depicts t...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

The Bridge in the Jungle (1971)

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Here’s one of cinema’s stranger footnotes. More than 20 years after directing The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), John H...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Not the End . . .

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Exactly seven and a half years after I started this project, today marks the conclusion of daily posting here at Every ’70s...
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Apple Pie (1976)

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          Stating that Apple Pie isn’t the weirdest ’70s transmission from Manhattan’s artistic fringe might be accurate, but...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Antonio (1973)

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          Parallel to his music career, affable Tejano singer Trini Lopez dabbled in acting for movies and TV, notably ...
Monday, April 9, 2018

French Postcards (1979)

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          There’s a tendency among cinemaniacs of a certain age to romanticize the so-called “Film School Mafia” of ear...
Sunday, April 8, 2018

Something Evil (1972)

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          Fans can argue about which project represents Steven Spielberg’s first feature-length directorial endeavor, since he...
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Saturday, April 7, 2018

Sunset Cove (1978)

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Teen-sex comedy Sunset Cove has a serviceable premise, because it depicts horny adolescents from different cliques joining fo...
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Friday, April 6, 2018

Starbird and Sweet William (1973)

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The polite way to characterize low-budget family film Starbird and Sweet William is to say that it’s a harmless story about a...
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