On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
Special Section (1975) Costa-Gavras
In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. Read More »
Could We Maybe (1976) Lasse Nielsen
A bored 15-year-old boy is taken hostage by bank robbers, along with a girl he is attracted to. Read More »
One Way or Another (1977) Sara Gómez
In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda Read More »
Gambling Den Heist (1975) Kinji Fukasaku
After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor. Read More »
Osceola (1971) Konrad Petzold
Florida, 1830 – Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved to reservations. Read More »
Casey’s Shadow (1978) Martin Ritt
Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. Read More »
L’aveu / The Confession (1970) Costa-Gavras
Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, is vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia. Read More »
Once Is Not Enough (1975) Guy Green
A young woman goes home to New York after a long stay in Europe. Read More »
A Primer for ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1970)
Primer on the meaning, techniques and background of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film Read More »