Tag Archives: 70’s

Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)

Posted on March 30, 2021 at 5:02 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

“Phantom Ladies Over Paris” is the subtitle of Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974), and it’s a good indication of what you’re going to get with Jacques Rivette’s fifth film: part epic serialized fantastique adventure in the tradition of Feuillade’s … Continue reading →

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Heavy Traffic (1973)

Posted on March 27, 2021 at 9:43 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Following the breakout success of Fritz the Cat (1972), the X-rated animated adaptation of Robert Crumb’s underground comix, director Ralph Bakshi had the cachet to pursue the project he’d originally intended to be his first feature: Heavy Traffic (1973). Just … Continue reading →

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Eraserhead (1977)

Posted on March 12, 2021 at 8:14 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

2021 is the 10th anniversary of Midnight Only. To mark the occasion, this imaginary, rat-infested, leaky-roofed theater is raising the curtain on historically important midnight movies. The following was originally written for this site on July 21, 2015. One of … Continue reading →

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