Tag Archives: 70’s
Trilogy of Life: The Decameron (1971)/The Canterbury Tales (1972)/Arabian Nights (1974)
For me, these films were a gateway. I was living in Seattle, going to grad school, renting movies compulsively (it helped that I lived down the street from one of the best video stores in the country, Scarecrow Video). I … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique, Triple Feature
Tagged 70's, Arabian Nights, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Pasolini, The Devil
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The Car (1977)
First there was Duel, Steven Spielberg’s 1971 TV-movie about man vs. truck. Then came Jaws (1975), which Spielberg says he accepted partly because of the parallels with Duel; he even reused the same “roar” for the shark’s death that he … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Action, Car Chase, horror, James Brolin, Killer Car, motorcycle, Slasher, The Devil
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
The late 60’s and early 70’s saw Hollywood studios flailing and gesticulating, desperate to catch the attention of an audience that was turning on to films like Easy Rider (1969) and Five Easy Pieces (1970), as well as the growing … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Comedy, Drama, Rock Musical, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Slasher, Transvestite
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