Tag: 70s movies
There Would Be No “Bad Girl” Video Without Diane Keaton
Of all Madonna’s many videos, perhaps one of the most standout (while still being simultaneously underrated) for its cinematic qualities is 1993’s “Bad Girl.” And [Read More…]
For Better or Worse, Diane Keaton Is Perennially Tied to Woody Allen
In her later years, some of the best work of Diane Keaton’s career came under fire/grew somewhat tainted for its inextricable association with Woody Allen. [Read More…]
Play Misty For Me: The California Blueprint for Fatal Attraction
Although the era of “free love” that commenced in the 1960s was initially looked upon by men with salivation over the opportunity to “get the [Read More…]
The Madhouse Instigator in Quills & One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
In every “madhouse” (even though we’re all mad here on Earth), it seems as though there’s one “ringleader” who is a bit more “sane” than [Read More…]
Emma and Rayette/Marcello and Bobby: A La Dolce Vita/Five Easy Pieces Parallel
Carole Eastman’s screenwriting career might have spanned decades, but there were only so few scripts she was able to give us considering the amount of [Read More…]
Lina Wertmüller At Last Given Some Overdue Credit With Honorary Oscar at Governors Awards
While an Oscar appears to become increasingly meaningless with each passing year, the sentiment behind it was not lost on veteran Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller [Read More…]
Sometimes, You Just Can’t Kill Your Wife: A New Leaf
“We had been married three months and I rather thought it was time to get rid of my wife.” So begins the original story from [Read More…]
A Futile and Stupid Gesture Usefully Explores the Life & Death of Doug Kenney
Of all the people who you wouldn’t expect to have a biopic made about them, Doug Kenney is among the men who top the list. [Read More…]
Money Changes Everything for Fox and His Friends
Rainer Werner Fassbinder is not the person to turn to for “light fare” or reassuring statements about the nature of humanity. He is there, in [Read More…]
Are We All Carrie White?
Forget about identifying with Carrie Bradshaw. The original Carrie had far more relatable problems, chief among them being a misunderstood social pariah. Yes, Carrie White [Read More…]
