Category Archives: Movie

Underground – Emile de Antonio, Haskell Wexler, Mary Lampson (1976)

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

“Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, founded as a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who fought to overthrow the U.S. government during the 1960s and 1970s. The film consists of interviews with … Continue reading →

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The Bedford Incident (1965)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

“The Bedford Incident is a 1965 British–American Cold War film starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier and coproduced by Widmark. The cast also features Eric Portman, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam and Wally Cox, as well as early appearances by Donald … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Flies – Peter Brook (1963)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

“Lord of the Flies is a 1963 British drama film, based on William Golding‘s novel of the same name about 30 schoolboys who are marooned on an island where the behaviour of the majority degenerates into savagery. It was written … Continue reading →

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Eric Rohmer – Nadja à Paris (1964)

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

“Occasionally, unintentionally, triggered by a smell or an old tune, my mind drifts to that time when Paris didn’t resemble the USA at all, when life on the street and screen was similar and our days appeared like the films … Continue reading →

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Luis Buñuel – Belle de Jour (1967)

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

“Luis Buñuel’s Belle de Jour is 50 years old and back in UK cinemas with all its creamy elegance and scabrous humour intact. With co-writer Jean-Claude Carrière, Buñuel creates a secret theatre of erotic shame. The only thing that really … Continue reading →

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Judson Dance Theater: The Work Is Never Done

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

“For a brief period in the early 1960s, a group of choreographers, visual artists, composers, and filmmakers gathered in Judson Memorial Church, a socially engaged Protestant congregation in New York’s Greenwich Village, for a series of workshops that ultimately redefined … Continue reading →

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Barbarella – Roger Vadim (1968)

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

“Barbarella is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Roger Vadim, based on the comic series of the same name by Jean-Claude Forest. The film stars Jane Fonda as Barbarella, a space-traveler and representative of the United Earth government sent … Continue reading →

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