Thursday, August 21, 2014

Fall 2014 ENG 281: 1970-1975 Films

Student choice for films: The Godfather, Jaws, The Holy Mountain, High Plains Drifter, One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest, Sleeper, Deliverance

Student Letterboxd Responses

Archives of individual films 1970-1975:

A Clockwork Orange (UK/USA: Stanley Kubrick, 1971: 136 mins)

Aguirre, The Wrath of God (West Germany/Peru: Werner Herzog, 1972: 93 mins)

The Conformist (Italy/France/West Germany: Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970: 111 mins)

The Devils (United Kingdom: Ken Russell, 1971: 111 mins)

The Godfather (USA: Francis Ford Coppola, 1972: 175 mins)

The Godfather, Part Two (USA: Francis Ford Coppola, 1974: 200 mins)

The Harder They Come (Jamaica: Perry Henzell, 1972: 120 mins)

Harold and Maude (USA: Hal Ashby, 1971: 91 mins)

Hearts and Minds (USA: Peter Davis, 1974)

High Plains Drifter (USA: Clint Eastwood, 1973: 105 mins)

The Holy Mountain (Mexico/USA: Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973: 115 mins)

M*A*S*H* (USA: Robert Altman, 1970: 116 mins)

Mean Streets (USA: Martin Scorsese, 1973: 112 mins)

The Night Porter (Italy: Liliana Cavani, 1974: 118 mins)

Solaris (Soviet Union: Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972: 165 mins)

Sweet Movie (Canada/France/West Germany: Dusan Makavejev, 1974: 98 mins)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (USA: Tobe Hooper, 1974)

W.R.: Mysteries of an Organism (Yugoslavia/West Germany: Dusan Makavejev, 1971: 84 mins)

More Films by Year

1970

The Clowns (Italy/France/West Germany: Federico Fellini, 1970: 92 mins)

Axemaker, Sean. "Send in THE CLOWNS: Fellini’s documentary pageant of the great clowns of Italy, France, and Britain is also a wake for the end of the circus clown era." Keyframe (January 10, 2014)

Dodes'ka-den (Japan: Akira Kurosawa, 1970: 140 mins)

Hogg, Trevor. "Epic Dreamer: An Akira Kurosawa Profile." Flickering Myth (March 24, 2010)

El Topo (Mexico: Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1970: 125 mins)

Dollar, Steve. "Interview of Alejandro Jodorowsky." Green Cine Daily (May 21, 2011)

Husbands (USA: John Cassavetes, 1970: 131 mins)

Palmer, Landon. "6 Filmmaking Tips From John Cassavettes." Film School Rejects (August 13, 2014)

Myra Breckenridge (USA: Michael Sarne, 1970: 94 mins)

Kloman, Harry. "Myra Breckinridge & Myron: An Introduction." University of Pittsburgh: 2005.

Patton (USA: Franklin J. Schaffner, 1970: 172 mins)

Lichtblau, Eric. "The Nazis Next Door: Eric Lichtblau on how the CIA & FBI Secretly Sheltered Nazi War Criminals." Democracy Now (October 31, 2014)

---. "Pt. 2: On The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler’s Men." Democracy Now (October 31, 2014)

Performance (UK: Donald Cammell and Nicholas Roeg, 1970: 105 mins)

The Influence and Controversy of Performance (DVD documentary on the 2007 Warner Brothers edition)

Lorefice, Mike. Performance Raging Bull Movies (February 22, 2002)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czechoslovakia: Jaromil Jires, 1970: 73 mins)

Krzywinska, Tanya. "Transgression, transformation and titillation Jaromil Jireš's : Valerie a týden divů (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, 1970)." Kino-Eye (September 15, 2003)

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (West Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1970: 88 Mins)

Hoberman, J. "The Single Antidote to Thoughts of Suicide: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s American friends." Moving Image Source (June 28, 2012)

1971

The Beguiled (USA: Don Siegel, 1971: 105 mins)

King, Danny. "Clint, Caught in the Act: On The Beguiled, and Don Siegel's Leading Man." Bright Lights Film Journal #82 (November 2013)

Beware of a Holy Whore (West Germany/Italy: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971: 103 mins)

Hudson, David. "Fassbinder: Romantic Anarchist (Part 1).” Keyframe (May 16, 2014)

Big Jake (USA: George Sherman and John Wayne, 1971: 110 mins)

Freedman, Carl. "Post-Hetrosexuality: John Wayne and the Construction of American Masculinity." Film International 5.1 (2007) [Professor has a copy]

Dirty Harry (USA: Don Siegel, 1971: 102 mins)

Doherty, Thomas. "Portraits of a Serial Killer: A time-honored public enemy, from Dirty Harry to Zodiac." Moving Image Source (June 12, 2008)

Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite (Italy: Sergio Leone, 1971: 138 mins)

Martin, Adrian. "Euphoria and Liberating Laughter: The Cinema of Sergio Leone." Projectorhead (1997 / revised and updated July 2011)

McGee, Patrick. From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007.[Professor has copy]

The French Connection (USA: William Friedkin, 1971: 104 mins)

LoBrutto, Vincent. "New York Filmmaking: The French Connection." Becoming Film Literate: The Art and Craft of Motion Pictures. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2005: 151-157. [BCTC Library: PN1994 L595 2005]

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (USA: Robert Altman, 1971: 120 mins)

McGee, Patrick. From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007.[Professor has copy]

The Merchant of Four Seasons (West Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971: 88 mins)

Hoberman, J. "The Single Antidote to Thoughts of Suicide: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s American friends." Moving Image Source (June 28, 2012)

Murmur of the Heart (France/Italy/West Germany: Louis Malle, 1971: 118 mins)

Sragow, Michael. "Murmur of the Heart: All in the Family." The Current (March 27, 2006)

THX 1138 (USA: George Lucas, 1971: 86 mins)

Lee, Kevin B. and Volker Pantenburg. "Motion Studies #7: Low Budget Eye Candy." Press Play (March 29, 2012)

Trafic (France/Italy: Jacques Tati, 1971: 96 mins)

Ross, Kristin. "Jacques Tati, Historian." Current (October 30, 2014)

1972

The Age of Medici (Italy: Roberto Rossellini, 1972-1973: 255 mins)

Gallagher, Tag. "Eclipse Series 14: Rossellini’s History Films—Renaissance and Enlightenment." Current (December 25, 2008)

Behind the Green Door (USA: Artie Mitchell and Jim Mitchell, 1972: 72 mins)

Hudson, David. "Sex in the Movies." Green Cine (2005)

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (West Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972: 124 mins)

Hudson, David. "Fassbinder: Romantic Anarchist (Part 1).” Keyframe (May 16, 2014)

Blaise Pascal (Italy: Roberto Rossellini, 1972: 135 mins)

Gallagher, Tag. "Eclipse Series 14: Rossellini’s History Films—Renaissance and Enlightenment." Current (December 25, 2008)

The Candidate (USA: Michael Ritchie, 1972: 110 mins)

McChesney, Robert W. and John Nichols. "The Bull Market: Political Advertising." Monthly Review (April 1, 2012)

Deep Throat (USA: Gerard Damiano, 1972: 61 mins)

Hudson, David. "Sex in the Movies." Green Cine (2005)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France: Luis Buñuel, 1972: 102 mins)

Scott, A.O. "Critics' Picks: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie." The New York Times (April 28, 2009)

The Last House on the Left (USA: Wes Craven, 1972: 84 mins)



Last Tango in Paris (France/Italy: Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972: 136 mins)

Hudson, David. "Sex in the Movies." Green Cine (2005)

Pink Flamingos (USA: John Waters, 1972: 93 mins)

"Divine Trash (John Waters Special)." Naked Lunch #1 (December 7, 2008)

Sun Seekers (East Germany: Konrad Wolf, 1972: 116 mins) [It was banned by the government for 14 years]

Brockmann, Stephen. "Sonnensucher (1958) or Searching for the Socialist Sun." A Critical History of German Film Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2010: 234-245. [Professor has copy of the book]

Super Fly (USA: Gordon Parks Jr., 1972: 93 mins)

Guerrero, Ed. "The Spectacle of Black Violence as Cinema." Cinematic Sociology: Social Life in Film. Los Angeles, CA: Sage, 2013: 89-103. [In BCTC Library PN1995.9 S6 C543 2013]

Tout va Bien." (France/Italy: Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1972: 95 mins)

Brody, Richard. "An Exile in Paradise." The New Yorker (November 20, 2000)

The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) (France: Barbet Schroeder, 1072: 106 mins)

Bickerton, Emille. "La vallée/The Valley (Obscured by Clouds): extracts from the BFI booklet." Michael Gothard Archive (From Emilie Bickerton's “A Short History of Cahiers de Cinema": 2009)

1973

Amarcord (Italy/France: Federico Fellini, 1973: 123 mins)

Wertz, Peter. "Amarcord (1973)." Wertz of Wisdom (March 10, 2014)

The Baby (USA: Ted Post, 1973: 84 mins)

McDonagh, Maitland. "Parental Misguidance: Journeyman Ted Post Hit the Dysfuntional-Family Mother Lode with The Baby." Film Comment (November/December 2013) [Professor has a copy]

Badlands (USA: Terrence Malick, 1973: 94 mins)

Bellamy, Jason and Ed Howard. "Conversations: Terrence Malick, Part One. The House Next Door (May 28, 2011)

Merrick, Amy. Living In: Badlands." Design Sponge (May 17, 2011)

O'Connor, Flannery. "A Good Man is Hard to Find." (Short Story: 1953)

Breezy (USA: Clint Eastwood, 1973: 102 mins)

Kuersten, Erich. "An American Rohmer: Clint Eastwood's Breezy." Acidemic #6 (2010)

The Devil in Miss Jones (USA: Gerard Damiano, 1973: 67 mins)

Hudson, David. "Sex in the Movies." Green Cine (2005)

Lady Snowblood (Japan: Toshiya Fujita, 1973: 97 mins)

Kinsella, Sharon. "Men Imagining a Girl Revolution." CMS Colloquium Podcast (December 11, 2006)

The Last Detail (USA: Hal Ashby, 1973: 104 mins)

O'Brien, Adam. "Regional Horizons in The Last Detail." Movie #4 (2013)

The Legend of Paul and Paula (East Germany: Heiner Carow, 1973: 105 mins)

Brockmann, Stephen. "Die Legende von Paul und Paula (1973) or East Germany in the 70s." A Critical History of German Film Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2010: 258-273. [Professor has copy of the book]

The Long Goodbye (USA: Robert Altman, 1973: 112 mins)

Adams, Sam, et al. "The Long Goodbye." Cinephiliacs #38 (May 11, 2014)

Papillon (USA/France: Franklin J. Schaffner, 1973: 151 mins)

Cohen, Andrew. "40 Years Later, the Cruelty of Papillon is a Reality in U.S. Prisons: Two generations after the famous film about solitary confinement first appeared, it's still relevant to the deplorable treatment of inmates in America's prisons today." The Atlantic (December 16, 2013)

Requiem for a Vampire (France: Jean Rollin, 1973: 95 mins)

Spigland, Ethan. "Requiem for a Dreamer: Jean Rollin." Acidemic #6 (2010)

Serpico (USA: Sidney Lumet, 1973: 130 mins)

"Dig deeper into Sidney Lumet’s Serpico." Cinephilia and Beyond (2014)

Serpico, Frank. "The Police Are Still Out of Control: I should know." Politico (October 23, 2014)

The Wicker Man (UK: Robin Hardy, 1973: 88 mins)

Farrow, Robert. "The Wicker Man: Games of truth, anthropology, and the death of ‘man’." Metaphilm (June 20, 2005)

World on a Wire (Germany: Werner Rainer Fassbinder, 1973: 205 mins)

Celluloid Liberation Front. "World on a Wire: Reality is Colder than Fiction." Senses of Cinema #56 (2010)

1974

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (West Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974: 93 mins)

Hoberman, J. "The Single Antidote to Thoughts of Suicide: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s American friends." Moving Image Source (June 28, 2012)

Savage, Julian. "The Conscious Collusion of the Stare: The Viewer Implicated in Fassbinder’s Fear Eats the Soul." Senses of Cinema #51 (2011)

Cartesius (Italy/France: Roberto Rossellini, 1974: 150 mins)

Gallagher, Tag. "Eclipse Series 14: Rossellini’s History Films—Renaissance and Enlightenment." Current (December 25, 2008)

Chinatown (USA: Roman Polanski, 1974: 130 mins)

Merrick, Amy. "Living In: Chinatown." Design Sponge (April 12, 2011)

The Conversation (USA: Francis Ford Coppola, 1974: 113 mins)

MacDowell, James. "John Cazale: Stepped Over." Alternate Takes (June 12, 2012)

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (West Germany: Werner Hauser, 1974: 110 mins)

Wölk, Ekkehard. "In Search of Bruno S.: A Berlin photographer finds, befriends and remembers the uniquely passionate person and puzzle that was Bruno Schleinstein." Keyframe (June 10, 2014)

The Parallax View (USA: Alan J. Pakula, 1974: 102 mins)

Kiang, Jessica. "50th Anniversary: 8 JFK Assassination Films That Revisit History." The Playlist (November 20, 2013)

Thoret, Jean-Baptiste. "The Seventies Reloaded: (What does the cinema think about when it dreams of Baudrillard?)." Senses of Cinema #59 (2011)

Phantom of the Paradise (USA: Brian De Palma, 1974: 92 mins)

Leatherwood, Roger. "The Phantom Archivist and The Phantom Archives: The Amateur Online Archive of Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974)." Bright Lights Film Journal #80 (May 2013)

The Swan Archives (Ongoing online archive for materials related to Phantom of the Paradise)

A Woman Under the Influence (USA: John Cassavettes, 1974: 155 mins)

LoBrutto, Vincent. "Independent Filmmaking: A Woman Under the Influence." Becoming Film Literate: The Art and Craft of Motion Pictures. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2005: 333-340. [BCTC Library: PN1994 L595 2005]

Palmer, Landon. "6 Filmmaking Tips From John Cassavettes." Film School Rejects (August 13, 2014)

The Yakuza (USA/Japan: Sydney Pollack, 1974: 123 mins)

Adelstein, Jake. "The Hardest Men In Town: Yakuza Chronicles of Sin, Sex and Violence (Japan Society Yakuza Film Festival Day One): The Yakuza." Japan Subculture Research Center (March 10, 2011)

1975

Black Moon (France: Louis Malle, 1975: 100 mins)

Vincendeau, Ginette. "Black Moon: Louis in Wonderland." Criterion (June 28, 2011)

Dersu Uzala (Soviet Union/Japan: Akira Kurosawa, 1975: 144 mins)

Hogg, Trevor. "Epic Dreamer: An Akira Kurosawa Profile." Flickering Myth (March 24, 2010)

Dog Day Afternoon (USA: Sidney Lumet, 1975: 125 mins)

MacDowell, James. "John Cazale: Stepped Over." Alternate Takes (June 12, 2012)

Escape to Witch Mountain (USA: John Hough, 1975: 97 mins)

Fitch, Alex and Lily Savy-Gorman. "John Hough on Escape Mountain." Reality Check (September 12, 2011)

Fox and His Friends (West Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975: 123 mins)

Browne, Colin. Fox and His Friends Senses of Cinema #59 (2011)

Hoberman, J. "The Single Antidote to Thoughts of Suicide: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s American friends." Moving Image Source (June 28, 2012)

Jaws (USA: Steven Spielberg, 1975: 124 mins)

Benedict, Steven. "The Techniques and Themes of Steven Spielberg." Vimeo (August 8, 2012)

Tracy, Andrew. "Depth Perception." Reverse Shot #31 (2012)

The Mirror (Soviet Union: Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975: 108 mins)

Petty, Tyler. "#11: The Mirror." Arts and Faith Top 100 Films (2011)

Moses und Aron (Austria/France/West Germany/Italy: Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, 1975: 107 mins)

McNeil, Jeremiah. "Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet - Moses und Aron." The Cinematic Mind of Jeremiah McNeil (June 10, 2014)

Nashville (USA: Robert Altman, 1975: 159 mins)

Brook, David. "Blu Ray Review: Nashville." Row Three (June 5, 2014)

LoBrutto, Vincent. "Multiplot, Multicharacter Narrative: Nashville." Becoming Film Literate: The Art and Craft of Motion Pictures. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2005: 209-214. [BCTC Library: PN1994 L595 2005]

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Australia: Peter Weir, 1975: 115 mins)

Merrick, Amy. "Living In: Picnic at Hanging Rock." Design Sponge (April 2010)

Reznick, Graham. "One Scene: Picnic at Hanging Rock." The Current (August 1, 2011)

Shivers (Canada: David Cronenberg, 1975: 87 mins)



Three Days of the Condor (USA: Sydney Pollack, 1975: 117 mins)

Thoret, Jean-Baptiste. "The Seventies Reloaded: (What does the cinema think about when it dreams of Baudrillard?)." Senses of Cinema #59 (2011)

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