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Framed (Karlson, 1974)
Framed mixes the violent angst of 1970’s American cinema with old school Noir seediness in a diabolical revenge story from genre giant Phil Karlson. In this Southern tale of sadism and brutality… more →
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Framed (Karlson, 1974)
gcheath19 wrote 2 weeks ago: Framed mixes the violent angst of 1970’s American cinema with old school Noir seediness in a d … more →
Mad Max (Miller, 1979)
gcheath19 wrote 1 month ago: Summer ‘08 will be my time to revisit the old days, the hard-nosed academic days, in an effort … more →
The Man Who Fell To Earth (Roeg, 1976)
gcheath19 wrote 4 months ago: Is The Man Who Fell To Earth about corporate greed, technological pollution, or David Bowie’s … more →
F For Fake (Welles, 1975) [B]
gcheath19 wrote 4 months ago: Initially, Welles’ cinematic mind game about trickery feels deeply innovative and enthralling … more →
Opening Night (Cassavetes, 1977) [B]
gcheath19 wrote 4 months ago: A baffling film from John Cassavetes anchored by a strangely belligerent and human performance fro … more →
Images (Altman, 1972) [A-]
gcheath19 wrote 5 months ago: Robert Altman dips his toes into the deep, psychological waters of Bergman and De Palma with this ma … more →
Bound For Glory (Ashby, 1976) [B]
gcheath19 wrote 5 months ago: It must be country singer week at the Heath residence. Hal Ashby’s take on Woody Guthrie unab … more →
All That Jazz (Fosse, 1979) [C]
gcheath19 wrote 5 months ago: I found Fosse’s meditation on his own life extremely self indulgent despite the less than flat … more →
An Unmarried Woman (Mazursky, 1978) [A-]
gcheath19 wrote 5 months ago: Erica (Jill Clayburgh), a beautiful, married woman whose husband decides to leave her for a younger … more →
Alien (Scott, 1979) [A-]
gcheath19 wrote 6 months ago: Ridley Scott’s no-nonsense phase of filmmaking, including a variety of focused genre films dea … more →
The Landlord (Ashby, 1970) [B+]
gcheath19 wrote 6 months ago: Hal Asbhy’s skill as an editor shines through his directorial debut The Landlord, a biting com … more →
The Horse (Burnett, 1973) [B+]
gcheath19 wrote 9 months ago: Burnett’s second short film beautifully and ambiguously builds to a sharp freeze frame of sudd … more →
A Woman Under the Influence (Cassavetes, 1974) [A]
gcheath19 wrote 9 months ago: Nobody films an argument like John Cassavetes. His characters clash with such intensity it feels li … more →
The Driller Killer (Ferrara, 1979) [C+]
gcheath19 wrote 10 months ago: The Abel Ferrara film festival continues. It’s become clear to me Ferrara’s both obsesse … more →
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (Kaufman, 1972) [C+]
gcheath19 wrote 10 months ago: In the new issue of the Francis Ford Coppola’s literary magazine All Story, Andrew Malan Milw … more →
Deliverance (Boorman, 1972) [A]
gcheath19 wrote 10 months ago: The harsh physical landscapes of John Boorman’s masterpiece Deliverance measure equal parts s … more →
Bad Company (Benton, 1972) [C+]
gcheath19 wrote 11 months ago: What starts out a seemingly innocent film about boy’s growing up too fast in the Old West, tur … more →
Breaking Point (Clark, 1976) [C-]
gcheath19 wrote 11 months ago: A surprisingly tepid revenge film from director Bob Clark (who was tragically killed in a drunk driv … more →
Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [A+]
gcheath19 wrote 11 months ago: When I decided to do some research and sketch up a possible lecture on The New Hollywood of the late … more →
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