Directed by Paul Mazursky Bob & Carol (Robert Culp, Natalie Wood) have just gone to a spiritually-inclined retreat. When they come back they're different, and it irks Ted & Alice (Elliot Gould, Dyan Cannon). The divide between them will to some extent be erased by film's end as the four of them climb into bed … Continue reading Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
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True Grit (2010)
Directed by the Coen Brothers The 1969 film was a celebration of all things John Wayne while the Coen Brothers' adaptation of the same source material is much more broadly comedic, at least to a point. The Rooster Cogburn character here is played by a legendary actor in his own right, Jeff Bridges. He's somewhere … Continue reading True Grit (2010)
The Limey (1999)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh The Limey has the feel of an old French film from the 1960s, something like Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, Francois Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player or Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows. What I remember most about those films is the gun, the non-conventional editing and an ending that doesn't always offer you what you want … Continue reading The Limey (1999)
The Rain People (1969)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola In The Rain People, a pregnant housewife, Natalie (Shirley Knight) leaves her husband and hits the road. She knows not where she is headed, and her aimless travels introduce her to two men whose eventual showdown leaves her hopeless and distraught. Roger Ebert compares this film to Easy Rider, and it's clear … Continue reading The Rain People (1969)
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