Tag: 1979
Rewind 1979 In Film: All That Jazz
For a brief time in American cinema, the auteur reigned. No project was too epic in scale, no subject was off-limits, money was readily available…
Filmotomy Podcast 79: 1979 in Film
How very apt it is that we arrive at Filmotomy Podcast Episode 79, to discuss the latest of our Rewind series – the year 1979….
Rewind – 1979 in Film: Kramer vs. Kramer
Recognising a piece of cinema which taps into its time and era with a narrative perfectly relevant and timely is something the Academy Awards do…
1979 in Film: Alien
I was probably 10 or 11 years old when I first had an interaction with the Alien franchise. I was at my Dad’s house when…
1979 in Film: “10”
This is a look back at “10“, a film by Blake Edwards, that I also like to consider: “Julie Andrews is way too good to…
Rewind, 1979 in Film: Being There
It may be 40 years since the release of Hal Ashby’s Being There, but somehow the film is even more relevant now. Especially with the…
1979 in Film: Steven Spielberg’s 1941
It’s probably contrarian enough to defend a movie like 1941 as a good film, but it may be futile to try to convince people it’s…
1979 in Film: Frank Langella’s Thirst Trap – On Dracula
An icon of both cinema and literature, few characters are as recognizable as Count Dracula. So many artists have taken a stab at Bram Stoker’s…
Film Honors: 1979
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
