Movie reviews, movie articles, movie information from 1970 to 1979. Movie polls on movies, movie directors and movie actors from the 1970s.
“Da-dum. Da-dum. Da-dum da-dum da-dum da-dum daaaaaaaa…” Hard to believe it’s been a whole half-century since moviegoers first heard those ominous notes by composer John Williams, the opening sounds to a film that would capture the country’s attention like few…
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It’s kind of funny. One of my favorite movie memories of gruff and tough character actor Joe Don Baker features him wielding a baseball bat. And no, I don’t mean his 1973 starring turn as real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser…
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“No, on second thought let’s not salute Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It is a silly film.” Are you a Baby Boomer male who came of age in the late ’70s? If so, you’ll recall how your place on…
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She was an English actress and writer who co-created a ’70s TV drama series that became one of the first British hits on this side of the Atlantic. He was a Canadian-born film and TV director whose eclectic résumé included…
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From killer sharks and rebellious mental hospital patients to failed bank robbers and crossdressing extraterrestrial mad scientists, the movie scene of 1975 offered a wide and offbeat array of characters to root for…or against. MovieFanFare invites you to vote for…
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Ah, 1974. Remember back a half-century ago? President Richard M. Nixon abruptly resigned in the wake of Watergate; Hungarian professor Erno Rubik invented his eponymous cube; and the IMAX movie format made its debut at Expo ’74 in Spokane, the…
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It’s time for another Create-A-Caption! For this week’s film, we’ve chosen Alien. Ridley Scott‘s 1979 sic-fi classic remains one of the most influential films of all time. A huge part of the film’s enduring appeal is the scene when —…
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Since a new 45th anniversary edition of Jaws was just released, the time feels right for us to once again put Steven Spielberg‘s pioneering blockbuster in the spotlight. Thus, we’ve taken an image from one of the film’s most iconic…
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The original Death Wish is a smart and thoughtful rumination on what justice means in the seemingly lawless New York City of the 1970s. In the film, non-confrontational architect Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is pushed to his breaking point after…
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It’s Agatha Christie times two as guest writer Rick29 investigates the 1974 film version of Murder on the Orient Express, starring Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot, as well as the 2010 British TV adaptation, with David Suchet as the Belgian sleuth.
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