From directors James Kelley and Andrea Bianchi came the lurid, controversial psychological thriller What The Peeper Saw (1972). This Italian production became instantly infamous for its depiction of sexual interactions… Read more »
Since I was fourteen years old The Wicker Man (1973) has been one of my favorite films. I remember getting the home video release from Anchor Bay that came in… Read more »
On a midsummer night when the sun never sets, the troll Dunderklumpen (voiced by Halvar Björk) sneaks into the home of Beppe Wolgers and brings his children’s toys to life… Read more »
Arthur Marks may not have directed The Centerfold Girls (1974), but the opening credits of the film make it abundantly clear that this is Arthur Marks’ movie. In addition to… Read more »
In Hamburg, Gerd (Gerd Kruskopf) has just been released from prison. In an effort to put his life in a motorcycle gang back together he looks for a job and… Read more »
Daina Krumins’ film The Divine Miracle (1972) dramatizes Christ’s crucifixion, his resurrection and his ascent into Heaven. The film is executed as if it were a children’s illustrated Bible come… Read more »
Summer School Teachers (1974) was the second film Barbara Peeters wrote and directed for Roger Corman’s New World Pictures. As the title suggests, the film follows the love lives of… Read more »
In the very first scene of Film About A Woman Who… (1974) Yvonne Rainer confronts her viewer with the methodology of cinematic spectatorship and how she intends to manipulate those… Read more »
In 1973 Anna Karina released her directorial debut Vivre ensemble. To this day audiences go into Vivre ensemble expecting something like Made In U.S.A. (1966) or Bande à part (1964),… Read more »
Joan Micklin Silver’s second theatrical feature, Between The Lines (1977), draws on her experiences as a writer for the Village Voice to create an authentic representation of a radical newspaper’s… Read more »
