Ken Russell’s film version of Sandy Wilson’s musical, The Boy Friend, released to theaters in December of 1971. Famed 60s-era model Twiggy stars in this “all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing,” (and oft-forgotten) extravaganza. You can soak up the trailer below. More Info: … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Movies
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola’s epic released on March 15th, 1972, went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films … Continue reading
Trailer time, Bionic film-lovers. Today, we’ll take in the sight of Angie Dickinson, William Shatner and Tom Skeritt in Big Bad Mama. Big Bad Mama, a tale of Texas bootlegging in 1932, crashed into theaters in September of 1974 and … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets made its theatrical debut in October of 1973. The film stars Harvey Keitel as Mafia debt collector, Charlie and Robert De Niro as his troublesome buddy, Johnny Boy. Scorsese went on to make Alice Doesn’t Live … Continue reading
Sad news alert: Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, the man behind the designs for Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, died March 3rd at the age of 82. McQuarrie was a true talent and created many iconic sci fi … Continue reading
It’s Trailer Tuesday and we turn our eyes to coming attractions of the 1970s. Today, let’s enjoy Raquel Welch in Kansas City Bomber from the summer of 1972. I definitely need to do an entire post on 70s Roller Derby … Continue reading