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How About 139 Worthwhile Movies? Part One

Posted on at by F.T. Rea

Why another list of old movies? With the Biograph Theatre’s 40th anniversary celebration on the horizon, my lofty hope is that a reader might be persuaded to take a chance on one or two on this list, titles they’ve previously … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lists | Tagged A Clockwork Orange, A Day at the Races, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Alfie, All About Eve, Allan Jones, Amarcord, American Graffiti, Amy Irving, Anna Karina, Anne Baxter, Bang the Drum Slowly, Belle Du Jour, Bernardo Bertolucci, Bette Davis, Between the Lines, Biograph Theatre, Black Orpheus, Blazing Saddles, Blow Up, Bob Fosse, Bread and Chocolate, Breaker Morant, Breaking Away, Breathless, Breno Mello, Brian De Palma, Brooke Adams, Bruce Beresford, Bryan Brown, Burgess Meredith, Cabaret, Candy Clark, Carrie, Casablanca, Cat Ballou, Cat People, Catherine Deneuve, Charlie Chaplin, Chinatown, Christopher Walken, Cindy Williams, Citizen Kane, City Lights, Claude Rains, Cleavon Little, Daniel Stern, Das Boot, David Hemmings, Day for Night, Days of Heaven, Delphine Seyrig, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Dinner at Eight, Dorothy Comingore, Dr. Strangelove…, Dwayne Hickman, Edward Dmytryk. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward Woodward, Elliot Silverstein. Cast: Jane Fonda, Faye Dunaway, Federico Fellini. Cast: Bruno Zanin, Fernando Rey, Florence Lee, François Truffaut, Francis Ford Coppola, Franco Brusati, Fred MacMurray, Gastone Moschin, Gene Hackman, Gene Wilder, George C. Scott, George Cukor, George Lucas, George Sanders, Gillo Pontecorvo, Harvey Korman, Helena Rojo, Herbert Grönemeyer, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Nicholson, Jack Warden, Jacqueline Bisset, Jacques Tourneur, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean Harlow, Jean Seberg, Jean Sorel, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jeff Goldblum, Joan Micklin-Silver. Cast: John Heard, Joel Grey, John Barrymore, John Cazale, John D. Hancock, John Huston, John Savage, John Schlesinger, John Travolta, José Ferrer, Joseph Cotten, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Karen Black, Katharine Hepburn, Kent Smith, Klaus Kinski, Klaus Wennemann, Lee Marvin, Lindsay Crouse, Lionel Barrymore, Liza Minnelli, Luis Buñuel, Madeline Kahn, Magali Noël, Malcolm McDowell, Marcel Camus, Marie Dressler, Marpressa Dawn, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mel Brooks, Meryl Streep, Michael Bates, Michael Caine, Michael Callan, Michael Cimino, Michael Curtiz, Michael York, Michel Piccoli, Michelangelo Antonioni, Micheline Lanctôt, Nino Manfredi, Orson Welles, Patrick Magee, Paul Frankeur, Paul Henreid, Peter Sellers, Peter Yates, Piper Laurie, Polanski, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Gere, Robert De Niro, Ron Howard, Ruy Guerra, Sam Shepard, Sam Wood, Sarah Miles, Shelly Winters, Simone Simon, Sissy Spacek, Slim Pickens, Stanley Kubrick, Stefania Sandrelli, Sterling Hayden, Sutherland, Ted Kotcheff, Terrence Malick, The African Queen, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravtiz, The Battle of Algiers, The Caine Mutiny, The Conformist, The Conversation, The Day of the Locust, The Deer Hunter, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Marx Brothers, Un Chien Andalou, Valentina Cortese, Van Johnson, Vanessa Redgrave, Virginia Cherrill, Wallace Beery, Werner Herzog, William Atherton, Wolfgang Petersen | 4 Comments

The Biograph’s 40th

Posted on at by F.T. Rea

On its 40th anniversary, the Biograph Theatre, or perhaps something akin to its reanimated spirit, will serve up a pair of highly acclaimed films as a double feature. In other words, the James River Film Society will present “Breathless” — … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Film, James River Film Society | Tagged Biograph Theatre, Breathless, David Miller, Gena Rowlands, Jean Seberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kirk Douglas, Lonely Are the Brave, Walter Matthau | 7 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Midnight Shows

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In the 1970s, during what was the Golden Age of Repertory Cinema, the midnight show was close to the heart of many such specialized movie houses. Although theaters still show films at the midnight hour, clearly, the cultural significance of … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film, History, Lists | Tagged 2000 Maniacs, Allan Joseph, Allen Garfield, Animal Crackers, Arnold Johnson, Beach Boys, Big Brother and the Holding Co., Biograph Theatre, Blood Feast, Brian De Palma, Chafed Elbows, Charlotte Stewart, Chuck Berry, D.A. Pennebaker, David Lynch, El Topo, Eraserhead, Five Film Favorites, Fritz the Cat, Golden Age of Repertory Cinema, Jack Nance, James Brown, Jefferson Airplane, Jessica Harper, Jimi Hendrix, Mamas and Papas, Marvin Gaye, Marx Brothers, midnight movie, midnight shows, Mondo Cane, Monterey Pop, Otis Redding, Paul Williams, Phantom of the Paradise, Putney Swope, Reefer Madness, Robert Downey, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rolling Stones, Scorpio Rising, Smokey Robinson, Sr., Stan Gottlieb, Steve Binder, The Godfather, The T.A.M.I. Show, The Who, WGOE-AM, William Finley | Leave a comment

Time Warping

Posted on at by F.T. Rea

In 1975 “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” produced by Lou Adler, was released by 20th Century Fox. Adapted from the British gender-bending stage musical, “The Rocky Horror Show,” the movie died at the box office. The critics didn’t particularly like … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Local | Tagged Biograph Theatre, Carole Kass, John Porter, Larry Rohr, Lou Adler, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Floorshow | 2 Comments

The Five Best Film Going Experiences I’ve Had

Posted on at by Ted Salins

The premier of Henry Hampton’s groundbreaking six hour documentary history of the Civil Rights Movement EYES ON THE PRIZE at The Film Forum in New York, 1987: I’ve never sat under a projection beam in a dark theater so moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Angelika, Biograph Theatre, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Eyes on the Prize, Film Forum, Henry Hampton, Jacques Doillon, Jacques Tati, Martin Scorsese, Mean Streets, Playtime, Ponette, Westhampton Theatre, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

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How About 139 Worthwhile Movies? Part One

The Biograph’s 40th

Five Film Favorites: Midnight Shows

Time Warping

The Five Best Film Going Experiences I’ve Had

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