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Pic of the Day: “You come before me as a suppliant.” “If you choose to regard me as such.” “I do. You will therefore assume the position of a suppliant before this throne. You will kneel.” “I will what?” “On-your-knees!” “You dare ask the Proconsul of the Roman Empire?” “I asked it of Julius Caesar. I demand it of you!”
Mike’s Top Ten of 1969
Every time I get to 1969, I feel myself getting more pessimistic. If 1967 is when New Hollywood broke through, and 1968 is Hollywood dumping all the old shit to make room for the new shit, then I feel like 1969 is New Hollywood getting its footing and being like 80/20 in favor of the new shit, with all the old shit really sticking out.
Take a look at the Best Picture crop for this year: Midnight Cowboy, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Z… and Anne of the Thousand Days and Hello, Dolly! ‘Anne’ at least is part of that historical drama trend and kind of makes sense, but Hello, Dolly! sticks out like a sore thumb.
There’s such revolutionary stuff that came out this year. There are great, experimental films by radical new filmmakers, most of whom would become established names over the next decade. Most of it is the stuff you know. The ones I really want to talk about are the ones you don’t know. That’s my favorite part of this year. Read the rest of this page »
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