Sunday, November 30, 2008

Guess Who's Back?!?!

After a long break and a few personal matters, the Film Club will resume. On December 4th, I will be showing Pyscho (1960). On IMDb.com, it rated an 8.7 by website fans. I do not know if most of the students have seen the original movie, but I cannot deny them the great camera work by Hitchcock (the director, not the superhero movie - which by the way, is great). So, for a late 1960's movie, I have picked out four very different movies. By the way, you can vote for a movie as many times as you want!!! So, if you really want to see a movie and it's not getting the votes, KEEP VOTING!!! Here's the rundown...
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
What we have here is a failure to communicate! Lucas Jackson (Paul Newman) is a man who likes to do things his own way. That leads to a world of hurt when he winds up in a hellish Southern prison camp -- and on the wrong side of a sadistic warden (Strother Martin). George Kennedy won an Oscar as a fellow prisoner who tries to break Luke and then comes to revere him. The stellar cast includes Dennis Hopper, Harry Dean Stanton and Joe Don Baker. -- provided by Netflix -- rated an 8.3 on IMDb.com (#16 for 1960's)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) display perfect comedic timing and charisma as they pull off heist after heist in this Oscar-winning film from director George Roy Hill. To evade a relentless posse, the boys flee to Bolivia, thinking they'll find easier pickings there. But trouble finds the fugitives wherever they go, and soon, the charming desperadoes are on the run again. -- provided by Netflix -- rated an 8.2 on IMDb.com (#27 for 1960's)
The Graduate (1967) R
Dustin Hoffman (in his first major film role) turns in a landmark performance as a naïve young man recently graduated from college who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor (Anne Bancroft). He, in turn, falls in love with her daughter (Katharine Ross). Mike Nichols won a Best Director Oscar, and Simon and Garfunkel achieved immortality with a score that includes "Mrs. Robinson." -- provided by Netflix -- rated an 8.1 on IMDb.com (#29 for 1960's)
Rosemary's Baby (1968) R
Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), the young wife of a struggling actor (John Cassavetes), is thrilled to find out she's pregnant. But the larger her belly grows, the more certain she becomes that her unborn child is in danger. Perhaps there's something sinister behind the odd enthusiasm her eccentric neighbors (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon, in an Oscar-winning performance) have for her welfare. Or perhaps it's all in her mind. -- provided by Netflix -- rated an 8.0 on IMDb.com (#49 for 1960's)