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THE GREAT SANTINI (1979) – Robert DuVall is Great in an Otherwise Okay Flick.

Esmarelda VillaLobos — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:00:20 +0000

The following article on The Great Santini is part of Esmarelda’s Summer Seventies Series. I’ve been taking a Directing course at UCLA on Thursday nights for the past ten weeks and about two weeks ago I found myself stranded in Los Angeles for a few hours while I waited for my class to start. ...

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THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974): Warren Beatty DIGS DEEP In This Twisty Political Thriller

Esmarelda VillaLobos — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:00:03 +0000

There is a great scene in “Ocean’s Twelve” (a very underrated chapter in the “Ocean’s” series) where Brad Pitt (Rusty) and George Clooney (Danny) haze Matt Damon’s Linus, who has requested to take on more of a leadership role in their current job. It’s a great scene performed with assistance from the fantastic Robbie Coltrane ...

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The WILD WANDERING of Barbara Loden’s “Wanda” (1970)

Esmarelda VillaLobos — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:00:54 +0000

The following is part of Esmarelda’s Summer Seventies Series. “Wanda” is a week in the life of an aimless alcoholic who is less struggling to survive and more falling into the next free meal. She is too slow to work more hours at her factory job, she has zero interest in being a mother or ...

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“Buck & The Preacher”: Harry Belafonte SHINES BRIGHT in Sydney Poitier’s Directorial Debut

Esmarelda VillaLobos — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:00:41 +0000

The following is a part of Esmarelda’s Summer Seventies Series I’ll tell you one thing about me: I am nothing if not a sucker for a great intro. The slick harmonica that plays over the credits of “Buck and the Preacher” is cause enough for me to perk up my ears and get excited for ...

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Jack Nicholson Tries to Make a CLEAN BREAK in “Five Easy Pieces”

Esmarelda VillaLobos — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:00:25 +0000

The following feature on Five Easy Pieces is part of “Esmarelda’s Summer Seventies Series.” Five Easy Pieces is about a man who can’t break up with his girlfriend. The movie begins as Bobby DuPea (Nicholson) comes home from a hard day of work on the oil rig. He grabs a beer and moves through ...

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