Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Film / History 1969 on Film
Posted by Lindy West on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Excited about Northwest Film Forum's 69 series? I am.
Northwest Film Forum presents an in-depth, yearlong exploration of the films of 1969, presenting a diversity of feature films, documentaries and experimental works that were seen on screens during that tumultuous year.
So far, scheduled films include Easy Rider, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paint Your Wagon, The Wild Bunch, Funeral Parade Of Roses, Midnight Cowboy, Alice's Restaurant, Oh! What a Lovely War, Rain People, and a big bunch more.
The Film Forum is offering limited time series passes—available through this Thursday ONLY—for $69. A year's worth of movies for $69! That is like a billion dollars of savings.
Get 'em while they're still gettable, here!
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Lindy,
"The Wild Bunch" is one of my favorite Westerns. Directed by the legendary Sam Peckinpaugh. Right up there with "Stagecoach" and "The Searchers". William Holden is awesome. Basically, it's about a bunch of men stealing, whoring, drinking, riding and shooting. Yeah, it's about loyalty too. A great film.
"The Wild Bunch" is one of my favorite Westerns. Directed by the legendary Sam Peckinpaugh. Right up there with "Stagecoach" and "The Searchers". William Holden is awesome. Basically, it's about a bunch of men stealing, whoring, drinking, riding and shooting. Yeah, it's about loyalty too. A great film.
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How many series passes are available? I'm not sure.
How many films? I don't have the exact number (they haven't announced the full year's lineup), but it's something like two per week, every week for the rest of 2009.
How many series passes are available? I'm not sure.
How many films? I don't have the exact number (they haven't announced the full year's lineup), but it's something like two per week, every week for the rest of 2009.
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I also fucking love that movie: the scorpions during the titles, the opening shootout, the blood spray, William Holden saying "If they move, kill 'em!", plus all the wine-soaked Mexican titties. It's all good.
But beyond all the action, it's pretty moving and elegiac too: the old Mexican dude talking about being a child again, the scene with William Holden and the teenage whore where they don't even exchange words yet say so much.
Screw greatest western. Greatest movie.
I also fucking love that movie: the scorpions during the titles, the opening shootout, the blood spray, William Holden saying "If they move, kill 'em!", plus all the wine-soaked Mexican titties. It's all good.
But beyond all the action, it's pretty moving and elegiac too: the old Mexican dude talking about being a child again, the scene with William Holden and the teenage whore where they don't even exchange words yet say so much.
Screw greatest western. Greatest movie.
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