Cindy Bruchman
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Category: 1970s
Gene Hackman: The French Connection & The Conversation
This year’s winter project featuring a classic male actor I am sketchy about is Gene Hackman. Based upon recommendations, I’m starting off with a strong pair that many have remarked were Gene’s best-known or favorite performance. Competing against The Last Picture Show at the 1972 Oscars, The French…
The Beguiled ’71 vs The Beguiled ’17
I recommend reading Keith’s thoughts about the 2017 remake found here: The 1971 Version Three years into the Civil War, handsome Union soldier John McBurney (Clint Eastwood) is discovered and brought to Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies. At first, he is delighted…
Winter Project: The Final Five of Steve McQueen
Thanks to everyone for joining me while I explored the filmography of actor Steve McQueen. The 60s and 70s movie icon had a slew of great films to his credit. Since both parents had died at age fifty, with a sardonic sense of humor,…
Today I’m happy.
Book 3: Set in 1942, two Jewish sisters from Minneapolis end up in the Philippines. One becomes a POW nurse. The other is a spy.
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
Join us all on the thirteenth.
West Side Story. Best Film Ever? No, but darn close.
