Podcast Tag: 1967

Point Blank (1967 Josh’s Pick)

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features Josh’s personal pick, John Boorman’s Point Blank. Directed by John Boorman from a screenplay by Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse and Rafe Newhouse and starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O’Connor and Michael Strong, Point Blank is based on Donald Westlake’s novel The Hunter.
Don’t Look Back (1967 Documentary)

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features our documentary pick, D.A. Pennebaker’s Don’t Look Back. Directed by D.A. Pennebaker and featuring Bob Dylan on his 1965 U.K. tour, Don’t Look Back is considered one of the greatest music documentaries ever made.
Blow-Up (1967 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up. Directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle and Peter Bowles, Blowup won the top prize at Cannes and was nominated for two Oscars.
A Countess From Hong Kong (1967 Box Office Flop)

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features the year’s biggest flop, Charlie Chaplin’s A Countess From Hong Kong. Written and directed by Charlie Chaplin and starring Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Sydney Chaplin, Tippi Hedren and Patrick Cargill, A Countess From Hong Kong was Chaplin’s final film before his death.
Who’s That Knocking At My Door (1967 First Feature)

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Martin Scorsese’s Who’s That Knocking at My Door. Written and directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune, Lennard Kuras and Michael Scala, Who’s That Knocking at My Door began as a student film when Scorsese was at NYU and premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival.
The Graduate (1967 Box Office Champ)

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1967 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate. Directed by Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham (based on the novel by Charles Webb) and starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels and Murray Hamilton, The Graduate grossed $104.7 million worldwide and was nominated for seven Oscars, winning one.