Author: festivalforromance

A pair of middle-aged couples, sincerely grasping at some Nixon era self-help hope through pop psychology and embracing a kind of forgiving openness that begins to both strain and expand their friendships, seem destined for partner swap. Is that really enough for a movie? So we’ve got our goofy and pouting Elliot Gould, our post […]… Continue reading Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) — I Saw A Film

I Saw A film! In 1965 Woody Allen was a red-headed Funko-pop version of himself and someone thought it would be a great idea to let him write a comedy screenplay. The result is this wholesome, white-bread, slapstick, sex adjacent, square-ass, mustard-on-a-hotdog of a film. Yes there are a few guffaws delivered by Peter Sellers, […]… Continue reading What’s New Pussycat (1965) — I Saw A Film

It’s hard to imagine all this stuff happening already before I was really old enough to appreciate it. I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I grew up in the country and was blown away accidentally finding Saturday Night Live and Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert on late night television. Nights in my folks house growing up were so […]… Continue reading If It Ain’t Stiff, It Ain’t Worth A Fuck (1977) — I Saw A Film

This is basically an “Elvis movie” without Elvis, but with the very cute Mamie Van Doren who is like a mini cross between Mansfield and Mae West (but leaning toward cute, rather than sultry). This film is set around rodeos, and There’s a ton of rodeo footage, trick riding, calf roping, and such built around […]… Continue reading Born Reckless (1958) — I Saw A Film

Yep, Dirty freakin’ Dancing. Laugh it up dear boozers, but in 1987 I was much too serious (severe even as I watched Troma films) to remotely consider glancing at this Patrick Swayze vehicle that was a hands-down favorite of my proper British Grandma (from Exeter). Yesterday I decided it was time to delve into the […]… Continue reading Dirty Dancing (1987) — I Saw A Film

Having just enjoyed Sellers and Woody in the raucous comic vamp of that pussycat thing I reviewed a few days ago, I decided to splurge on this hot number as well. This time a spy spoof, obviously, though very loosely, based on the Ian Fleming novel(s). The first third of this film was quite difficult […]… Continue reading Casino Royale (1967) — I Saw A Film

To be fair Shriley MacLaine was never my idea of a fantasy playmate, and while she manages to produce several distinctive looks and characters in this little collage of short plays, they are mostly unattractive, mousy people, despondent, mistaken and pitiable. There’s not much that’s sexy or compelling about pitiable. I only say this because […]… Continue reading Woman Times Seven (1967) — I Saw A Film

I Saw A Film! In which a pesky, petite Barbs chases, stalks and inexplicably aggravates a stiff played by Ryan O’Neal (who was great in Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon a few years later) until they’re in love (romantic stalking from a cute lady has been shown to be perfectly acceptable, even adorable behavior in the movies- […]… Continue reading What’s Up Doc? (1972) — I Saw A Film

Yes, this is yet another Hollywood-India combo ideas post. Don’t care, it’s hot, I like escaping into my own mind. via 4th of July Post: An American Product India Could Imitate! The All Female Cast Movie — dontcallitbollywood