One of the main questions a Monkees fan or just an outside observer can ask of the film Head is, what were they thinking and why? As someone who has known about the late 1960s band who have been compared to the likes of The Partridge Family and a mockery of the Beatles, I found…
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A Landmark Film: Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde is considered a landmark film, and is regarded as one of the first films of the New Hollywood era, since it broke many cinematic taboos and was popular with the younger generation. Its success prompted other filmmakers to be more open in presenting sex and violence in their films. The film’s ending also…
The Power in Storytelling
In times of hardship, storytelling can be a powerful coping mechanism. The 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde” directed by Arthur Penn is quintessential in that aspect. It was one of the most groundbreaking films of all time, testing the limits of cinematic content and metaphorically pressing ideas of revolution within current events. The dynamic duo…
The Infamous Couple
“In contrast with secret criminals- the furtive embezzlers and other crooks who lead seemingly honest lives- the known outlaws capture the public imagination, because they take chances, and because, often, they enjoy dramatizing their lives.” This is the life of Bonnie and Clyde. When you read the title, did you immediately think about Bonnie and…
A Mother’s Struggle With Reality
“A Woman Under The Influence” is a very powerful film directed by John Cassavettes. This movie was released in 1974. The story begins with what seems to be a husband and wife and their beautiful three children living a normal life. The husband, Nick, has plans to take his wife, Mable, out for a date…
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde, an authentic true to life film. “Years from now it is quite possible that “Bonnie and Clyde” will be the definitive film of the 1960s, showing with sadness, humor and unforgiving detail what one society had come to. ” – “Bonnie and Clyde Movie Review (1967)” by Roger Ebert. It doesn’t get…
The Conversation
The movie I chose was The Conversation and was released in 1974 and directed by Francis Ford coppola. The main actors in the movie include Gene Hackman, John Cazale and Harrison Ford . What The Conversation is about is Harry Cual ( Gene Hackman ) is a private investigator who uses his skills and tech…
Star Struck Killers
The start of the movie has bonnie meet Clyde trying to steal her car, then like sane people do they go on a date together. Bonnie realizes what she has gotten herself into and can’t exactly decide if this is what she wants or not. As the movie goes on the viewer can see the…
“WE ROB BANKS”
Her delicious red lips pout, she sulks, charming, it’s Faye Dunaway, Bonnie. Well-established hat, natural class, looks pretty proud, his six-shot sheath is Warren Beatty, Clyde. Bonnie & Clyde what, the mythical, nominally known to all. Bonnie is tired of her daily routine and normal life in the open country. Suffice to say that when…
Introducing Bonnie and Clyde
As the film begins to roll a scene of a blonde flashing across the screen. She bangs her hand upon the headboard railing exhibiting bored anger. She is distracted by a stray parked car and a handsome man who happens to gaze up upon her bare beauty. This is the beginning of the story of…
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