Taxi Driver’s Eyes Wide No history of film can evade porn. Some of it contains some clever ideas and every once in a while it actually influenced something. That’s the case with this. Schrader has explicitly said that this influenced his “Taxi Driver” in the notion of someone driving around and creating a whole imagined… Continue reading Behind the Green Door (1972)
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Films released in 1972
Alice in Wonderland (1972)
Words Without Misunderstanding I am an Alice obsessive. I recently saw the Depp/Burton project and was horrified at the opportunity missed. So I turned to this, surprised that I had not seen it before. This at least has a couple advantages. Though far less colorful and lacking imagination in the design, it conforms to the… Continue reading Alice in Wonderland (1972)
Poor Albert & Little Annie (1972)
I Dismember Alice Horrible production values in every respect except for the idea behind the script. I collect films that are based on Alice in Wonderland. This is one. The little girl is the typical Alice since the Disney version: long blond hair, light blue dress, white knee socks. Her identity shifting is the same… Continue reading Poor Albert & Little Annie (1972)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
The Women This is an amazing experience, becoming more so the further we get from it. When I see “Apocalypse Now, or even “Mosquito Coast” I see this. In fact whenever I see both an actor and a director/writer risking all in a coordinated way, I see this. And when I see a combination of… Continue reading Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)