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Subgenre Sampler

 
For Pete's SakeFor Pete's Sake (1974)
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons
Middling comedy depicts Barbra Streisand as the wife of depressed NYC taxi–driver Michael Sarrazin – to change their fortunes she pursues…
Foxy BrownFoxy Brown (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jack Hill
Feat. Pam Grier, Peter Brown, Terry Carter
Badass Pam Grier vehicle from director Jack Hill, the "Howard Hawks of exploitation filmmaking" according to Tarantino. When mobsters murder her…
Fred Dagg - All PurposeFred Dagg - All Purpose (1974-2006) Aro Favourite
Feat. John Clarke
Fred Dagg finally makes it to DVD in this “Authorised Daggography” from legendary Kiwi comic (and now honorary Australian) John Clarke, collating…
Freebie and the BeanFreebie and the Bean (1974)
Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. James Caan, Alan Arkin, Valerie Harper
A genre–twisting cop film from the dir. of THE STUNT MAN, that has cops Caan and Arkin in pursuit of a gangster and leaving an immense trail of…
FrightmareFrightmare (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pete Walker
Feat. Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Deborah Fairfax
'Reformed’ husband and wife cannibals, Edmund and Dorothy Yates, rejoin society after 18 years in an institution, only to return to their flesh…
From Beyond the GraveFrom Beyond the Grave (1974)
Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Peter Cushing, David Warner, Ian Bannen
Enjoyable anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories linked through the classic device of an antique store and its mysterious owner…
Front Page, TheFront Page, The (1974)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon
Regular odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau jostle on screen in this snappy remake of HIS GIRL FRIDAY, playing reporters in the midst of a…
Gambler, TheGambler, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton
A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
General Idi Amin DadaGeneral Idi Amin Dada (A Self Portrait) (1974)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
General Idi Amin Dada’s narcissism is serviced willingly by an intrigued Barbet Schroeder, focusing his camera on the lunatic dictator during his…
Godfather Part 2, TheGodfather Part 2, The (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…

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