2004
40 pages tabloid-sized
Based on the enthusiastic response of ESR #10, which was completely devoted to 1970s American cinema, we decided to do another. Why not? Even 1970s classics had sequels!
Each chapter has a central theme, with capsule reviews of related films. The articles on Robert Downey and Emile de Antonio were in essay format, but are excerpted here into individual film reviews.
Vietnam
F.T.A. (1972); The Visitors (1972); Americana (1973- released 1981); Hearts and Minds (1974); Tracks (1976); Go Tell the Spartans (1978); The Boys in Company C (1978); Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978); More American Graffiti (1979) (NOTE: an updated review of F.T.A. can be found here.)
The Paranormal Machine
Chariots of the Gods (1970); The Outer Space Connection (1975); In Search
of Noah’s Ark (1976); Mysteries from Beyond Earth (1976); Journey into the Beyond (1977); Beyond and Back (1978); The Force Beyond (1978); Mysteries of the Gods (1979)
The Paranoia Machine
The Candidate (1972); Executive Action (1973); The Werewolf of Washington (1973); The Parallax View (1974); The Conversation (1974); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978); The China Syndrome (1979)
Neo-Noir
Dirty Harry (1971); Night Moves (1975); Farewell My Lovely (1975); The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976); The Late Show (1977); The Big Fix (1978)
Robert Downey
Pound (1970); Greaser’s Palace (1972); Moment to Moment (1975)
Discoveries in the Dark
The forgotten counterculture masterpiece Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971)
Emile de Antonio
Millhouse: A White Comedy (1971); Underground (1976)
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970); Little Big Man (1970); Soldier Blue (1970); McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971); Bad Company (1972); Hannie Caulder (1972); Ulzana’s Raid (1972); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); Dirty Little Billy (1972); The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972); Kid Blue (1973); High Plains Drifter (1973); The Shootist (1976); Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980); Tom Horn (1980)
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