EA-1475
Bluelighter
This thread is about movies that are time-capsules. That perfectly capture the style, fashion, slang, and attitude of the time in which they were made.
For Example:
Swinging London (1960's)
Blowup: I just watched this movie for the first time today and inspired me to start this thread. It is so 60's its unbelievable. The clothes. The vibe. A rare performance of the Yardbirds when they had both Jeff Beck AND Jimmy Page on guitar. Sex, drugs and rock & roll...
Smashing Time: I got this DVD for something like $3 when a local Blockbuster had a going-out-of-business sale. Wow. Mods, mods, mods...
Grunge era:
Singles: I'm not sure if this is the definitive Gen X movie. But it has a virtual Who's Who of grunge bands in the movie and on the soundtrack. Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees...
Reality Bites: I was born in 1976 which is the last year of Gen X. I can attest that this movie very accurately reflected the vibe of my generation.
Hippy Era:
Psych-Out There are better-known hippy movies out there (ex Easy Rider). But this movie I saw by chance on cable one day. Shit. It stars a 31 year old Jack Nicholson. It delves quite deeper into hippy culture in San Fran than any other movie I've seen. A little on the sensational side but not quite exploitative. I give it a thumbs up.
Depression era:
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang: You want gritty? You want pre-code? This is by far the grittiest pre-code movie I've seen. It's about a guy who goes off to WWI, serves his country faithfully only to come home unable to find steady employment. Destitute and starving, by a fluke of circumstance, he winds up in jail. A chain gang, to be specific. Even by todays standards, this movie is pretty disturbing in its portrayal of prison life.
The Public Enemy: IMO, William Wellman was the best depression-era director. Public Enemy is a gangster film. Granted, there were shitloads of gangster films at the tail-end of prohibition but what made Public Enemy unique was that Tom Powers, the main character of The Public Enemy, was never The Boss. He never really rose above the rank of foot soldier. Which made the moral of The Public Enemy that much more poignant; that your kid could be Tom Powers. Hardcore. Ten million thumbs up.
For Example:
Swinging London (1960's)
Blowup: I just watched this movie for the first time today and inspired me to start this thread. It is so 60's its unbelievable. The clothes. The vibe. A rare performance of the Yardbirds when they had both Jeff Beck AND Jimmy Page on guitar. Sex, drugs and rock & roll...
Smashing Time: I got this DVD for something like $3 when a local Blockbuster had a going-out-of-business sale. Wow. Mods, mods, mods...
Grunge era:
Singles: I'm not sure if this is the definitive Gen X movie. But it has a virtual Who's Who of grunge bands in the movie and on the soundtrack. Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees...
Reality Bites: I was born in 1976 which is the last year of Gen X. I can attest that this movie very accurately reflected the vibe of my generation.
Hippy Era:
Psych-Out There are better-known hippy movies out there (ex Easy Rider). But this movie I saw by chance on cable one day. Shit. It stars a 31 year old Jack Nicholson. It delves quite deeper into hippy culture in San Fran than any other movie I've seen. A little on the sensational side but not quite exploitative. I give it a thumbs up.
Depression era:
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang: You want gritty? You want pre-code? This is by far the grittiest pre-code movie I've seen. It's about a guy who goes off to WWI, serves his country faithfully only to come home unable to find steady employment. Destitute and starving, by a fluke of circumstance, he winds up in jail. A chain gang, to be specific. Even by todays standards, this movie is pretty disturbing in its portrayal of prison life.
The Public Enemy: IMO, William Wellman was the best depression-era director. Public Enemy is a gangster film. Granted, there were shitloads of gangster films at the tail-end of prohibition but what made Public Enemy unique was that Tom Powers, the main character of The Public Enemy, was never The Boss. He never really rose above the rank of foot soldier. Which made the moral of The Public Enemy that much more poignant; that your kid could be Tom Powers. Hardcore. Ten million thumbs up.