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Bart and Jenna try their best to not fall back on being overly reverential about films they love but when it comes to Michelangelo Antonioni, it’s hard to be anything but. As a director, Antonioni was made in the 1960s, starting with his rule-breaking masterpiece L’Avventura and ending with his critically panned Zabriskie Point . In this episode, Bart and Jenna really get into the nitty-gritty of...

Bart & Jenna play Kiss Marry Kill with the year 1962. The following films are discussed: • David & Lisa (1962) Directed by Frank Perry Starring Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva • The Inheritance (1962) からみ合い (Karami-ai) Directed by Masaki Kobayashi Starring Keiko Kishi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Sô Yamamura • Ivan’s Childhood (1962) Иваново детство (Ivanovo detstvo) Directed by And...

While 007 may have been the original catalyst, what truly turned the 1960s into an era of Bond was the vast amount of rip-offs and spoofs that tired to cash in on the craze. Welcome to a new segment on Cinema60 where, every seven episodes, we will guide you through the magical world of Bootleg Bond! We start with Derek Flint and Matt Helm, two big contenders who in 1966, right when Bond Mania was...

It’s a sunny day and you and your girlfriend Mimsy decide to take a drive to the park. You’re humming along the highway, not a care in the world, when suddenly the sun turns black. Screeching to a halt, you almost collide with the car in front of you. But wait–it’s not a car… it’s a gigantic mushroom made of glitter! You turn to Mimsy for answers, but Mimsy isn’t there–in her place, just a smiling...

The 1960s were ruled by a specific brand of hyper-masculinity, the likes of which had only heightened since the conservative 1950s. Not only did men hold all of the power both legally and socially, but goddamnit they did it because they " deserved it ." It was in this climate, with its rigidly defined societal gender standards, that the fight for civil rights was brought to a boiling point in the...

Agnès Varda was known as the “Grandmother of the French New Wave,” but really she should be known as The Queen. Not only was she the first female filmmaker to pioneer the style, but she went on to have a long and storied career, full of interesting and unique offerings. She made films right up until her death in early 2019. During the 1960s, Varda was not only breaking down barriers of film and ge...

Bart and Jenna play Kiss Marry Kill with the year 1961. The following films are discussed: • Wise Guys (1961) Les godelureaux Directed by Claude Chabrol Starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Tissier • Girl with a Suitcase (1961) La ragazza con la valigia Directed by Valerio Zurlini Starring Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo • The Innocents (1961) Directed by Jack...

Poland has produced countless under-seen masterpieces since the rise of the Łódź Film School in the ‘50s. If you don’t believe us, just ask Martin Scorsese , who lent his name and energy to a 21-film restoration project because he loves Polish movies so much. Part of the reason Polish cinema remains relatively unknown is that during the ‘60s, the government kept careful watch on the content and di...

1964 was the year that Rock’n’Roll decided it was here to stay, at least in America’s cinemas. It was a year that represented a real turning point for movie musicals, with enduring classics of both the old style and the new style making their premieres, as well as a great number of notable others from a variety of cinematic and musical approaches. Join Jenna and Bart as they traverse the entire sp...

Bart and Jenna get drunk in order to talk about the cultural impact that James Bond had in the 1960s, their love/hate relationship with the series, and of course their opinions on every Bond movie from the decade.

All Albert Finney ever wanted was to be a great character actor. As one of youngest actors to gain his success through Britain’s “angry young men” movement, his stage and film career quickly helped to define it. He actively rebelled against his boyish good looks; the idea of selling of an image of celebrity to the public, positive or not, made him deeply uncomfortable. To Albert Finney, acting was...

Bart and Jenna challenge each other to choose one film from the year 1960 that they love (“Marry”), one film they want to see (“Kiss”), and one film they hate (“Kill”). The following films are discussed: • Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Directed by Luchino Visconti Starring Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot • Strangers When We Meet (1960) Directed by Richard Quine Starring Kirk Douglas,...

By the 1960s, the Cold War really started to heat up. Berlin became a divided city, the space race was in full swing, the war in Vietnam was escalating, children across America were made numb to “duck and cover” drills, and the Cuban Missile Crisis practically gave the world a heart attack. You’d think with the ever-looming threat of nuclear annihilation, the subject of two headstrong superpowers...

Any discussion of modernism in ‘60s films has to begin with Jean-Luc Godard, the era’s single-most important innovator in the language of popular cinema. But because the mere mention of his name can cause certain movie lovers to bristle and run as far away as possible, we decided to tackle his occasionally difficult output in the most approachable way possible. So in this episode, we focus on the...

For our second episode, we’re focusing on one actor’s career through the decade: Clint Eastwood. Despite the fact that he got his start in 1950s television serials, the Clint Eastwood we all know and love was ‘born’ in 1964. His persona as a grimacing badass gunslinger was a carefully constructed character written by Sergio Leone for his distinctive Man With No Name series. Bart and Jenna watch ev...

Welcome to Cinema60, a podcast about the wild and wonderful world of 1960s cinema brought to you by two people who were born over a decade after the fact. Our first episode is a bit of a getting to know you episode, as Bart and Jenna speak for the first time about why they’re taking the plunge into making this podcast in the first place. They discuss everything from their own personal backgrounds...