10 June 2013
Cast: Chris Evans, David Schwimmer, Michael Shannon, Ray Liotta, Winona Ryder
Script: Ariel Vromen, Morgan Land
Genre: biopic, true crime
Setting: 1970s, 1980s, New York
6 Stars
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based on the true story of Richard Kuklinski. In 1986 Richard Kuklinski was arrested for murder, he worked as a contract killer for the mob, and yet his wife and daughters knew him only as a devoted family man. This … Continue reading
Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge Many, many moons ago Carl posted his review of this book. And then and there I thought, that sounds interesting. But I never got around to buying it at the time. … Continue reading
26 September 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: animal-human relationships, contemporary fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: 1970s, USA - Alaska
8 Stars
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Received free from NetGalley Written in 1972 this is the story of Miyax, whose English name is Julie, and her attempt to run away to San Fransicso. When the story begins she is alone in the wilderness. A nearby wolf-pack … Continue reading
1 February 2009
Cast: Alison Pill, Amy Acker, Dichen Lachman, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Enver Gjokaj, George Clooney, Harry Lennix, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Miracle Laurie, Olivia Williams, Sean Penn
Script: Dustin Lance Black, Wes Anderson
Genre: biopic
Setting: 1970s, USA
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Despite my long stated policy of not reading reviews until after I’ve seen a film I’ve come across quite a few views on this film. Mostly positive. Course I didn’t really read any of them. I’m not about to go against my own policy that way. But I did notice the good buzz. So maybe that is why I came out of the cinema a little disappointed at this one.
17 June 2007
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr.
Script: James Vanderbilt
Genre: detective & mystery, thriller
Setting: 1970s, California
6 Stars
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This is based on the true story of a serial killer in the 1970′s in California who highlighted his murders with cryptic letters to newspapers. He killed at random, and called himself The Zodiac, and wrote his letters in a code. He also often sent bloodstained items of clothes along with these letters as a sort of proof. He was never caught. Robert Graysmith was working as a cartoonist at one of the newspapers where the letters arrived, and became caught up in the case. The film is based on his book of the events of the time. Continue reading
26 May 2006
Call no: 796.334
Script: John Dowder, Mark Monroe
Genre: documentary, sport
Setting: 1970s, New York
7 Stars
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Pelé Franz Beckenbauer Giorgio Chinaglia Carlos Alberto Rodney Marsh In the late 70′s and early 80′s there was an attempt made to launch football in the United States of America. Ultimately, it failed, but for a few years the New … Continue reading
27 February 2006
Cast: Dean Andrews, John Simm, Liz White, Marshall Lancaster, Philip Glenister
Genre: detective & mystery, sff
Setting: 1970s, Manchester
9 Stars
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I’m not really sure why I started watching this show. The trailers made it look very poor. Some crap cop police show, only with time travel thrown in. I was half thinking it’d be The Bill meets Time Cop. Yet … Continue reading
12 February 2006
Cast: Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Craig, Eric Bana, Hanns Zischler, Mathieu Kassovitz
Script: Eric Roth, Tony Kushner
Genre: thriller
Setting: 1970s
8 Stars
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Based on the events that followed the terrorist attack on the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, this film has a lot of political baggage. There are those who see it as an example of anti-semitism. There are those who think … Continue reading
