Producer-director-screenwriter Joe Camp hit the jackpot with movie goers flocking to his independent film "Benji." This is the story of a stray dog roaming around a small town in Texas, where he makes friends amongst the locals. Camp had to form his own distribution company, as [..]
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Best Picture of 1974 is....."The Godfather Part II." This film has certainly surpassed the original not only in quality, but also in complexity. It is not only a sequel to "The Godfather" (1972), but also has elements of a prequel, with scenes of Vito [..]
The Eiger Sanction (1975)
"The Eiger Sanction" is a spy action film where Clint Eastwood plays a college professor and a retired gunman who accepts one more hit job. This sloppily assembled movie makes for a slow and sluggish motion picture experience, due to bad direction by Eastwood and a bad screenplay [..]
Nashville (1975)
"Nashville" is director Robert Altman's satirical look at the country music & gospel music industry headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. (The film also contains a subplot featuring a populist candidate for President of the United States.) Altman felt he was taking an honest look at an important part of [..]
Shampoo (1975)
"Shampoo" is the story of a Beverly Hills hairdresser whose lascivious lifestyle begins to interfere with his business activities. Director Hal Ashby ("The Landlord" 1970) and screenwriters Robert Towne and Warren Beatty put together a quite a slick, fast-moving production with some good performances by big name stars. [..]
The Day of the Locust (1975)
"The Day of the Locust" is a fascinating 1970's take on 1930's Hollywood. Director John Schlesinger ("The Falcon and the Snowman" 1985) put together this film adaptation of Nathanael West's 1939 novel of the same name, with some great performances by Donald Sutherland and Burgess Meredith, who [..]
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
"Three Days of the Condor" is an exciting spy thriller telling the story of a CIA researcher who returns to his job to find his co-workers have been killed. He then becomes a fugitive for three days until he figures out who he can trust. And [..]
Last Days of Mussolini (1975)
"Last Days of Mussolini" is an excellent movie showing the Italian dictator's desperate attempts to escape Italy following the collapse of his government at the end of World War II. "Il Duce" (the duke) is shown fleeing "partisans" (authorities of the new government) first in luxury cars, [..]
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the story of a young ape named Noa who goes on a journey with a human woman named Mae that leads him to question what the future hold for apes and humans alike. Producer-director Wes Ball ("Maze Runner" trilogy [..]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is a popular and well-regarded British comedy released in 1975. It did well at the box office at the time, and is placed highly on numerous best-films-of-all-time lists. However, we find this satire of King Arthur's [..]