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“A veritable insanity, one unheard of in the annals of furore!”-Heinrich Heine on “Lisztomania” (1844) DIRECTED BY: Ken Russell FEATURING: Roger Daltrey, Paul Nicholas, Veronica Quilligan, Sara Kestelman, Fiona Lewis, Ringo Starr PLOT: Composer/pianist Franz Liszt hosts concerts before screaming throngs of 19th century women, and enjoys as many groupies and mistresses as he can . . . → Read More: 134. LISZTOMANIA (1975) AKA Moment to Moment; Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos; Jive DIRECTED BY: Robert Downey, Sr. FEATURING: Elsie Downey PLOT: None, although certain strands (such as the idea that someone has been hired to convey two tons of turquoise to Taos tonight) recur throughout this series of brief sketches. WHY IT WON’T MAKE . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: TWO TONS OF TURQUOISE TO TAOS TONIGHT (1975) DIRECTED BY: Chantal Akerman FEATURING: Delphine Seyrig PLOT: A widow performs chores around her apartment and prostitutes herself in the afternoons. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: With its belabored 3+ hours (!) of a woman doing dull daily chores in long static real time takes, Jeanne Dielman is an example of how a . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES (1975) Lèvres de sang DIRECTED BY: Jean Rollin FEATURING: Jean-Loup Philippe, Annie Bell (as Annie Brilland), Natalie Perrey, Catherine Castel, Marie-Pierre Castel PLOT: Sparked by a castle he sees on a poster, a man has visions of a long-forgotten girl he fell in love with as a boy; mysterious forces try to stop him from . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: LIPS OF BLOOD (1975) Scott Sentinella’s writing has appeared in “The Carson News”, “The Gardena Valley News”, “Animato”, “Videomania Newspaper”, “Cashiers du Cinemart”, Dugpa.com and ALivingDog.com. DIRECTOR: Ken Russell FEATURING: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed , Eric Clapton, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner, Paul Nicholas, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, John Entwhistle PLOT: Captain Walker is missing and presumed . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: TOMMY (1975) DIRECTED BY: Dario Argento FEATURING: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi PLOT: A pianist witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic and becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer, even though everyone he associates with is being slaughtered. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Not quite weird enough. Deep Red flirts with the irrational, but . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: DEEP RED [PROFONDO ROSSO] (1975) DIRECTED BY: Louis Malle FEATURING: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart, Joe Dallesandro PLOT: A 15-year old girl flees a shooting war between the sexes and ends up at a farm estate inhabited by a bedridden old woman, a brother and sister both (like her) named “Lily,” a gang of naked children who . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: BLACK MOON (1975) “I’ve been offered 25 films since then. I haven’t directed another picture. Once you’ve done A Boy and His Dog, everything else kinda pales.”–Director L.Q. Jones Also released as Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog, and on video as Mad Don (to cash in on the unexpected celebrity of Don Johnson and the success . . . → Read More: 92. A BOY AND HIS DOG (1975) DIRECTED BY: Richard Robinson FEATURING: Leslie Uggams, Michael Christian, Shelley Winters, Ted Cassidy, Slim Pickens, Dub Taylor PLOT: Traveling alone in the Deep South, a black singer’s car breaks down and she finds herself the “guest” of an obsessive wannabe country singer and a town full of redneck oddballs. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: POOR PRETTY EDDIE (1975) DIRECTED BY: Paul Bartel FEATURING: David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov PLOT: In the year 2000, five racers competing in the annual Transcontinental Road Race must reckon with terrorists, government cover-ups, and each other in their rush to New Los Angeles. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Although it has some moments . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: DEATH RACE 2000 (1975) |
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