*Here’s a re-post you may have missed last year or wish to read again as it’s Oscar Sunday. Enjoy profusely! Welcome to Academy Award Sunday. Before you watch the 2012 event this evening, why not peruse this list of Oscar … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 70s Movies
Macon County Line hit theaters in August of 1974. This low budget story about two brothers on a fateful road trip in 1954 was advertised as a true story but was in fact, a fabrication. Audiences bought into the tale … Continue reading
Blake Edward’s The Return of the Pink Panther was released in May of 1975. The comedy, starring Peter Sellers, ended up bringing in almost 42 million dollars at the box office, earning a #6 placing on the top 10 highest-grossing … Continue reading
Our Daily 70s Spot is a 1977 TV promo for the theatrical re-release of Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. The movie (which the TV series Alice was later based on) first appeared in 1974. After star Ellen Burstyn won the … Continue reading
Walt Disney Productions’ The World’s Greatest Athlete isn’t a particularly well-remembered movie. The sports comedy released 40-years-ago this month (February, 1973) and was quite successful in its day, ending up the 16th highest-grossing film of the year. That’s higher than … Continue reading
The Swarm buzzed angrily into theaters in July of 1978. Arriving near the end of the “Disaster Flick” era, Irwin Allen’s The Swarm fared poorly with both critics and movie-goers. Not even a summertime launch, a decent budget and a … Continue reading