70 Movies We Saw in the 70s

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s
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70 Movies We Saw in the 70s

From Witch Mountain to the Planet of the Apes; from the Bad News Bears to Billy Jack; from Roller Boogie to Rock-n-Roll High School… 70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70S is “Teen Movie Hell” author Mike McPadden and University of Wisconsin film guru Ben Reiser revisiting the 1970s cinema they experienced as kids in the New York City of Sidney Lumet, Uncle Floyd, the Forty-Deuce, and “Fright Night” on channel 9. Now featuring new co-host, Scott Lucas and a rotating gallery of guests!

  1. Ep. 52 - The French Connection II (1975)

    28 OCT

    Ep. 52 - The French Connection II (1975)

    Ben is joined by writer-director, Richard Shepard (The Linguini Incident, The Matador, The Perfection, I Knew It Was You, and most recently, Film Geek) for a deep dive into the vivid 70s Marseilles universe of John Frankenheimer's The French Connection II. Go (re)watch the movie and then join us for a spoiler-filled two hour conversation that touches on the joy of seeing Gene Hackman eat, the heartache of seeing Gene Hackman go cold turkey, the underrated career of John Frankenheimer, running in work clothes and dress shoes, Allison Williams, Roy Scheider, Elmore Leonard, Cutter's Way, and so much more!

    2 hr
  2. Ep. 51 - Three Days Of The Condor (1975)

    09/12/2023

    Ep. 51 - Three Days Of The Condor (1975)

    On a special Christmas-themed episode, Scott and Ben dive down the 70s conspiracy thriller rabbit hole with Sidney Pollack's THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR. See if you can follow the breadcrumbs as we: *Relish Redford's mo-ped machismo *Casually comment on Cliff's combover *Fawn fondly over Faye's fabulous photos PLUS *Sidney Pollack out-hitches Hitch as the original king of Cameo *Von Sydow lays a glove on us *Hank Garrett smushes a schnoz *Encyclopedia Brown vs. Dick Tracy AND *A Seinfeld conspiracy *What was playing that week?

    1h 33m
  3. Ep. 50 - Zardoz (1974)

    26/06/2023

    Ep. 50 - Zardoz (1974)

    On an all-star episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Jim Healy and Scooter McCrae join Scott and Ben for an apocalyptic assault on John Boorman's one-of-a-kind dystopian sex/death romp, Zardoz! Listen along as the quartet analyzes everything from Sean Connery's speedo-loincloth to Sean Connery's bearded ponytail. Hold on to your headphones as we careen down memory lane with tales of close encounters with John Boorman, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and the Coen Brothers. Break out the green bread, this one's a doozy!

    2h 15m
  4. Ep. 49 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

    06/02/2023

    Ep. 49 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

    On an all-new episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Ben and Scott cover Martin Scorsese's left-turn follow up to Mean Streets. Topics include: *Burstyn as auteur *Voices sell visuals *Keitel's accents *Alfred Lutter III is John Cazale Jr. *Mott the Hoople vs. The Boss vs. Bob Seger *Vic Tayback, superstar *What's Happening is NOT Cooley High *The joy of low-stakes cinema *The joy of secret jump cuts *Kristofferson as manic-pixie-beardo And much much more!

    1h 40m
  5. Ep. 48 - Magic (1978)

    15/10/2022

    Ep. 48 - Magic (1978)

    On a spirited, contentious new episode, Scott and Ben discuss Richard Attenborough's 1978 spook show, MAGIC. Listen and weigh in with your opinions about: - Fats: sentient or wood - Corky: psychic or trickster - Peggy: boobs or eyebrows - Burgess Meredith: can this guy tell time, or what? - David Ogden Stiers: hairpiece or herpes? - William Goldman: old-fashioned or just old school - Ventriloquism: to throw or not to throw, that is the question and much much more, including Dead of Night, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, and Soap!

    1h 40m
  6. Ep. 47 - Little Murders (1971) & Carnal Knowledge (1971)

    27/09/2022

    Ep. 47 - Little Murders (1971) & Carnal Knowledge (1971)

    On a special double feature/dual podcast episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s/Cinematalk commemorating the screenings of both films at UW Cinematheque, Ben Reiser and Jim Healy take a deep dive into a “Fistful of Feiffers”, discussing both LITTLE MURDERS (1971) and CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1971). ‘71 was a big year for screenwriter/playwright/cartoonist Jules Feiffer, with Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS and Mike Nichols’ CARNAL KNOWLEDGE both hitting screens within six months of each other. Listen along as Jim and Ben try to suss out Feiffer’s inspirations, figure out what genres these films do and don’t fall into, Elliott Gould on top of the world, Candice Bergen’s best work, waiting for Godard, Gordon Willis goes wild, Nicholson as man-baby, magnificent Ann Margret, and much more, including not one, but TWO rounds of “What else was playing that week?”.

    2h 32m
  7. Ep. 46 - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

    31/07/2022

    Ep. 46 - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

    All aboard as Scott Lucas and Ben Reiser dissect one of the all-time great thrillers, Joseph Sargent's The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Hang on to your straps as we: - Wrap our heads around the catch-all: Neo-Noir - Bow down to the great Peter Stone (Not a pen name!) - Pay our respects to Tom Pedi - Talk NYC Jews and Italians - Badmouth Tony Scott - Guess the mayor - Say gesundheit! And much, much more!!

    1h 54m
  8. Ep. 45 - The Omega Man + Soylent Green

    24/05/2022

    Ep. 45 - The Omega Man + Soylent Green

    On the long-awaited return of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Scott and Ben indulge their 70s Heston-Dystopia fixation with a double bill of The Omega Man and Soylent Green. Soak in the radiation vibes as S&B: - Wax poetic about dad bods and tummy hair - Argue for the inclusion of The Omega Man as a blaxploitation forefather - Discover the origins of Phantasm and Dawn of the Dead - Get all squishy about squibs and uzis - Wonder about the wardrobe departments of both of these 70s sci-fi fashion-awkward spectacles. And so much more!

    1h 58m
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From Witch Mountain to the Planet of the Apes; from the Bad News Bears to Billy Jack; from Roller Boogie to Rock-n-Roll High School… 70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70S is “Teen Movie Hell” author Mike McPadden and University of Wisconsin film guru Ben Reiser revisiting the 1970s cinema they experienced as kids in the New York City of Sidney Lumet, Uncle Floyd, the Forty-Deuce, and “Fright Night” on channel 9. Now featuring new co-host, Scott Lucas and a rotating gallery of guests!

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    70 Movies We Saw in the 70s
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
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