Ep #81 - The Many Faces of Django in the 60s

What was it about Arthurian legends that so captivated 1960s audiences? Depending on who’s doing the retelling, and the century they’re living in, the tales of King Arthur and his knights vary wildly ...

3 Maj 20221h 37min

The legacy of Stan Brakhage looms large in the crowded world of 1960s experimental film. His style of filming and editing has become instantly recognizable, as are the themes of nature, bodies, and ch...

12 Apr 20221h 54min

Joining Cinema60 for this episode is Gabriele Caroti, former director of BAMcinematek and founder of film distribution company Seventy Seven. This month Seventy Seven is releasing into theaters the 2K...

22 Mars 202255min

Or perhaps we should say British Anti-Bond Spy Films in the ‘60s. Everybody knows midcentury cinema was spy crazy, but it also goes without saying that these spy films were largely modeled after the a...

15 Mars 20221h 47min

By the beginning of the ‘60s, Mexican Horror had developed its own distinct tropes, evolved from old Universal monster movies to create formulaic crowd pleasers with plenty of gothic atmosphere and ve...

22 Feb 20221h 27min

Cinema60 continues its series of Kiss, Marry, Kill, this time with a focus on the year 1967. As previously explained, it’s a variation on the ol’ FMK game, played year by year as we go through the dec...

1 Feb 20221h 39min

Ah, Paul Newman - arguably the biggest actor of the ‘60s. Who doesn’t get lost in those dreamy blue eyes? But this episode isn’t about him, really. It’s about his better half, Joanne Woodward, who had...

16 Dec 20211h 47min

While the end of the decade ushered in an explosion of gay rights movements, it’s no secret that the 1960s were not exactly the friendliest decade for LGBTQ people. When it comes to showing lesbians o...

18 Nov 20211h 55min