Posts under ‘Fun Flicks of the 70s’

Halloween Pick # 1 | “Dawn of the Dead” (1978)

Most agree if you can make it through the gory National Guard scene that opens the film, you can stomach the rest of it. It’s worth it if you can. The story of Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorite set-ups. Zombies overrun the world and our heroes manage to find temporary haven [...]

Halloween Pick # 6 | “Jaws”

This story of a killer shark that menaces a resort beach is one box-office hit that still holds up well after nearly 35 years. Director Steven Spielberg later admitted that Jaws works because the shark didn’t. He originally intended to have more graphic footage of the shark in action, but the mechanical prop they built [...]