HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)

The 70's Rivers, Day 14

Harold and Maude(1971)
Even after all these years, Harold and Maude is the still the definitive cult movie. Accept no substitutes.

The Ashby River I
The first leg of the Ashby River is a most memorable waterway that one should dip into repeatedly.

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LITTLE BIG MAN (1970)

The 70's Rivers, Day 13

Little Big Man (1970)
For a more modern day viewer, I guess you could call Arthur Penn's Little Big Man a version of Dances With Wolves meets Forrest Gump. And I still love the way the movie portrays Custer.

The Penn River
The Penn River actually began its flow with a bang during the 60’s, but still was a strong if sometimes neglected waterway during the 70’s.

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NASHVILLE (1975)

The 70's Rivers, Day 12

Nashville(1975)
Altman’s multi-character storytelling isn’t for everyone. I had a good friend who I tried to turn on to Nashville, but he just couldn’t get into it no matter how I tried to convince him. But if I had only one Altman film to recommend, it would still have to be Nashville.

The Altman River, III
The peak of the flow of the original Altman River. It did dry up a bit after this, but the river happily resurfaced during the 90’s.

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McCABE AND MRS. MILLER (1971)

The 70's Rivers, Day 11

McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Not my favorite Altman film, but this Western does seem to get better with subsequent viewings. I’ve even grown to like Leonard Cohen.

The Altman River, Part II
Expect different rates of flow from The Altman River. Still flowing freely and in an original way here.

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M*A*S*H (1970)

The 70's Rivers, Day 10

M*A*S*H (1970)
Definitely a big event when the original movie appeared on television during the early 70’s, even in a slightly edited version. “Hey did you see the shower scene/football game/pot smoking scene?”

The Altman River, Part I
An intense river whose flow can be grand and can also dry up quickly at times. Unlike many of the 70’s rivers, The Altman River did occasionally resurface during subsequent decades quite strongly.

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THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)

The 70's Rivers, Day 9

The Last Picture Show (1971)
This is still one of my favorite movies. Nostalgic, well told and shot in glorious black and white. I would have picked this over The French Connection for Best Picture that year, but nobody asked me.

The Bogdanavich River
Of all the rivers that ran strongly during the decade, yet dried up quickly, none of the drop-off seemed quite as severe as The Bogdanavich River.

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THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

The 70's Rivers, Day 8

The French Connection (1971)
It’s really been a long time since I’ve seen this one. It holds up as a model of many of the action movies that followed it, though I’ve never once picked my feet in Poughkeepsie.

The Friedkin River
A raging river in the early part of the decade. The Friedkin River, like so many others of the time, continued to flow much more sporadically as the decade progressed.

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