70 Movies We Saw in the '70s

26/01/2025

Took awhile, but we finally tracked these down on Etsy: the boxers worn by Paul Newman in SLAP SHOT. New episode up now, wherever pods are cast!

25/01/2025

On the eve of Paul Newman's centennial, Ben, Scott and Jim welcome guest Christina Martin-Wright to the show for a spirited and lengthy dissection of George Roy Hill's brilliant hockey comedy, SLAP SHOT. Pull up a bleacher and join in as the panel discusses:

* Own vs Owns
* What qualifies as a s*x scene
* Network tv versions of profanity fueled classics
* Lindsay Crouse’s tipping point
* Paul Newman’s gold teeth
* The lost art of “mooning”
* The lost art of subtle “coarse” comedies
* Sssssss vs Slither
* Carlson bros vs Hanson bros
* Strother Martin vs Marv Albert

And much much more! + what was playing that week?

On the eve of Paul Newman's centennial, Ben, Scott and Jim welcome guest Christina Martin-Wright to the show for a spirited and lengthy dissection of George Roy Hill's brilliant hockey comedy, SLAP SH

04/01/2025

You still haven’t checked out the latest episode??

29/12/2024

Tune in to the latest episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: The Silent Partner (1978)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-54-the-silent-partner-1978/id1513842506?i=1000681588084

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! New episode up for your entertainment.

24/12/2024

Ben Reiser, Scott Lucas and Jim Healy tackle one of their favorite "Christmas" movies, 1978's The Silent Partner, directed by Daryl Duke and written by Curtis Hanson. In addition to Duke and Hanson, the guys cover everyone and everything from Elliott Gould to Christopher Plummer, from Susannah York to John Candy, from David Cronenberg to Carolco, and much much much more. Also a delightful round of What Was Playing That Week?!?

Ben Reiser, Scott Lucas and Jim Healy tackle one of their favorite "Christmas" movies, 1978's The Silent Partner, directed by Daryl Duke and written by Curtis Hanson. In addition to Duke and Hanson, t

29/11/2024

Some COLD TURKEY lobby cards for you to flip through while listening to our latest episode, available now wherever podcasts roam:

27/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving, 70 Movies style!
Ben and Scott are joined by special guest Jim Healy to gather round the table for a tart as a cranberry discussion of Norman Lear's 1971 turkey - Cold Turkey. Sit back with a plate full of stuffing and listen along as we try to make sense of this sour satire of small town life. Along the way we get into Paddy Chayefsky, George C. Scott, top three Walter Matthau movies, Robert Downey, Sr., the delightful Pippa Scott and much more. Plus, a rousing round of "What Else Was Playing That Week?"
https://soundcloud.com/ben-reiser-605654396/ep-53-cold-turkey-1971?si=3d6a3836a314463cbea3a56238fc2896&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

26/11/2024

Keep your eye on the prize, a Thanksgiving turkey drops tomorrow 11/27/2024

24/11/2024

We've got a Thanksgiving turkey for you, dropping 11/27. Bring your own gravy.

02/11/2024

Can’t get out of bed this weekend? Keep yourself entertained with the latest episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: The French Connection II!

30/10/2024

Hard boiled detective eats hard boiled egg! In France! Check out our new episode wherever pods are cast!

28/10/2024

Available now!! 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!

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 u

26/10/2024

Exciting news here at 70 Movies We Saw in the '70s: We finally recorded a new episode! It will be up sometime Monday 10/28. Ben and special guest co-host Richard Shepard talk about The French Connection II. This is a great conversation, and we are hoping to record at least one a month going forward. But for now, go watch French Connection II, and thanks for listening!

03/01/2024

Hey hey it’s my 23 favorite movies of 2923. Didn’t see POOR THINGS until today, otherwise it definitely would have made the list, but don’t ask me what I would have pulled off to make room for it:

In alphabetical order, here is a list of 23 movies I saw that were released in 2023 (unless otherwise noted). These are the movies that stuck with me.