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Subgenre Sampler

 
Billy Two HatsBilly Two Hats (1974)
Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Gregory Peck, Desi Jr. Arnaz, Jack Warden…
Minor western with two bandits on the run from a racist sheriff after a botched bank robbery results in a death. Artful take on the genre is mostly…
Black ChristmasBlack Christmas (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder…
A superior precursor to psychological 'slasher' films like HALLOWEEN, this is set around a group of women in a sorority house, about to return home…
Black Windmill, TheBlack Windmill, The (1974)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Michael Caine, Delphine Seyrig, Donald Pleasence…
Michael Caine is in second–hand Harry Palmer–mode as a lone British espionage agent whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for diamonds by a…
Blazing SaddlesBlazing Saddles (1974) Recommended
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder
Classic Mel Brooks spoof–Western that almost killed the genre off!
Blood for DraculaBlood for Dracula (1974) Recommended
Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier
Joe Dallesandro happily deflowers a house of virgins before Udo Kier can sink his fangs into them. The perfect excuse to flaunt lashings of sex and…
Brief EncounterBrief Encounter (1974)
Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jack Hedley…
The BBC revisit David Lean's classic unrequited romance, with Richard Burton and Sophia Loren excellent as would–be lovers who meet on a train…
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) Recommended
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Warren Oates, Kris Kristofferson, Gig Young…
One of the director's best, a modern–day western set in Mexico, with wash–out gringo Warren Oates questing for the bounty–prize…
California SplitCalifornia Split (1974) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. George Segal, Elliott Gould, Gwen Welles
A terrific gambling lark–come–cautionary tale from director Robert Altman, starring George Segal as a casual gambler who befriends a…
Cars That Ate Paris, TheCars That Ate Paris, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Terry Camilleri, John Meillon
This no–budget wonder marked the auspicious debut of Peter Weir. It's a delirious black comedy in which an outback community ambush passing…
Case of the Smiling Stiffs, TheCase of the Smiling Stiffs, The (1974)
Dir. Sean S. Cunningham
Amusing exploitation vampire flick in which a hungry vampress sates her appetite in a uniquely memorable fashion.

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