Real Time 1960s

In this episode, we review our 7th- and 6th-ranked films for 1965, a disaster film starring James Stewart and directed by Robert Aldrich and a drama starring Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson.

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L.A. rioting brings death and destruction; U.S. Marines hit the Viet Cong; the Beatles hit Minneapolis; Juan Marichal hits John Roseboro; Jim Maloney achieves baseball immortality. Newscaster: Joe Ru…

In this episode, we review our 8th-ranked film for 1965, a psychological thriller directed by Roman Polanski and starring Catherine Deneuve as a psychotic manicurist.

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Adlai Stevenson collapses and dies; Robert McNamara heads for Saigon; Sinatra plays Forest Hills; Viet Cong forces multiply; a legendary stunt pilot is killed; National League All-Stars reign supreme…

In this episode, we review our 9th-ranked film for 1965, “Pierrot le Fou,” a French New Wave film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina, and we touch on…

LBJ kicks off Project Head Start; Queen Elizabeth visits West Berlin; U.S. destroyers shell the Viet Cong; John Lindsay runs for Mayor of NYC; Muhammad Ali defends his title. Newscaster: Joe Rubenste…

In this episode, we review our 10th-ranked film for 1965, “The Sons of Katie Elder,” a Western directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne. We also rank the top five Wayne films of all time.

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LBJ sends troops to the Dominican Republican; a teen sniper terrorizes California motorists; Edward R. Murrow is dead; North Vietnamese soldiers infiltrate the South; the Canadiens are NHL champions.…

In this episode, we review our No. 1 film for 1964, “Dr. Strangelove,” Stanley Kubrick’s nightmare comedy dealing with Cold War fears of nuclear war.

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MLK leads marchers from Selma to Montgomery; accusations of gas warfare in Vietnam; RFK scales Mt. Kennedy; Viola Liuzzo is murdered; two astronauts are honored; the NBA playoffs are off and running.…

Malcolm X is assassinated; Barry Goldwater speaks out on Vietnam; Patricia Neal suffers two strokes; James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley; the Celtics roll; Stan Laurel is dead. Newscaster: Joe R…

In this episode, we review our No. 2 film for 1964, “A Fistful of Dollars,” the first true Spaghetti Western that launched the careers of director Sergio Leone, star Clint Eastwood, and composer Enni…

MLK and thousands of others arrested in Selma; LBJ stands firm on Vietnam; Gen. Curtis LeMay steps down; Malcolm X excoriates Elijah Muhammad; Muhammad Ali praises Floyd Patterson. Newscaster: Joe Ru…

In this episode, we review our 3rd-ranked film for 1964, “Seven Days in May,” a political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Fredric March, Edmond O’Br…

LBJ delivers his State of the Union; MLK plans a campaign in Selma; Senate divided over Vietnam; “Ready Steady Go!” bans miming; Malcolm X speaks out; Joe Namath signs with the Jets. Newscaster: Joe …

In this episode, we review our 4th-ranked film for 1964, “A Hard Day’s Night,” the Beatles’ big-screen debut, which critic Andrew Sarris called “the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals.”

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LBJ decorates a Vietnam hero; Berkeley police arrest 800 students; J.W. Fulbright speaks out on Vietnam; Ringo gets his tonsils out; Dr. King wins the Nobel Prize; Muhammad Ali is on the mend. Newsca…

In this episode, we review our 5th-ranked film for 1964, “Nothing but a Man,” a groundbreaking production starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln which deals with contemporary black life in the Deep So…

Khrushchev is replaced; Ronald Reagan switches parties; RFK seeks to change his image; MLK wins the Nobel Peace Prize; the Cardinals are champions. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. 

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In this episode, we review our 7th and 6th-ranked films for 1964, “Goldfinger,” the third James Bond film, and “The Soft Skin,” French New Wave director Francois Truffaut's “clinical autopsy of adult…