Video: 'Soylent Green' (clip)
(Thursday, April 19, 1973) — Soylent Green, a science fiction film about a New York police detective in an overpopulated futuristic Earth who finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Richard Fleischer, the film stars Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young and Edward G. Robinson.
Video: '1972 Oscar Winners'
(Tuesday, March 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Godfather won three Oscars tonight at the 45th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Marlon Brando for Best Actor (he declined). Bob Fosse won Best Director and Liza Minnelli Best Actress, both for Cabaret. Continue reading ‘The Godfather’ wins Best Picture at 45th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: '[Trailer] James Bond - Live and Let Die (1973)'
(Sunday, March 25, 1973) — Principal photography on Live and Let Die, the eighth spy film in the James Bond series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, concluded today. The film would open in the U.S. on June 27, 1973.
Video: 'The Heartbreak Kid'
(Sunday, December 17, 1972) — The Heartbreak Kid, a black comedy film about love and hypocrisy, opened today at the Sutton in New York City.
Directed by Elaine May, the film starred Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Eddie Albert and Audra Lindley.
Video: 'The Poseidon Adventure'
(Tuesday, December 12, 1972) — The Poseidon Adventure, an action-adventure disaster film about a priest who takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of a ship turned upside down by a tidal wave, premiered today in New York City.
Directed by Ronald Neame, the film stars Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O’Connell, Eric Shea and Leslie Nielsen.
(Wednesday, October 4, 1972, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — Comedian and actor Bob Hope appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV.
Video: 'Sounder' trailer
(Sunday, September 24, 1972) — Sounder, a drama film about the son of a family of black sharecroppers who comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food, opened today at the Plaza and New Embassy theaters in New York City.
Directed by Martin Ritt, the film stars Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal, Eric Hooks and Janet MacLachlan.
(Thursday, June 8, 1972) — Film director and producer Alfred Hitchock appeared on tonight’s ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ on ABC-TV, making the memorable quote: “Puns are the highest form of literature.” (Click here to watch complete interview, part 1 | part 2? | part 3? | part 4?
(Monday, April 10, 1972) — The French Connection, a hard-hitting, fast-paced tale of crime detection in New York City, was named Best Picture of 1971 tonight at the 44th Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The film’s director, William Friedkin, was named Best Director.
Jane Fonda, the stylist, wily call girl of Klute and Gene Hackman, the relentless narcotics cop of The French Connection won top actor honors. The best original song award went to the “Theme From ‘Shaft.'”
Video: 'Cabaret' trailer
(Sunday February 13, 1972) — Cabaret, a musical film set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the ominous presence of the growing National Socialist Party, opened today in the U.S. (including the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City).
Produced and directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, the film is loosely based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name.
