Bullitt (1968)

A movie about story-telling and its power for good and evil — especially over the story-tellers themselves. Not to be missed!

Robert Duvall and his fetching companion, Luciana Pedraza, are fun to watch on the dance floor, but the movie he has built round those scenes is a pretty feeble one.

A movie about the movies and their influence, for both good and ill, on American foreign relations

Kissed by the young Canadian, Lynne Stopkewich, is one of those made-on-a-shoestring, parents-helping-out, credit-cards-maxed-out sort of films which are so often touted in the press these days. Ms Stopkewich’s parents, at least, can be proud of their daughter’s commercial savvy, since they are certain to get their money back. Visa, too, can breathe a sigh…

Ours is a scary old world, all right, and we cling to our toys like children — but this is a point that it is way too easy to overdemonstrate.

That icky little left-wing prole, Robert Altman, amuses himself by satirizing his social betters. Does that make you feel better about yourself?