Ben uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Robert Downey Jr's father directed this avante garde, low budget movie about a black executive mistakenly voted in as the CEO of a Madison Avenue advertising agency. Eleanore’s review published on Letterboxd: I have no idea how this even got made, which seems to be an understandably common part of the general consensus, but damn. 4,273 films watched. Isso é pouco nessa sátira sarcástica de Robert Downey, que transforma em anarquia temas sociais americanos considerados tabus, como revela o próprio pôster do filme. I can't imagine how it was received/perceived back in '69. score: 63 of 500 (13%) required scores: 1, 20, 35, 62, 99 ... Putney Swope (1969) Rotten Tomatoes® 64%. This is a film from Robert Downey Sr. the man who gave us such treasures as Robert Downey Jr. (Check out the Amazon reviews!) My Favorite Film for Every Year I've Been Alive. Putney pushes for change but ultimately creates something as soulless as before. Putney Swope. Sombrero guy slam dunking large wads of money is peak cinema. Vestido como Fidel Castro ele tenta assassinar um anão de circo que serve como presidente americano para pessoas "mais espertas" e obscuras. Re: 1063 The Ascent #10 Post by Saturnome » Fri Oct 16, 2020 12:42 am Love this film and will gladly upgrade, but how strange that the first Eclipse title to get a spine number is from a two film set, I wonder if Wings will get the same treatment at some point. Matt is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Username or Email ... Putney Swope ★★★★ I'm Thinking of Ending Things شاهد من هنا جزء من الحوار الشيق الذي دار بين "بول توماس اندرسون" و "روبرت داوني" حول الفلم. 276 films watched. © Letterboxd Limited. Letterboxd. I don't know man. 65-80 of 117 results for "putney swope". The establishment, such that it exists when you're an outsider entering their world, will crush the competition of an opposing ideology. Add a review? Favorites: Harold and Maude (1971), Rushmore (1998), Stand by Me (1986), The Master (2012). All It's a sweeping satire on corporatism, masculinity, race, sex, revolutionary politics, pop culture, and social responsibility. avg. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope. 2,364 films watched. Letterboxd — Your life in film. Watched May 01, 2020. It’s in your face, balls-to-the-wall, film-making, that’s damn near impossible to not enjoy. The casual misogyny on display in some of these super hip 60s flicks is hard to stomach today. Arnold Johnson Stan Gottlieb Allen Garfield Archie Russell Ramon Gordon Bert Lawrence Joe Madden Robert Downey Sr. Antonio Fargas Laura Greene Allan Arbus Pepi Hermine Ruth Hermine Shelley Plimpton Elżbieta Czyżewska Peter Maloney Marlene Clark David Kirk Don George Buddy Butler Vincent Hamill Tom Odachi Robert Staats Alan Abel Sol Brawerman Steven Ben Israel Mel Brooks Luise Heath Anthony Chisholm 09 Oct, 2019 Peter Lewis’s review published on Letterboxd: Influential, but too dated and disjointed to be really worth 90 minutes of your time today. In the 1960s and 70s the culture in America was changing and so was the culture in Hollywood. It meanders a bit but for the most part I found it to be an engaging and funny film with a lot to say about the racial politics of the 1960s. Max uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Top. They Live. About; News; Pro; Apps; Year in Review; Gift Guide; Great performance by Arnold Johnson as the gravelly voiced, taking no shit Putney Swope; just about every other actor is an amateur and it shows. Lucien WD’s review published on Letterboxd: I dig it. on 2020-12-24, PutneySwope rated Celeste & Jesse Forever ★★½ Independent film-making that has no fucks to give. Try Prime EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders Try Prime Cart. It’s pretty nonstop hilarious for awhile, before it becomes frightfully tedious. Share this page. (1971) The River Niger (1976) S. Savage! A nearly all white board of directors accidentally put their sole black member in charge of the company and he makes some changes. Sorry to Bother You vibes. with perhaps less focus, but it’s crazy sporadicness is what gives it its energetic charm. About the Podcast. In that vein of the French New Wave, really only in the sense of understanding there are no rules. 443 films watched. The success of the business draws unwanted attention from the United States government, which considers it "a threat to the national security". Putney Swope 1969 ★★★½ . 467. Add a review? ‎Putney Swope (1969) directed by Robert Downey Sr. • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Putney Swope is a rollercoaster of scathing critique and hilarious execution, a film with a lot to say and little to lose. That aside, Putney Swope is a funny movie with some blistering takes on a number of issues, which are probably more relevant now than at the time. Saturnome Joined: Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:22 pm. Peter uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. made by lucky_bastard. I mean, have you ever taken attendance from that era? Block or Report. 472. Putney Swope is crude and coarse, being gloriously incoherent at times as it overflows with ideas and lets individual moments take precedent over the story as a whole. George Morgan Lawrence Wolf Peter Benson Don Calfa David Downing Bob Larkin Chuck Green, 84 mins   Mobile site. Putney Swope. Directed by Robert Downey Sr.. With Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell. Favorites: Badlands (1973), Putney Swope (1969), Chinatown (1974), Dead Man (1995). so honestly i'm probably underrating it. decided to put this on again (for the second time). Review by Lucien WD Pro. Matt is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. I liked it OK. Could this be the mostOffensive movie I've seen?So what if it is? It's also way too disconnected for me to properly enjoy, especially the second half, but I'm glad I watched it. © Letterboxd Limited. also it has kramer in it????? TMDb Ben uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. This…, List copied from MUBI. Favorites: Putney Swope (1969). Some of the Chaotic Cinema Facebook page's favourite films, I’ve enjoyed many of these films because they’ve provided me with a variety of portrayals and images of black men…, Jayce Fryman 18,683 films 3,113 102 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. matthewgoodhue uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. sorta like if zucker, abrahams and zucker did an episode of Mad Men or something. Report this film. The ads are hilarious, the entire movie is hilarious. Even more anarchic than I remembered, somehow. Putney Swope 1969 ★★★★½ . Part of Art House Theater Day.. 4K DCP Restoration. Heads up - you're going to hear some words you've never heard on … There is no review for this diary entry. 2,339 films watched. tonikino presents; Toni is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Some smart stuff in here and some dumb stuff. Block or Report. Robert Downey Sr.) Even watching this film feels like a revolutionary act. Putney Swope (1969) R. The Return of Superfly (1990) Right On! Saturnome Joined: Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:22 pm. Putney Swope 1969. Mohamed Ali’s review published on Letterboxd: تحفة عبثية فى تجسيد عالم الاعلانات كتابه الفيلم ذكية واخراجيا جذاب من اول دقيقه . "Sorry to Bother You / Putney Swope (1969), Pt. Albert Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, The Book of Eli) and many others takes us on a wild journey through the movies that made him, then explains why he's not a cinefile (Spoiler: He is.) Culturally this is about attempting a revolutionary set-up within an established power structure, and how such revolutions fail due to corruption or logistics. The satire is unsparing and razor sharp -- how much more absurdist can it get than a black man in a white board room voiced over by another white man? Review by Lucien WD Pro. score: 63 of 500 (13%) required scores: 1, 20, 35, 62, 99 list stats ... Putney Swope (1969) Rotten Tomatoes® 64%. IMDb A fusion of subversive sketch and radical satire, Putney Swope follows the chaos that ensues when an African American Revolutionary is installed as the new CEO of an advertising agency. Review by Your Lordship McKraken Jr. IV ★★★★½. Putney Swope 1969 ★★½ . 23 films watched. Every angle, every random character choice, every commitment to performance, every one-liner, every commercial interjected; it’s all so inspired and singular, that this truly is an object to behold. He fires all the whiteys and hires black nationalists instead. Putney Swope 1969 ★★★½ . 80) Koski, Genevieve, et al. 23 films watched. Putney Swope is a great satire about how lame white people are and the ways that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Feel like Boots Riley has a lot of opinions on this. The film plays like jazz, with a midget president and a number of characters - including the main one - with a dubbed voice that sounds distinctly unnatural. Watched by thejofer. Putney Swope 1969 ★★★½ . Só isso? Part of Art House Theater Day.. 4K DCP Restoration. Watched Apr 14, 2020. "The Pimple Song" should have topped the charts in '69. it's surprisingly leftist as hell??? Putney Swope. I haven't seen most of these movies.…, The National Film Registry is a list of films deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" that are recommended for preservation…. Obviously, it should be recognized as a work of genius—but at the same time, it kind of seems like it was hard to not produce a satirical masterpiece during this particular period. Advertising that relies on sex and crudity, the government's role in corporate dealings, and the cult-of-personality applied to nearly anyone in show business; to think that we were warned of these things in 1969 makes their reality today all the more sadly hilarious. Not sure, in 2020, how we ought to feel about Robert Downey describing the African-American experience. -Putney Swope, Sombrero guy slam dunking large wads of money is peak cinema. Putney Swope. Absurdist satire of the highest order, Putney Swope is painfully funny, ludicrous, and jarringly incongruous. I was bordering a 4, but it’s boldness brought it back. Screenwriter Larry Karaszewski brings in some old movie ads from his local newspaper to discuss the movies that made him. Among the subjects that find themselves under its scathing gaze are commercialism, ideological extremism, and racial and gender rights. 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