http://filmjournal.net/modernjr Just another Filmjournal.net weblog - albeit with added LSD, heavy-riffing and the occasional bare breast Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:20:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Like the previous year's Wild In The Streets, Psych Out! (1968) was an attempt by Hollywood to understand the hordes of flower children cluttering up Sunset Strip, with their dirty hair, ludicrous pants and crazy ideas about the Vietnam War. And like its predecessor, it would do little to reassure parents and politicians ... http://filmjournal.net/modernjr/2007/01/12/trippin-with-jack/ Barry Shear carved out a career as a TV journeyman, guest directing on many high-rating US series during the 60s and 70s including Man From U.N.C.L.E, Ironside, Alias Smith & Jones and McCloud. Wild In The Streets (1968) was one of his rare gigs for Hollywood, a prime cut of ... http://filmjournal.net/modernjr/2007/01/08/my-life-as-a-teenage-nazi/ Another addition to the FilmJournal family. Can I keep it current and relevant? Let's see what happens ... I recently decided I would spend more time watching movies that cheered me up, rather than made me dwell on the human condition or could be considered great art. Hence I plan to ... http://filmjournal.net/modernjr/2006/11/21/hello-world/