The Vampire Lovers (1970)

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

[6] Hammer Films officially entered a new, more sexualized era with the release of 1970's The Vampire Lovers, the first in a trilogy of vampire films known as 'the Karnstein trilogy', based on the novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (Vampyr). Hammer's…
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

[6] Dracula is resurrected by his apprentice and a trio of unwitting thrill-seekers in this direct sequel to Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. Once the ritual is complete, however, the trio kill the apprentice and run away. But that doesn't stop…
The House That Would Not Die (1970)

The House That Would Not Die (1970)

[4] Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity, The Lady Eve) stars in this tepid TV movie about a woman who moves with her niece (Katherine Winn) to an ancestral home where they're haunted by ghosts from the Revolutionary War. The acting ensemble, including Richard…
Sunflower (1970)

Sunflower (1970)

[5] Sophia Loren stars in the final film from director Vittorio de Sica, about an Italian woman despondently searching for her soldier husband (Marcello Mastroianni) in the fallout of World War II. Unable to learn from the government whether he's even dead…
The Aristocats (1970)

The Aristocats (1970)

[4] In one of Disney Animation's weaker efforts, a jealous butler seeks to do away with a mother cat and her three kittens before their owner can bequeath her fortunes to the furry little bastards. I can't blame him, really. The cats…
Patton (1970)

Patton (1970)

[5] George C. Scott's charisma is the best thing Patton has going for it. The film is a pastiche of the famous (and infamous) army general's career through World War II, including his successful invasion of Sicily, media blunders resulting in military…
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)

Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)

[3] Two Los Angeles couples partake in a seance, not realizing their medium, Count Yorga, is a vampire with intentions of adding the women to his harem. One of the couples, Paul and Erica, take the vampire home and have no memory…
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

[6] This first Planet of the Apes sequel is a mixed bag, but the second half wins me over. The first half of the movie is an uninspired retread of the first film, with James Franciscus replacing Charlton Heston as the main…
Chisum (1970)

Chisum (1970)

[7] John Wayne worked pretty much right up until the end of his life, and even in that last decade there are gems to be found. Chisum stars Wayne as the title character, John Chisum, a New Mexico cattle baron who ends…
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)

Kelly’s Heroes (1970)

[4] How's this for an ensemble? Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Gavin MacLeod, and Donald Sutherland. If you can't imagine how that would work, neither can anyone else whose seen this movie. Kelly's Heroes tries to be both a…