Netflix deserves a high-five.
Although in recent years the streaming giant has become a ‘content factory’ i.e. pumping out droning content that serves as nothing more than background noise when scrolling through your phone at 3am, Netflix has decided to put some increased effort back into true storytelling. As is evidence in its recent standup comedy specials and original shows picking up several Emmy’s and Golden Globes – specifically the TV drama Beef and Ricky Gervais’s Armageddon. Netflix is also expected to completely sweep the Oscars this year with 21 nominations. Last year they were in second place only after A24, with 17 nominations. Good work, lads.
And now Netflix is honouring (arguably) the greatest year in cinema history, 1974, by adding 14 classic films to its streaming library.
1974 Films Coming to Netflix
- Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Martin Scorsese
- Black Belt Jones – Roberto Clouse
- Blazing Saddles – Mel Brooks
- California Split – Robert Altman
- The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola
- Death Wish – Michael Winner
- The Gambler – Karel Reisz
- The Great Gatsby – Jack Clayton
- The Lords of Flatbush – Martin Davidson, Stephen F. Verona
- The Little Prince – Stanley Donen
- The Parallax View – Alan J. Pakula
- The Street Fighter (Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken)- Shigehiro Ozawa
- Chinatown – Roman Polanski
- It’s Alive – Larry Cohen
What the 1960s were for music, the 1970s were for film, and if you want to spruce up not just your cinematic knowledge, but also a time when the American soul was in shambles (eerily reminiscent of today) then these 14 films should be high on your list.
Coming up in April, Netflix will be releasing a list of films from 1984, all turning 40 this year. July will reveal a list of films from 1994, all turning 30, and then in October a list from 2004, all turning 20 this year
Coming up in April are films from 1984 turning 40, while July will feature movies from 1994 turning 30 and titles from 2004 that are turning 20 will stream in October.
They’ve made a lot of sequels and remakes of the 1974 classic, Death Wish, but none come close to the original. Ah, the ’70s. When men with mustaches kept us safe from the bad guys.
