Top 10 Favorite Films and Albums Of The '60s: The Countdown Continues ...

 8. Midnight Cowboy (Schlesinger, 1969)

Everybody’s talkin’ about my 8th favorite movie of the ‘60s, but I don’t hear a word they’re saying … because I’m too busy typing out this blog post, and I type pretty loud I guess. Moral of the story: anyone thinking of moving to New York without a solid employment opportunity in place ... should probably view this movie first.

8. Music From Big Pink (The Band, 1968)

Take a load off, Fanny, we can talk about my 8th favorite album of the ‘60s now, and ponder whether its memory of bygone American folklore has served us well – hopefully before Crazy Chester catches us in the fog. Let’s just say that “Music from Little Pink” wouldn’t have had quite the same ring to it.

7. Doctor Zhivago (Lean, 1965)

So wait, he’s a doctor AND a poet? Isn’t that kind of … fucked up? Take that fur coat out of the closet and step into the frigid winds of my 7th favorite movie of the ‘60s, hopefully before your hands freeze off from my discussion of, among other topics, its crisp editing, icy antagonists, or the oddly chilly critical reception it’s received (but anybody who’s got a problem with it can take this balalaika and shove it where the sun don’t shine). This could be the rare film that’s almost as epic as my essay about it.

7. The Velvet Underground & Nico (The Velvet Underground; Nico, 1967)

Knock knock. Who’s there? Banana. Banana who? Knock knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad you’re not on whatever drugs these guys were on? No need to wait for the man if you’re looking for a fresh perspective on my 7th favorite album of the ‘60s (and all the zany antics and wacky hijinks that went into the making of it). Peel slowly and read.