Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

Warner Bros. etc.

October 10, 1961

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

Too many unpleasant characters.  Elia Kazan directed.

Shampoo

Shampoo

Columbia

March 13, 1975

Dramedy

DVD
C-

I've watched this once before, but it just felt really downbeat today, not funny and not sexy.  Still, yeah, there are recognizable faces to spot, although I only did a quarter-hour's worth.  Beatty stars and co-wrote, while Hal Ashby directed.

Reds

Reds 

Paramount etc.

December 25, 1981

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Feels a bit, I don't know, stagy?  Beatty directed, stars, and co-wrote.

Bulworth

Bulworth
20th Century Fox
May 22, 1998
Dramedy
DVD
C-

Beatty directed, co-wrote, and stars as the title character, a Senator up for reelection.  After a quarter hour, I felt like I was still waiting for the movie to start.

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde
Warner Bros.
August 13, 1967
Historical Drama, Crime Drama
DVD
D

I'd avoided this film for years because of the celebration of criminals and violence, but the badness of the first quarter-hour is surprisingly the acting by Beatty and Dunaway.  I would've gone lower with the grade, but the look of the movie is generally good, except that Dunaway doesn't look the slightest bit 1930s, especially her hair.  Arthur Penn directed.