1960's Milestones in Film (clips)

The 1960's saw a lot of change in films (story, content, subject matter) and what viewers were likely to see on the big screen. The first X-rated films occurred in this decade, along with the first overtly gay/lesbian films (most from Britain), the first major African American releases, as well as many other finely directed films from a new wave of young directors. Below are some highlights:

Stanley Kubrick (director) Tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqvQXlpFyG4
Spartacus (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA8WKduGUyc
Lolita (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he7tn9Dm8r8
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gXY3kuDvSU
2001, A Space Odyssey (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU4TQ1NTo50

Billy Wilder (director)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHhfqU_Br1c
Some Like it Hot (1959)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9In3apq_SSY
The Apartment (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvGOWZ5Uop8
Avanti! (1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHML8pMfPGA

African American films:
Sidney Poitier (first African American actor to receive "Best Actor" Academy Award)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oynTA_m0co
Lilies of the Field (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn6w255CGkk&feature=PlayList&p=E2DC6C2AB97A4FFF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=75
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tss1OqeKyY
To Sir, With Love (1967) (vocals by Brit superstar Lulu!)
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3364036565596372109&postID=1205672095781663421

The Cool World (1963) (director Shirley Clarke) Retrospective
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ7CMi6TnJE

Black Girl (1966) (No clip)

Gordon Parks (director/photographer) The Learning Tree (1969) media article
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd96NIT5osA

Shaft (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8w4GR4UiY

Gay/Lesbian Films:

Victim (1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPXjIySzzC8
The Children's Hour (1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmLW-d8YRRo&feature=PlayList&p=3C8C61B265EFC89E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8
Robert Aldrich (director) The Killing of Sister George (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIAdNmMtv9k
Myra Breckenridge (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6BM-myPqY
Boys in the Band (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zw4639Ztjs

Decade of the Musical Mega-Hits!

West Side Story (1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GP9gwMqFhE
A Hard Days Night (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0eJEX5c1sM
Mary Poppins (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWf9fP-A-U
The Sound of Music (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw-Om-t8iiM
Yellow Submarine (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avfGUEDMWZY

Great Actresses:

Marilyn Monroe (the screen legend died in 1962 - here's a tribute to her life)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99KvIQEyZsM
Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQVzgEO_w8
Elizabeth Taylor's epic flop: Cleopatra (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGDyZHlHklo

Jayne Mansfield (eat your heart out Paris Hilton!)
Dog Eat Dog (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZAjyKtbl8
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVTyqLQUpdg&feature=related
The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLgHocCN3iQ&feature=PlayList&p=887451151D711394&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28

X-Rated & Controversial New Wave films:

Georgie Girl (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXxnYdsYiiQ
Blow Up (1966) Michelangelo Antonioni (director)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu0-keZ4KKY
The Graduate (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-3PP7hfIm4
The Wild Bunch (1969) Sam Peckinpah (director)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIwH96iZI7E
Easy Rider (1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in5uA5YXHIg
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnFoaj8utio

Popular Culture Films (film subjects with staying power)
The following films have spewed various sequels, remakes, and have influenced American popular culture since the 1960's.

James Bond
Dr. No (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFSCuia2K5E

Goldfinger (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj-vmGlAt2Y

Other Pop Culture Influencing films:

The Pink Panther (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnwQrU_1w1Y&feature=PlayList&p=BD36A8E8981A177C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gUKvmOEGCU

Planet of the Apes (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvR2mCx-Jnc

Star Trek (television series) 1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjL8WXjlGI