1968 Cinema Memorabilia: The Swimmer

Newly arrived in the mail this afternoon...  A cool eBay purchase.  Lobby card (size 11" x 14") showing a production still from the 1968 Burt Lancaster film The Swimmer.  Filmed in the Summer of 1966 and based on a John Cheever novel (which I have, but have not yet read) it wasn't released until 1968.  

The film is an oddball favorite of mine... A bit of an expensive rarity to find on DVD, but one that I've watched over and over again.  Upon seeing it for the first time, I was drawn to its dark tone, sweeping orchestral score (which I have on vinyl) and story of a man who decides to swim across his affluent Connecticut county by going pool to pool through the backyards of friends, acquaintances and (as it turns out) some folks who are less than pleased to see him.  

Vinyl Therapy: 1960s Psychedelia

Three brilliant listens with wonderful packaging (1967 - 1968):

Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Doors and The Jimi Hendrix Experience.  

1968: Al Muenchen Illustrations

1960s illustrations from a Reader's Digest Condensed Book story called "Airport".

1968 Times Square: Midnight Cowboy

Stills from ANOTHER one of my favorite films, which also happens to feature Times Square.  In this particular film, director John Schlessinger has not only used this area as a backdrop for Joe (Jon Voight) Buck's meanderings, but also cast the square as a character:  a seething witness to all things.

8MM Film Stills: 1950s & 60s Times Square

A collection of screen shots from several amateur 8mm films found on YouTube.  Pretty colorful stuff that serves to animate many of the photos of the square I've been collecting since I was about 8 or 9 years old.