1959 in the Movies
In our unsettled cultural moment, we're drowning in content - with 49 new movie releases this month alone, from the romantic comedy "Long Shot" to the zombie film "Dead Trigger." What can we know from one year's movies? WNYC's Sara Fishko considers some of the films of another unsettled year - 1959.
Fred Kaplan's book, "1959: The Year Everything Changed" is available on Amazon.
Films mentioned:
Pillow Talk
Shadows
Ben-Hur
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
On the Beach
The Beat Generation
Some Like It Hot
North by Northwest
Shadows (dir. John Cassavetes)
Ben-Hur (dir. William Wyler)
Fishko Files with Sara Fishko
Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
Editor: Karen Frillmann