Essential Films of 1966
Favorites
Blowup
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
Honorable mention
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum
A Man for All Seasons
How to Steal a Million
All ages
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
Guilty pleasures
coming soon
Holiday
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Want to see
Alfie
Daisies (feminist Czech duo)
Fahrenheit 451
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Hold Me While I’m Naked (low-budget filmmaker making a film)
Persona
The Professionals
The Sand Pebbles
Seconds (John Frankenheimer)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Not worth the time
coming soon
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Essential music of 1966
Albums
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Revolver
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Honorable mention
coming soon
The greatest songs of 1966
Daydream Believer by The Monkees
Eleanor Rigby - the Beatles
For No One - the Beatles
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
I Want You by Bob Dylan
Love You To - the Beatles
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
Sloop John B by The Beach Boys
These Boots Are Made For Walking by Nancy Sinatra
This Old Heart - the Isley Brothers
Wouldn’t It Be Nice - Beach Boys
Yellow Submarine - the Beatles
Playlists by Month
January
Good Day Sunshine - the Beatles
Love You To - the Beatles
February
I Want You by Bob Dylan
March
Eleanor Rigby - the Beatles
Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan
April
I Want To Tell You - the Beatles
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
May
These Boots Are Made For Walking by Nancy Sinatra
Wouldn’t It Be Nice - Beach Boys
June
Yellow Submarine - the Beatles
July
This Old Heart - the Isley Brothers
Hang On To Your Ego - Beach Boys
August
Sloop John B by The Beach Boys
September
Got to Get You Into My Life - the Beatles
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
Daydream Believer by The Monkees
October
November
For No One - the Beatles
December
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