@ arsaib4
Would be great if you could write about Fat City, the film definitely deserves more attention. I'd like to write about it myself, but my english isn't good enough for a detailed review and it's two or three years since I've seen the film.

@ A & R6dw6C
Yeah, watching some Huston stuff together seems to be a good idea as I also liked nearly every film of him I saw very much (except the rather weak Prizzi's Honor). I considered The Man Who Would Be King (it's a long time since I've seen it) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean for my 70s list, and liked African Queen and The Unforgiven, but my favorites are The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Maltese Falcon and The Asphalt Jungle. And, of course, Fat City, which lead us to this little discussion.

@ R6dw6C
Yes, our lists often correspond to each other, especially the italian part of them 
Why did Klute and Hitch-Hike surprise you? Have you seen them? I think you would like both very much, but maybe I'm wrong.
And you should definitely watch more New Hollywood, I consider it one of the most interesting and fascinating periods in american (and world) cinema and could imagine that you would agree on that if you see more films of it.