September 9, 1971

Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) ***

A sequel of sorts to "Mary Poppins", with Angela Lansbury as a good witch who saves England from a Nazi invasion. Songs:

"The Old Home Guard" *
"The Age Of Not Believing" *
"Eglantine" *
"Portobello Road" *
"The Beautiful Briny" **
"Substitutiary Locomotion" *

Macbeth (1971) ***

McCabe And Mrs Miller (1971) ***

The Panic In Needle Park (1971) ***

Shaft (1971) ***

Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971) ***

Dirty Harry (1971) ***

Countess Dracula (1971) ***

Billy Jack (1971) ***

Carnal Knowledge (1971) ***

Bananas (1971) ***

After the lame jokes from "Take The Money And Run" (1969), Woody Allen serves a funnier and more intelligent comedy with "Bananas".

Dodes'ka-den (1971) ***

Interesting, unusual film by Akira Kurosawa. Set in a slum, it has moments of pure magic.

Taking Off (1971) ***

Fiddler On The Roof (1971) ***

Famous musical set in a Jewish shtetl in the Ukraine. Musical numbers:

"Tradition" **
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker" ***
"If I Were A Rich Man" ***
"Sabbath Prayer" **
"To Life" **
"Miracle Of Miracles" *
"Tevye's Dream" *
"Sunrise, Sunset" **
"Do You Love Me ?" **
"Far From The Home I Love" *
"Antevka" **

Vanishing Point (1971) ***

Harold And Maude (1971) ***

An unusual friendship between a young boy and a very old woman.

The Trojan Women (1971) ***

Minnie And Moskowitz (1971) ***

The courtship and marriage of two weird people (Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel).

Trafic (1971) ***

There are plenty of cars in this late Jacques Tati comedy.

The Big Doll House (1971) ***

Olesya (1971) ***