April 4, 1976

Breakfast: Table Top Dolly (1976) ****

A clever joke of a movie, with a camera slowly crashing food on a kitchen table. A Canadian experimental film, directed by Michael Snow.

The Morning Spider (1976) ***

Campy, Oscar-nominated short about a mime spider.

Money Money Money (1976) ***

This might not be ABBA's best song, but it's definitely their best music video. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

Clydesdale Horses (1976) ***


Atmosphere (1976) ***

Experimental film directed by Chris Gallagher. Cinematography by the wind.

Jailbreak (1976) **

Paul Drane directed this music video for AC/DC.

Universe (1976) **

A color remake of "Universe" (1960), narrated by William Shatner.

Dear Phone (1976) **

Directed by Peter Greenaway. Vignettes about telephones. Clever little film, made on a shoestring budget.

High Fidelity (1976) ****

The Street (1976) ****

An excellent adaptation of Mordecai Richler's short story about a young boy and his dying grandmother.

Leisure (1976) ****

Taratata (1976) ***

Visually, this cartoon is clearly inspired by the paintings of Raoul Dufy. Thematically, it'a an allegory about the history of Canada, presented as a parade.