December 12, 1977

Top 10 Films of 1977

1. "Star Wars" (George Lucas, USA)

2. "Annie Hall" (Woody Allen, USA)

3. "Czlowiek z marmuru" (Andrzej Wajda, Poland)

4. "The Man On The Roof" (Bo Widerberg, Sweden)
 
5. "Barwy ochronne" (Krzysztof Zanussi, Poland)

6. "Ceddo" (Ousmane Sembene, Senegal)

7. ''Saturday Night Fever'' (John Badham, USA)

8. ''That Obscure Object Of Desire'' (Luis Bunuel, Spain)

9. ''Soldier Of Orange'' (Paul Verhoeven, Holland)

10. "The Spy Who Loved Me" (Lewis Gilbert, USA)


Other great films:


3. "Jambon d'Ardenne" (Benoît Lamy, Belgium)

4. "Greta: Haus ohne Manner" (Jess Franco, Switzerland)

5. "Bilitis" (David Hamilton, France)

6. "Love Camp" (Jess Franco, Switzerland)

7. "Jungle Holocaust" (Ruggero Deodato, Italy)

8. "Goodbye Emmanuelle" (François Leterrier, France)

9. "Emanuelle And The Last Cannibals" (Joe D'Amato, Italy)

10. "Emanuelle In America" (Joe D'Amato, Italy)


Short Top 3:

1. "Analogies: Studies In The Movement Of Time" (Peter Rose, USA)


2. "The Shetland Experience" (Derek Williams, UK)


3. "Floating Free" (Jerry Butts, USA)


Other great shorts:

The Absent-Minded Waiter
I'll Find A Way (Canada)

Top Music Video:

"Mongoloid" (Bruce Conner, USA)


Other great music videos:

Faut pas rêver (France)

Top Commercial:

"If You Can't Fly Continental" (Continental)


TV Top 3:

1. "Roots" (Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, ABC)

2. "France tour detour deux enfants" (Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Mieville, France)

3. "Columbo: Try And Catch Me" (James Frawley, NBC)


Other great TV shows:

The Bob Newhart Show: Death Be My Destiny
Nasi goscie (Poland)

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "The Sand Castle" (Co Hoedeman, NFB)


2. "A Doonesbury Special" (Garry Trudeau, Faith Hubley, USA)


3. "The Bead Game" (Ishu Patel, NFB)


Other great cartoons:

Quod Libet (Holland)
Spinnolio (Canada)

Weak TV shows:

Top Musical of 1977

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November 11, 1977

Czlowiek z marmuru (1977) *****

Arcydzielo Andrzeja Wajdy, zapowiedz ruchu "Solidarnosci".

Annie Hall (1977) *****

One of Woody Allen's most innovative films, full of surprises and hilarious situations.

Star Wars (1977) *****

This film revolutionized the science-fiction genre. It's the prototype of countless action films that would dominate Hollywood in the 80's and 90's. Originally released as "Star Wars", it was subsequently retitled as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope".

October 10, 1977

Barwy ochronne (1977) ****

The Man On The Roof (1977) ****


Ceddo (1977) ****


Ousmane Sembene's masterpiece. Incredibly, according to an account reported in The New York Times in 1978, the film was banned in Senegal because Mr. Sembene insisted on spelling the title with two d's while the Senegalese Government insisted it be spelled with only one d.

Saturday Night Fever (1977) ****

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) ****


September 9, 1977

Providence (1977) ***

Alain Resnais' first English-language film.

Budapest Tales (1977) ***


 

Smierc prezydenta (1977) ***

Historical and political drama about the assasination of the first Polish president in 1922.

Wizards (1977) ***

The Other Side Of Midnight (1977) ***

Looking For Mr Goodbar (1977) ***

The Sentinel (1977) ***

The Rescuers (1977) ***

The Gauntlet (1977) ***

Death Game (1977) ***