Top 10 Films of 1980

1. ''The Stunt Man'' (Richard Rush, USA)

2. "Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears" (Vladimir Menshov, Soviet Union)

3. "The Empire Strikes Back" (Irvin Kershner, USA)

4. "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (Jamie Uys, South Africa)

5. "Sauve qui peut la vie" (Jean-Luc Godard, France)

6. ''Melvin And Howard'' (Jonathan Demme, USA)

7. ''The Shining'' (Stanley Kubrick, USA)

8. ''Spetters'' (Paul Verhoeven, Holland)

9. "Raging Bull" (Martin Scorsese, USA)

10. "Love Between The Raindrops" (Karel Kachyna, Czechoslovakia)

Other great films:

Altered States

The Blues Brothers
Les Bons debarras (Canada)
Breaker Morant (Australia)

Brubaker

Caligula

Can't Stop The Music

Cannibal Holocaust (Italy)

La Città delle donne (Italy)

Dressed To Kill 

Dyrygent (Poland)

Eaten Alive (Italy)

The Elephant Man

Fame 

Gloria
Gregory's Girl (UK)

Kagemusha (Japan)

Kontrakt (Poland)

Lost Souls (Hong Kong)

Loulou (France)

Mon oncle d'Amérique (France)

Nine To Five
Ordinary People

Paciorki jednego rozanca (Poland)

Patricia (Austria)

Pepi Luci Bom y otras chicas del monton (Spain)

A Prisao (Brazil)

Return Of The Secaucus 7 

Le Roi et l'oiseau (France)

Sexy Nights Of The Living Dead (Italy)

Stardust Memories

Taboo

Taxi zum Klo (Germany)

Viciosas al desnudo (Spain)

We Are Going To Eat You (Hong Kong)
Xanadu
The Young Master (Hong Kong)

Short Top 3:

1. "Gadajace glowy" (Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland)

2. "Fall Line" (Bob Carmichael, Greg Lowe, USA)

2. "Nocturne" (Lars Von Trier, Denmark)

Other great shorts:

Le Jardin des delices de Jerome Bosch (France)
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Murder Psalm

Top Music Video:

"Breaking The Law" (Julien Temple, UK)

Top Commercial:

"Lacrosse" (Pepsi)

TV Top 3:

1. "From The Life Of The Marionettes" (Ingmar Bergman, Germany)

2. "Hollywood" (Kevin Brownlow, David Gill, ITV, UK)

3. "Dallas: Who Done It?" (Leonard Katzman, CBS)

Other great TV shows:

Catherine de Heilbronn (France)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Jubileusz (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: List (Poland)

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Niespodzianka (Poland)
Yes Minister: Big Brother (UK)
Yes Minister: The Right To Know (UK)

Yes Minister: Writing On The Wall (UK)

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "The Fly" (Ferenc Rofusz, Hungary)

2. "The Sweater" (Sheldon Cohen, NFB, Canada)

3. "Duck Dodgers And The Return Of The 24 1/2 Century" (Chuck Jones, Warner)

Weak films of 1980:

Bye Bye Brazil (Brazil)
Close Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (Hong Kong)
Constans (Poland)
Popeye
Superman II

Weak TV shows:

Yes Minister: Open Government (UK)

Weak cartoons:

Luncheon (Hungary)
Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Bunny
Quasi's Cabaret Trailer
Spaced-Out Bunny
Sunbeam (UK)
Tresor des Grotoceans (Canada)

Top Musical of 1980

"Fame" (Alan Parker, MGM)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) *****

Arguably the best episode in the "Star Wars" saga. Later retitled as "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back".

Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980) *****

'The Stunt Man (1980) *****

It's a film about reality and the illusion of reality. They clash, co-exist and eventually melt together. Under the masterful direction of Richard Rush, "The Stunt Man" emerges as a truly unique film that never stops to surprise or entertain. And Peter O'Toole gives the greatest performance of his career.

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) ****

Breaker Morant (1980) ****

An Australian "Paths Of Glory".

Love Between The Raindrops (1980) ****

Spetters (1980) ****

Sauve qui peut la vie (1980) ****

Raging Bull (1980) ****

Classic boxing drama directed by Martin Scorsese.

'The Shining (1980) ****

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) ****

Melvin And Howard (1980) ****

Nine To Five (1980) ***

Excellent comedy about a horrible boss kept imprisoned by his three secretaries.

Fame (1980) ***

Dressed To Kill (1980) ***

Caligula (1980) ***

Gregory's Girl (1980) ***

Low-key comedy about teenage love.

Kagemusha (1980) ***

Visually magnificent historical epic drama from Akira Kurosawa.

Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980) ***

Gerard Depardieu stars in this intelligent film directed by Alain Resnais.

Le Roi et l'oiseau (1980) ***

Very original animated film about oppression.

Les Bons debarras (1980) ***

A film about a single mother (Marie Tifo), her foul-mouthed daughter (Charlotte Laurier) and her mentally ill brother (Germain Houde).

Stardust Memories (1980) ***

One of Woody Allen's most curious films. Basically a weird parody of Fellini's "8 1/2".

Xanadu (1980) ***

Olivia Newton-John plays a muse in this silly musical fantasy. Songs:

"I'M Alive" **
"Magic" **
"Whenever You're Away From Me" *
"Dancing" *
"Don't Walk Away" *
"All Over The World" *
"I'M Alive" (reprise) *
"Suspended In Time" *
"Xanadu" ***

The Young Master (1980) ***

Directed by Jackie Chan. With Jackie Chan, Lily Li and Yuen Biao. Superb kung-fu fights in this one, Jackie Chan's directorial debut.

We Are Going To Eat You (1980) ***

Good horror movie from Tsui Hark.

Ordinary People (1980) ***

Oscar-winning film directed by Robert Redford. Basically a melodrama, but extremely well done.

Gloria (1980) ***

Gena Rowlands star in this unusual film by John Cassavetes

The Elephant Man (1980) ***

Tragic story of John Merrick.

The Blues Brothers (1980) ***

Entertaining musical comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

Brubaker (1980) ***

Return Of The Secaucus 7 (1980) ***

Can't Stop The Music (1980) ***

Altered States (1980) ***

Paciorki jednego rozanca (1980) ****

An old Silesian coal miner refuses to leave his house.

Loulou (1980) ***

La Città delle donne (1980) ***