December 12, 1981

Top 10 Films of 1981

1. "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (Steven Spielberg, USA)

2. "My Dinner With André" (Louis Malle, USA)

3. "Quest For Fire" (Jean-Jacques Annaud, France)

4. "The Road Warrior" (George Miller, Australia)

5. "Mis" (Stanislaw Bareja, Poland)

6. ''Atlantic City'' (Louis Malle, USA)

7. ''Body Heat'' (Lawrence Kasdan, USA)

8. ''Excalibur'' (John Boorman, USA)

9. "Diva" (Jean-Jacques Beineix, France)

10. "Smash Palace" (Roger Donaldson, New Zealand)


Other great films:

Beau pere (France)
Byl Jazz (Poland)
Christiane F (Germany)
Dreszcze (Poland)
Lili Marleen (Germany)
Love And Lies (Soviet Union)
Martial Club (Hong Kong)
Mein vater Alfons (East Germany)
Mephisto (Hungary)
Montenegro (Sweden)
Pixote (Brazil)
Possession (France)
Puberty Blues (Australia)
Shortcuts (Czechoslovakia)

Short Top 3:

1. "Seeing In The Rain" (Chris Gallagher, Canada)

2. "The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough" (Peter Rose, USA)

3. "Les Photos d'Alix" (Jean Eustache, France)


Other great shorts:

Couples And Robbers (UK)
Woody y yo (Spain)

Top 3 Music Videos:

1. "Once In A Lifetime" (Toni Basil, Talking Heads)

2. "Don't You Want Me" (Steve Barron, Human League)

3. "Girls On Film" (Godley and Creme, Duran Duran)


Top Commercial:

"Fast Paced World" (Fedex)


TV Top 3:

1. "Taxi: Latka The Playboy" (James Burrows, ABC)

2. "Yes Minister: The Death List" (Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, BBC, UK)

3. "Yes Minister: A Question Of Loyalty" (Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, BBC, UK)


Other great TV shows:

Yes Minister: Doing The Honours (UK)
Yes Minister: The Compassionate Society (UK)
Yes Minister: The Devil You Know (UK)
Yes Minister: The Greasy Pole (UK)

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "Crac!" (Frédéric Back, NFB, Canada)

2. "Erection" (Guido Manuli, Italy)

3. "The Creation" (Will Vinton, USA)


Other great cartoons:


Weak films of 1981:

Bloody Moon
Dreadnaught (Hong Kong)
Ms 45
On Golden Pond

Weak TV shows:

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