February 2, 1978
Superman (1978) **
Badly dated, but still mildly entertaining movie starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel.
January 1, 1978
The Swarm (1978) *
How bad is it ?
As bad as it can get.
That dialogue sample from this ridiculous disaster pic refers to an attack by the killer bees, but it might as well refer to the film itself.
As bad as it can get.
That dialogue sample from this ridiculous disaster pic refers to an attack by the killer bees, but it might as well refer to the film itself.
Comes A Horseman (1978) *
Boring western with plenty of leftist cliches (rich cattle barons trying to evict honest hardworking folks from their homes), no nuances, no subtilities and no sense of pacing.
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)
10. "The Spy Who Loved Me" (Lewis Gilbert, USA)
Other great films:
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)
The Bob Newhart Show: Death Be My Destiny
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)
The American Friend (Germany)
Andy Warhol's Bad
2. "Des enfants gâtés" (Bertrand Tavernier, France)
Andy Warhol's Bad
The Apple Game (Czechoslovakia)
Budapest Tales (Hungary)
La Dentelliere (Fance)
Deseos (Mexico)
House (Japan)
Mighty Peking Man (Hong Kong)
Where Are You Bagheera (Soviet Union)
Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1977:
1. "Equus" (Sidney Lumet, UK)
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)
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)
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Other great cartoons:
Quod Libet (Holland)
Spinnolio (Canada)
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)
Striptease (Italy)
Weak films of 1977:
J.A. Martin photographe (Canada)
Last House On Dead End Street
The Message
Opening Night
A Special Day (Italy)
Weak films of 1977:
J.A. Martin photographe (Canada)
Last House On Dead End Street
The Message
Opening Night
A Special Day (Italy)
The Turning Point
An Unfinished Piece For Player Piano (Soviet Union)
Weak shorts:
Spaceborne
Weak cartoon:
Jimmy The C
Lucas The Ear Of Corn
The Metamorphosis Of Mr Samsa (Canada)
No Apple For Johnny (Canada)
An Unfinished Piece For Player Piano (Soviet Union)
Weak shorts:
Spaceborne
Weak cartoon:
Jimmy The C
Lucas The Ear Of Corn
The Metamorphosis Of Mr Samsa (Canada)
No Apple For Johnny (Canada)
Weak TV shows:
Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Kaloryfery (Poland)
November 11, 1977
Annie Hall (1977) *****
Star Wars (1977) *****
October 10, 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.
September 9, 1977
Smierc prezydenta (1977) ***
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