La Città delle donne (1980) ***

Patricia (1980) ***

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Viciosas al desnudo (1980) ***

Constans (1980) *

Bye Bye Brazil (1980) *

Two couples travel across Brazil, bringing their show from one poor village to another.

Close Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980) *

A boring horror movie from Hong Kong.

Dyrygent (1980) ***

Kontrakt (1980) ***

Lost Souls (1980) ***

Pepi Luci Bom y otras chicas del monton (1980) ***

A Prisao (1980) ***

Taxi zum Klo (1980) ***

Fall Line (1980) ****

Oscar-nominated short about alpinism and extreme skiing. Edge-of-your-seat entertainment.

Gadajace glowy (1980) ****

Krzysztof Kieslowski's best documentary film.

Breaking The Law (1980) ***

Classic British music video directed by Julien Temple.

Murder Psalm (1980) ***

Stan Brakhage's last masterpiece.

Nocturne (1980) ***

A short film by Lars Von Trier.

Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980) ***

Oscar-winning short about Barry Goldwater's speechwriter.

Lacrosse (1980) ***

Le Jardin des delices de Jerome Bosch (1980) ***

A short film by Jean Eustache.

History Of The World In Three Minutes Flat (1980) ****

The title says it all. A terrific cartoon.

The Fly (1980) ****

An Oscar-winning cartoon about a fly chased by a housewife. Subjective point-of-view adds suspense and humor. Directed by F.Rofusz.

The Sweater (1980) ***

A young boy is a big fan of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, but his mother forces him to wear a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater.

Duck Dodgers And The Return Of The 24 1/2 Century (1980) ***

Marvin Martian wants to solve Earth's fuel problem by blowing the planet to bits. A sequel to the 1953's cartoon classic.

Tout rien (1980) ***

Tresor des Grotoceans (1980) **

Weird undersea creatures (resembling squids) discover various human artifacts and put them on display. Like most Hoedeman's films, it's a beautiful display of the puppet-animation art, but it lacks a narrative focus.

Sunbeam (1980) **

Visually interesting, but thematically chaotic cartoon with a nice song.

Quasi's Cabaret Trailer (1980) **

A mock trailer for a movie called "Quasi's Cabaret".

Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Bunny (1980) **

Bugs Bunny fondly remembers his childhood and his playful chases with little Elmer. Best gag involves Elmer studying the laws of gravity and letting Wil E.Coyote pass first as they fall into a precipice (earlier Elmer was unaware of the gravity of his situation and could cross the canyon unharmed). Very self-reflexive.

Luncheon (1980) **

Augusta is cooking a meal. Winner of the First Prize at Zagreb Animation Festival.

Spaced-Out Bunny (1980) *

Marvin Martian captures Bugs Bunny. This sci-fi cartoon is actually a partial remake of 1961's "The Abominable Snow Rabbit", with many identical gags.

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Jubileusz (1980) ***

Znakomity Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej. Piosenki:

"Widzicie ludzie flagi na budzie" **

"Cykoria" **

"Szkola tancow" **

"Madame Sans Gene" **

"Tango importo-eksporto" **

"Inwokacja (Piosenka o ojczyznie)" **

"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **

Yes Minister: Writing On The Wall (1980) ***

This episode includes the most memorable political speech in the entire series, explaining why Britain has joined the European Union:

Sir Humphrey: Minister, Britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last five hundred years: to create a disunited Europe. In that cause we have fought with the Dutch against the Spanish, with the Germans against the French, with the French and Italians against the Germans, and with the French against the Germans and Italians. Divide and rule, you see. Why should we change now, when it's worked so well?

Hacker: That's all ancient history, surely?

Sir Humphrey: Yes, and current policy. We 'had' to break the whole thing up, so we had to get inside. We tried to break it up from the outside, but that wouldn't work. Now that we're inside we can make a complete pig's breakfast of the whole thing: set the Germans against the French, the French against the Italians, the Italians against the Dutch. The Foreign Office is terribly pleased; it's just like old times.

Hacker: But surely we're all committed to the European ideal?

Sir Humphrey: [chuckles] Really, Minister.

Hacker: If not, why are we pushing for an increase in the membership?

Sir Humphrey: Well, for the same reason. It's just like the United Nations, in fact; the more members it has, the more arguments it can stir up, the more futile and impotent it becomes.

Eaten Alive (1980) ***

Catherine de Heilbronn (1980) ***

Sexy Nights Of The Living Dead (1980) ***

Dallas: Who Done It (1980) ***

Legendary episode of "Dallas" (4th episode of the 4th season), revealing Mary Crosby as the woman "who shot J.R.".

Taboo (1980) ***

Hollywood (1980) ***

Yes Minister: The Right To Know (1980) ***

From The Life Of The Marionettes (1980) ****

Mystery Of Oberwald (1980) ***

An odd-film-out in Michelangelo Antonioni's oeuvre, based on a play by Jean Cocteau, shot on video, and made for German and Italian televisions.

Yes Minister: Open Government (1980) **

The first episode of the cult British TV series.

Yes Minister: Big Brother (1980) ***

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: List (1980) ***

Piosenki:

"Widzicie ludzie flagi na budzie" **

"Szelki" ("K. I. Galczynski Zielona Ges") **

"Kawawa" **

"Wspomnij mnie" **

"Brak mi tylko szczescia" **

"Pewnej praczce" **

"Hymn artystow" *

"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **

Kabaret Olgi Lipinskiej: Niespodzianka (1980) ***

Prawie wszystkie piosenki to nowe, kolorowe wersje starych, czarno-bialych utworow z "Zielonej Gesi" i "Gallux Show". Piosenki:

"Widzicie ludzie flagi na budzie" **

"Cieszmy sie" *

"Motyl" *

"W operze!" **

"Bez serc bez ducha" *

"Szanowna pani" ***

"Straszna ballada wielkanocna o zatopionej szynce" *

"Skolko szczastia" **

"Idziemy przez zycie w podskokach" **

Superman II (1980) **

Better than the first film, but still quite disappointing.

Popeye (1980) *

Robert Altman's most embarrasing failure. Instead of recapturing the spirit of the old Max Fleischer's cartoons, he unsuccessfully tried to imitate "Pete's Dragon" (1977). The musical score is especially forgettable.

Top 10 Films of the 1970's

1. "Ziemia obiecana" (1975, Andrzej Wajda, Poland)

2. "Giliap" (1975, Roy Andersson, Sweden)

3. ''The Godfather'' (1972, Francis Ford Coppola, USA)

4. "Valerie a tyden divu" (1970, Jaromil Jires, Czechoslovakia)

5. ''Barry Lyndon'' (1975, Stanley Kubrick, USA)

6. ''Chinatown'' (1974, Roman Polanski, USA)

7. "Manhattan" (1979, Woody Allen, USA)

8. ''Salo Or The 120 Days Of Sodom'' (1975, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy)

9. ''Alien'' (1979, Ridley Scott, USA)

10. "A Love Story" (1970, Roy Andersson, Sweden)

Short Top 10:

1. "La Cabina" (Antonio Mercero, Spain)

2. "L'Ambassade" (1973, Chris Marker, France)

3. "The Corridor" (1970, Standish Lawder, USA)

4. "Romance With A Double Bass" (Robert Young, UK)

5. "Analogies: Studies In The Movement Of Time" (1977, Peter Rose, USA)

6. "Breakfast: Table Top Dolly" (1976, Michael Snow, Canada)

7. "Away From It All" (1979, John Cleese, Clare Taylor, UK)

8. "Dyketactics" (1974, Barbara Hammer, USA)

9. "Sibylle" (1979, Robert Cappadoro, France)

10. "Necrology" (1970, Standish Lawder, USA)

 Music Video Top 5:

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975, Bruce Gowers, UK)

2. "Video Killed The Radio Star" (1979, Russell Mulcahy, USA)

3. "Mongoloid" (1977, Bruce Conner, USA)

4. "Money Money Money" (1976, Lasse Hallstrom, Sweden)

5. "Life On Mars" (1973, Mick Rock, UK)

Commercial Top 5:

1. "Hilltop" (1971, Coca-Cola)

2. "Try It You'll Like It" (1971, Alka-Seltzer)

3. "Mean Joe Greene" (1979, Coca-Cola)

4. "Answer To A Higher Authority" (1975, Hebrew National)

5. "The Great American Soup" (1970, Heinz)

TV Top 10:

1. "Fawlty Towers 1" (1975, John Howard Davies, BBC)

2. "Roots" (1977, Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses, ABC)

3. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles Bites The Dust" (1975, Joan Darling, CBS)

4. "Columbo: Murder By The Book" (1971, Steven Spielberg, NBC)

5. "All In The Family: Archie And The Editorial" (1972, Norman Campbell, CBS)

6. "Fawlty Towers 2" (1979, Bob Spiers, BBC)

7. "All In The Family: Cousin Maude's Visit" (1971, John Rich, CBS)

8. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Lars Affair" (1973, Jay Sandrich, CBS)

9. "Monty Python's Flying Circus: How Not To Be Seen" (1970, Ian MacNaughton, BBC)

10. "Columbo: Any Old Port In A Storm" (1973, Leo Penn, NBC)

Cartoon Top 10

1. "Special Delivery" (1978, John Weldon, Eunice Macaulay, NFB, Canada)

2. "Leisure" (1976, Bruce Petty, Australia)

3. "Satiemania" (1978, Zdenko Gasparovic, Yugoslavia)

4. "Tale Of Tales" (1978, Yuri Norstein, Soviet Union)

5. "Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too" (1974, John Lounsbery, Disney, USA)

6. "The Street" (1976, Caroline Leaf, NFB, Canada)

7. "The Diary" (1974, Nedeljko Dragic, Yugoslavia)

8. "Och! Och!" (1972, Bronislaw Zeman, Poland)

9. "Sisyphus" (1975, Marcell Jankovics, Hungary)

10. "Kama Sutra Rides Again" (1972, Bob Godfrey, UK)

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