Five Shaolin Masters (1974) ***

Hearts And Minds (1974) ***

An anti-war documentary denouncing the American intervention in Vietnam. Less impressive than "Loin du Vietnam" (1967) or "In The Year Of The Pig" (1969), but quite informative.

Home Among Strangers (1974) ***

Excellent Soviet western, set during the Civil War in Russia, superbly directed by Nikita Mikhalkov (his film debut). A curious mix of color and black and white cinematography.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) ***

Excellent melodrama about a widow raising a son.

The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz (1974) ***

Compelling adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel about an ambitious young man.

Pousse mais pousse egal (1974) ***

A Mack Sennett-like farce with custard-pie fights and wild chases.

Rabid Dogs (1974) ***

Riveting film about criminals escaping from cops and taking hostages.

That's Entertainment (1974) ***

Superb documentary about MGM musical films.

Vincent, Francois, Paul et les autres (1974) ***

A very interesting film about middle-aged men.

A Woman Under The Influence (1974) ***

Zardoz (1974) ***

Caged Heat (1974) ***

Big Bad Mama (1974) ***

Dark Star (1974) ***

Very good science-fiction film set on a spaceship.

Murder On The Orient Express (1974) ***

Classy adaptation of one of Agatha Christie's best novels.

Les Ordres (1974) ***

Prison drama set during Quebec's October Crisis of 1970.

The Parallax View (1974) ***

Tense drama about political assassinations.

Scenes From A Marriage (1974) ***

Ingmar Bergman's film about a marriage.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) ***

Classic horror film set in Texas.

The Towering Inferno (1974) ***

By far the best of all the disasters epics made in the 1970's.

Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla (1974) ***

A good Japanese monster movie with Godzilla (helped by a furry King Seesar) battling a mechanical copy of itself.

Emmanuelle (1974) ***

Lacombe Lucien (1974) ***

Stavisky (1974) *

Jean-Paul Belmondo plays the infamous French crook, whose frauds led to political unrests in 1934.

Bacchanales sexuelles (1974) ***

Le Mouton enragé (1974) ***

Lancelot du lac (1974) ***

Glissements progressifs du plaisir (1974) ***

Contes immoraux (1974) ***

Cousin Angelica (1974) ***

Los Perros de Dios (1974) ***

Potop (1974) ***

School Of The Holy Beast (1974) ***

Wife To Be Sacrificed (1974) ***

The Truce (1974) **

Argentinian drama.

Swept Away (1974) ***

Thriller – A Cruel Picture (1974) ***

Amarcord (1974) ***

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Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (1974) ***

Wiosna panie sierzancie (1974) ***

Idi Amin Dada (1974) ***

Uganda's notorious dictator, General Idi Amin Dada apparently wasn't very happy about the world's negative perceptions of him. So he invited French filmmaker Barbet Schroeder to come to his country and make an "Idi's a great guy" propaganda film. Since Amin had the final cut, the film's narrator didn't criticize him at all. He didn't have to. Amin just makes a complete fool of himself and doesn't even realize it. This is the most perfect character assassination in history - a self-immolation by a pompous and murderous thug too stupid to realize just how unbelievably ridiculous he is.

Gina (1974) ***

Bingo (1974) ***

Dyketactics (1974) ****

Brzydkie kaczatko (1974) ***

Naked Yoga (1974) ***

Waterloo (1974) ***

Lasse Hallstrom directed this ABBA music video.

Bubbles (1974) ***

Would I Ever Like To Work (1974) **

An interview with a Canadian housewife. 9'

The Violin (1974) *

Oscar-nominated short.

The Diary (1974) ****

Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too (1974) ****

Winnie and his friends are annoyed with Tigger. They get lost in the woods while trying to teach him a lesson. Later included in "The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh" (1977).

Leonardo's Diary (1974) ***

Hunger (1974) ***

Closed Mondays (1974) ***

Oscar-winning short about a drunk wandering into an art gallery.

The Family That Dwelt Apart (1974) ***

Weird cartoon from NFB.

Self-Service (1974) ***

A mosquito is very thirsty. He's also a clever businessman.

Icarus (1974) **

A cartoon illustrating the Greek myth about the desire to fly.

Voyage To Next (1974) *

Preachy and obnoxious piece of stupid leftist propaganda about nationalism. Incoherent argumentation and sanctimonious tone. Arguably the worst cartoon ever nominated for an Academy Award.

Columbo: A Friend In Deed (1974) ***

Columbo: Negative Reaction (1974) ***

The Private Afternoons Of Pamela Mann (1974) ***

Gallux Show: Wieczor 10 (1974) ***

Ostatni odcinek kabaretowego cyklu Olgi Lipinskiej, "Gallux Show", i pierwszy w kolorze. Polowa piosenek to czarno-biale powtorki numerow muzycznych z poprzednich odcinkow. Ale sa rowniez cztery zupelnie nowe piosenki, oraz trzy nowe, kolorowe wersje starych, czarno-bialych piosenek ("Cyganek", "Urojona kantyna" i "Kochaj swiat"). Piosenki:

"Dziesiaty Gallux" **

"Slomiany wdowiec" ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 1") **

"Bajobongo" ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 5") **

"Laska nebeska" *

"Cyganek" *

"Skolko szczastia" ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 3 i pol") **

"Urojona kantyna" *

"Slomiana wdowa"  ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 1") ***

"Matica taniec hiszpanski" ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 3 i pol") **

"Kochaj swiat" ***

"Sem zaklena" ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 3 i pol") *

"Nie ma ratunku" *

"Nieslychanie mi przyjemnie" ("Gallux Show: Wieczor 3 i pol") ***

"Przemijamy" *

40-latek: Wpadnij kiedy zechcesz (1974) ***

Hardgore (1974) ***

Sweet Movie (1974) ***

Thunderbolt And Lightfoot (1974) **

The Great Gatsby (1974) **

Badlands (1974) **

Sissi Spacek and Martin Sheen are a young couple running away from cops.

Mame (1974) **

A weak score dooms this screen adaptation of a stage musical adapted from 1958 film "Auntie Mame" (itself adapted from a stage play). Songs:

"It's Today" *
"Open A New Window" *
"The Man In The Moon" *
"My Best Girl" *
"We Need A Little Christmas Now" *
"Mame" **
"Loving You" *
"Bosom Buddies" *
"Gooch's Song (What Do I Do Now ?)" *
"If He Walked Into My Life" *

The Sugarland Express (1974) **

Steven Spielberg's second film wasn't a popular success.

The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires (1974) *

A vampire slayer from Europe (Peter Cushing) goes to China to fight against local monsters.

The Island At The Top Of The World (1974) *

Watchable Disney adventure film set on the southern tip of South America. An adaptation of a little-known novel by Jules Verne.

Blazing Saddles (1974) *

Just like "Young Frankenstein" (released the same year), this boring parody of westerns confirms that Mel Brooks was just a one-hit wonder, who never made another funny film after "The Producers" (1968).

California Split (1974) *

A Robert Altman film starring George Segal and Elliott Gould as a pair of compulsive gamblers.

Earthquake (1974) *

A disastrous disaster movie.

Young Frankenstein (1974) *

Lame parody of the classic Boris Karloff horror films.

Curse Of The Headless Horseman (1974) *

A young man inherits a ranch haunted by a headless horseman.