January 1, 1972
Travels With My Aunt (1972) *
An adaptation of Grahame Greene's novel. Quite similar to "Auntie Mame", but not nearly as entertaining.
December 12, 1971
Top 10 Films of 1971
1. ''A Clockwork Orange'' (Stanley Kubrick, UK)
Other great films:
1. "Adventures In Perception" (Han Van Gelder, Holland)
2. "Sentinels Of Silence" (Robert Amram, Mexico)
3. "Norien Ten" (John Knoop, USA)
Other great shorts:
Top Music Video:
"Imagine" (John Lennon, UK)
Top Commercial:
"Hilltop" (Coca-Cola)
Other great commercials:
Schick After Shave (France)
Try It You'll Like It
TV Top 3:
1. "Columbo: Murder By The Book" (Steven Spielberg, NBC)
2. "All In The Family: Cousin Maude's Visit" (John Rich, CBS)
3. "Columbo: Death Lends A Hand" (Bernard Kowalski, NBC)
Cartoon Top 3:
1. "Apel" (Ryszard Czekala, Poland)
2. "Battle Of Kerjents" (Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Yuri Norstein, Soviet Union)
3. "Signor Rossi At Photo Safari" (Bruno Bozzetto, Italy)
Other great cartoons:
Evolution (Canada)
The Selfish Giant (UK)
Synchromy (Canada)
Weak films of 1971:
1 PM
Death In Venice
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Hydrozagadka (Poland)
2. ''Walkabout'' (Nicolas Roeg, Australia)
3. ''The Decameron'' (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy)
4. "Agnus Dei" (Miklos Jancso, Hungary)
5. "The French Connection" (William Friedkin, USA)
6. "Deep End" (Jerzy Skolimowski, UK)
7. ''The Devils'' (Ken Russell, UK)
8. "Diamonds Are Forever" (Guy Hamilton, USA)
9. ''Get Carter'' (Mike Hodges, UK)
10. "Les Maries de l'an II" (Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France)
Other great films:
Adrift (Czechoslovakia)
The Apprentice (Canada)
Apres-ski (Canada)
Beware Of A Holy Whore (Germany)
The Big Boss (Hong Kong)
Daughters Of Darkness (Belgium)
Deux Anglaises et le Continent (France)
The Emigrants (Sweden)
Emitai (Senegal)
The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis (Italy)
Kardiogram (Poland)
Kto wierzy w bociany ? (Poland)
Luttes en Italie (France)
Les Mâles (Canada)
Martwa fala (Poland)
Mon oncle Antoine (Canada)
Nie lubie poniedzialku (Poland)
Olesya (Soviet Union)
Trafic (France)
Viva la muerte (France)
Vladimir et Rosa (France)
Zycie rodzinne (Poland)
Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1971:
1. "The Last Picture Show" (Peter Bogdanovich, USA)
2. "Le Souffle au coeur" (Louis Malle, France)
3. "Straw Dogs" (Sam Peckinpah, UK)
4. "W.R. Mysteries Of The Organism" (Dusan Makavejev, Yugoslavia)
5. "The Panic In Needle Park" (Jerry Schatzberg, USA)
6. "Carnal Knowledge" (Mike Nichols, USA)
7. "Macbeth" (Roman Polanski, USA)
8. "Vanishing Point" (Richard C. Sarafian, USA)
9. "The Big Doll House" (Jack Hill, USA)
10. "Vampyros Lesbos" (Jess Franco, Spain)
Short Top 3:
1. "Adventures In Perception" (Han Van Gelder, Holland)
The Walls Of Sana'a (Italy)
Top Music Video:
"Imagine" (John Lennon, UK)
Top Commercial:
"Hilltop" (Coca-Cola)
Other great commercials:
Schick After Shave (France)
Try It You'll Like It
TV Top 3:
1. "Columbo: Murder By The Book" (Steven Spielberg, NBC)
Cartoon Top 3:
1. "Apel" (Ryszard Czekala, Poland)
Other great cartoons:
Evolution (Canada)
The Selfish Giant (UK)
Synchromy (Canada)
Weak films of 1971:
1 PM
Death In Venice
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Hydrozagadka (Poland)
Klute
The Merchant Of Four Seasons (Germany)
Nicholas And Alexandra
The Red Tent (Italy)
Weak cartons:
The Crunch Bird
Jabberwocky (Czechoslovakia)
Kitty From The City
Shanghai Woody
The Merchant Of Four Seasons (Germany)
Nicholas And Alexandra
The Red Tent (Italy)
Weak cartons:
The Crunch Bird
Jabberwocky (Czechoslovakia)
Kitty From The City
Shanghai Woody
November 11, 1971
October 10, 1971
Duel (1971) ****
Steven Spielberg's feature film debut was originally made for television, but was judged to be so good as to deserve a theatrical release. It's a story of a car driver being relentlessly pursued by a mysterious truck.
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) ****
A wonderful fantasy film about a little boy who wins a lottery ticket that allows him to visit a wonderful chocolate factory. One of the best children's film. Magnificent visuals.
September 9, 1971
Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) ***
A sequel of sorts to "Mary Poppins", with Angela Lansbury as a good witch who saves England from a Nazi invasion. Songs:
"The Old Home Guard" *
"The Age Of Not Believing" *
"Eglantine" *
"Portobello Road" *
"The Beautiful Briny" **
"Substitutiary Locomotion" *
"The Old Home Guard" *
"The Age Of Not Believing" *
"Eglantine" *
"Portobello Road" *
"The Beautiful Briny" **
"Substitutiary Locomotion" *
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