April 4, 1972
Frog Story (1972) ***
Pecking Holes In Poles (1972) ***
Tchou-Tchou (1972) **
Co Hoedeman's cartoon about weird wooden dolls which have square heads and at least four legs...
The Creation Of Birds (1972) *
An old Native legend about the dawn of humanity. Directed by Frederic Back.
Ainsi vint la mort (1972) *
Boring cartoon about death and immortality. The story is based on a Hindu legend. Directed by Ishu Patel.
March 3, 1972
Gallux Show: Wieczor 5 (1972) ****
"Oto my" **
"U nas w Grajdolku" **
"Matica taniec hiszpanski" ("Gallux Show: Wieczoru 3 i pol") **
"Motyl" **
"Mala" **
"Nogi" **
"Hotel Ubryk" ("Zielona Ges: Wieczor II") **
"Ballada starofrancuska" ("Gallux Show: Wieczoru 1") **
"Tak jak ty" **
"Bajobongo" **
"Ze znudzenia" ("Gallux Show: Wieczoru 1") **
"Cichutka noc" ***
"Festiwale" **
Gallux Show: Wieczor 3 i pol (1972) ****
"Missouri" *
"Sem zaklena" *
"Urojona kantyna" **
February 2, 1972
Shaft's Big Score (1972) **
Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (1972) **
Apes rebel against their human masters. The film is set in the 1990's.
1776 (1972) **
A musical about the American Revolution. It's an interesting history lesson, interrupted by some of the worst songs ever written. Numbers:
"Sit Down John"
"Till Then"
"The Lees Of Old Virginia"
"But Mr Adams" *
"Till Then" (reprise)
"Piddle, Twiddle And Resolve" *
"Mama Look Sharp"
"The Egg" *
"Molasses And Rum"
"Yours, Yours, Yours"
"Is Anybody There ?"
"Sit Down John"
"Till Then"
"The Lees Of Old Virginia"
"But Mr Adams" *
"Till Then" (reprise)
"Piddle, Twiddle And Resolve" *
"Mama Look Sharp"
"The Egg" *
"Molasses And Rum"
"Yours, Yours, Yours"
"Is Anybody There ?"
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)
Vampyros Lesbos (Spain)
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 Touch'' (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)
6. "The Panic In Needle Park" (Jerry Schatzberg, USA)
7. "Carnal Knowledge" (Mike Nichols, USA)
8. "Macbeth" (Roman Polanski, USA)
9. "Vanishing Point" (Richard C. Sarafian, USA)
10. "The Big Doll House" (Jack Hill, USA)
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
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