May 5, 1974
April 4, 1974
Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too (1974) ****
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.
March 3, 1974
Gallux Show: Wieczor 10 (1974) ***
"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" *
February 2, 1974
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" *
"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" *
January 1, 1974
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.
Curse Of The Headless Horseman (1974) *
A young man inherits a ranch haunted by a headless horseman.
December 12, 1973
Top 10 Films of 1973
1. ''Last Tango In Paris'' (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy)
10. ''Turkish Delight'' (Paul Verhoeven, Holland)
2. ''La Maman et la putain'' (Jean Eustache, France)
3. "Sex and Fury" (Norifumi Suzuki, Japan)
4. ''The Wicker Man'' (Robin Hardy, UK)
5. "The Day Of The Jackal" (John Frankenheimer, USA)
6. ''Mean Streets'' (Martin Scorsese, USA)
7. ''Cries And Whispers'' (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)
8. "Touki bouki" (Djibril Diop Mambéty, Senegal)
9. "La Nuit americaine" (François Truffaut, France)
Other great films:
24 heures ou plus (Canada)
American Graffiti
1. "L'Ambassade" (Chris Marker, France)
2. "H Is For House" (Peter Greenaway, UK)
3. "Christo's Valley Curtain" (Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Giffard, USA)
Other great shorts:
Top Music Video:
"Life On Mars" (Mick Rock, UK)
Top Commercial:
"Bike" (Ridley Scott, Hovis)
TV Top 3:
1. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Lars Affair" (Jay Sandrich, CBS)
2. "Columbo: Any Old Port In A Storm" (Leo Penn, NBC)
3. "Columbo: Double Exposure" (Richard Quine, NBC)
Cartoon Top 3:
1. "Kierdel" (Andrzej Czeczot, Bronislaw Zeman, Poland)
2. "Frank Film" (Caroline Mouris, Frank Mouris, USA)
3. "Opera" (Bruno Bozzetto, Italy)
Other great cartoons:
Pulcinella (Italy)
Weak films of 1973:
Crypt Of The Living Dead
Detroit 9000
Ludwig
The Paper Chase
El Santo Officio (Mexico)
The Way We Were
The Werewolf Of Washington
Wniebowzieci (Poland)
Weak shorts:
Four Stones For Kanemitsu
Princeton A Search For Answers
Ring Ring (Sweden)
Weak cartoons:
The Legend Of John Henry
Teacher Lester Bit Me
24 heures ou plus (Canada)
American Graffiti
Anita Swedish Nymphet (Sweden)
Enter The Dragon (Hong Kong)
Fruhreifen Report (Germany)
The Holy Mountain (Mexico)
Jailbait (Germany)
Lady Snowblood (Japan)
Love And Anarchy (Italy)
La Mort d'un bucheron (Canada)
O Lucky Man! (UK)
Opis obyczajow (Poland)
La Punition (France)
Rejeanne Padovani (Canada)
Sanatorium pod klepsydra (Poland)
Sleeper
The Spirit Of The Beehive (Spain)
La Tierra Prometida (Chile)
A Touch Of Class (UK)
Vampire's Night Orgy (Spain)
Zazdrosc i medycyna (Poland)
Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1973:
1. "Breezy" (Clint Eastwood, USA)
2. "The Legend Of Paul And Paula" (Heiner Carow, East Germany)
3. "La Grande bouffe" (Marco Ferreri, Italy)
4. "Coffy" (Jack Hill, USA)
5. "Diary Of Forbidden Dreams" (Roman Polanski, Italy)
6. "Paperback Hero" (Peter Pearson, Canada)
7. "The Sex Thief" (Martin Campbell, UK)
8. "Eugenie de Sade" (Jess Franco, Liechtenstein)
9. "Female Vampire" (Jess Franco, France)
10. "The Sinful Dwarf" (Eduardo Fuller, Denmark)
Short Top 3:
1. "L'Ambassade" (Chris Marker, France)
2. "H Is For House" (Peter Greenaway, UK)
3. "Christo's Valley Curtain" (Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Giffard, USA)
A Visszhang titka (Hungary)
Top Music Video:
"Life On Mars" (Mick Rock, UK)
Top Commercial:
"Bike" (Ridley Scott, Hovis)
TV Top 3:
1. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Lars Affair" (Jay Sandrich, CBS)
2. "Columbo: Any Old Port In A Storm" (Leo Penn, NBC)
3. "Columbo: Double Exposure" (Richard Quine, NBC)
Other great TV shows:
Gallux Show: Wieczor 6 (Poland)
Gallux Show: Wieczor 7 (Poland)
Gallux Show: Wieczor 8 (Poland)
Gallux Show: Wieczor 9 (Poland)
1. "Kierdel" (Andrzej Czeczot, Bronislaw Zeman, Poland)
2. "Frank Film" (Caroline Mouris, Frank Mouris, USA)
3. "Opera" (Bruno Bozzetto, Italy)
Other great cartoons:
Pulcinella (Italy)
Weak films of 1973:
Crypt Of The Living Dead
Detroit 9000
Ludwig
The Paper Chase
El Santo Officio (Mexico)
The Way We Were
The Werewolf Of Washington
Wniebowzieci (Poland)
Weak shorts:
Four Stones For Kanemitsu
Princeton A Search For Answers
Ring Ring (Sweden)
Weak cartoons:
The Legend Of John Henry
Teacher Lester Bit Me
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