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I have now viewed 46 films released in 1977.  A list can be found here.  This is way more movies than I have watched for the last several “years”, mostly due to seeing movies previously that I did not review here.  From the 1001 Movies List, I have not seen Last Chants for a Slow Dance.  I have Killer of Sheep listed as a 1978 film. Man of Marble, Soldier of Orange, and The Man Who Loved Women most likely would have made my list had they been available to me during this session. I last saw them years ago and have not included them in this list.

Stroszek – Directed by Werner Herzog

Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Directed by Stephen Speilberg

Annie Hall – Directed by Woody Allen

Eraserhead – Directed by David Lynch

The American Friend – Directed by Wim Wenders

Running Fence – Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin

A Special Day – Directed by Ettore Scola

The Ascent – Directed by Larisa Shepitko

Opening Night – Directed by John Cassavetes

Pumping Iron – Directed by George Butler and Albert Fiore

I have now viewed 28 films released in 1976.  A list can be found here.   I feel like a slacker yet I don’t really feel like I missed anything I needed to see.  From the 1001 Movies List, I did not watch The Outlaw Josie Wales; In the Realm of the Senses (no way in hell) and 1900.  I have The Ascent listed as a 1977 film. My Favorites List is in no particular order.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie – directed by John Cassavetes

Hollywood on Trial – Directed by David Helpern

Kings of the Road – Directed by Wim Wenders

Cria cuervos – Directed by Carlos Saura

The Bad News Bears – Directed by Michael Ritchie

All the President’s Men – Directed by Alan J. Pakula

Network – Directed by Sidney Lumet

Taxi Driver – Directed by Martin Scorsese

Mikey and Nicky – Directed by Elaine May

Harlan County, U.S.A. – Directed by Barbara Koppel

I have now viewed 36 films that were released in 1974.  A list can be found here.  It was one of the great years for movies..  From the 1001 Movies List, I did not watch Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia.  I have Dersu Uzala and The Mirror listed as 1975 films    My Favorites List is in no particular order.

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser – directed by Werner Herzog

The Conversation – directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Chinatown – Directed by Roman Polanski

Swept Away – Directed by Lina Wertmuller

Scenes from a Marriage – Directed by Ingmar Bergman

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner – Directed by Werner Herzog

Alice in the Cities – Directed by Wim Wenders

Young Frankenstein – Directed by Mel Books

A Woman Under the Influence – Directed by John Cassavetes

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Directed by Ranier Werner Fassbinder

I have now viewed 35 films that were released in 1973.  A list can be found here.  I saw a lot of good to great movies and am satisfied to move on to 1974.  From the 1001 Movies List, I did not revisit The Exorcist and did not watch Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Turkish Delight, and The Mother and the Whore.  I had previously reviewed Enter the Dragon.    My Favorites List is in no particular order.  I had 13 movies rated at 9/10 so I’m just going to list all of them.

Fantastic Planet – Directed by Rene Laloux

Amarcord – Directed by Federico Fellini

Don’t Look Now – Directed by Nicolas Roeg

The Wicker Man – Directed by Robin Hardy

Love and Anarchy – Directed by Lina Wertmuller

Papillon – Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

Day for Night – Directed by Francois Truffaut

The Sting – Directed by George Roy Hill

American Graffiti – Directed by George Lucas

The Friends of Eddie Coyle – Directed by Peter Yates

Paper Moon – Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Badlands – Directed by Terrence Malick

Spirit of the Beehive – Directed by Victor Erice

I have now viewed 40 films that were released in 1972.  A list can be found here.  I saw a lot of good to great movies and am satisfied to move on to the riches of 1973. From the 1001 Movies List, I did not revisit Deliverance or Last Tango in Paris, both of which I have seen at least once before.   My Favorites List is in no particular order,  though the first three are the films that got a 10/10 from me.  Nine out of ten are from the List, which may be a first.

Cabaret – directed by Bob Fosse

The Godfather – directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Cries and Whispers – directed by Ingmar Bergman

The Mattei Affair – directed by Francesco Rosi

Fat City – directed by John Huston

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant – directed by Ranier Werner Fassbinder

The Harder They Come – directed by Perry Henzell

Aguirre, the Wrath of God – directed by Werner Herzog

Sleuth – directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Directed by Luis Buñuel

I have now watched 38 films from 1971.  Some of those I did not rewatch for this exercise.   I ended at six weeks on October 21 and feel perfectly satisfied with the streamlined schedule.  A list can be found here.  Here’s the list of my 10 favorites in no particular order:

The Last Picture Show – Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Duel – Directed by Stephen Spielberg

The Emigrants – Directed by Jan Troell

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Directed by Mel Stuart

Directed by John Ford (1971) – Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

McCabe & Mrs. Miller – Directed by Robert Altman

Harold and Maude – Directed by Hal Ashby

A New Leaf – Directed by Elaine May

Walkabout – Directed by NIcholas Roeg

10  Rillington Place – Directed by Richard Fleischer

I have now watched 46 films that were released in 1970. A complete list of the films I saw can be found here. My favorites are listed in alphabetical order.  I left off the excellent short documentaries Original Cast Album: Company and 7 Plus Seven.  From the List, I either couldn’t find or had no interest in seeing Deep End; Zabrieski Point; and The Spider’s Stratagem.

I do believe this might be the first time every film on my favorites list has been in color!

The Conformist – Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Dodesukaden – Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Five Easy Pieces – Directed by Bob Rafelson

Gimme Shelter – Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin

I Never Sang for My Father – Directed by Gene Cates

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Directed by Elio Petri

The Red Circle/Le cercle rouge – Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Tristana – Directed by Luis Buñuel

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders – Directed by Jaromil Jires

Woodstock – Directed by Michael Wadleigh