My Best Pictures of the 1970's
If I had the opportunity to be alive and have a vote at these times.....
MASH Dirty Harry The Godfather Enter the Dragon Chinatown Barry Lyndon Taxi Driver Suspiria Superman Alien |
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (re-watching The French Connection soon) 1972 The Godfather 1973 Enter the Dragon 1974 The Godfather: Part II 1975 Jaws 1976 All the President’s Men (coin flip with Rocky) 1977 Star Wars 1978 Superman (best looking; Days of Heaven) 1979 Alien |
Again, due to sloth and expediency, I'll choose among the official nominees.
1970: Five Easy Pieces (Altman gets director; I want to give Jack actor, but we'd miss out on Scott's ultra-classy snub) 1971: A Clockwork Orange (tempted to give Kube the director and split the BP with Last Picture Show) 1972: The Godfather 1973: Last Tango in Paris (+Ellen Burstyn who was robbed for actress) 1974: Chinatown (Pacino and Rowlands for actors) 1975: Nashville 1976: Network (Scorsese, who wasn't nominated, for director; De Niro and Dunaway for actors) 1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (a coup! Along with Spielberg for director, and Diane Keaton.....for Looking For Mr. Goodbar!!!) 1978: The Deer Hunter (also add De Niro and Streep wins to Walken, Ingrid Bergman for actress, Malick for director) 1979: Apocalypse Now (Roy Scheider for actor, can't decide between AN and Jazz for director, but both films win their respective screenplay awards) |
Originally Posted by Jinnistan (Post 2242337)
Again, due to sloth and expediency, I'll choose among the official nominees.
1970: Five Easy Pieces (Altman gets director; I want to give Jack actor, but we'd miss out on Scott's ultra-classy snub) 1971: A Clockwork Orange (tempted to give Kube the director and split the BP with Last Picture Show) 1972: The Godfather 1973: Last Tango in Paris (+Ellen Burstyn who was robbed for actress) 1974: Chinatown (Pacino and Rowlands for actors) 1975: Nashville 1976: Network (Scorsese, who wasn't nominated, for director; De Niro and Dunaway for actors) 1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (a coup! Along with Spielberg for director, and Diane Keaton.....for Looking For Mr. Goodbar!!!) 1978: The Deer Hunter (also add De Niro and Streep wins to Walken, Ingrid Bergman for actress, Malick for director) 1979: Apocalypse Now (Roy Scheider for actor, can't decide between AN and Jazz for director, but both films win their respective screenplay awards) |
Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2242339)
Ellen Burstyn was absolutely robbed in '73.
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The '70s are still the best era for film, hands down. I mean, how do you start?
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(winner in bold)
https://media1.giphy.com/media/l4pMa...M7qpIk/200.gif 1970 - Patton, Love Story, Dods'Ka'Den, Mash, Confession Dir Robert Altman Actor - Y'ves Montand (The Confession) Actress - Ali Macgraw (Love Story) S. Actor - John Cassavettes (Husbands) S. Actress - Sally Kellerman (Mash) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/f2...4ee4546297.gif 1971 - A Clockwork Orange, The Last Picture Show, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Nicholas and Alexandria, Harold and Maude dir - Stanley Kubrick Actor - Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) Actress - Ruth Gordon (Harold and Maude) S. Actor - Tom Baker (Nicholas and Alexandria) S. Actress - Ellen Burstyn (Last Picture Show) https://media0.giphy.com/media/KQER23aFnrfSU/giphy.gif 1972 - The Godfather, Cabaret, Aguirre:Wrath of God, Sisters, Silent Running dir - Frances Ford Coppola Actor - Marlon Brando (Godfather) Actress - Diane Keaton (Godfather) S. Actor - Al Pacino (Godfather) S. Actress - Talia Shire (Godfather) https://c.tenor.com/l72xywL-kMcAAAAd/exorcist.gif 1973 - The Exorcist, Cries and Whispers, Badlands, The Long Goodbye, High Plains Drifter dir - William Friedkin Actor - Al Pacino (Serpico) Actress - Ellen Burstyn (Exorcist) S. Actor - Max Von Sydow (Exorcist) S. Actress - Harriet Andersson (Cries and Whispers) https://64.media.tumblr.com/63c1cb9e...g55o1_500.gifv 1974 - The Godfather Part II, Chinatown, A Woman Under the Influence, Taking of Pelham 123, Murder on the Orient Express dir - Frances Ford Coppola Actor - Art Carney (Harry and Tonto) Actress - Gena Rowland (A Woman Under the Influence) S. Actor - John Cazale (Godfather II) S. Actress - Madeline Kahn (Blazing Saddles) https://media0.giphy.com/media/tNaQg4kIR8dOw/200.gif 1975 - Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Rocky Horror Picture Show dir - Steven Spielberg Actor - Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) Actress - Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) S. Actor - Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show) S. Actress - Susan Sarandon (Rocky Horror Picture Show) https://i.imgur.com/3CJhiP7.gif 1976 - The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Taxi Driver, Network, Rocky, Carrie dir - John Cassavettes Actor - Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) Actress - Sissy Spacek (Carrie) S. Actor - Burgess Meredith (Rocky) S. Actress - Cybill Shepherd (Taxi Driver) https://c.tenor.com/OXPVUqSsYWEAAAAM...girl-movie.gif 1977 - The Goodbye Girl, Annie Hall, Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever, Close Encounters of the Third Kind dir - George Lucas (Star Wars) Actor - Woody Allen (Annie Hall) Actress - Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) S. Actor - Alec Guiness (Star Wars) S. Actress - Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/24/ef...90d90eea96.gif 1978 - Halloween, Grease, Coming Home, Superman, The Deer Hunter dir - John Carpentner Actor - John Travolta (Grease) Actress - Jane Fonda (Coming Home) S. Actor - Donald Pleasence (Halloween) S. Actress - Veronica Cartwright (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) https://media4.giphy.com/media/BBdjOdlevYFKE/giphy.gif 1979 - Being There, Alien, Kramer vs Kramer, Apocalypse Now, All That Jazz dir - Hal Ashby Actor - Peter Sellers (Being There) Actress - Shirly McClaine (Being There) S. Actor - Melvyn Douglas (Being There) S. Actress - Sigourney Weaver (Alien) |
Originally Posted by John Dumbear (Post 2242360)
The '70s are still the best era for film, hands down. I mean, how do you start?
I totally agree with you...I have a friend whom I'm constantly arguing with because he thinks the 80's were the best decade for film but I think the 70's were. |
Re: My Best Pictures of the 1970's
The Godfather
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Re: My Best Pictures of the 1970's
70s is where American movies were better than foreign pictures (as opposed to the decade before, when foreign movies were much better)
So, the best movie for each year? 1970 - Sunflower 1971 - Harold And Maude 1972 - The Godfather 1973 - A Brief Vacation 1974 - Harry And Tonto 1975 - Nashville 1976 - Network 1977 - Annie Hall 1978 - An Enemy Of The People 1979 - Serie Noire |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Clint Eastwood
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Originally Posted by Donny2515 (Post 2394348)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Clint Eastwood
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Re: My Best Pictures of the 1970's
The 70's is my favorite decade, of many i choose one per year here
1970 - Fruit of Paradise - this is in my top 3 of all time 1971 - A Touch of Zen 1972 - Cries and Whispers - my #1 Bergman 1973 - La grande bouffe 1974 - A Woman Under the Influence 1975 - Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1976 - Insiang 1977 - That Obscure Object of Desire 1978 - In a Year With 13 Moons 1979 - Stalker |
Re: My Best Pictures of the 1970's
Yeah, this only really makes sense if you limit your picks to what was nominated, in which case...
Five Easy Pieces The Last Picture Show The Godfather The Exorcist The Godfather Part II Barry Lyndon Taxi Driver Star Wars Midnight Express Apocalypse Now |
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2242367)
(winner in bold)
1974 - The Godfather Part II, Chinatown, A Woman Under the Influence, Taking of Pelham 123, Murder on the Orient Express dir - Frances Ford Coppola Actor - Art Carney (Harry and Tonto) Actress - Gena Rowland (A Woman Under the Influence) S. Actor - John Cazale (Godfather II) S. Actress - Madeline Kahn (Blazing Saddles) Art Carney for Harry and Tonto? I'm sorry I think any of the other four nominees were more deserving. Carney's award was purely sentimental. https://media0.giphy.com/media/tNaQg4kIR8dOw/200.gif 1975 - Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Rocky Horror Picture Show dir - Steven Spielberg Actor - Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) Actress - Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) S. Actor - Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show) S. Actress - Susan Sarandon (Rocky Horror Picture Show) Supporting actor should have gone to Brad Dourif https://i.imgur.com/3CJhiP7.gif 1976 - The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Taxi Driver, Network, Rocky, Carrie dir - John Cassavettes Actor - Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) Actress - Sissy Spacek (Carrie) S. Actor - Burgess Meredith (Rocky) S. Actress - Cybill Shepherd (Taxi Driver) Cybill Shepherd was the weakest link in Taxi Driver https://media4.giphy.com/media/BBdjOdlevYFKE/giphy.gif 1979 - Being There, Alien, Kramer vs Kramer, Apocalypse Now, All That Jazz dir - Hal Ashby Actor - Peter Sellers (Being There) Actress - Shirly McClaine (Being There) S. Actor - Melvyn Douglas (Being There) S. Actress - Sigourney Weaver (Alien) |
[quote=Siddon;2242367](winner in bold)
https://media1.giphy.com/media/l4pMa...M7qpIk/200.gif 1970 - Patton, Love Story, Dods'Ka'Den, Mash, Confession Dir Robert Altman Actor - Y'ves Montand (The Confession) Actress - Ali Macgraw (Love Story) S. Actor - John Cassavettes (Husbands) S. Actress - Sally Kellerman (Mash) Ali MacGraw's wooden performance in Love Story didn't even merit a nomination. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/f2...4ee4546297.gif 1971 - A Clockwork Orange, The Last Picture Show, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Nicholas and Alexandria, Harold and Maude dir - Stanley Kubrick Actor - Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) Actress - Ruth Gordon (Harold and Maude) S. Actor - Tom Baker (Nicholas and Alexandria) S. Actress - Ellen Burstyn (Last Picture Show) Nice to see some love for Ellen Burstyn |
Re: My Best Pictures of the 1970's
Hmm, my favorites from each year...
1970: Five Easy Pieces 1971: Tough year. A Clockwork Orange would be an easy choice, but I would also have Walkabout, Carnal Knowledge, maybe even Harold and Maude up there. 1972: The Godfather is the obvious choice, so I would say Images, Fat City, Deliverance, and Cries and Whispers. So hard to choose one. 1973: Stuff like The Sting and The Exorcist are great choices, but my heart goes for The Wicker Man. 1974: Other than The Godfather, Part II, I love The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Chinatown. 1975: Jaws or Picnic at Hanging Rock 1976: Taxi Driver or All the President's Men 1977: Eraserhead or Star Wars. Soft spot for That Obscure Object of Desire also. 1978: Superman or Blue Collar 1979: Alien or Apocalypse Now |
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