Films of the '70s: 1976

[Stephan]

You can post a list of anywhere between 5 and 20 films (or more, but only 20 will be counted) from the year we're covering. The deciding factor in terms of release dates is the RYM list and the top 10 of each year will go on to the final top 100 round. The deadline is June 10th.

The points scheme is as follows:
1. 50 points
2. 40
3. 35
4. 30
5. 25
6. 20
7. 18
8. 16
9. 14
10. 12
11. 10
10. 9
...
20. 1
However, these are the maximum amounts of points. If you want to put certain films on your list but don't want to give them too many points, you can choose to give these less points than in this scheme (but never more) to decrease the impact on the overall results. If you don't specifically state that you want to give (some of) your films fewer points, I will assume the standard scheme.

Here are some lists to remind you of the great (and awful) films released in 1976, from a variety of sources:
IMDb
RYM
Films101
RottenTomatoes

[Charlie Driggs]

1) 1900 (Bernardo Bertolucci)
2) Duelle (Jacques Rivette)
3) Carrie (Brian DePalma)
4) Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 (Alain Tanner)
5) Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese)
6) Marathon Man (John Schlesinger)
7) The Memory Of Justice (Marcel Ophuls)
8) All The President's Men (Alan J. Pakula)
9) Monsieur Klein (Joseph Losey)
10) The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (Nicolas Gessner)
11) Le locataire (Roman Polanski)
12) Il Casanova (Federico Fellini)
13) Une vraie jeune fille (Catherine Breillat)
14) Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock)
15) Die Marquise von O (Eric Rohmer)

[Greg]

1. Heart of Glass / Werner Herzog / West Germany
2. Kings of the Road / Wim Wenders / West Germany
3. Taxi Driver / Martin Scorsese / U.S.
4. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie / John Cassavetes / U.S.
5. The Man Who Fell to Earth / Nicolas Roeg / U.K.
6. Mikey and Nicky / Elaine May / U.S.
7. Network / Sidney Lumet / U.S.
8. The Tenant / Roman Polanski / France
9. All the President's Men / Alan J. Pakula / U.S.
10. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 / Alain Tanner / Switzerland
11. Harlan County, USA / Barbara Kopple / U.S.
12. Carrie / Brian De Palma / U.S.
13. Rocky / John G. Avildsen / U.S.
14. The Song Remains the Same / Peter Clifton & Joe Massot / U.K.
15. Assault on Precinct 13 / John Carpenter / U.S.
16. Bound for Glory / Hal Ashby / U.S.
17. The Omen / Richard Donner / U.S.
18. Silver Streak / Arthur Hiller / U.S.
19. Logan's Run / Michael Anderson / U.S.
20. Chinese Roulette / Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany

21. Up! / Russ Meyer / U.S.
22. The Marquise of O / Eric Rohmer / France
23. In the Realm of the Senses / Nagisa Oshima / Japan
24. Coup de Grace / Volker Schlondorff / West Germany
25. The Outlaw Josey Wales / Clint Eastwood / U.S.

[Henrik]

1. Rocky
2. All the President's Men
3. Network
4. Mannen på taket [The Man on the Roof]
5. Le locataire [The Tenant]
6. Carrie
7. Taxi Driver
8. The Omen

[Petri]

1. Novecento [1900]
2. Network
3. Le locataire [The Tenant]
4. The Song Remains the Same
5. Taxi Driver
6. Carrie
7. Marathon Man
8. Assault on Precinct 13
9. Rocky
10. Herz aus Glas [Heart of Glass]

[Gillingham]

01. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese)
02. Rocky (John G. Avildsen)
03. Marathon Man (John Schlesinger)
04. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes)
05. Network (Sidney Lumet)
06. All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula)
07. Cría Cuervos (Carlos Saura)
08. The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg)
09. The Outlaw Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood)
10. Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (Federico Fellini) 8

Not a great year...

[Harold]

1. Taxi Driver
2. Network
3. All the President's Men
4. The Outlaw Josey Wales
5. Kings of the Road
6. Assault on Precinct 13
7. The Shootist
8. Carrie
9. Silent Movie
10. Family Plot

"Hey! I wanted vanilla twist!"
-- The last words spoken by the little girl played by Kim Richards (now famous as Paris Hilton's train-wreck aunt), in Assault on Precinct 13

[Jirin]

I've only seen 4 films from this year and really want to vote up Kings Of The Road, any recommendations?

[Stephan]

My top 4 right now consists of Taxi Driver, Network, All The President's Men and The Outlaw Josie Wales. I'm assuming you've seen the first two, but the other two are also worth a viewing. I'm personally going to check out 1900, The Tenant, and possibly Kings of the Road if I can find the time.

[antonius]

1.Taxi Driver
2.All The President's Men
3.Network
4.Marathon Man
5.The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.Rocky
7.Brutti, sporchi e cattivi
8.Bound for Glory
9.The Outlaw Josey Wales
10.Carrie
11.Le locataire
12.Novecento
13.Assault on Precinct 13
14.Logan's Run
15.The Front
16.Robin and Marian
17.The Missouri Breaks
18.Il Casanova
19.The Omen
20.Murder by Death

[Gillingham]

I've only seen 4 films from this year and really want to vote up Kings Of The Road, any recommendations?

I would like to see Kings of the Road, but it doesn't seem to be terribly available around here.

[Jirin]

Actually I haven't seen Network, maybe I'll check out that one, especially if it's insta-viewable on Netflix.

I only got to see Kings Of The Road through a region 2 import. I don't know how you'll be able to see it unless you're willing to pay, which I was because only because I love Paris Texas and Wings of Desire so much.

[Michel]

1. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese)
2. Le locataire [The Tenant] (Roman Polański)
3. Mr. Klein (Joseph Losey)
4. Le juge et l'assassin [The Judge and the Assassin] (Bertrand Tavernier)
5. All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula)
6. L'eredità Ferramonti [The Inheritance] (Mauro Bolognini)
7. 愛のコリーダ [In the Realm of the Senses] (Nagisa Oshima)
8. La meilleure façon de marcher [The Best Way to Walk] (Claude Miller)
9. The Missouri Breaks (Arthur Penn)
10. Network (Sidney Lumet)
11. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes)
12. The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg)
13. L'acrobate (Jean-Daniel Pollet)
14. Il Casanova di Federico Fellini [Fellini's Casanova]
15. Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (Yves Robert)
16. Cría cuervos [Raise Ravens] (Carlos Saura)
17. Im L auf der Zeit [Kings of the Road] (Wim Wenders)
18. The Outlaw Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood)

[Gillingham]

Actually I haven't seen Network, maybe I'll check out that one, especially if it's insta-viewable on Netflix.

I only got to see Kings Of The Road through a region 2 import. I don't know how you'll be able to see it unless you're willing to pay, which I was because only because I love Paris Texas and Wings of Desire so much.

Thanks, but paying is not the real problem (don't want to buy it, but renting would be fine). It's just not physically available.

[Stephan]

I don't know what to say about Novecento.. given its cinematography, actors, director and story it could have been excellent, but it's so campy and over the top.. and being 5 hours doesn't help either.

[Jirin]

Gillingham, that's what I meant, willing to buy. You could find it used on Amazon UK if you wanted. But if you're not willing to buy, you're going to have trouble finding it.

[Miguel]

1. The Outlaw Josey Wales – Clint Eastwood
2. Mr. Klein – Joseph Losey
3. Murder by Death – Robert Moore
4. Family Plot – Alfred Hitchcock
5. The Front – Martin Ritt
6. The Omen – Richard Donner
7. L’innocente (The Innocent) – Luchino Visconti
8. Marathon Man – John Schlesinger
9. Taxi Driver – Martin Scorsese
10. Two Minute Warning – Larry Peerce
11. Novecento – Bernardo Bertolucci
12. Network – Sidney Lumet
13. Robin and Marian – Richard Lester
14. Nickelodeon – Peter Bogdanovich
15. The Last Tycoon – Elia Kazan

[Stephan]

Only managed to watch 8 films worth mentioning for this year.

1. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese)
2. Network (Sidney Lumet)
3. All The President's Men (Alan J. Pakula)
4. The Outlaw Josie Wales (Clint Eastwood)
5. Rocky (John G. Avildsen)
6. The Tenant (Roman Polanski)
7. Carrie (Brian De Palma)
8. Novecento (Bernardo Bertolucci) (10)

Just a couple of hours left to vote people!

[Stephan]

And the results are in. With only 10 voters I believe an all-time low, perhaps indicating that this year really wasn't that strong.

#. Title (Director) - Points/Voters/#1s
1. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese) - 367/10/5
2. Network (Sidney Lumet) - 254/9/0
3. All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula) - 225/8/0
4. Rocky (John G. Avildson) - 157/6/1
5. Le locataire [The Tenant] (Roman Polanski) - 156/7/0
6. The Outlaw Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) - 141/6/1
7. Carrie (Brian De Palma) - 130/7/0
8. Novecento [1900] (Bernardo Bertolucci) - 129/5/2
9. Marathon Man (John Schlesinger) - 119/5/0
10. Monsieur Klein (Joseph Losey) - 89/3/0

Bertolucci gets his third film through while Scorsese and Polanski get a second one in the next round.

[Jirin]

Can we drop the five movie minimum? I didn't have time and Kings Of The Road really deserved to make it.

I don't want Tree Of Wooden Clogs to miss in 1978 because I only saw four films from the year and didn't have time to watch a fifth.

[Stephan]

Sure, I suppose we can do that. I can't retroactively do it for this year though, because it would drop out one of Michel and Miguel's favorite films after the deadline.

[Gillingham]

I guess it would be more useful to drop the mimimum of five, if that would mean that the number one of lists containing less than five films would yield less than 50 points.

[Stephan]

That's a very good idea. I reckon we could just use 40, 30, 25, 20 for a list containing only four items, 30, 25, 20 for one containing three, etc.

[Gillingham]

Something simple like that, indeed.

[Henrik]

Sounds very good to me too.

[Jirin]

Sounds good to me. Now I can vote in 1978.