(in order)
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Mikey And Nicky - https://youtu.be/ztGLuzbCGzA
Next Stop Greenwich Village - https://youtu.be/jeIhwKvj660
The Fifth Seal
Taxi Driver
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Rocky
Nuts In May
The Fifth Seal
Ode To Billy Joe
Mr Klein
I Only Want You To Love Me
Two-Minute Warning
The Front
Rocky
I can't think of another movie from 1976 that I even like, let alone another favorite.
Taxi Driver - Groundbreaking study of alienation, mental illness, victimization, false narrative
Rocky - Innovative evocative reinvention of an old formula
The Outlaw Josey Wales - a cool, atmospheric dramatic & funny Western
Network.
That rant is epic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K91WIBsKu_Y
Listen to it and tell me what's the difference between then and now.
This song follows that rant perfectly in my opinion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BURM7l6_pvg
"I don't know why you gotta be so undemanding - one thing I know, I want more."
All the Presidents Men, Silver Streak, Josey Wales, Carrie.
shareA Baker's Dozen in alphabetical order ...
All The President's Men
The Bad News Bears
Carrie
The Front
Lifeguard
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Logan's Run
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Midway
The Omen
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Rocky
Taxi Driver
Some good lists, indeed. I'd love to see any recommended independent (especially foreign) dramas around this time.. I say "especially foreign" because international movies seemed to have gone down in quality in the 70s, while American movies probably hit their mark. And partly because I'm running out of movies to watch, and my experimentation with sci-fi were always horrible. I like realistic horror, like the Italian "Fists in the Pocket" but never liked Dario Argento.
I'm also surprised directors didn't take advantage of the new freedom, because I think "Peeping Tom" is the best voyeuristic movie, despite the censorship and problems it caused Michael Powell.
If you mean the 70s, and not just 1976, I would say Italian Giallo and Euro Crime films were absolutely excellent during that period. Many other Italian genres also but those two reached their peak during that decade, in my opinion.
shareNot one mention on this thread of "Murder by Death" and I will not stand for it.
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