Top 10 Films of 1974...

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1974...

We lost both mega-mogul Samuel Goldwyn and mega-funnyman Jack Benny - Talk about having a great year...Mel Brooks directed/released two of the greatest comedies of all time; Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein - History in the making; Hammerin' Hank hit number 715

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1974 List:

01 The Godfather Part II
02 Blazing Saddles
03 That’s Entertainment
04 Chinatown
05 Murder on the Orient Express
06 Young Frankenstein
07 The Towering Inferno
08 Earthquake
09 The Sugarland Express
10 The Man With The Golden Gun


Honorable Mentions:

-The Four Musketeers

-The Conversation

-Harry and Tonto


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Godfather Part II
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Art Carney (Harry and Tonto)
Shoulda Won: Al Pacino (The Godfather Part II)

Best Actress
Who Won: Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore)
Shoulda Won: Faye Dunaway (Chinatown)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Fred J. Koenekamp and Joseph F. Biroc (The Towering Inferno)
Shoulda Won: Gordon Willis (The Godfather Part II) *Not even nominated
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Best Score
Who Won: Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur


Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1974&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1974 by total votes

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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1975
 
01. Chinatown
02. Young Frankenstein
03. The Godfather II
04. Blazing Saddles
05. The Conversation
06. Death Wish
07. The Odessa File
08. Lenny
09. Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia
10. The Sugarland Express


Honorable Mention
The Parallax View
 
1. Chinatown 2. Godfather Part II 3. The Man with the Golden Gun 4. The Texas Chainsaw Masacre 5. Blazing Saddles 6. The longest yard WHY DOESN'T ENTER WORK???
 
01 The Godfather Part II
02 Blazing Saddles
03 That’s Entertainment
04 Young Frankenstein
05 Chinatown
06 The Sugarland Express
07 The Towering Inferno
08 Earthquake
09 The Man With The Golden Gun
10 The Conversation

Honorable Mentions:

- The Longest Yard

-Murder On The Orient Express



Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Godfather Part II
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Art Carney (Harry and Tonto)
Shoulda Won: Al Pacino (The Godfather Part II)

Best Actress
Who Won: Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Fred J. Koenekamp and Joseph F. Biroc (The Towering Inferno)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Score
Who Won: Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur
 
I was 4 years old in 1974. Can you believe, to this day, I have never seen Chinatown ? (Gasp)

The Hudson Best Films of 1974 List:

01 The Godfather Part II
02 TheYoung Frankenstein
03 The Conversation
04 Longest Yard, The
05 Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The
06 Towering Inferno
07 Sugarland Express, The
08 Murder on the Orient Express
09 Blazing Saddles
10 Three Musketeers, The

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: The Godfather Part II
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Art Carney (Harry and Tonto)
Shoulda Won: Al Pacino (The Godfather Part II)

Best Actress
Who Won: Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore)
Shoulda Won: Faye Dunaway (Chinatown)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Ingrid Bergman (Murder on the Orient Express)
Shoulda Won: Gena Rowlands (A Woman Under the Influence)

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Fred J. Koenekamp and Joseph F. Biroc (The Towering Inferno)
Shoulda Won: Gordon Willis (The Godfather Part II) *Not even nominated Wasn't even nominated for The Godfather (Original!) WTF

Best Score
Who Won: Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Shoulda Won: I concur
 
Lenny
The Conversation
The Godfather Pt. 2
Chinatown
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Phantom of the Paradise
Young Frankenstein
The Sugarland Express
The Parallax View
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
 
Yas Kassana said:
Wow the 70's seemed like it was the heyday of cinema. Alas, I await those days once again.
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I couldn't agree more! (Although I'm not sure we'll see it happen again in quite the same way.)

It probably has to do with the age I was during the 70's (a kid), but the tone/resonance of so many films from that decade just really grabs me.

The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Dirty Harry
Klute
The Conversation
Wait Until Dark
Black Christmas
Hallowe'en
Billy Jack
Jaws
Chinatown
The Godfather 1 and 2
MASH
The Exocist
Play Misty For Me
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Taxi Driver
Enter the Dragon
Oliver (I know, it was actually 1968)
Rosemary's Baby

All very different, but they do have a certain "patina" about them that I find kinda similar. A few directors (Rob Zombie most notably) have done an awesome job in recreating/referencing that flavor, that layer of grit, but it still feels different.

Maybe I'm just sounding old fashioned...




dmc
 
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