1970s

The 1970s were another amazing decade for movies. Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Robert DeNiro, and many other big names came into their own in the 70s. Hollywood introduced us to a whole new batch of incredible films that stand the test of time. Without the 70s we don’t have Star Wars, The Godfather, Jaws, Rocky, Saturday Night Fever, Taxi Driver, and dozens of other movies that have set the standard for film making since then.

Here are the films I’ve reviewed from the 1970s:

Love Story (1970)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
The French Connection (1971) – Won five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Leading Actor
The Last Picture Show (1971) – Nominated for 8 Oscars, winning for Best Supporting Actor and Actress
Straw Dogs (1971) – Nominated for Best Original Score
Joe Kidd (1972)
The Godfather (1972) – Nominated for 11 Oscars, winning three including Best Picture and Best Actor
Bad Company (1972)
Serpico (1973) – Nominated for two Oscars, including Best Actor for Al Pacino
Mean Streets (1973)
Badlands (1973)
American Graffiti (1973) – Nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Exorcist (1973) – Nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director
The Paper Chase (1973) – Nominated for three Oscars, winning Best Supporting Actor for John Houseman
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) – Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Vincent Gardenia
The Sting (1973) – Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning 7, including wins for Best Picture and Best Director
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) – Nominated for 3 Oscars, winning Best Actress
The Godfather: Part II (1974) – Winner of six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director
Chinatown (1974) – Nominated for 11 Oscars, winning for Best Original Screenplay
Blazing Saddles (1974) – Nominated for three Academy Awards
The Conversation (1974) – Nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture
Our Time (1974)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Nominated for six Oscars, winning once for Best Original Screenplay
Three Days of the Condor (1975) – Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Editing
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) – Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – Winner of five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay
The Omen (1976) – Won an Oscar for Best Original Score
Obsession (1976) – Nominated for Best Original Score
Network (1976) – Nominated for ten Oscars, winning four, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress
Rocky (1976) – Nominated for ten Oscars, winning three including Best Picture and Best Director
The Bad News Bears (1976)
All the President’s Men (1976) – Nominated for eight Oscars, winning four including Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.
High Anxiety (1977)
Julia (1977) – Nominated for eleven Oscars, winning three, including Best Adapted Screenplay
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) – Nominated for eleven Oscars, winning six, including Best Sound and Best Score
Annie Hall (1977) – Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay
Saturday Night Fever (1977) – One Oscar nomination for Best Actor for John Travolta
The World’s Greatest Lover (1977)
The Last Waltz (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978) – Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Sound
The Boys from Brazil (1978) – Laurence Olivier earned his last Oscar nomination for his work on this one.
Days of Heaven (1978) – Nominated for four Academy Awards, winning an Oscar for Best Cinematography
Rocky II (1979)
All That Jazz (1979) – Nominated for nine Oscars, winning four including Best Original Score
The Onion Field (1979)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) – Nominated for nine Oscars, winning five including Best Picture and Best Director
Manhattan (1979) – Nominated for two Oscars, including Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress
The Rose (1979) – Nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor
The Black Stallion (1979) – Nominated for two Oscars, including Best Editing and Best Supporting Actor
Alien (1979) – Won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects