THE FURY WAS ON 2 INDIVIDUAL LIST SUBMISSIONS; 1 LIST-MENTION EACH FOR HI, MOM!, SISTERS, PHANTOM, OBSESSION
"Participants were asked to submit 15 films (unranked)," explains World of Reel's Jordan Ruimy of his critics poll of the best movies of the 1970s. "The results are a top 100 filled to the brim with classic after classic. The ‘70s are known as the Golden era of American cinema for a reason, and that means that some masterful films such as Five Easy Pieces, Last Tango in Paris, Marathon Man, and The Parallax View couldn’t even sneak into the top 100."
Francis Ford Coppola has four films in the top ten: The Godfather (#1), The Godfather, Part II (#4), Apocalypse Now (#6), and The Conversation (#8).
Brian De Palma's Carrie makes the list at number 50, having appeared on ten of the individual lists. Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now also appeared on ten individual lists, but is ranked at #49 -- it seems mostly coincidence that #49 and #50 both feature scores by Pino Donaggio (three other films surrounding these two films in the ranking also appeared on precisely ten lists). Our old friend David Greven has Carrie on his list of 15 films, as well as three other De Palma films:
David Greven (Professor/USC)THE GODFATHER, PART II
3 WOMEN
AUTUMN SONATA
DEATH IN VENICE
THE STORY OF ADELE H
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
KLUTE
TAXI DRIVER
THE EXORCIST
OBSESSION
CARRIE
THE FURY
SISTERS
IT'S ALIVE
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Armond White also included The Fury, the only De Palma film on his list:
Armond White (National Review)Nashville
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Last Tango in Paris
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Godfather, Part II
Mean Streets
1900
Taxi Driver
MASH
Ryan’s Daughter
The Warriors
The Godfather
Sounder
The Fury
Women in Love
Greven's mentions of De Palma's Sisters and Obsession were the only mentions of those two films, but two other critics' lists each included its own De Palma favorite. Tina Hassannia's highly unique list included Hi, Mom!, and Kevin Laforest included Phantom Of The Paradise on his list:
Tina Hassannia (Slant Magazine)Celine and Julie Go Boating
Still Life
F for Fake
Badlands
Don’t Look Now
The Brood
Solaris
California Split
Hi, Mom!
Real LifeKevin Laforest (Extra Beurre)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Annie Hall
Apocalypse Now
A Clockwork Orange
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part II
Halloween
Jaws
The Long Goodbye
Phantom of the Paradise
Rocky
Stalker
Suspiria
Taxi Driver
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 5:52 PM CDT
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