MFB: February 1979

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

February 1979

Vol. 46 No. 541

The All-Round Reduced Personality: Redupers

Die Allseitig reduzierte Persönlichkeit: Redupers

W.Germany - 1977 - 98m - bw

The Other Cinema

D: Helke Sander

Almost Summer

(aka: Dirty Looks)

USA - 1977 - 89m - col

CIC (A)

D: Martin Davidson

The Big Fix

USA - 1978 - 108m - col

CIC (A)

D: Jeremy Paul Kagan

The Black Dragon Revenges the Death of Bruce Lee
The Black Dragon’s Revenge

龍爭虎鬥精武魂

(aka: Death of Bruce Lee)

Hong Kong - 1975 - 97m - col / scope

London International (X) (cut)

D: Tony Liu Jun-guk

Blood Relations

Bloedverwanten

Netherlands/France - 1977 - 97m - col

Enterprise (X)

D: Wim Lindner

Bob Marley and the Wailers LIVE!

(aka: Exodus: Bob Marley Live)

UK - 1978 - 74m - col

Premier (U)

D: Keith Macmillan [as: Keef]

Candido erotico

(aka: The Exhibitionist)

(aka: A Man for Sale)

Italy - 1977 - 94m - col

Inter-Ocean (X)

D: Claudio Giorgi [as: Claudio De Molinis]

Confessions of a College Girl

Les collégiennes

France - 1977 - 67m - col

Eural (X)

D: Claude Pierson

Dear Inspector

Tendre poulet

France - 1977 - 105m - col

Entertainment (AA)

D: Philippe de Broca

Don’s Party

Australia - 1976 - 90m - col

Miracle (X)

D: Bruce Beresford

Emanuelle Meets the Wife Swoppers

Liebesmarkt

(USA: Swap Meat at the Love Market)

W.Germany - 1973 - 97m - col

Tigon (X) (cut)

D: Hubert Frank

L’empire de la passion

[see: Empire of Passion]

Empire of Passion

愛の亡霊

(aka: Ai no borei)

(aka: In the Realm of Passion)

Japan/France - 1978 - 105m - col

Artificial Eye (X)

D: Nagisa Ōshima

The End

USA - 1978 - 100m - col

United Artists (AA)

D: Burt Reynolds

End of the World

USA - 1977 - 86m - col

ITC (A)

D: John Hayes

Every Which Way But Loose

USA - 1978 - 114m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (AA) (cut)

D: James Fargo
Followed by: Any Which Way You Can (1980, Feb/1981).

The First Great Train Robbery

(USA: The Great Train Robbery)

UK - 1978 - 111m - col

United Artists (AA) (cut)

D: Michael Crichton
Dolby Stereo

French Erotic Fantasies

Les grandes jouisseuses

(USA: Passionate Pleasures)

France - 1978 - 90m - col

Target (X) (cut)

D: Claude Bernard-Aubert [as: Burd Tranbaree]

Freude am Fliegen

[see: Sex at 7,000 Feet]

The Great Gundown

(aka: Outlaw Red)

(aka: Savage Red)

(aka: Savage Red, Outlaw White)

USA - 1977 - 100m - col / scope

Bordeaux (X)

D: Paul Hunt

Halloween

USA - 1978 - 91m - col / scope

Miracle (X)

D: John Carpenter
Followed by: Halloween II (1981, Mar/1982), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982, Jun/1983), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Dec/1989), Halloween 5 (1989), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998, Nov/1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002, Nov/2002).

In Praise of Older Women

Canada - 1977 - 110m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (X) (cut)

D: George Kaczender

Kuai k’o

[see: Stranger From Canton]

Make Love With Me

Déchaînements charnels

France - 1977 - 80m - col

Entertainment (X) (cut)

D: Lara Christian

National Lampoon’s Animal House

USA - 1978 - 109m - col

CIC (AA)

D: John Landis

Nighthawks

UK - 1978 - 113m - col

Cinegate (X)

D: Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
Followed by: Strip Jack Naked (Nighthawks 2) (1991, Mar/1992).

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

USA - 1977 - 112m - col

ITC (AA)

D: Larry Cohen

Private Nurse

Entrechattes

France - 1978 - 75m - col

Entertainment (X) (cut)

D: Gérard Kikoïne

Psychic Killer

(aka: The Death Dealer)

USA - 1975 - 89m - col

Miracle (X) (cut)

D: Ray Danton

The Scenic Route

USA - 1978 - 76m - col

BFI (AA)

D: Mark Rappaport

Sex at 7,000 Feet

Sylvia im Reich der Wollust

(USA: Joy of Flying)

W.Germany - 1977 - 89m - col

New Realm (X) (cut)

D: Franz Josef Gottlieb

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

USA - 1978 - 111m - col / scope

CIC (U)

D: Michael Schultz
35mm and 70mm release prints.
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo

Stranger From Canton

怪客

(USA: The Karate Killer)

(aka: Hand of Death)

(aka: Stone Cold Wu Tang)

Hong Kong - 1973 - 107m - col / scope

London International (X) (cut)

D: Bao Fang, Yeung Man-yi
Initially rejected by the BBFC when submitted by Carnaby, then passed with cuts.

Superman

USA - 1978 - 143m - col / scope

Columbia-EMI-Warner (A)

D: Richard Donner
35mm and 70mm release prints.
Followed by: Superman II (1980, Apr/1981), Superman III (1983, Aug/1983), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987, Sep/1987).
5.1-channel Dolby Stereo

Swedish Confessions

Kärleksvirveln

Sweden - 1976 - 106m - col

Watchgrove (X) (cut)

D: Andrei Feher [as: Andrew Whyte]

Too Many Chefs
Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

USA/W.Germany - 1978 - 112m - col

GTO (A)

D: Ted Kotcheff