MFB: August 1978

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

August 1978

Vol. 45 No. 535

’36 to ’77

UK - 1978 - 97m - col

BFI

D: Mark Karlin, Jon Sanders, James Scott, Humphrey Trevelyan

Allonsanfàn

Italy - 1974 - 111m - col

Artificial Eye (AA)

D: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

The Amazing Captain Nemo
The Return of Captain Nemo

USA (TV) - 1978 - 150m - 3 episodes - col
Columbia-EMI-Warner (U)
D: Alex March, Paul Stader
The UK version distributed theatrically by Columbia-EMI-Warner was a condensed feature length edition, running 103 mins.

American Hot Wax

USA - 1977 - 91m - col

CIC (A)

D: Floyd Mutrux

Andréa

France - 1976 - 87m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (X) (cut)

D: Henri Glaeser

Blacks Britannica

USA - 1978 - 57m - col

The Other Cinema

D: David Koff

Catherine & Co.

Catherine et Cie

France/Italy - 1975 - 99m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (X)

D: Michel Boisrond

Ching-wu men sü-tsi

[see: Fist of Fury Part II]

The Comeback

UK - 1977 - 100m - col

Enterprise (X)

D: Pete Walker

Convoy

USA - 1978 - 110m - col / scope

Columbia-EMI-Warner (A) (cut)

D: Sam Peckinpah

Death Drive

Autostop rosso sangue

(USA: Hitch Hike)

Italy - 1976 - 104m - col

Watchgrove (X)

D: Pasquale Festa Campanile

Despair

Despair: Eine Reise ins Licht

W.Germany/France - 1978 - 119m - col

Gala (AA)

D: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Don't Cry for Me Little Mother
Little Mother

(aka: Blood Queen)
(aka: Mother)
(aka: Woman of the Year)
USA/W.Germany/Yugoslavia - 1972 - 100m - col
Gala (X) (cut)
D: Radley Metzger

Down the Corner

Ireland/UK - 1977 - 60m - col

BFI

D: Joe Comerford

Fist of Fury Part II
唐山大兄2

(USA: Chinese Connection 2)

Taiwan - 1976 - 104m - col / scope

Inter-Ocean (X) (cut)

D: Lee Tso-nam, Jimmy Shaw Feng
Series: Fist of Fury (1972, May/1973).

Freewheelin’

USA - 1976 - 76m - col

Enterprise (U)

D: Scott Dittrich

Harlan County, U.S.A.

USA - 1976 - 103m - col

The Other Cinema (A)

D: Barbara Kopple

House Calls

USA - 1978 - 98m - col

CIC (A)

D: Howard Zieff

International Velvet

UK - 1978 - 132m - col

CIC (A)

D: Bryan Forbes
Series: National Velvet (1944, Apr/1945).

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

USA - 1978 - 104m - col

CIC (A)

D: Robert Zemeckis

Little Man, What Now?

USA - 1934 - 98m - bw

Universal (A)

D: Frank Borzage
Also reviewed: Aug 1934.

Live a Little, Love a Little

USA - 1968 - 89m - col / scope

Harris/Films (A)

D: Norman Taurog

The Magic of Lassie

USA - 1978 - 99m - col

Enterprise (U)

D: Don Chaffey
Dolby Stereo

The Main Actor

Der Hauptdarsteller

W.Germany - 1977 - 91m - col

Scala (X)

D: Reinhard Hauff

Memories Within Miss Aggie

USA - 1974 - 78m - col

Oppidan (X) (cut)

D: Gerard Damiano

The One and Only

USA - 1977 - 98m - col

CIC (A)

D: Carl Reiner

Eine Reise ins Licht

[see: Despair]

The Search for the Evil One

(aka: He Lives)

USA - 1967 - 82m - col

Ember (U)

D: Joseph Kane

Straight Time

USA - 1977 - 114m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (X)

D: Ulu Grosbard

Thank God It’s Friday

USA - 1978 - 89m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (A) (cut)

D: Robert Klane

Three Comrades

USA - 1938 - 98m - bw

MGM (A)

D: Frank Borzage
Also reviewed: Jun 1938.