Top Films of 1978: World Premieres
 My 1978 Oscar Ballot

1. Days of Heaven Dir. Terrence Malick. With Linda Manz, Richard Gere, Brooke Adams A
2. Les Rendez-vous d'Anna Dir. Chantal Akerman. With Aurore Clément, Jean-Pierre Cassel A–
3. The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting Dir. Raul Ruiz. With Jean Rougeul A–
4. Gates of Heaven Dir. Errol Morris. Documentary about a Californian pet cemetery B+
5. Autumn Sonata Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Halvar Björk B+
6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers Dir. Philip Kaufman. With Donald Sutherland B+
7. The Deer Hunter Dir. Michael Cimino. With Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken B+
8. Dawn of the Dead Dir. George Romero. With Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, Scott H. Reininger B
9. Interiors Dir. Woody Allen. With Mary Beth Hurt, Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page B


Reviews from 1978
= Full-Length Review / © = Capsule-Length Review /  = Blog Review (New Window)
 
   Autumn Sonata Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Halvar Björk B+
©   Les Rendez-vous d'Anna Dir. Chantal Akerman. With Aurore Clément, Jean-Pierre Cassel A–
   Interiors Dir. Woody Allen. With Mary Beth Hurt, Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page B
   Same Time, Next Year Dir. Robert Mulligan. With Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn, Ivan Bonar F

More Grades from 1978
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
 
      California Suite Dir. Herbert Ross. With Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine C–
      Coming Home Dir. Hal Ashby. With Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford B–
      The Green Room Dir. François Truffaut. With François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean Dasté B–
      Heaven Can Wait Dirs. Warren Beatty & Buck Henry. With Warren Beatty, Julie Christie B–
      An Unmarried Woman Dir. Paul Mazursky. With Jill Clayburgh, Michael Murphy, Alan Bates B–


Still to Come from 1978
 
Ten Most Enticing Prospects:
      Blue Collar Dir. Paul Schrader. With Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto
      Coma Dir. Michael Crichton. With Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley
      Empire of Passion Dir. Nagisa Ôshima. With Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura
      Halloween Dir. John Carpenter. With Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Tony Moran
      In a Year with 13 Moons Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven
      Midnight Express Dir. Alan Parker. With Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Bo Hopkins
      Nighthawks Dir. Ron Peck. With Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James
      The Tree of Wooden Clogs Dir. Ermanno Olmi. With Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi
      Violette Nozière Dir. Claude Chabrol. With Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet
      A Wedding Dir. Robert Altman. With Mia Farrow, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Lillian Gish

Further Research:
      American Hot Wax Dir. Floyd Mutrux. With Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno
      Animal House Dir. John Landis. With John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce
      Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Dir. John De Bello. With David Miller, George Wilson
      Blindfolded Eyes Dir. Carlos Saura. With Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis Gómez, Xabier Elorriaga
      Bloodbrothers Dir. Robert Mulligan. With Richard Gere, Paul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco
      The Boys from Brazil Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. With Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier
      The Boys in Company C Dir. Sidney J. Furie. With Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning
      The Buddy Holly Story Dir. Steve Rash. With Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith
      Bye Bye Monkey Dir. Marco Ferreri. With Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco
      La Cage aux folles Dir. Edouard Molinaro. With Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Rémi Laurent
      The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Dir. Fred Schepisi. With Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds
      China 9, Liberty 37 Dir. Monte Hellman. With Warren Oates, Fabio Testi, Sam Peckinpah
      Comes a Horseman Dir. Alan J. Pakula. With James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards
      Convoy Dir. Sam Peckinpah. With Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine
      Death on the Nile Dir. John Guillermin. With Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury
      Despair Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch
      A Different Story Dir. Paul Aaron. With Perry King, Meg Foster, Valerie Curtin, Peter Donat
      A Dream of Passion Dir. Jules Dassin. With Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas
      The Driver Dir. Walter Hill. With Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley
      Drunken Master Dir. Yuen Woo-ping. With Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang Lee
      Every Which Way But Loose Dir. James Fargo. With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke
      Eyes of Laura Mars Dir. Irvin Kershner. With Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif
      Fedora Dir. Billy Wilder. With William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer
      Fingers Dir. James Toback. With Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown, Michael V. Gazzo
      Foul Play Dir. Colin Higgins. With Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts
      The Fury Dir. Brian De Palma. With Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress
      Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Dir. Bertrand Blier. With Gérard Depardieu, Carole Laure
      The Getting of Wisdom Dir. Bruce Beresford. With Julia Blake, Dorothy Bradley, Kay Eklund
      Girlfriends Dir. Claudia Weill. With Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, Christopher Guest
      Go Tell the Spartans Dir. Ted Post. With Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith
      Goin' South Dir. Jack Nicholson. With Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd
      Going All the Way Dir. Boaz Davidson. With Yftach Katzur, Anat Atzmon, Jonathan Sagall
      Grease Dir. Randal Kleiser. With Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Stockard Channing
      I Spit on Your Grave Dir. Meir Zarchi. With Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace
      King of the Gypsies Dir. Frank Pierson. With Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon
      Magic Dir. Richard Attenborough. With Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
      Movie Movie Dir. Stanley Donen. With George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons
      Newsfront Dir. Phillip Noyce. With Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Gerard Kennedy, Chris Haywood
      A Night Full of Rain Dir. Lina Wertmüller. With Giancarlo Giannini, Candice Bergin
      Piranha Dir. Joe Dante. With Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn
      Pretty Baby Dir. Louis Malle. With Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, Keith Carradine
      Return from Witch Mountain Dir. John Hough. With Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards
      The Shooting Party Dir. Emil Loteanu. With Galina Belyayeva, Oleg Yankovsky, Kirill Lavrov
      The Shout Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. With Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
      Spirala Dir. Krzysztof Zanussi. With Jan Nowicki, Maja Komorowska, Zofia Kucówna
      Stevie Dir. Robert Enders. With Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen
      Straight Time Dir. Ulu Grosbard. With Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey
      Superman Dir. Richard Donner. With Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
      The Swarm Dir. Irwin Allen. With Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark
      Who'll Stop the Rain Dir. Karel Reisz. With Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty
      Without Anesthesia Dir. Andrzej Wajda. With Zbigniew, Zapasiewicz, Ewa Dalkowska
      The Wiz Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Mabel King

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