Two of them, Union Maids and High Grass Circus, had theatrical releases in 1976, and two more are simply unavailable for public viewing. Homage to Chagall/Who Are the DeBolts?įive films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary feature of 1977. There are a lot of movies that have surprised me with their inaccessibility but this is the most shocking (except maybe Soldier of Orange).Ģ-3.
This is astonishing, as The Turning Point was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and two separate nominations for Best Actress (Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine), and notably introduced America to the legendary, recently-defected dancer, ballet choreographer, and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov. Like most of the movies on this list, The Turning Point, directed by Goodbye Girl auteur Herbert Ross, was simply unavailable to watch in any format not from any streaming services, not from Netflix DVD, not even from the library, and not through YouTube piracy. I began doing yearly retrospectives as much as an education for me as an outlet for my boredom, and I saw a bunch of great movies for the first time, as well as seeing some I already knew in a new light. However, it was definitely worth covering. Though it produced its share of classics like any other, it’s not regarded as a particularly good year for movies, nor a particularly bad one. Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Tom Hardy were born.īut as impressive as that may sound, I have no idea what compelled me to introduce this blog by covering this particular year. Peter Finch, Joan Crawford, Groucho Marx, Bing Crosby, and Charlie Chaplin died. In 1977, Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States, Apple went into business, and punk rock became commercially widespread.
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