Film Favorites of '72
Films:
1. 1776
2. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
3. DAD'S ARMY
4. THE GODFATHER
5. THE AMAZING MR. BLUNDEN
6. THE RULING CLASS
7. FIVE SUMMER STORIES
8. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
9. MAN OF LA MANCHA
(better than it's reputation, sez I)
10.CABARET
(admire it tremendously, enjoy it moderately)
Actress: Liza Minnelli, CABARET
Actor: (a tie) Arthur Lowe, DAD'S ARMY; William Daniels, 1776
Supporting Actor: Howard Da Silva, 1776
Supporting Actress: Blythe Danner, 1776
Song Score: Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, CHARLOTTE'S WEB
(special mention: 4 songs & several instrumentals by the band Honk, FIVE SUMMER STORIES)
Instrumental Score: Nino Rota, THE GODFATHER
Instrumental Piece: "Godfather Waltz"
Couple: Shelley Winters & Jack Albertson, POSEIDON ADVENTURE
Musical #: "Momma Look Sharp," 1776
Musical # (animated): "A Veritable Smorgasbord," CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Ensemble Cast: 1776
Titles: SNOOPY COME HOME (end credits)
Catch-Phrase: "no dogs allowwwwwwwwwed….or birds," SNOOPY COME HOME
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Songs: (none I'd really mount a campaign for, but here's 10 solid choices)
"Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand," FIVE SUMMER STORIES
"Freddie's Dead," SUPERFLY
CHARLOTTE'S WEB:
"Zuckerman's Famous Pig"
"We've Got Lots in Common"
"I Can Talk!"
"Money Song," CABARET
"The Morning After," POSEIDON ADVENTURE
"Best of Buddies," SNOOPY COME HOME
ACROSS 110TH STREET
"You've Got to Know When to Stop," ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
(and I do)