I rewatched the Silent Partner the other day. And I totally forgot one of the plot twists in the middle of the film. It's weird , you think it going to be kind of predictable and then it sort of turns into a totally different film. I hadn't seen it in a few years. And after watching it, oh so this is why I love that film.

Who'll Stop the Rain is the Nick Nolte drug film right? I think I bought it from Twilight Time and watched it and thought it was a very 70s film. Anti Vietnam War and just one that only could have been made in the 70s.

Here's a couple of favs I haven't seen mentioned: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and The Driver.

I originally had that included. But I shared that list with my friend and he shamed me for not having any Scorsese on it. So I too removed "Network" and added "Taxi Driver". Truth be told, I thought "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" was better. But like both.

I see you're a Bogdanovich fan. I've been trying to find "Nickelodeon" for years and can't find it anyone. Saw it when I was a kid and loved it. It didn't do well at the box-office. But a year later there was talk about re-releasing it in black & white since "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon" were so successful. I'm guessing they felt it could help sell it. That would have been fun to see. "What's Up Doc" was one many 70's movies that had a few re-releases.

You gotta stop with Bat Pussy!

I'll be honest, I have not seen Nickelodeon in many years. But there was a time when it was on TV a lot. Burt Reynolds was a big star and this was a movie starring Burt Reynolds. So I saw it a lot. Same thing with WW and the Dixie Dance Kings. But even when I was young, I was interested in movies about making movies. Coincidentally, I always really liked the movie Hooper that also starred Burt Reynolds.

Movies that I feel show why the decade was great:

Saturday Night Fever
Thank God It's Friday
Roller Boogie
Record City
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Groove Tube
Kentucky Fried Movie
Tunnel Vision
If You Don't Stop It, You'll Go Blind
Can I Do It Til I Need Glasses?
Loose Shoes
The Boob Tube
Prime Time
Chatterbox
Let My Puppets Come
Debbie Does Dallas
Fantasy Girls
Looking For Mr. Goodbar
FM
Airport 1975
Rollercoaster
Earthquake
The Towering Inferno
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Kenny and Company
Laserblast
Pick-Up Summer
The Eyes of Laura Mars
Network
Pom Pom Girls
Two-Minute Warning
Gas Pump Girls
Starhops

I have spoken.

"WW and the Dixie Dance Kings". Wow, that takes me back. I saw every movie that came out when I was a kid. No matter what it was. I just loved films. Here are two movies about making movies I'm curious if you saw or even heard of. "Hearts of the West" and "Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Save Hollywood". And I think "Hooper" was one of Burt's best.

I'm a bit surprised that nobody list The Duelists first film directed by Ridley Scott before he became a household name with his second film Alien. Amazing film with great cast, Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine were great in the film.

Wise Blood
Days of Heaven
Fat City
Husbands
Aguirre Wrath of God
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Mikey & Nicky
The Seven Up’s
Cries and Whispers
Tout va bien
Stroszek
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Fox and His Friends
Phantom of the Paradise
McCabe & Mrs Miller

Most all of the movies I'd have selected were mentioned above. A couple exceptions I can think of at the moment namely 2 from Peter Yates: Friends of Eddie Coyle and Breaking Away

Best decade for Movies I agree, but the 1960's was the best decade for music IMO.

I like a lot of stuff from the 60s and 80s but my desert island records would be 70s.

No, the 70's was a much better decade for Music.

Definitely disagree, I think their is a vast difference, but it is all about tastes anyway.

Jeez, what did Cleavon Little ever do to you?

My top 10 favorites list of the decade from my Letterboxd:
Jaws
Halloween
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
American Graffiti
Mad Max
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Exorcist
Three Days of the Condor
Cuckoo's Nest
Close Encounters

I'd probably swap Hausu for Close Encounters
Also fun movies: Red Sun, The Fate of Lee Khan, Enter the Dragon, Dawn of the Dead

I've seen Won Ton Ton, but don't really remember about it. Never saw the Jeff Bridges one.

Whether you like her or revile her, Jane Fonda had generally great instincts on picking worthy projects through that whole decade

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Klute
Coming Home
China Syndrome
are all quality films.

Kramer Vs Kramer is another one I didn't notice on anyone's list.

A few more personal favorites, along with some others I don't think have been mentioned-
The In-Laws
The Buddy Holly Story
The Late Show
Going In Style
Harry & Totnto
The Prisoner Of Second Avenue
The Goodbye Girl
The Fury
Foul Play
A Touch Of Class
Women In Love
Norma Rae
Performance
Gimmie Shelter
McCabe & Mrs Miller
Shampoo
The Parallax View
Phantasm

The Yakuza
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Driver
Rich Kids
Charley Varrick
Black Sunday
Wake in Fright
Hardcore
Wanda

50/50. 1966-1975 the best 10 year span.

Here are some of my 70s favorites that I don't recall being mentioned:

Blackula
Enter the Dragon
Logan's Run
The Train Robbers
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Soylent Green
Every Which Way But Loose
King Kong
The Three Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
Solaris
The Eagle Has Landed
Kelly's Heroes
1941 (and is one of my favorite Spielberg films)
Catch 22
There Was a Crooked Man
The Vampire Lovers
Capricorn One
Silent Running
Love and Death
Return of the Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Cross of Iron
A Boy and His Dog
La Cage aux Folles
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Twins of Evil
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Horror Express
Mary, Queen of Scotts
At the Earth's Core
Goin' South
The Great Train Robbery
Support Your Local Gunfighter
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dillinger
The Twelve Chairs

You're both right - the early 60s to late 70s was the best period for rock/pop music. You just can't beat the variety of quality music in those years.

I think the late 50s to mid-80s was the best.

It's not easy to narrow down your favorite music to a tight 30-year window like that.

Ever since the advent of talkies....