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"Oedipua the King" (lleClonal) (10) "The Heart Is a Lone))r Buntea"Rachel, Rachel." Fore f g n • (9) "Faces" (10) "Yellow Subllinguage, random order "except marine." for the firSt one"~ "Elvira Madip 1 TT s B u R GB p o s T. gad," "The Two of Us," "Closely GAZETTE (Harold v. Cohen). Watched Trains," "The Fifth Alphabetical order: "Belle de Horseman Is Fear," "Hour of the Jour,'' "Hot Millions,'' "How to Wolf." Save a Marriage and Ruin Your (U.S.-CANADA) ST. L 0 U IS GLOBE-DEMO· Life" (Coll, "The Lion in Winter,• (lRAT (Frank ffuntet). (1) "The "The Odd Couple," "Oliver,'' "P&~"lifiiu1liiililiililiililiililiililiililiuia Hlililillli9 lililiililil 8 II 8 lililil 8 8 lililil 8 II a 1ililiililiiliT"n1ili1 a 11 8 n'ilil'i Llon In Winter" (2) "The Subject tulia,'' "Rachel, Rachel," "RoseHerewith VARIETY preaeots an LA.DIES' BOMB JO.URN A. L of the Wolf" (4) "China II Near'' Was Roses" (3) "The Heart Is a mary's Baby,'' "The Thomas Crown annual compilation of "10 best (Gene Shalltl. 12 best, alphabetical (5) "Rachel, Rachel" ('6) "Rose- Lonely Hunter" (4) "The Gradu- Affair" <UAl films" of the year from N.Y. and order: "Belle de Jour,'' "Charly,'' mary's Baby" (7) "Petulia" (8) "Fist ate" (5) ''The Whisperers" (6) PITTSBURGH PR•Ss (Thomas out-of-town newspaper• and na- "The Heart II a Lonely Hunter,'' in Hi1 Pocket" (9) "War and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" Blakley). Random order: "The Odd tional magazine1. Few are the "I'll Never Forget What's 'lsname" Peace" (10) "Isabel." (7) "Elvira Madigan" (8) "The Odd Couple," "The Heart Is a Lonely book, art, music or theatre scribe• <Regional), "The Lion In Winter,'' NEWARK STAR-LEDGER (Nan- Couple" (9) "Rachel, Rachel" (10) Hunter,'' "The Lion in Winter,• who would think ef comparing of- "Rachel, Rae he 1, ·~ "Rosemary's r:y Razen). Alphabetical order, "ej[- "In Cold Blood." "In Cold · Blood," "Funny) Girl,' f.erings in their field in such a Baby," "The Shoe• of the Fisher- cept for the first one": "The Lion BALTIMORE SUN (Lou Ce- "The Subject Was Roses," "The manner, but even "highbrow" film man;" ''The Two of Us,'' "War and In Winter," "Charlie Bubbles," drone) .• (1) "In Cold Blood" (2) Graduate," "The Two of Us,'' critics bow to the yearend jour- Peace,'' "Yellow Submarine." <In "Faces/' "Hot Millions" <MGM), "Closely Watched Trains" ( 3) "Closely Watched Trains,'' "Romeo nalistic tradition. There is a grow- view of his magazine'• earlv "Petulia,'' "Rachel, Rachel,'' "Ro- "2001: A Space Odyssey" (4) "The and Juliet." Ing tendency, however, to present deadlme, Shalit p1"epared his liat meo and Juliet,'' "Rosemary's Odd Couple" (5) "Rosemary's MEMPWS COMMERCIAL AP-· the 10 choices In chronological, prio1" to aeeing anv of 1968'• Baby,'' "The Two of us," "Yellow Baby" (6) "Petulia" (7) "The Two PEAL (John Knott.> (1) "Faces!' alphabetical or even random order Chri3tmaa releasea. - Ed.) Submarine." of Us" (8) "Rachel, Rachel" (9) (·2) "Romeo and Juliet" (3) "The rather"than preferential. AMERICA (Moira Walsh). (1) LOS ANGELES TIMES <Charles "The Boston Strangler" (10) "Ro- ~dd Couple" (4) "Rachel. Rachel" . ting s i nc 1·u d e d (T"Ie d) "Rach e 1• Ra cb e 1'• "The Two Champlin). Alphabetical or de r : meo and Juliet." ) "2001·. A Space Odyssey" (6) Out-oft - own 1is · BALTIMORE NEWS A.MERI- <All Tied) "Madigan,'' "How Sweet below were compiled from open- of U1" (3) (All Tied) "2001; A "The Battle of Algiers,'' "Faces,'' ings in the respective localities. Space Odyssey,'' "War and Peace," "Funny Girl,'' "The Lion in Win- CAN (Anne Childress). Nine best, It ls" (NGP), "No Way to Treat These differ somewhat, therefore. "Nazario" (Altura), "The Heart 11 ter" "The Odd Couple .. "Oliver,, alphabetical order: •' C 1ose1 y a Lady" (Par.) "The Producets,'' from the N.Y.-baaed lists. "Guess a Lonely Hunter," ''The Lion in "P~tulia,'' "Romeo a;.d Juliet:•• Watched Trains,'' "The Odd Cou- "Will Penny.'' 4 Who's Coming to Dinner," "In Winter,'' '.' The Shoes of the Fisher-- "2001: A Space Odyssey,'' "Yellow pie,'' 'Petulia," "The Producers,'' NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.AN Cold Blood" and "Tht: Graduate,'' man,'' "The Fixer,'' "The Sergeant" Submarine." "The Queen/' "Romeo and Juliet,'' <Harry Haun.) (1) "The Graduate" to give only three examples, ,were <W7>. CHICA.GO TRIBUNE <Clifford "The .Two of Us," "The Whis- <2> ." In Cold Blood" (3) "Rachel, 1968 pix in most smaller burgs. eOMMONWEA.L (Philip T. Har-- Terry). (1) "The Battle of Algiers" perers,'' "Yellow Submarine." Rachel" (4) "Faces" (5.) · "Elvira On the other hand, many provin- tung). Random order: "Rachel, Ra· (2) "Crazy Quilt" <Cont> (3) "RoseDALLAS TIMES HERALD (Dan Madigan" (6) "Rosemary's Baby" cial critics have yet to see such cbel,'' "Romeo and Juliet," "A Face mary's Baby" (4) "Oliver" (5) ''The Safran). Random order: "2001: A (7) "2001: A Space Odyssey" <8) as "Oliver,'' "Faces" "War and of War" (CU>. "War and Peace,'' Lion in Winter" (6) "Falstaff" (p. Space Odyssey," "The Odd Cou- "The Producers" (9) ''The Heart . Peace,'' "Shame" and "The Sea "Hour of the Wolf," "The Lion W) (7) "Accident" (Cinema 5) (8) pie," "Petulia," "Coogan'• Bluff,'' Is a, Loneir Hunte~" <l<u "Guess Gull," all of which had preemed in Winter," "Nazario,'' "2001: A "Charlie Bubbles" (9) "The Two {U), "Romeo and Juliet,'' "Benja- Who s Coming to Dmner. in N. Y. before yearend. Space Odyssey,'' "The Sergeant," of Us" (10) "Rachel, Rachel." min" (Par>. "The Fifth Horseman F 0 RT W 0 RT H ST AR CHICA.GO SUN-TIMES (Roger Is Fear," "Faces," "Negatives" TELEGRAM (Perry Stewart.) (1) Choosing of "The Lion in Win- "Oliver." ter" as top pie of the year by CATHOLIC SENTINEL (James Ebertl. (1) "The Battle of Algiers" (Cont>, "Wlll Penny" (Par>. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (2·) "PeN.Y. Film Critics appears to reflect w. Arnold). (1) "2001: A Space (2) "2001: A Space· Odyssey" <3) SE AT TL E POST-INTELLI- tulia" (3) "The Heart Is a Lonely a nationwide consensus. Listings Odyssey" (2) "Elvira Madigan" (Cl- "Falstaff" (4) "Faces" (5) "The GENCER (John Voorhees) (1) Hunter" (4) "Rosemary's Baby" (5) again reaffirm, howev,er, that nema 5) (3) "The Whisperers" <UA> Two of Us" (6) "The Producers" "2001· A Space Odyssey'; (2) "In Cold Blood" (6) "Planet of th• "2001: A Space Odyney" was (4) "Battle of Algiers" <AA> (5) (7) "Oliver" (8) "The Fifth Horse- "Elvira Madigan" ·(3) (Tied) "Pe- Apes" <7> ''The Graduate" 18) "Bevastly more popular outside of N.Y. "In Cold Blood" (Col) (6) "The man Is Fear" (9) "Rachel Rachel" tulia" "How I Won the War" <5) dazzled" (9) "Our Mother's House" than it was with. Gotl;iam ·scribes. Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (7) "The (10) "Romeo ud JUiiet".' "The' Battle of, Algiers" (6) "Funny <MGM> (10) "Madigan." Non-N.Y. reviewers continue to Lion in Winter'' (8) "Yellow SubCHICA.GO DAILY NEWS (Sam Girl'' (7) "Accident" (8) "Rachel, WINSTON-SA.LEM JOURNAL mow less taste for foreign - marine" (9) "Far From the Madd- Lesner). Alphabetical order: "Chit- Rachel" (9) "Isabel" <10) "Yellow & SENTINEIJ <Jim Shertzer). (1) language items than do their Man- ing Crowd" (MGM) (10) "How I ty Chitty Bang Bang" (UA), "The Submarine." "2001: A Space Odyssey" (2) "Elhattan colleagues. Absence of Won the War" (UA>. Fixer,'' "Funny Girl," . "Guell KANSAS CITY STAR-TIMES . vira Ma~iga~;· 13) "In ~~e H~a! lowbudget linguals on many proVILLA.GE VOICE <Andrew Sar-- Who's Coming to Dinner" (Coll, (Giles M. Fowler). Order of of !fe Night (U~,> (4 Petulia vlncial lists can not be entirely ris). (1) "Belle de Jour" (2) "China "In Cold Blood," "The Lion in release· "The Graduate" "The Bat- (5) Rachel, Rachel (6) The Gradattributed to lack of playoff in the Is Near" (Royall (3) "La Chinoise'.' Winter," "Romeo and Juliet,'' "The tie of ·Algiers,'' "200i: A Space .!late" (7) "Ro~maq:'s Baby" (8) localfties. The data: (L-P) (4) "Les Biches" (Harris) (5) Shoes of the Fisherman," ..2001 : Odyssey," "Bye, Bye Braverman" The,,Produ~~r~ 19) Planet of th: N.Y. TIMES (Renata . Adler). '!Nazarln" (8) "The Bride Wore A Space Odyssey,'' "Wild in the (W7), "Petulia,'' "La Chinoise," Apes (10) Wiid In the Streets. Random order: "Charlie Bubbles" Black" ff) "Madigan" (U) (8) Streets" (AIP). "The Two of Us." "Yellow SubTORONTO DAILY STAR (Mar<Reaionall, "The Two of Us" (Cine- "Charlie Bubbles" (9) "Faces" (10) CIDCA.GO'S AMERICAN (Ann marine" ''ROmeo and Juliet,'' tin Knelman). 12 best: <1) <All ma 5), "Belle de Jour" (A~J.1 (Tied) "The Firemen's Ball" <Cine- Marsters>. Random order: "Rachel, "Faces.~' Tied> "2001: A Space Odys11ey,'' "Faees" (Cont>. "Les Carabbdenr ma 5), "The Blis1 of Mrs. Blossom" Rachel,'' "Oliver,'' "Chitty Chit+SAN DIEGO UNION (Jaines "Weekend,'' "Yellow Submarine'" 3 <New Yorker>. "The Bride Wore <Par). B Ba • (4) <All Tied>, "Pretty Poison,.. :Black" ILopert), "The Fifth HorseWOMEN'S WEAR DAILY (Rex ang ng,'' "Romeo and Juliet,'' Meade). Alphabetical order: "The "Rachel, Rachel," "Belle de Jour," man Is ·Fear" u;i ...... 3). "Petulia" .Reed). (1) "The Killing of Sister "Gharly,'' "The Subject Was Fox" <Claridge), "Funny Girl,'' "Hour of the Wolf," "Petu1ia· ," <W7), "A Report -;-the Party and Geor-" (2) "F1"1t m· His Poc'"-t" Roaes,'' " 200l: A Space Odyssey,'' "The Lion in Winter,'' "Tbe Odd "Rosemary's Baby," "Char"e Bub.... ..., "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter " Couple," "Pret+.. Po1·son," "Rachel, .. tlle Guests" (Sigma 3), "Rosemary's ·<P-W> (3) "Rachel. Rachel" (4) "Bullitt." • Rachel,'' "Rose~ry's Baby," "The bles," "Madigan,'' "Planet of the Baby" (Par). "Pretty Poiaon" (20th) (5) "Romeo Apes." DAILY NEWS (N.Y.) <Wanda and Juliet" ('8 ) "The Bofors Gun" HPH ILA.DELPHIA. Swimmer,'' T M d kl (l) INQUIRD • sey," "Will "2001: Penny."A Space OdysTORONTO TELEGRAM (Clyde Halel l ' ~~ Lion in Winter" rn,egional) C71 "Petulla" (8) "War ( enry · ur oc · 'The Lion Gilmour). Alpbabetleal order: (Avemb) (2) "OJlver" <Con (3) "Ra...... (9) "POor Cow" (NGP) in Wint.: .. ':I.I ·~eQ a»d Ju.liel'' SAN DIEGO EVENING TRI- ~sez_w . .a~~... d Tr ..Haiotns,·~~·." chel, Rachel" (W7) (4) "Fu!1ny (10) "Up Tight." (3} "The Odd Couple" (4) "The BUNB (D&ve lklntfre). ~1) "The ....... a•-allUIJ ......"'..., Girl'-' (Coll (5) "Romeo and Jullet" MORNING TELEGRAPH (Leo Two of Us" (5) "Rachel, Rachel" Lion In Winter" (2) ''The Two of "The Odd Couple," "Raebel, Ra4 (Par) (6) ~·Faces" (7) "The Fixer" Mishkin). Alphabetical order: "El- '-6 l "The Swimmer" (7) "The Fifth Us" (3) "The Odd Couple" < > chel,'' "Romeo and Juliet,'' "Roae<MGM) (8) "Yellow Submarine" vira Madl1an" "The Heart Is a Horseman Is Fear" (8) "The "Yours, Mine and Ours" (UA), (5) mary's Baby,'' "2001. A Space (UA) (9) "The Odd Couple" (Par) Lonely Hunte;,.. "The Lion in Win- Stranger" (Par) (9) "2001: A Space "War and Peace" (6) "The ·Heart Odyssey,'' "Yellow Submarine." (10) "The Two of Us." ter" "The Odd Couple" "Oliver n Odyssey" 00) "Oliver." Is a Lonely Hunter" (7) "Charly" N.Y. POST (Archer Winsten). (1) "~chel, Raebel,'' "Shaine;• "200i: PHILADELPHIA. BULLETIN ' <8) "2001: A Space Odyssey" (9) "The Fifth Horseman Is FHr" (2) A Space Odyssey," "Yellow Sub- (Ernest Schier). Alphabetical or- "Planet of the Apes" (10) "Wait "Hour of the Wolf" <Lopert) <lU marine." (Although tt Feemcd in der: "Closely Watched Trains" Uritil Dark" (W71. "The Sea Gull" (W7) (4) "Rachel, N;Y. '11. October '67. Miahkin has <Sigma 3), "Elvira Madigan,'' "The NEW ORLEANS TIMES • PICA.Rachel" (5) "The Odd Couple" {6) inclUcled "Elvi7'4 Madigan" on this Fixer,'' "Hot Millions," ''The Lion l"UNE <Frank Gagnard). Random "The Subject Was Roses" (MGM) eat"• list because he first viewed in Winter,'' "The Odd Couple " order: ''The Killing -of Sister (7) "2001: A Space Odyssey" · Januarv '68. Film had been ,.e. "Romeo and Juliet," "2001: A George,'' "2001: A Space Odyssey,'' (MGM) (8) "Romeo and ·Juliet" ('9) ·viewed bt1 another on his paper Space Odyssey,''. "The Two of Us," "Rachel, Rachel," ·"Funny Girl,'' "War and Peace" (Contl (10) "The during hil abaence. Ed.) "Yellow Submarine." "Faces," "Bullitt," "Petulla,'' "The Lion in Winter." GROUP W RADIO (Robert SalDETROIT FREE PRESS (Susan Boston Strangler,'' "Yellow SubNATIONAL BOARD OF RE· maggi). Random order: "The Lion Stark). Alphabetical order, "except maJ'.ine::· · "Cli>sely Watched VIEW OF MOTION PICTURES in Winter," "War and Peace,'' "The for the first one": "Elvira Madi- Train!l. (Committee on Exceptional Films). 'Two of Us,'' "Romeo ·and Juliet,'' gan,'' . "The Battle of Algiers,'' NEW O R LE ANS STATESEnglish - languace: (1) "The. Shoes "Oliver,'' "Faces," "Shame,'' "2001: "Faces,'' ''The Fifth Horseman Is ITEM <James A. Perry). Nine Best: c>f the Fisherman" <MG> (2) "Ro- A Space Odyssey,'' "Yellow Sub- Fear,'' "Funny Girl,'' "The Lion (1) "2001: A Space Odyssey" <2> meo and Juliet" (3) "Yellow Sub- marine," "The Sea Gull." in Winter,'' "Romeo and Juliet,'' ·~Rosemary's Baby" 13) "Faces" (4) marine" (4) "Charly'' (CRC> (5) WQXll-AM ('N.l".) "MOVIE "The Subject Was Roses,'' "2001: "Rachel, Raebel" (5) "The Odd "'Rachel, Rachel" (8) "The Subject MEMORIES" (Bosley Crowther). A Space Odyssey,'' "The Two of Couple" <6> "The Two of Us" (7) Waa Rose1" (7) "The Lion in Win- Random order: "The Lion in Win- Us." "Funny Girl" (8) "I Love You, ter''. (8) "Planet of the AJ!es" (20th) -ter,'' "Funny Girl,'' "Rachel, RaBOSTON GLOBE ( M a r j 0 r y Alice Toki as" (W7l (9) "Hot Mil(9) "Oliver" (10) "2001: A Space chel,'' "The Odd Couple," "Romeo Adams). Random order: "200l: A lions. Odyssey." Foreign • language: <U and Juliet,'' ''The Boston Space Odyssey," "A Face of War," MIAMI HERALD (George · "War and Peace" (2) "Hagbard and Strangler" (2otb) "Shame " "The "Rosemary's Baby.. "The Fifth Bourke). Random Order: "The Signe" (Prentoulis> (3) "Hunger" Two of ·us,'; "War and Peace,'' Horseman Is Fear,:• "The Two of Lion in Winter," "The Odd Cou(Sigma 3) (4) "The Two of Us" "Oliver." I ft!ichel.,," •Th ""Us," "Romeo and Juliet," "The pl~:" •.' •~~c h ~, ' e ,-:'""(5) "The Bride Wore Black." NEWSDAY (L.I.) (Joseph Gel- Lion in Winter.. "The Firemen's er, Fin1an s Rambow <W7l, Ro. SATURDAY REVIEW (Hollis mis). (1) "2001: A Space Odyssey" Ball,'' "Faces," ' "Bullitt." . . . ... me~ and ,,Ju,,liet,'' "Cbarly," "The Alpert & Arthur Knight). Alpha- (2) "The Sea Gull" (3) "Petulia" s mmer 2001 A Space Odysbetical order: "Belle de Jour, (4) "Raebel, Rachel .. <5> "RoseWASHINGTON STAR (Harry wi,, .. • . :. ., "Bullitt" (W7), "The Fifth Horse- · mary's Baby' (6) "Hour of the MacArthur). (1) "2001: A Space sey, Elvira Madigan. man Is Fear,'' "The Fixer,'' "Joan- ·wolf" (7) "The Two of Us" (8) Odyssey" ('2) "Romeo and Juliet" PORTLAND OREGONIAN tTed • (20th) "Tb L" · w· • • (3) "The Odd Couple" (4) "Petulia" Mahar). (1) "2001: A 'Space Odyse ion ID mt.er,'' "Faces• (9) 'Oliver" (10) "War and (5) "The Two of Us" (6 ) "Guess sey" (2) "Petulia" (3) "Charlie Bubna• , "Rachel, R a ch e l, • • "Rosemary's Peace." :Baby,'' "2001: A Space Odyssey,'' L.I. PRESS (Frances Taylor). Who's Coming to Dinner" (7) "Oli- bles" (4) "Interlude" (Coll (5) ''The "'Yellow Submarine." Random order: "except for the first ver" (8) "Yellow Submarine" (9) Two of ·us" (6) "Three" <Rogosinl NEW YORK (Judith Crist). (1) one": "Tb~ Fixer," "The SubJ"ect "Rachel Raebel" (10) "Rosemary's (7) "Bedazzled" (20th> (8) "Here We " Bab " ' Go Round the Mulberry Bush" "The Lion in Winter" (2) "Yellow Was Roses,'' "The Lion in Winter,'' y. (Lopert) (9) "Yellow Submarine" ~ASlllNG'.fON DAILY NEWS (10) "Closely watched Trains." Submarine" (3) "War and Peace" "War and Peace,'' "The Swimmer" (4) "The Two of Us" (5) "Faces" (Col), "The Fifth Horseman Is (Milton Berliner). _Random order: SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINEB (6) "Rachel, Rachel" (7) "Isabel" Fear," "The Heart Is a Lonely "Romeo and Juhet,'' "Petulia,'' . . . <Par) <8> "The Killing. of Sister Hunter,'' "Charly," "The Pro- "Oliver " "Rachel Rach'el " "2001 • ·& CHRONICLE <Paine KmckerGeorge" <CRC> (9) "The Queen" ducers" (Avemb), "Romeo and A Spa~e Odyssey" "The' Two of -hocker>. 12 best, alphabetical or,(Grove> (10) "The Scalphuntere" Juliet." Us,'' "The Shoes' of the Fisher- ~er: "The Battle of. ~!gi~rs,'' (UA). SUFFOLK ('N.Y.) SUN (Phyllis man" "Belle de Jour" "Faces" ~sely Watched TraID&, 'The CUE (William Wolf). 12 best, Funke) Alphabetical order: "Belle "RoSemary's Baby," "Bullitt." ' ;~~~~or~i:!n £i:neaf:i' j.?n~~ random order: ''.2001: A Space' de Jour,'' "The Bofors Gun,'' "The ST. LOUIS . POST-DISPATCH "Oliver,'' "PetuH.a," "Romeo and Odyssey,'' "R.o meo and Juliet,'' Firemen'• Ball,'' "The Fixer,'' "Isa- (Myles Standish). English- Juliet" "The Two of Us" "2001· "Shame" <Lopert), "The Heart Is bel,'' "The Lion In Winter,'' "Ro- language: (1) "The Lion in Winter'' A SPace Odyssey" "The Whl_: a Lone1y Hunter'' (W7), "Faces,'' meo and Juliet,'' "The Two of Us,'' <2> "The Graduate'.' <Avemb) (3) perers," "Yellow' Submarine." "'Weekend" <Grovel, "The Sea. "2001: A Space Odyssey,'' "Yellow "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" !Stanley Eichelbaum) (1) "2001: A Gull," "Up Tight" (Par), "Belle de Submarine." (4) "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" Space Odyssey" (2) "The Lion in Jour," "The Two of Us,'' "The NEWARK NEWS (Bruce Bah- (5) "Rosemary's Baby" (6) "The Winter" (3) "Rosemary's Baby" <4> :Bri~e WW'e IDack," "Yellow Sub- renberg). 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