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Georgian Bay movie critic picks the ten best f by Terry Dupuis It's that time of the year again when movie reviewers across the country cast a backward glance over all the films they've seen during the past twelve months. Com- piling lists of the preceding year's best and worst motion pictures and best and worst performances has become almost a sort of a game which most critics delight in playing Of course there are no winners, since all such lists are entirely subjective. A film which prominently appears on one critic's Ten Best list will be relegated to the Ten Worst section of another reviewer's column, and so on. Anyway, here is my contribution to this annual ritual. All my _ selections were made from the 33 theatrical motion pictures which I sat through during 1974. Most of them were 1974 releases, but a few are really 1973 films (or even earlier), Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology 401 Duckworth Street, Barrie, Ontario Management Development Program Two courses in this program will be offered at the Windrifter Restaurant, Midland. HUMAN RELATIONS Starts Monday, January 20, 1975 7-9:30 p.m. 10 weeks Fee $40.00 Instructor - Carl Nelson, Sears of Barrie EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION - SAFETY Starts Tuesday, January 21, 1975 7-9:30 p.m. 10 weeks Fee $40.00 Registration now open - classes limited to 25 persons. Make cheques payable to Georgian College, for further information, W.N. Keefe, 115 Bell Farm Rd., Barrie 705-728-1951, Ext. 315. movies which I missed when they first came out and which I wasn't able to catch up to until 1974. So I'm in- cluding them in my selec- tions. Below are my candidates for the 10 Best Movies I've seen during the past twelve months: (They are listed alphabetically, not in order of preference) Chinatown A bizarre, complex and engrossing detective drama set in California during the depression of the 1930's. Jack Nicholson's sardonic private eye is the movie's most in- teresting component, but director Roman Polanski brilliantly captures an at- mosphere of seediness and corruption that will stay with most viewers long after they've seen the film. Earthquake One of the best of 1974's disaster pictures, this one was aided greatly by a process called ""Sen- surround" which similated earthquake-like vibrations in the theatre! However, it holds up on its own merits as a worthwhile movie, with it's nail-biting suspense, superbly realistic special effects and a superior cast which includes Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and Lorne Greene Jeremiah Johnson This offbeat western first appeared in 1972, but it was officially reissued this year Hapry New Thanks for all of us CKMP MIDLAND S for making 1974 a great year YEAR 1230 so I'm including it on my '74 list. It's a rugged frontier tale which combines humour, suspense, action, and myth. Besides a good performance by Robert Redford in the lead role, it features excellent portrayals by Will Geer and Allyn Ann McLerie, some beautiful color photography, and fine direction by Sidney Pollock. The Great Gatsby One of the most literal and satisfying translations of a great novel to film that I've ever seen. Director Jack Clayton captures to per- fection the essence of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic. The casting was inspired and all performers are uniformly fine: Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby, Mia Farrow as Daisy, Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway, the narrator; Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan; and Karen Black as Tom's mistress. Also noteworthy are the film's sets, costumes, photography and musical arrangements of standard Twenties tunes. A flawless production in every respect. The Sting Another triumph for Robert Redford was_ this amusing and extremely entertaining 1973 film about a big swindle. Redford and Paul Newman portray a pair of .con artists in the Depression '30's who plan to "sting" a gangster boss (Robert Shaw). Their caper has to be seen to be believed. Directed by George Roy Hill (who collaborated with Newman and Redford five years ago for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), this one is a joy from start to finish, with quite a few surprises along the way. One contributing factor, among many, is composer Marvin Hamlisch's arrangements of old Scott Joplin ragtime tunes, particularly catchy The Entertainer. That's Entertainment This impressive documentary on the MGM _musicals of yesteryear was reviewed in detail in this column three weeks ago. It's a marvelous compilation of song and dance clips from Food facts and fallacies Q. How can I make hot cereals which are nutritious and less expensive .than prepared types more in- teresting for my children? A. Adding sliced apples and cinnamon while cooking oatmeal is one interesting method and cheaper than using apple-cinnamon prepared mixes. Q. I still have several vegetable marrow from my garden but am getting tired of mashed or diced marrow. What are some other suggestions for preparation? A. Vegetable marrow may be baked in the oven with butter and a little brown sugar or stuffed with a seasoned ground meat and onion mixture to make a main dish. Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology : 401 Duckworth Street, Barrie, Ontario REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW BEING GEORGIAN GOURMET Popular cooking course with a superb chef as in- structor. Actual practice is possible while you learn, our teaching kitchen is ideal for this. Men and women invited. FEE: $35.00 -- 10 lessons. STARTS: Jan. 13, 7:00-10:00 p.m. OIL BURNER SERVICING Starts in Orillia January 14. Fee $60.00, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays --~ 10 wks. GOLF SCHOOL Fee: $20.00 for adults, under 16 years of age, $12.00. Six lessons of 12 hours each. HARMONICA HARMONIES Learn to play a harmonica, or advance yourself on the instrument, by ear or by note. Group lessons can be fun. Harmonicas can be purchased at reduced rate. Fee: $30.00 for the course, starts January 15, 7:30-9:30 p.m. for 6 weeks. Registration Fee $50.00, Total Cost $750.00 ADULT EVENING COURSES ACCEPTED FOR WINTER COURSES INTRODUCTION TO REAL ESTATE Course starts in Orillia Jan. 13. Next course starts in Barrie Feb. 11, or a day time course is to start Feb. 10. CONVERSATION ANGLAISE Learn English in groups. Course is located at Base Borden but any Francophone welcome. Fee: $35.00. Starts: Jan. 13, 7:00-9:30 p.m. SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN & OTHERS This course teaches a newly developed form of self called KIME WAZA, techniques of Karate, Jujitsu, Judo, Aikido and Kung clothing to buy. Experienced structors for group lessons. Fee $20.00, starts January defense Fu. No special 14. 7:00-9:00 p.m. SUN, FASHION AND A NEW YOU, 1975 For young women, mother's, business women -- a fun course to work towards a 'hew you'. Learn to assess the total look, and discover how a few tips and some concentrated classroom work will bring rewards of Poise and self confidence. Starts January 15, Fee $25.00, Wednesdays 7:30-9:30 p.m. CULTURAL ENCOUNTER: "EUROPE TO SEE OURSELVES" A credit course which combines classroom study during the winter months with three weeks travel and study in Europe from May 10-31. Focus will be on the evolution of western culture from ancient civilizations to the present. Classes start January 15, 1975 -- Wednesdays, 17 weeks 7:00-10:00 p.m. FOR A BROCHURE LISTING ALL COURSES OFFERED, OR FOR OTHER DETAILS, CALL: BARRIE -- 728-1951, Ext. 317 ORILLIA -- 325-2705 Ext. 56 NORTH SIMCOE -- 322-1962 Ext. 56 consists of best in- Page 12, Wednesday, January 1, 1975 d ; , OOP ee over 70 musicals, among them Singin' in the Rain, An American In Paris, The Wizard of Oz, Gigi and Showboat. The story of the MGM musical from 1929 to 1959 is told by 11 narrators, including Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. I recommend it for viewers of all ages. The Three Musketeers A merry madcap screen version of the Alexandre Dumas swashbuckling classic, it's directed by Richard Lester in the same frantic free-wheeling style as his hilarious A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). The cast is a top-notch one: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay are the Three Musketeers; Michael York is an engaging D'Artagnan; and Charlton Heston, in offbeat casting, makes a surprisingly effective Cardinal Richelieu. Also prominent in the cast are Chriostpher Lee, Faye Dunaway, and 4Racquel Welch. One of the biggest and best "fun" movies of 1974. A Touch of Class A superior adult comedy which is bright and witty, and yet oddly touching. George Segal and Glenda Jackson give tremendously engaging performances as two people who plan a casual week-long affair, no strings . attached. Some excellent location photography of London is an added bonus for viewers. The Towering Inferno Another disaster epic, this one is from producer Irwin Allen, who two years ago gave us The Poseidon Adventure. His latest all-star extravaganza is even more gripping and suspenseful than its predecessor. In fact, it strikes me as being the best disaster picture yet. It's epic in length (2 hours and 40 minutes), in scope (some incredibly spectacular scenes) and in cast (Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Wiolliam Holden and Fred Astaire, to name but a few). It's one of the most nerve- Herts: A i Scene from Show wracking and _ hair-raising movies I've seen in years, Young Frankenstein A priceless comedy from Mel Brooks, this is his best one yet, being even funnier than his western send-up, Blazing Saddles. Brooks' latest is a hilarious spoof on old horror movies, par- ticularly the Universal Frankenstein series of the 1930's. Every performer contributes to the fun: Gene Wilder as the modern-day touch of Class was i t : descendant of the original Dr. Frankenstein; Cloris Leachman as a sinister housekeeper; Peter Boyle as the monster; and above all, Marty Feldman as the hunchbacked assistant Igor (pronounced eye-gore). Seven of the above 10 films were run in this area during the past year: Chinatown, Jeremiah Johnson, The Great Gatsby, The Sting, That's Entertainment, The Three Musketeers and A hs ener in Tha ehh i} ite eae et \ Ss Touch? fof (Class). The remaining three movies, Earthquake, The Towering Inferno and Young Frankenstein open _ in Toronto in December. I'll be reviewing them in greater detail when they play locally during the early part of the new year. Below is a list of other movies I enjoyed from the last year: The Way We Were, The Exorcist, The Apprenticeship of Duddy a superior adult comedy sa us Entertainment Kravitz, Blazing Saddles, Breezy, The Midnight Man, Conrack, McQ, Name, The , Parallax View, Juggernaut, Papillon, For Pete's Sake, Airport 1975, The Tamarind Seed, Uptown Saturday Night. (All but three of the above 16 films were screened locally over 1974. Juggernaut, The Tamarind Seed and Airport '75 are still running in Toronto. I'll be reviewing them when they play in this area). A sports fan's wishes for 1975 by Danny Asselin All sports fans have some small wishes and hopes for their favourites, and as we start a new calendar year I would like to share a few of mine with you. For 1975, in some cases with only slight hope, I would like to see:...expansion of both \_ the National Basketball Association and major league baseball into Toronto...good luck for coaches Russ Jackson of the Toronto Argonauts and Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers. They are both going to need it...a big final season for both quarterback Ron Lancaster and fullback George Reed of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.,..another Stanley Cup for the Philadelphia Flyers...recognition and a first team all-star berth for Borje Salming of the Toronto Maple Leafs...better players for both Kansas City and Washington of the NHL along with more fans for Oakland and better fans » for Toronto -- including supposed super-fan Harold Ballard...more goals and more laughs for Eddie "The Entertainer" Shack...and a successful but never quiet retirement for Heavyweight Champ Muhammed Ali. . Moving closer to home, there are more than a few items that would pick up the sporting scene in 1975. First, how about a junior B championship for the Midland Flyers, to go along with a league scoring championship for the hard working Ken Fox...continued success for Mike Robitaille, a OTE Oe Don Tannahill and Wayne King, who represent our area in major league hockey...an Ontario Junior Boys curling title for Russ Howard and his Midland Secondary School rink. You came really close last year fellows...good luck for the Midland Golf and Country Club and the Brooklea club with their remodelling programs -- and the same success for club champs Marty Fitzgerald and Russ Howard.:.a return' to championship form for the Midland Indians baseball club and their ageless star Gord Dyment...a {return to South Simcoe baseball for the Prnetangtiishene Merchants...and 'a' \special wish fo\¥ the continued success and development of minor baseball, hockey, swimming, soccer and lacrosse and those who coach them. And to all sports fans, we wish for the sanity that will help you realize you are watching games -- just games. And a very happy and prosperous year in sports. 2