Nick's Flick Picks: The Movies of 1982

<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" link="#003399" vlink="#003399" topmargin="25" leftmargin="50"> <TABLE> <TR bgcolor="#000000"><TD><img src=strip82banner.jpg width=100%> </TD></TR> <TR><TD> <br> <Font Color="#0099CC" Face=Garamond Size=+2><b>Top Films of 1982: World Premieres</b></Font><br>  <a href=movies82us.html>Top Ten by U.S. Release Date</a> (<Font Size=-1><i>Updated</i></Font>) // <a href=persac87.html>My 1982 Oscar Ballot</a> (<Font Size=-1><i>Updated</i></Font>)<br> <Font Size=-1><br></Font> <Table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <TR><TD width=4% align=right><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1>1. </Font></TD><TD width=96% align=left><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1><b><Font Color="#003399">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</Font></b></Font> Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>A</b></Font></TD></TR> <TR><TD width=4% align=right><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1>2. </Font></TD><TD width=96% align=left><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1><b><Font Color="#003399">Tootsie</Font></b></Font> Dir. Sydney Pollack. With Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Bill Murray <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>A</b></Font></TD></TR> <TR><TD width=4% align=right><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1>3. </Font></TD><TD width=96% align=left><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1><b><Font Color="#003399">Shoot the Moon</Font></b></Font> Dir. Alan Parker. With Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Dana Hill <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>A</b></Font></TD></TR> <TR><TD width=4% align=right><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1>4. </Font></TD><TD width=96% align=left><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1><b><Font Color="#003399">Blade Runner</Font></b></Font> Dir. Ridley Scott. With Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>A</b></Font></TD></TR> <TR><TD width=4% align=right><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1>5. </Font></TD><TD width=96% align=left><Font Face=Garamond Size=+1><b><a href=missing.html style="text-decoration:none">Missing</a></b></Font> Dir. Costa-Gavras. With Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>B+</b></Font></TD></TR> </Table> <br> <Font Color="#0090FF" Size=+2><b>Reviews from 1982</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Size=-1> <Font Color="#009900">★</Font> <b>= Full-Length Review</b> / <Font Color="#0090FF">&#169</Font> <b> = Capsule-Length Review</b> / <Font Color="#FF6600">★</Font> <b>&nbsp= Blog Review</b> (New Window) </Font><br> <Font Size=-3> <br></Font> <Font Face=Garamond><Font Size=-1 Color="#009900">★</Font>   <b><a href=frances.html style="text-decoration:none">Frances</a></b></Font> Dir. Graeme Clifford. With Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>B</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond><Font Size=-1 Color="#0090FF">&#169</Font>   <b><a href=maknglov.html style="text-decoration:none">Making Love</a></b></Font> Dir. Arthur Hiller. With Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>C</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond><Font Size=-1 Color="#009900">★</Font>   <b><a href=missing.html style="text-decoration:none">Missing</a></b></Font> Dir. Costa-Gavras. With Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea, David Clennon <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>B+</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond><Font Size=-1 Color="#009900">★</Font>   <b><a href=querelle.html style="text-decoration:none">Querelle</a></b></Font> Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Brad Davis, Hanno P&#246schl, Jeanne Moreau <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>B+</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond><Font Size=-1 Color="#009900">★</Font>   <b><a href=sophies.html style="text-decoration:none">Sophie's Choice</a></b></Font> Dir. Alan J. Pakula. With Meryl Streep, Peter MacNicol, Kevin Kline <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>D+</b></Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#0090FF" Size=+1><b>More Grades from 1982</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Size=-1><b>Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-3> <br></Font> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</b></Font> Dir. Colin Higgins. With Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>C</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>Evil Under the Sun</b></Font> Dir. Guy Hamilton. With Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>D+</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>An Officer and a Gentleman</b></Font> Dir. Taylor Hackford. With Richard Gere, Debra Winger <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>C</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <a href=persbest.html style="text-decoration:none"><b>Personal Best</b></a></Font> Dir. Robert Towne. With Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly, Scott Glenn <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>B</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>The Return of the Soldier</b></Font> Dir. Alan Bridges. With Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Glenda Jackson <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>C+</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>Victor/Victoria</b></Font> Dir. Blake Edwards. With Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>C</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>The World According to Garp</b></Font> Dir. George Roy Hill. With Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt <Font Color="#FF0000"><b>C</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-3> <br></Font> <br> <Font Color="#0090FF" Size=+1><b>Also from 1982</b></Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Size=-1><b>The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-3> <br></Font> <Font Face=Garamond>Fetching</Font><br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>Fitzcarraldo</b></Font> Dir. Werner Herzog. With Klaus Kinski, Jose Lewgoy, Claudia Cardinale<br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>The Night of the Shooting Stars</b></Font> Dirs. Paolo & Vittorio Taviani. With Omero Antonutti<br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399">      <b>The Verdict</b></Font> Dir. Sidney Lumet. 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