The main problem with choosing the best films of the seventies was the battle between blockbuster success and films marking the screenwriter as the star.

The latter mostly made the cut, even though the former enjoyed unparallelled glory in the era, and it feels downright stupid to leave out films like Superman, Star Wars, Rocky, Saturday Night Fever and Jaws.

As always, several personal favourites have gotten the axe -- Dog Day Afternoon, my favourite Al Pacino film; Love & Death, my favourite Allen film; Monty Python And The Holy Grail; Young Frankenstein; All The President's Men and Badlands.

Heartbreaking decisions, all. And while I urge you to bring out the brickbats and tell me what should definitely have made the list and why, do spare a thought first and try to make your own list first. Mail me at senterfold@rediffmail.com.

Ten is a ridiculously small number, you'll realise.

Catch you all next week, when we deal with the 80s.

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