Annie Hall to the camera, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie's free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be ... all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship." He cites a study that calculated the average shot length of "Annie Hall" to be 14.5 seconds, while other films made in 1977 had an average shot length of 4–7 seconds. Peter Cowie suggests that "Allen breaks up his extended shots with more orthodox cutting back and forth in conversation pieces, so that the forward momentum
The Black Panther (1977 film) into the British Film Institute "Archives and Hall of Fame", as an important British film to rave reviews. John Patterson of "The Guardian" commented that "The Black Panther" "emerges as a meticulous, tactful, well made and highly responsible true crime movie". The Black Panther (1977 film) The Black Panther is a 1977 British crime film. Its subject is the criminal Donald Neilson, known as the "Black Panther". It was directed and produced by Ian Merrick, his first feature, and stars Donald Sumpter, Debbie Farrington and Marjorie Yates. It was seen as exploitative so soon after the events depicted. The film