December 2013
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Notes:
TV - TV viewing
OL - online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Notes:
TV - TV viewing
OL - online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorEric SmallStarsHayden PanettiereRyan KelleyArmin Mueller-StahlThe Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.TV, 12/1/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsRock HudsonDoris DayTony RandallAn interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.TV, 12/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChris MalloyStarsYvon ChouinardDoug TompkinsKeith MalloyThe film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.TV, 12/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCourtney SolomonStarsDonald SutherlandSissy SpacekRachel Hurd-WoodAn invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface.TV, 12/1/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMariano BartolomeuStarsAfonso MalheiroSandra PitraMaria J. SwartThe story of one man's struggle to cope with the birth of his deformed child as he runs back and forth between his wife, mistress, and mother.OL, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorIvan MaksimovOL, 12/2/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorIvan MaksimovA film about the relationship between the three orphan toys in a closed space of the attic...OL, 12/2/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorIvan MaksimovA surreal world of animals trying to use their noses to do funny things, animals doing funny things despite their noses, and sucking rabbits addicted to carrots.OL, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert M. FrescoDenis SandersStarsLeonid BrezhnevNeville ChamberlainAlexander DubcekShort documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.OL, 12/2/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBill CrainStarsKari MichaelsenVictoria Paige MeyerinkTim PalladinoVal & Tim swipe Randall's car to enjoy a little harmless spin. Buoyed by their increased status and mobility, they convince their girlfriends to hop in. However, as the road takes a twist, the joy ride takes a similar turn...to DISASTER!OL, 12/2/13. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSidney PetersonStarsJeremy AndersonElma BarrettJack KloughA short experimental film by Sidney Peterson using double overlapping lenses to tell the story of a woman and a deep sea diver.OL, 12/2/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTony BrittenStarsJohn HurtJoseph HorovitzSimon KinderThis drama documentary for cinema explores the pacifism that was such a powerful influence on composer Benjamin Britten's life and work. The story begins in 1929 at Gresham's School in Norfolk, England. Our young actors take us into a world where social and political issues are actively addressed and young Ben Britten's hatred of all things militaristic is formed. As we explore the music that illustrated that hatred throughout his life, illustrated by new performances and unique observations from experts and friends, we frequently return to dramatic interludes at Gresham's, which cement the narrative - spoken by legendary actor John Hurt. The transcendent music of the War Requiem accompanies the climax of the film, before we return to Gresham's School 2012.TV, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAldo TardozziStarsIskra JirsakNika MiskovicZivko AnocicTwo 17 year old girls Lana & Irena meet in the unlikely place of a toilet in a nightclub bonding a friendship due to blood stain which could get both into serious trouble with the police.TV, 12/2/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLuis ValdezThis short film is based on the poem by the same title published by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967.OL, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí TrnkaA joyful puppet film based on a story from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It is a story of a philandering monk and a beautiful but dull lady who surrenders only to archangel Gabriel. A story full of medieval humor which takes place in a bizarre atmosphere of medieval Venice. The puppets used in the picture are some of the most beautiful by Jirí Trnka.OL, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorFrank WisbarStarsSybille SchmitzAribert MogCarl de VogtA beautiful young drifter comes to a small village and battles Death itself to save the man she loves.OL, 12/3/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBoris KolarStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannThe clock tower is out of order which leads to confusion in professor Balthazar's city. People oversleep or work through the night since they do not know the time. The clock is replaced but its grinding noise makes people grumpy and annoyed. Professor Balthazar turn things right again.TV, 12/3/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSusan FroemkeStarsCarl FillionPeter GelbJessica KruegerTV, 12/3/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena RowlandsA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.TV, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsStan LaurelOliver HardySamuel AdamsHired to sweep the chimney at Professor Noodle's house, the boys wreck the living-room and end-up in the mad scientist's laboratory where they interact with a rejuvenation potion.OL, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyRussell CusterOllie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.OL, 12/4/13. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsNine-Christine JönssonBengt EklundMimi NelsonA suicidal factory girl out of reformatory school, anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.OL, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackMarguerite HarrisonThe struggles of a hardscrabble Iranian nomadic tribe as they journey through bleak country to reach the grasslands that will save their livestock.OL, 12/4/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczStarsNina StarA partly-animated short film, a fairy-tale-like telling of why the nightingale only sings at night. A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the nightingale and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not made to be captive but free. In return for its freedom, the nightingale loans the child its voice for use in the daytime, which is why nightingales only sing at night.OL, 12/4/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsTommy Lee JonesSamuel L. JacksonGuy PearceAn attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.TV, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).