October 2015
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Russia's Criminal Court: A House of Cards (Marie Lorand, 2012, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Russia's Criminal Court: A House of Cards (Marie Lorand, 2012, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
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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- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsClaus HolmMario AdorfHannes MessemerA serial killer strikes again during World War II in Germany. The wrong man is arrested and a detective hunts down the real killer, but justice in Nazi Germany is not so easily administered.OL, 10/1/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsNatalie PressDanny DyerJodie MitchellA struggling single mother is determined not to let her four young children be an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance.OL, 10/1/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMilorad MilinkovicStarsZlatan VidovicJelisaveta OrasaninVujadin MilosevicHigh-school students spend an unforgettable summer full of adventures on their way to a big rock festival. Producer Sava and director Zarko Babajic are filming an extreme-sports commercial with Marija and Sindi. Mysterious "Zduhach" "refreshes" Uros and Nenad with some local "kleka" juice. Stolen identity makes new rapper star G Spot Tornado angry, so things get even more complicated.Orig. title: Zduhač znači avantura.
TV, 10/1/15. 4/10 (P). - DirectorWilli ForstStarsPaula WesselyAnton WalbrookOlga TschechowaVienna 1905: A risque drawing is published and threatens to compromise the model, a doctor's wife. Artist Heideneck protects her and invents a name. But the name exists, and this respectable lady is drawn into the artist's shady affairs.OL, 10/2/15. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigMarcellite GarnerWalt DisneyMickey Mouse and Pluto find themselves in charge of a baby who was left on their doorstep.OL, 10/2/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLordan ZafranovicStarsGoran MarkovicDragomir CumicMartin CrvelinA group of young men rampage all day through the streets of an Adriatic port make love, wrangle over lunch, drink, finally steal a bus and is a burst of destructiveness drive it over the cliffs into the sea from which in surrealist fashion they are resurrected.OL, 10/2/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJason WinerStarsRussell BrandHelen MirrenJennifer GarnerA drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn't like.TV, 10/2/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWolfgang StaudteStarsWerner PetersPaul EsserRenate FischerDiederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top and tread on those below. In this way, he always succeeds: as a student in a duel-fighting student fraternity and as a businessman in a paper factory. He cajoles the obese district administrative president Von Wulkow and wins his favor. He slanders his financial rivals and hatches a plot with the social democrats in the town council. On his honeymoon with his rich wife Guste, he finally finds a chance to do his beloved Kaiser a favor. And when a memorial to the Kaiser is unveiled in the town where Diederich lives and works, he delivers the address. He stands behind the lectern in the pouring rain, saluting his Kaiser. The crowd is dispersed. Everything is laid in ruins...TV, 10/3/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsClaire DanesKate BeckinsaleBill PullmanTwo women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.TV, 10/3/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanRobert DuvallA young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.TV, 10/3/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossRonald ZehrfeldRainer BockA doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.TV, 10/3/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSam GarbarskiStarsPascal GreggoryJonathan ZaccaïAlexandra Maria LaraA grown man wakes up to discover he is a teenager again.TV, 10/4/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJennifer AnistonBrooklyn DeckerOn a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.TV, 10/4/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSrdan GolubovicStarsAleksandar BercekDejan CukicLeon LucevThe impact of a selfless deed of benevolence and heroism right in the middle of the raging Bosnian war inextricably intertwines the lives of five people who are still affected by its consequences, over a decade later.TV, 10/4/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsMlle BarralBleuette BernonCarmelliA fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out?OL, 10/5/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyStarsMiss EarleJinnie FrazerD.W. GriffithA family is terrified when an eagle carries off its young child.OL, 10/5/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsFlorence LawrenceFrank PowellOwen MooreRising Moon loves Little Bear, but her father prefers Standing Rock, a richer suitor. Standing Rock takes her to his teepee under guard, but she escapes and joins Little Bear as they attempt to escape.OL, 10/5/15. 5/10 (FF).
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Saw the incomplete film (the finale/resolution - whole 3 min, apparently - was missing). - DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsEugen SandowStrong-man Eugene (Eugen) Sandow poses in a long shot on a bare stage against a black background, wearing only tight trunks and laced sandals. He begins with his arms folded against his chest, looking off screen left, then strikes a variety of poses that accentuate his muscular development. These positions include flexing his right arm with the fist to his head and face to shoulder; turning his back to the camera and flexing his upper arms and shoulder muscles; and, with his back still to the camera, stretching out and up with one arm at a time. Sandow then turns back to face the camera and performs a standing back flip. He closes in the same pose with which he opened From Biograph photo catalog: 24 feet. Still another picture of the great athlete displaying his muscles, and turning a somersault without touching hands to the floor.OL, 10/5/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter BrownStarsPeter BrownRobert HunterPaul WatsonA film portraying the dedicated activists of Sea Shepherd, who have committed their lives to the global fight against crimes inflicted on marine life.TV, 10/5/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsWesley SnipesIce-TAllen PayneA crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.TV, 10/5/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsHenry B. WalthallDorothy WestGrace HendersonA Confederate soldier shames his mother and sister by going AWOL during battle. His sister takes his place, with tragic results, leaving him to live out his life in shame, hiding to protect his family name.OL, 10/6/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsMelvyn DouglasPatricia GozziDean StockwellAgnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farm in Brittany, France. When Joseph develops an attraction to Agnes, her father threatens to break up the union.OL, 10/6/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorVojislav 'Kokan' RakonjacStarsBranka JovanovicAn experimental film from the co-director of acclaimed Kapi, Vode, Ratnici. Very dark and surreal imagery, interesting, unusual camera work.OL, 10/6/15. 7/10 (FF).
Notes:- The film I saw was without sound (reportedly, it's lost).
- Orig. length: 10 min (and not 5 min as listed at IMDb).
- DirectorWalt DisneyUb IwerksStarsWalt DisneyInspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip involving some necking, though Minnie objects to the necking.OL, 10/6/15. 7/10 (FF).