July 2017
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Devalvacija jednog osmijeha (Vojdrag Berčić, 1967, doc, sh) - 7.5/10 (FF)
Jordan (Jakov Sedlar, 1983, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Od jutra do mraka (Dražen Žarković, 2005, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Izvan sezone (Dijana Bolanča Paulić, 2012, sh) - 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):
Devalvacija jednog osmijeha (Vojdrag Berčić, 1967, doc, sh) - 7.5/10 (FF)
Jordan (Jakov Sedlar, 1983, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Od jutra do mraka (Dražen Žarković, 2005, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Izvan sezone (Dijana Bolanča Paulić, 2012, sh) - 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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- DirectorFrank LloydStarsSterling HaydenAnna Maria AlberghettiRichard CarlsonModerate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Ana.TV, 7/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSilvana MendjusicStarsDolores LambasaThe most popular news in 2013, according to Croatian online portals, was the tragic death of Dolores Lambasa. The documentary observes the final year of her life and her intense relationship with the media.TV, 7/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorR.J. CutlerStarsChloë Grace MoretzMireille EnosJamie BlackleyLife changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.TV, 7/1/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlison KlaymanStarsAi WeiweiDan AiLao AiA documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.TV, 7/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAndrés WoodStarsMatías QuerAriel MatelunaManuela MartelliTwo 12-year-old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973. They both discover each other's world as political tensions in their country increase.TV, 7/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsBetty HuttonJohn LundBilly De WolfeThe real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.TV, 7/2/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilos RadovicStarsLazar RistovskiBranka KaticSimon LyndonA half-mad patriot who shot Avax from the roof of his house captures its American pilot during NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. The hostage gets romantically involved with his sister while unsuccessfully trying to escape.TV, 7/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Falling in the Paradise' in Croatia (on 'Klasik TV'). - DirectorRobert AldrichStarsRock HudsonKirk DouglasDorothy MaloneAt a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.TV, 7/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
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A rewatch after many decades (saw this one when I was a little kid). - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsAubrey PlazaMark DuplassJake JohnsonThree magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.TV, 7/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNikos KoundourosStarsDinos IliopoulosMargarita PapageorgiouGiannis ArgyrisA peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.OL, 7/4/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBen StillerJack BlackRachel WeiszA man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.TV, 7/4/17. 6/10 (FF).
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Completely ridiculous but also quite funny in places. The funniest (hilarious, actually) thing is that the satire was/is completely lost on the masses. - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsJason ClarkeAng Phula SherpaThomas M. WrightOn May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.TV, 7/4/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsChristopher WalkenA businessman, overhearing the song on the maid's radio, takes to dancing in the hotel lobby.OL, 7/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAlexandra von GroteStarsGabriele OsburgChristiane MilletDanièle DelormeTwo women fall in love in nazi-occupied France, and must fight to survive the war. A task made more difficult as one is a jew on the run from Germany.OL, 7/5/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorStole JankovicStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicRadko PolicPavle VuisicA young man from the banks of the Ibar River goes to the revolutionary war. It turns out to be one of the key moments that will later leave marks on his life. The war conflict runs along with his intimate, internal conflicts of his own. He feels the need to think as a human being despite the horrors surrounding him. Such is the deeply embedded need of this man - the need for love, understanding and justice.TV, 7/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMohamed Ben AttiaStarsMajd MastouraRym Ben MessaoudSabah BouzouitaHedi, a young man with great dreams, is struggling his way through social conventions in Tunisia. While his mother tries to decide his life for him, Hedi meets Rim and suddenly he discovers that his world goes beyond and above conventions.TV, 7/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsJavier BardemJohnny DeppOlatz López GarmendiaThe life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.TV, 7/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorT.M. ScorzafavaStarsAnnabeth GishAllison SmithJulie Ann Emery"Gillery's Little Secret" is a female-driven examination of the depth that lies between love and friendship. Gillery Poiencot returns home for her 20th high-school reunion. While there, she is confronted by a young girl seeking answers that she believes only Gillery can give. However, her journey to answer these questions forces her to confront a past love, uncovering a hidden secret only now forced into the light after 18 years.OL, 7/6/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMalgorzata SzumowskaStarsJulia JentschPeter GantzlerMaciej StuhrA successful artist, married to a famous composer, must suddenly deal with a number of crises, from the death of the family dog to the illness of her father and absence of her husband.Orig. title: 33 sceny z życia.
OL, 7/6/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsJames MarsdenMichelle MonaghanLuke BraceyA pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.TV, 7/6/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlex van WarmerdamStarsTom DewispelaereAlex van WarmerdamMaria KraakmanOn his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.TV, 7/6/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCharles HaidStarsEd HarrisAmy MadiganHenry ThomasJim Lassiter roams from town to town in search for the man who drove his sister to suicide. While riding toward a mountain pass, he sees an heiress, Jane Withersteen, being harassed by thugs and steps in to help. A religious sect wants Jane to marry their leader, Deacon Tull, so they can gain ownership of her land. When he steps in to help, Lassister slowly begins to believe that a member of this sect is the man he is looking for.TV, 7/7/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarlon BrandoStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenPina PellicerAfter robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales. Rio escapes prison but struggles with his conflicting desires to love Dad's stepdaughter Louise and to get revenge.TV, 7/7/17. 8.5/10 (R).
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A rewatch after many (many!) decades (saw this one when I was a little kid). - DirectorIvan I. TverdovskiyStarsAleksandr GorchilinMasha TokarevaNatalya PavlenkovaMiddle-aged zoo worker Natasha still lives with her mother in a small coastal town. She is stuck and it seems that life has no surprises for her until one day - she grows a tail and turns her life around.TV, 7/7/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMojtaba MirtahmasbJafar PanahiStarsJafar PanahiIgiMrs. GheiratIt's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.TV, 7/7/17. 7.5/10 (R).