Hello September! It’s almost hard to believe summer is winding down now, but the good news is my favorite season is just around the corner. As usual, I watched plenty of movies in August, and much of this past month’s viewings came from TCM’s Summer Under the Stars (I still have some catching up to do!). This first day of the month is actually a little busy for me, so I will keep this wrap-up brief, highlighting my favorite movie that I watched thanks to TCM’s annual August program.
New-to-Me: 64
Re-Watched: 13
New-to-Me Films by Decade:
- 1910s – 0
- 1920s – 0
- 1930s – 7
- 1940s – 10
- 1950s – 14
- 1960s – 11
- 1970s – 10
- 1980s – 7
- 1990s – 1
- 2000s – 1
- 2010s – 0
- 2020s – 0
List of New-to-Me Films:
- Exodus (1960)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Comedians (1967)
- Middle of the Night (1959)
- Pennies from Heaven (1936)
- Glory Alley (1952)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- One Minute to Zero (1952)
- The Way West (1967)
- Rampage (1963)
- Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1944)
- Moonraker (1979)
- Cruising (1980)
- Personal Best (1982)
- Multiple Maniacs (1970)
- Pink Flamingos (1972)
- Female Trouble (1974)
- Blume in Love (1973)
- The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
- That Midnight Kiss (1949)
- The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
- The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- Mandalay (1934)
- Satan Met a Lady (1936)
- The Terminal Man (1974)
- Where’s Poppa? (1970)
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
- Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
- The Sea Wolves (1980)
- Any Wednesday (1966)
- In the Cool of the Day (1963)
- The Chapman Report (1962)
- The Last Angry Man (1959)
- Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
- Vigil in the Night (1940)
- The Black Rose (1950)
- Married Bachelor (1941)
- Northwest Passage (1940)
- Western Union (1941)
- Gunman’s Walk (1958)
- Patterns (1956)
- The Last Castle (2001)
- Stanley & Iris (1990)
- Falling in Love (1984)
- Break of Hearts (1935)
- A Woman Rebels (1936)
- The Iron Petticoat (1956)
- Abandon Ship (1957)
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
- A Child Is Waiting (1963)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Pocket Money (1972)
- Gorky Park (1983)
- Avalanche Express (1979)
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
- The Skin (1981)
- City of Women (1980)
- The White Sheik (1952)
- Arch of Triumph (1948)
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
- These Wilder Years (1956)
- Pillow to Post (1945)
- Can-Can (1960)
- Love Me Tonight (1932)
A Few Favorite Discoveries:
Stanley & Iris (1990), directed by Martin Ritt
Stanley & Iris was included as a part of TCM’s day honoring Jane Fonda for Summer Under the Stars, and it’s a movie I had been curious about since it’s the only one that paired the screen legend with the equally legendary Robert De Niro. It’s a smaller, more intimate movie compared to the ones Fonda and De Niro are most known for, but I still found it compelling, especially thanks to the sweet chemistry between the two stars.
