As usual, I mostly focused my attention in April on the four-day TCM Classic Film Festival. It was another memorable time watching movies with fellow classic film fans, and I plan to post a full recap of my experience in the coming days. You can probably figure out what I saw during the fest, or check out my Letterboxd and the TCMFF tag. Of course, with the luxury of living in L.A., I did go to some other great screenings, including midnight screenings at the New Beverly for both Kill Bill films, a few 35mm screenings at the Academy Museum celebrating Warner Bros. 100th anniversary, a 40th-anniversary screening of Valley Girl with most of the cast and crew, and a rare 35mm screening of The Heartbreak Kid. I may end up touching on some of these in my TCMFF wrap-up too, so let’s just get to all that I watched over the last 30 days.

New-to-Me Films by Decade:

• 1910s – 0
• 1920s – 1
• 1930s – 2
• 1940s – 1
• 1950s – 6
• 1960s – 1
• 1970s – 1
• 1980s – 3
• 1990s – 0
• 2000s – 1
• 2010s – 0
• 2020s – 2

List of New-to-Me Films:

1. The Wonderful Country (1959)
2. Thunder on the Hill (1951)
3. If I Had a Million (1932)
4. God’s Creatures (2022)
5. Showing Up (2022)
6. Genevieve (1953)
7. Risky Business (1983)
8. Unfinished Business (1941)
9. A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
10. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
11. Helen of Troy (1956)
12. Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
13. Empire of the Sun (1987)
14. Clash of the Wolves (1925)
15. Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)
16. The Yakuza (1974)
17. Cookie (1989)
18. Countdown (1967)

List of Re-Watched Films:

1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
2. 42nd Street (1933)
3. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
4. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
5. Destry Rides Again (1939)
6. Harvey (1950)
7. Footlight Parade (1933)
8. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
9. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
10. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
11. Xanadu (1980)
12. Casablanca (1942)
13. The Music Man (1962)
14. The Big Chill (1983)
15. The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
16. Rio Bravo (1959)
17. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
18. Valley Girl (1983)
19. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
20. Superman (1978)
21. Batman (1989)
22. Barry Lyndon (1975)

List of Films I Saw in Theaters (re-watches marked in italics):

1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
2. The Wonderful Country (1959)
3. 42nd Street (1933)
4. Showing Up (2022)
5. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
6. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. Genevieve (1953)
8. Harvey (1950)
9. Footlight Parade (1933)
10. Risky Business (1983)
11. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
12. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
13. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
14. Unfinished Business (1941)
15. Xanadu (1980)
16. Casablanca (1942)
17. The Music Man (1962)
18. The Big Chill (1983)
19. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
20. Valley Girl (1983)
21. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
22. Barry Lyndon (1975)