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:
- The Wonderful Country (1959)
- Thunder on the Hill (1951)
- If I Had a Million (1932)
- God’s Creatures (2022)
- Showing Up (2022)
- Genevieve (1953)
- Risky Business (1983)
- Unfinished Business (1941)
- A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
- Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
- Helen of Troy (1956)
- Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Clash of the Wolves (1925)
- Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)
- The Yakuza (1974)
- Cookie (1989)
- Countdown (1967)
List of Re-Watched Films:
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- 42nd Street (1933)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Destry Rides Again (1939)
- Harvey (1950)
- Footlight Parade (1933)
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Xanadu (1980)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The Music Man (1962)
- The Big Chill (1983)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Rio Bravo (1959)
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
- Valley Girl (1983)
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
- Superman (1978)
- Batman (1989)
- Barry Lyndon (1975)
List of Films I Saw in Theaters (re-watches marked in italics):
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- The Wonderful Country (1959)
- 42nd Street (1933)
- Showing Up (2022)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Genevieve (1953)
- Harvey (1950)
- Footlight Parade (1933)
- Risky Business (1983)
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Unfinished Business (1941)
- Xanadu (1980)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The Music Man (1962)
- The Big Chill (1983)
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
- Valley Girl (1983)
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
- Barry Lyndon (1975)
I would’ve loved to attend that ‘Valley Girl’ screening…especially if Deborah Foreman was there. I guess I need to move to a city that has more revival theaters!