As usual, April was a jam-packed month, mostly thanks to the annual TCM Classic Film Festival! It was another fantastic weekend in Hollywood, and I’m still sort of recovering from all the excitement that commenced a few days ago. I’ll write up a separate post on my TCMFF experience before the month ends. Before all that, I went to several fun screenings around town, including The Big Lebowski with Jeff Bridges, The Shrouds with David Cronenberg, and Marjorie Prime with Michael Almereyda and Geena Davis. I also went to a few screenings during the American Cinematheque’s This Is Not a Fiction series, such as a double feature of Gates of Heaven and Vernon, Florida with Errol Morris and Bill Hader, Documentary Now! 10th anniversary celebration with Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, and I Know Catherine, The Log Lady with Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost and star Kyle MacLachlan. And I saw Kyle MacLachlan at a double feature at Vidiots in Eagle Rock of two of his movies: Dune and The Flintstones. Overall, it was a great month spent mostly revisiting movies I hadn’t seen in some time, along with a few discoveries. So here’s a look at everything I watched over the past month…

New-to-Me Films by Decade:

• 1910s – 0
• 1920s – 0
• 1930s – 4
• 1940s – 0
• 1950s – 1
• 1960s – 0
• 1970s – 1
• 1980s – 1
• 1990s – 2
• 2000s – 0
• 2010s – 1
• 2020s – 4

List of New-to-Me Films:

1. Island of Lost Men (1939)
2. Drop (2025)
3. Four Frightened People (1934)
4. Maid of Salem (1937)
5. The Linguini Incident (1991)
6. Gates of Heaven (1978)
7. Vernon, Florida (1981)
8. I Know Catherine, The Log Lady (2025)
9. Sinners (2025)
10. Marjorie Prime (2017)
11. Reefer Madness (1938)
12. The Shrouds (2024)
13. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
14. Frankie and Johnny (1991)

List of Re-Watched Films:

1. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
2. The Major and the Minor (1942)
3. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
4. The Elephant Man (1980)
5. The Narrow Margin (1952)
6. Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
7. King of Chinatown (1939)
8. Dune (1984)
9. The Flintstones (1994)
10. The Big Lebowski (1998)
11. Mamma Mia! (2008)
12. Pat and Mike (1952)
13. Cinderella (1950)
14. Babe (1995)
15. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
16. Misery (1990)
17. The American President (1995)
18. Daisy Kenyon (1947)
19. Mildred Pierce (1945)
20. Brigadoon (1954)
21. We’re No Angels (1955)
22. Wild at Heart (1990)
23. The Big Combo (1955)
24. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
25. Heat (1995)
26. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

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

1. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
2. The Major and the Minor (1942)
3. The Elephant Man (1980)
4. Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
5. King of Chinatown (1939)
6. Island of Lost Men (1939)
7. Drop (2025)
8. Gates of Heaven (1978)
9. Vernon, Florida (1981)
10. Dune (1984)
11. The Flintstones (1994)
12. The Big Lebowski (1998)
13. I Know Catherine, The Log Lady (2025)
14. Sinners (2025)
15. Marjorie Prime (2017)
16. Reefer Madness (1938)
17. The Shrouds (2024)
18. Pat and Mike (1952)
19. Cinderella (1950)
20. Babe (1995)
21. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
22. Misery (1990)
23. The American President (1995)
24. Daisy Kenyon (1947)
25. Mildred Pierce (1945)
26. Brigadoon (1954)
27. We’re No Angels (1955)
28. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
29. Wild at Heart (1990)
30. The Big Combo (1955)
31. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
32. Heat (1995)
33. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)