July 2014
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Perfect Film (Ken Jacobs, 1986, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Sportski život (Zlatko Grgić, ?, sh) - 6.5/10 (FF)
The Rolling Stones: Truth and Lies (Holly Elson, 2013, doc) - 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):
Perfect Film (Ken Jacobs, 1986, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Sportski život (Zlatko Grgić, ?, sh) - 6.5/10 (FF)
The Rolling Stones: Truth and Lies (Holly Elson, 2013, doc) - 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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- DirectorLászló Moholy-NagyOL, 7/1/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRay AshleyMorris EngelRuth OrkinStarsRichard BrewsterWinifred CushingJay WilliamsA young boy fears that he shot his older brother, who is only faking. He then runs away to Coney Island, a crowded beach area, and gets money by returning soda bottles for their deposits.OL, 7/1/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsSean ConneryTrevor HowardVivien MerchantA burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.OL, 7/2/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRobert W. PaulA satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel is alternately baffled and terrified, in the latter case by the apparent approach of a steam trainOL, 7/2/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.TV, 7/2/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsChad Michael MurrayParis HiltonElisha CuthbertA group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.TV, 7/2/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorWillard MaasStarsHunter JonesEllen McCoolMarie MenkenOL, 7/3/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorges FranjuStarsPierre BrasseurPaul MeurisseJean-Pierre MockyIn order to get rid of his troublesome son François, Maître Gérane manages to have him committed to a mental hospital owned by Dr. Varmont, a supporter of traditional treatments, in constant conflict with Dr. Emery, whose therapy takes the psychology of patients into account. François soon makes friends with Heurtevent, a sweet epileptic, and both decide to escape from the place. Their attempt is a failure and Heurtevent, unable to get over what he considers a return to hell, commits suicide. But rebellious François tries again and this time around he is successful. He finds shelter at his friend Stephanie's home...OL, 7/3/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorWillard MaasOne pioneer avant garde American filmmaker presents scenes from the life of another, pop artist Warhol.OL, 7/3/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChristopher RayStarsCarmen ElectraCharlie O'ConnellBrooke HoganSurvivors escape to a deserted atoll, after their boat during a Semester at Sea ship is sunk by a mutated two-headed shark. But when the atoll starts flooding, no one is safe from the double jaws of the monster.TV, 7/3/14. 1.5/10 (P).
- DirectorJohn WooStarsJean-Claude Van DammeLance HenriksenYancy ButlerA woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.TV, 7/4/14. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsPatrick BerginUma ThurmanJürgen ProchnowThe Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.TV, 7/5/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSteve BendelackStarsRowan AtkinsonWillem DafoeSteve PembertonMr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love.TV, 7/5/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorSheng DingStarsJackie ChanLeehom WangYoo Seung-junAn old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.TV, 7/5/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsMark LesterRon MoodyShani WallisAfter being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor in 1830s London.TV, 7/6/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorRaja GosnellStarsDrew BarrymoreGeorge LopezPiper PeraboWhile on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.TV, 7/6/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarc LawrenceStarsSandra BullockHugh GrantAlicia WittA lawyer decides that she's used too much like a nanny by her boss, so she walks out on him.TV, 7/6/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsHarrison FordMichelle PfeifferKatharine TowneThe wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.TV, 7/6/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBurt KennedyStarsRaquel WelchRobert CulpErnest BorgnineAfter she is raped by the trio of outlaw brothers who murdered her husband, a frontierswoman hires a bounty hunter to instruct her in the use of a gun so she can exact her revenge.TV, 7/6/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorEyas SalmanStarsSaleh BakriHanan HilloTarik KoptyA young man, who feels constrained living with his father takes drastic measures to liberate himself.OL, 7/7/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorApichatpong WeerasethakulStarsKumgieng JittamaatMiti JittamaatPhetmongkol ChantawongA filmmaker captures images that characterize the violence and repression as well as the hope of rebirth and remembrance in northeastern Thailand.OL, 7/7/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJanie GeiserJanie Geiser takes us along on her search for the original meaning of the word 'algebra' with the help of a remarkable series of found objects, medical illustrations and a rich variety of animation techniques.OL, 7/7/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn Greyson"An experimental documentary about the violent closing of the first Queer Sarajevo Festival. Straddling truth and fiction, the film interweaves the courageous story of the four festival organizers with an apocryphal essay by Susan Sontag - about cover versions of "bird" songs - that pushes the limits of liberal solidarity."OL, 7/7/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJoyce WielandThe sights and sounds of birds, flowers, plants and morning light as day breaks.OL, 7/7/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorNina ShorinaStarsAnatoliy BarantsevBoris NovikovMuza KrepkogorskayaThe residents of a building have found novel ways to enter and exit as their front door is broken. However, once the door is repaired they continue to avoid the door.OL, 7/7/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsMatt DamonScarlett JohanssonThomas Haden ChurchSet in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.TV, 7/7/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRaymond DepardonStarsRaymond DepardonA contemplative look at New York's dazzling cityscape during the day and at night.OL, 7/8/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKen JacobsIn this split-screen work, a 1903 film record of a train ride through the Colorado Rockies is mirrored against itself, creating a hypnotic and kaleidoscopic visual experience.OL, 7/8/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorLaurens C. PostmaStarsDavid CronenbergJeff GoldblumStephen KingDocumentary about the career of director David Cronenberg, with clips from his films and interviews with friends, colleagues, film critics and Cronenberg himself.OL, 7/8/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCarl T. EvansStarsCarl T. EvansArija BareikisChris NothA New Jersey police detective comes across new evidence in the Kennedy assassination.TV, 7/8/14. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorJirí BartaStarsOldrich KaiserJirí LábusMichal PavlícekThe story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with a twist.Orig. title: Krysař.
OL, 7/9/14. 8/10 (R). - DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsMarion DarlingtonFlossie DunlapGeorge GramlichWhen the Pied Piper lures the rats from Hamelin Town but is not paid in gold by the mayor as promised, he lures all the children of the town to the magical Garden of Happiness in a mountain to punish the parents.OL, 7/9/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJirí BartaAnimators and urban planners both create worlds, but Czech stop motion specialist Jiří Barta's ingenious paper cut-out short punctures the stifling architecture of communist housing. Skilled hands blueprint an apartment tower standardized specifications. Envelopes contain the elements of each home. Family dwellings, bachelor pads, scholarly studies and artist studios: different social configurations are permitted but restrained to the same uniform box. A dystopic revision of the REAR WINDOW scenario, THE DESIGN's darkly comic social critique still has teeth.OL, 7/9/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí BartaStarsFrantisek HusákZdenek MartínekIvan VojtekA sarcastic story about a thief who becomes the victim of his own victims. His victims come from the other world and take his most precious possession - his blood. The phantasmal atmosphere of the film is achieved through artificial animation coloring in a motion picture.OL, 7/9/14. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorWendy TilbyThis film explores the distant relationship between an elderly amateur musician, the woman who lives in the apartment above him and the leaky bathtub that is bothering them both.OL, 7/9/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí TrnkaAn animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.OL, 7/9/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorRobert W. PaulStarsAlfred CollinsA stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces. A fight ensues, first with the squirting of a seltzer bottle, then with fisticuffs. The combatants wrestle each other to the floor and continue the fight out of the camera's view, hidden by the table. The waiter arrives to haul both of them out.OL, 7/9/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorOtto MessmerAn animated short in which Felix the Cat is drawn, but he is not satisfied with the results and he attempts to fix it.OL, 7/9/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorArsen A. OstojicStarsAlma PricaOlga PakalovicMijo JurisicIn order to recover the body of her son lost during the war in Bosnia, a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman, Halima, must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him.TV, 7/9/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorZhuangzhuang TianPeicheng PanStarsRigzin TseshangJiji DanDaibaA Tibetan man struggles to provide for his family.OL, 7/10/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRobert ClampettArthur DavisFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancDave BarrySara BernerThe auditorium of a movie theater is crowded with animals in human clothes, eagerly waiting for the film to start. The show opens with a newsreel called Warmer News. It presents the implementation of war to peace time use. With the help of radar the father of a family can detect the approach of his mother-in-law, and hide the entire house before she arrives. During the newsreel a wolf in the auditorium falls asleep, but when the feature starts, he quickly awakens. The feature presents the two stars Bogey Gocart and Laurie Bee Cool in "To Have-To Have-To Have-To Have-To Have-To Have-To Have-To Have". When Laurie in the film asks "Anybody have a light?", the wolf in the audience gets randy. And when she continues: "You only have to whistle", the wolf starts whistling loudly. Full of excitement he jumps on to the narrow stage in front of the movie. Bogey Gocart sees the wolf and shoots him through the screen.OL, 7/10/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorTex AveryStarsMel BlancJim BannonSara BernerDaffy Duck wreaks havoc on a movie set at Wonder Pictures ("if it's good, it's a Wonder"). Daffy's creative editing impresses producer I. M. Stupendous.OL, 7/10/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaolo CavaraGualtiero JacopettiFranco ProsperiStarsStefano SibaldiRossano BrazziYves KleinA "shockumentary" consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rites, cruel behavior and bestial violence.OL, 7/10/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuke KasdanStarsRyan KwantenMischa BartonBeau BridgesA troubled music manager on the edge returns from Los Angeles to North Carolina to care for his sick father.TV, 7/10/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoshua MarstonStarsTristan HalilajSindi LacejRefet AbaziAn Albanian family is torn apart by a murder, resulting in a blood feud that makes eldest son Nik a prime target and forces his sister, eldest daughter Rudina, to leave school in order to take over the family business.TV, 7/10/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJirí KrejcíkJirí TrnkaStarsFrantisek FilipovskýA short comedic film about a writer's attempt to produce the next big script.OL, 7/11/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancBugs Bunny finds the Tasmanian Devil in his encyclopedia just as the animal threatens to devour him.OL, 7/11/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorCecil M. HepworthStarsCecil M. HepworthHenry LawleyAs two couples enjoy their evening promenade in a nice but rickety open motor car, without notice, an explosion blows the vehicle to smithereens.OL, 7/11/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorFord SterlingStarsFord SterlingEmma CliftonMack SwainA black and white short in which two men fight over the love of a girl and become embroiled in a robbery.OL, 7/11/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorHadi HajaigStarsSean BeanCharlotte RamplingAbhin GaleyaA British secret service agent is faced with the task of pursuing and eliminating a British-born suicide bomber and his terrorist cell.TV, 7/11/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorTung-Shing YeeStarsAndy LauDaniel WuLouis KooA special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players, Banker. Now, Nick has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment and to the money.TV, 7/11/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsJack WagnerShelley HackNicole EggertDrama about airline pilot who is married to two separate women in separate towns and who eventually takes on a third wife. Much to his dismay, the separate worlds he lives in begin to collide, and the truth of his womanizing and bigamy begin to come to light.TV, 7/12/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsRobin WilliamsEmbeth DavidtzSam NeillAn android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.TV, 7/12/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsCarla GuginoMark-Paul GosselaarKevin AlejandroA Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women. Based on a novel by Lisa GardnerTV, 7/12/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoberto BanguraStarsAmanda MealingJoanna WardJamie McIntoshA 13 year old talented athlete struggles to come to terms with the traumas of life as she prepares for a very important athletics event.TV, 7/13/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFranz OstenStarsSeeta DeviHimanshu RaiCharu RoyTwo neighboring Indian kingdoms are ruled by cousins - King Ranjit and King Sohat. Unbeknownst to Ranjit, Sohat is plotting to seize control of his kingdom.OL, 7/14/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSidney DrewStarsSidney DrewMrs. Sidney DrewEthel LeeFerdie's wife is fox-trot crazy, wanting to go dancing all the time. To get out of it, Ferdie fakes an ankle injury. When his wife spies him walking without his crutch, she writes a letter to her stern mother, inviting her to stay with them while Ferdie heals. Rather than face his mother-in-law, Ferdie admits he was faking his injury, and tears up the letter.OL, 7/14/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLewin FitzhamonStarsThurston HarrisGertie PotterAs an older man and a youth are eating at the table, the older man decides to amuse himself by using pepper to make the boy sneeze. Later, the boy retaliates by sneaking into the older man's room and putting pepper in his handkerchief, hairbrush, and clothing. But things quickly get out of hand when the sneezing that results begins to disrupt the whole town.OL, 7/14/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryWilliam HannaWally MaherThe screwy squirrel escapes from Moron Manor, and is chased by the watch dog.OL, 7/14/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsPaul JulianWile E. Coyote's failed efforts to catch the Road Runner involve the use of roller skates, a gun in a camera, a trampoline, a dynamite stick on a crossbow, a bogus railroad crossing, and a jet-powered unicycle.OL, 7/14/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí BrdeckaJirí TrnkaAn animated short film in which chimney sweeper in spring enabled shoes is able to confound the German SS.OL, 7/14/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMichelle RodriguezDouglas SantiagoJamie TirelliDiana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.TV, 7/14/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarcus MandalAnna von LowzowStarsKaren BlixenMeryl Streep"Karen Blixen - Out of This World" This is the story of the incredible life of Danish author Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) - a story just as dramatic as her own fantastic tales. Featuring Meryl Streep. During the documentary the viewers are taken on a journey through the life of Karen Blixen, told by people close to her. Blixen herself contributes through old footage. The directors have been given unique access to photos and letters from private archives, many of which have never been made public before. To complement the rich imagery of this film, additional footage and historical reenactments have been shot on location in Denmark and Kenya. The music consists exclusively of the original lacquer discs Karen Blixen collected throughout her life.TV, 7/14/14. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under its English title "Karen Blixen - Out of This World" in my country (on TVS2). - DirectorFrank CapraStarsHarry LangdonGladys BrockwellAlan RoscoeHarry Shelby receives his first pair of long pants. He immediately falls in love with a cocaine-smuggling flapper named Bebe. When Bebe is imprisoned, he decides to rescue her; to do this, he must break off his forthcoming wedding to his childhood sweetheart Priscilla by any means necessary--including murder.OL, 7/15/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAl ChristieStarsDorothy DevoreEarle RodneyLeota LorraineRather than telling his parents, who have another girl picked out for him, Bob brings home his new wife disguised as his friend "Steve."OL, 7/15/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMabel NormandDell HendersonMrs. Suburbanite reads in the morning paper that burglars have been operating in the neighborhood and is, of course, thrown into a panic of fear, which is greatly intensified by her seeing a couple of suspicious characters loitering about outside. She locks the door and hides the key in the window seat, only to see, a few minutes later, the curtains in a state of agitation. She telephones Mr. Suburbanite, "Help! Help! Burglars are breaking in," who, after a wild chase home, finds the cause of the trouble to be a toy poodle playing behind the curtains.OL, 7/15/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge Albert SmithStarsLaura BayleyTom GreenA man dreams he is flirting with an attractive young lady, then he wakes up in bed next to his wife.OL, 7/15/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFerdinand ZeccaA well-dressed middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his attentions. But is it all too good to be true?OL, 7/15/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorFadil HadzicStarsAleksander KroslBoris DvornikSilvana ArmenulicI. S. returns after many years to his hometown, from which he escaped after WW II, fearing that, as a civil clerk of the NDH, could suffer prosecution from the new government. He has been falsely accused to be a member of Ustasha movement.OL, 7/16/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancPaul JulianHypnosis doesn't help the Coyote catch the Road Runner, nor do a clutch of string-controlled rifles or dozens of mousetraps, but they all manage to backfire on him, naturally.OL, 7/16/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAl ChristieStarsFay TincherEddie BarryKatherine LewisAnn is one tough cowgirl. After she beats up Hank, her parents send her East to college, hoping she'll come back a lady.OL, 7/16/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorHarry EdwardsStarsHarry LangdonAlice WardVernon DentHenpecked husband Harry is coerced by a good time pal to go on a clandestine double date. Of course, no good will come of this, as they encounter streetwalkers, bumpy roads, and a couple of toughs previously jilted by their dates.OL, 7/16/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo MarxQuincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.OL, 7/16/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJames HawesStarsEve BestBruce GreenwoodWilliam HurtFactual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 disintegration.TV, 7/16/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrantisek CápStarsStane SeverJulka StaricStane PotokarA story set in a Slovenian town during WW2. The White Guardists bring a wounded partisan to doctor Koren, but he kills their lieutenant, thus helping them both to escape.Orig. title: Trenutki odločitve.
OL, 7/17/14. 8/10 (R). - DirectorGustav GavrinStarsSava SeverovaMira StupicaNikola PopovicInstead of running away from enemy raid, a female partisan-doctor decides to stay and help one of their wounded children.Orig. title: Bila sam jača.
OL, 7/17/14. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorSvetozar RistovskiStarsVlado JovanovskiMarko KovacevicJordanco CevrevskiAs Macedonia faces its difficult transition, a boy escapes into a world of his own creation.TV, 7/17/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge ErschbamerStarsNicholle TomDavid PalffySteve BacicA struggling actress is hired to impersonate a woman for a business meeting, but soon finds her life in danger.TV, 7/18/14. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorJason PriestleyStarsJason PriestleyLeslie HopeCameron BancroftBonnie didn't rush when Joan, her husband Ross' ex, phoned to warn her that she and her daughter, Amanda, were in danger, but when she finally arrives she finds Joan stabbed to death. Bonnie and Ross now must take in Joan's children - Sam, who feels bitterly abandoned by Ross, and his flippant sister. Meanwhile Bonnie and police captain Kessler wonder who murdered Joan, why, and what part Nick, Bonnie's brother, had to play. Nick was recently released from jail and moved back in with their father.TV, 7/18/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsLuis TosarMarta EturaAlberto San JuanCesar, a miserable man who works as an apartment concierge, takes a special interest in an attractive woman who lives there. He goes to great lengths to trouble her.TV, 7/18/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsMaureen O'HaraJeff ChandlerJohn McIntireMajor Howell Brady arrives in Indian Territory in hopes of recruiting peaceful, relocated Seminoles to help the army fight rampaging Kiowas.TV, 7/19/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorKevin SullivanStarsMairon BennettSam WaterstonPatricia PhillipsJane, a young Toronto girl, tries to reunite her estranged parents during the 1930's, sick of her strict private school and abusive, nasty grandmother.TV, 7/19/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorEd StoneStarsAmanda PeetDermot MulroneySarah PaulsonTwo people face a seemingly-insurmountable obstacle that might stand between them and a last chance at love.TV, 7/19/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy LindoBiographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.TV, 7/19/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsJean GabinMichel SimonMichèle MorganA military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city.TV, 7/20/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJohn TurturroEmmanuelle ChriquiAn Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.TV, 7/20/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDragoslav IlicStarsVladimir PopovicBozidarka FrajtPavle BogatincevicA man and a woman, each with a stable marriage of their own, meet in the wagon compartment. The short encounter of two strangers causes restlessness within their personal views about the world, implying possible romance. Once the train reaches its destination, they go apart without a single word spoken, and return to their world of security.Orig. title: Wagons lits.*
OL, 7/21/14. 7/10 (FF).
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* - on a film copy I saw. - DirectorDouglas BarrStarsShannon ElizabethEddie McClintockAlan Van SprangSam (Shannon Elizabeth), a soon-to-be bride, faces a dilemma when an old college crush comes back into her life... Who will she choose?TV, 7/21/14. 6/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Confessions of a Young Bride' in my country (on POP TV). - DirectorFamke JanssenStarsMilla JovovichBill PullmanMarcia CrossA con artist moves her son to a conservative neighborhood in Oklahoma in an effort to build a better future, but it doesn't take long for her past to catch up with her, and for her son's behavior to cause problems of its own.TV, 7/21/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBogdan ZizicStarsSlavko JuragaBarbara VickovicIvan TomljenovicAt the end of 1991, a prisoner Ivan escapes from Serbian camp. He finds a hideout in the property of a wealthy Serbian landowner Stevan, who eventually finds him and offers him two choices - to submit him to the authorities, or to make Ivan work for him. Ivan accepts the latter and while staying on the farm he gradually introduces the landowner's deranged family. He also meets his daughter-in-law Anica, a beautiful Croatian woman married to landowner's bloodthirsty son who fights in Croatia. A secret love affair is being developed between the two Croats.Orig. title: Cijena života.
TV, 7/21/14. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorTage DanielssonStarsPer GrundénGösta EkmanSture EricsonA German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. The local councilors and the member of parliament are all in favor of the idea, although it will turn vast areas into parking lots for cars. The Lindberg family does not like the idea and with the help of a little magic, they start scheming against it.OL, 7/22/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsMax MinghellaSophia MylesJohn MalkovichStarting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.TV, 7/22/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris KarloffTwo bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England.OL, 7/23/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorClive A. SmithStarsDon FrancksPaul Le MatGreg SalataA malevolent rock star kidnaps a singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon, and her band must help her stop him.OL, 7/23/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBandar AlbuliwiGhazi AlbuliwiStarsHiam AbbassGhazi AlbuliwiOmer BarneaA sexually frustrated Palestinian-American agrees to marry an Israeli woman for a Green Card, triggering a war at home with his parents, who will stop at nothing to divorce him from his new wife.TV, 7/23/14. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Only in New York' in my country (on TVS1). - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsMorgan FreemanThomas JaneJason LeeFriends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space.TV, 7/23/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsAdolphe MenjouDorothy DellCharles BickfordBookie Sorrowful Jones receives a little girl as an IOU.OL, 7/24/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsEmin CeylanFatma CeylanTurgut ToprakA short, silent, black and white story about life, survival, death; animals, objects, trees; young and old. It is mostly an aggregation of a bunch of good photos, which is not surprising, as Ceylan is also a photographer.OL, 7/24/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorCristi PuiuStarsMimi BranescuMihai BratilaVictor RebengiucTwo characters discuss business in a restaurant.OL, 7/24/14. 8/10 (R).