April 2017
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Dragutin Šurbek - Tigar iz Zagreba (Vladimir Tadej, 1984, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Učitelj plesa (Rudolf Sremec, 1969, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Pola stoljeća diska (Zvonimir Rumboldt, 2015, 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):
Dragutin Šurbek - Tigar iz Zagreba (Vladimir Tadej, 1984, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Učitelj plesa (Rudolf Sremec, 1969, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Pola stoljeća diska (Zvonimir Rumboldt, 2015, 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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- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.TV, 4/1/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorAlfred ZeislerStarsCary GrantMary BrianPeter GawthorneA bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for year without touching his inheritance.TV, 4/1/17. 6/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'The Amazing Adventure' in Croatia (on 'Klasik TV'). - DirectorRobert StrombergStarsAngelina JolieElle FanningSharlto CopleyA vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.TV, 4/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKornél MundruczóStarsZsófia PsottaSándor ZsótérLili HorvátThirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.TV, 4/1/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorDragoljub IvkovStarsLjubisa SamardzicAna MaticDara CalenicA young barber comes to the small village to open a barbershop. He gradually gets to know with the locals and farmers, makes friends with them and even tries to organize the plans, activities and schedules of the village. He also runs a parallel, intimate life with the several village girls. When the locals realize that these plans will not come true, they blame him for the failure.TV, 4/2/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladimir TadejStarsVisnja BabicRelja BasicBruna BebicA German family Keller arrives to the coastal village to spend summer holidays with their Croatian friends. Horst Keller and Roger Katushic were friends ever since Karl May's film adaptations took place there. Their children were friends for years, too, and they look forward to the reunion. Fantasizing about free life and "cowboys & Indians" adventures in the canyon of the Cetina river, the boys go there without knowing that the three cruel Chetniks who had just escaped from prison hide there.TV, 4/2/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsDavid CarradineRonny CoxMelinda DillonThe early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.TV, 4/2/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorGoran PaskaljevicStarsTom ContiPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicMaría CasaresThis tale take place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "American Dream".TV, 4/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrance StiglicStarsIlija DzuvalekovskiDragomir FelbaTrajko CorevskiA group of Macedonian partisans are hiding away in the mountains from Bulgarian fascist authorities that occupy Macedonia.Orig. title: Volča noć.
TV, 4/2/17. 7.5/10 (FF). - DirectorJames BroughtonStarsMarion CunninghamDonald PidgeonHal GoldmanAn experimental short film by James Broughton in which his childhood day's are recounted when recalling the influence his mother had on him.OL, 4/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGiancarlo TallaricoStarsAmy AdamsAlec NewmanScott AndersonA piano player discovers that the lovely girl at the coat-check of a jazz club has the voice of an angel, and persuades her to form a musical act with him.TV, 4/3/17. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorMatjaz KlopcicStarsSnezana NiksicPolde BibicStefka DrolcA love story of a couple who both reconsider the meaning of their former lives, only to come up with the decision that they should marry.TV, 4/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVanca KljakovicStarsDragomir Bojanic-GidraVesna MalohodzicA middle-aged man comes to visit his old war friend, only to find out that his friend's 15-year old daughter is alone at home and prepares for the date with her boyfriend. Despite the age difference, the two develop chemistry and understanding in otherwise uncomfortable settings.TV, 4/4/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.TV, 4/4/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceLena EndreLisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.TV, 4/4/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames BroughtonStarsAnna HalprinWelland LathropPoems narrate four afternoon vignettes; each protagonist is older than the one in the previous sketch. As a girl skips rope in "Game Little Gladys," she sings a jingle about who she might marry. In a park, ten men appear atop low pedestals. Is one her future? In "Gardener's Son," a teen wakes outdoors; thinking about love, he goes about his chores, passing by classical statues and slightly-older women. In "Princess Printemps," a spring poem accompanies a somewhat addled princess as an equally silly suitor pursues her. In "The Aging Balletomane," a man rocking on a porch looks about him, remembers his youth, and sees an apparition of a woman. She dances. He reaches for her. She disappears.OL, 4/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames BroughtonStarsJean AndersonLindsay AndersonMaxine AudleyPeople quietly or campily pass the time in an overgrown garden full of statues, while a puritanical, funereal gentleman posts bills prohibiting all leisure activities.OL, 4/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJames BroughtonStarsJames BroughtonOL, 4/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSolomon Sir JonesChurches, residences, an undertaker, and unidentified locations mainly in Indianapolis, IN; Denison, TX; New Orleans, LA; Nashville, TN; and Memphis, TN.OL, 4/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSolomon Sir JonesTurkey Day, football game, symphony, hair salons and other locations in Okmulgee, OK; Muskogee, OK; near Little Rock, AR; St Louis, MO; and England, AK.OL, 4/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJesse LawrenceStarsNoel ClarkeMena SuvariMatthew McNultyA couple endures a series of mishaps right before their wedding day.TV, 4/5/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSolveig HoogesteijnStarsTristán UlloaYorlis DomínguezElba EscobarAn 11 year old petty criminal gets the chance to play in a youth orchestra.TV, 4/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAtanas GeorgievStarsAtanas GeorgievLile GeorgievaRoland KierMarko and Atanas are two friends whose lives would be sweet as strudel but for an annoying little problem with their papers. They need a European passport and they are prepared to do almost anything to get one, including buying a wife. With nothing but their brass necks and 7,000 euros, they set out to find the woman of their dreams - one who will walk them down aisle and then hang around long enough for the divorce. An odyssey through Vienna's immigrant netherworld, this real-life Green Card is an hilarious and touching insight into what it takes to jump the barriers of Fortress Europe.TV, 4/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames BroughtonStarsJames BroughtonOff-camera, Jimmy narrates the story of his search for his destiny. We see him living alone in a cabin in the woods; he has pictures of his parents. He paddles his canoe toward his destiny. He stops first in a resort by the water where he tries to find a mate. Then, it's on to the city. He tries to find his destiny in the daughter of the proprietor of a rooming house. His search takes him elsewhere: to a place of prayer, to a dance hall. Has he failed to find his destiny? He believes he's tried all but one thing. What is it, and what will be the result?OL, 4/6/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames BroughtonAn experimental short film from James Broughton documenting weddings and unions.OL, 4/6/17. 7/10 (FF).