FILMS WATCHED
APRIL - JUNE 2006

.....Highest rating. Deserves to be considered a classic.
½ ...Very good. The movie greatly entertains or greatly moves me on a personal level.

.......Good. It is a solid, enjoyable film.

½ ........I like the movie, but can't muster strong feelings for it.

............I dislike it, but can't muster strong emotions against it.

½ ...........Terrible, but not hateful. May have cult appeal.
BOMB ........Lowest rating. The movie is offensive, inept or both.
Titles in bold indicate first time viewing.






4/1 Mildred Pierce (1945, Michael Curtiz)  

4/1 Cheerleader Camp (1987, John Quinn)   ½

4/2 Summerdog (1977, John Clayton)   ½

4/2 Fantastic Balloon Voyage (1976, René Cardona Jr.)   ½

4/2 The Possessed (1975, Amando de Ossorio)   BOMB

4/3 The Steel Fisted Dragon (1982, Iksan Lahardi)   ½

4/4 Die Weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü (1929, Arnold Fanck, G.W. Pabst)  

4/5 S.O.S. Iceberg (1933, Tay Garnett)    ½

4/6 Il Decameron (1971, Pier Paolo Pasolini)   

4/7 Stürme über dem Mont Blanc (1930, Arnold Fanck)    ½

4/7 Mirror Mirror (1990, Marina Sargenti)    ½

4/8 The White Warrior (1959, Riccardo Freda)   

4/8 Die Spinnen, 1. Teil - Der Goldene See (1919, Fritz Lang)   

4/8 Die Spinnen, 2. Teil - Das Brillantenschiff (1920, Fritz Lang)   

4/8 The Remnant (2001, Rick Jordan)    BOMB

4/9 Sundown (1941, Henry Hathaway)    ½

4/9 Bad Boys (1983, Rick Rosenthal)   

4/9 Witchcraft (1988, Rob Spera)    BOMB

4/10 Santee (1973, Gary Nelson)    ½

4/10 Birds of Prey (1973, William A. Graham)   

4/11 Medea (1969, Pier Paolo Pasolini)    ½

4/11 The Scar (1948, Steve Sekely)   

4/12 I Racconti di Canterbury (1972, Pier Paolo Pasolini)   

4/12 The Limping Man (1953, Cy Endfield)    ½

4/13 Salò o le 120 Giornate di Sodoma (1975, Pier Paolo Pasolini)   

4/13 Slightly Scarlet (1956, Allan Dwan)   

4/14 Sans Soleil (1983, Chris Marker)    ½

4/15 Triumph des Willens (1935, Leni Riefenstahl)   

4/15 Sweet Movie (1974, Dusan Makavejev)   

4/16 Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922, Fritz Lang)   

4/17 Der Müde Tod (1921, Fritz Lang)    ½

4/17 Comin' at Ya! (1981, Ferdinando Baldi)    ½

4/18 Black Shampoo (1976, Greydon Clark)    BOMB

4/18 Top Gun (1986, Tony Scott)    ½

4/19 Cocktail (1988, Roger Donaldson)   

4/20 Spione (1928, Fritz Lang)   

4/21 Frau im Mond (1929, Fritz Lang)   

4/22 Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933, Fritz Lang)    ½

4/23 The Twilight People (1973, Eddie Romero)    ½

4/23 The Undertaker and His Pals (1966, T.L.P. Swicegood)    ½

4/24 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924, Fritz Lang)   

4/25 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (1924, Fritz Lang)   

4/25 Liliom (1934, Fritz Lang)    ½

4/26 You Only Live Once (1937, Fritz Lang)   

4/27 Hangmen Also Die (1943, Fritz Lang)    ½

4/27 Song of the South (1946, Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson)   

4/28 In This House of Brede (1975, George Schaefer)    ½

4/29 Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang)   

4/30 M (1931, Fritz Lang)   

5/1 Fury (1936, Fritz Lang)    ½

5/2 The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974, Teruo Ishii)    ½

5/2 Cloak and Dagger (1946, Fritz Lang)    ½

5/3 House by the River (1950, Fritz Lang)   

5/4 The Big Heat (1953, Fritz Lang)    ½

5/5 You and Me (1938, Fritz Lang)    ½

5/6 The Return of Frank James (1940, Fritz Lang)   

5/7 Die Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse (1960, Fritz Lang)    ½

5/8 Ministry of Fear (1944, Fritz Lang)   

5/9 The Woman in the Window (1945, Fritz Lang)   

5/11 Titanic (1943, Herbert Selpin)    ½

5/12 Münchhausen (1943, Josef von Báky)   

5/12 Silly Billies (1936, Fred Guiol)    ½

5/13 Having Wonderful Time (1938, Alfred Santell)   

5/14 The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956, Daniel Mann)    ½

5/14 The Restless Breed (1957, Allan Dwan)   

5/15 The Cariboo Trail (1950, Edwin L. Marin)    ½

5/16 Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney (1927, G.W. Pabst)   

5/16 I Am the Law (1938, Alexander Hall)    ½

5/16 Never a Dull Moment (1950, George Marshall)    ½

5/18 Der Junge Törless (1966, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

5/19 Der Fangschuss (1976, Volker Schlöndorff)   

5/19 Movie Movie (1978, Stanley Donen)    ½

5/19 Hard Country (1981, David Green)   

5/20 Thumb Tripping (1972, Quentin Masters)   

5/21 Funeral in Berlin (1966, Guy Hamilton)   

5/22 Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1975, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

5/23 Un Amour de Swann (1984, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

5/23 Shadows in an Empty Room (1976, Alberto De Martino)    ½

5/24 Death of a Salesman (1985, Volker Schlöndorff)   

5/25 The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968, George Axelrod)    ½

5/26 The One and Only (1978, Carl Reiner)    ½

5/27 Downhill Racer (1969, Michael Ritchie)   

5/27 The Handmaid's Tale (1990, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

5/28 Der Neunte Tag (2004, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

5/28 Bad Georgia Road (1977, John C. Broderick)    BOMB

5/29 Moonfleet (1955, Fritz Lang)    ½

5/30 Farewell, My Lovely (1975, Dick Richards)   

5/31 My Dinner with Andre (1981, Louis Malle)    ½

6/1 The Sword and the Rose (1953, Ken Annakin)   

6/2 So Dear to my Heart (1948, Harold D. Schuster, Hamilton Luske)    ½

6/2 Bloody Birthday (1981, Ed Hunt)    BOMB

6/3 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1954, Norman Foster)   

6/3 Young Hannah: Queen of the Vampires (1972, Ray Danton)    ½

6/4 A Bullet for Sandoval (1969, Julio Buchs)    ½

6/4 Demons (1985, Lamberto Bava)   

6/4 Demons 2 (1986, Lamberto Bava)    ½

6/5 The Ogre (1996, Volker Schlöndorff)   

6/5 Black Sunday (1960, Mario Bava)    ½

6/6 Palmetto (1998, Volker Schlöndorff)   

6/6 Black Sabbath (1963, Mario Bava)   

6/7 The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963, Mario Bava)   

6/7 I Vampiri (1956, Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava)    ½

6/8 A Gathering of Old Men (1987, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

6/9 Die Stille nach dem Schuß (2000, Volker Schlöndorff)    ½

6/9 Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970, Mario Bava)   

6/10 Shout at the Devil (1976, Peter R. Hunt)   

6/11 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956, Norman Foster)    ½

6/11 5 Dolls for an August Moon (1970, Mario Bava)    ½

6/12 Knives of the Avenger (1966, Mario Bava)   

6/13 Downfall (2004, Oliver Hirschbiegel)   

6/16 Nirgendwo in Afrika (2001, Caroline Link)   

6/17 Der Blaue Engel (1930, Josef von Sternberg)    ½

6/18 Ball of Fire (1941, Howard Hawks)    ½

6/19 The Great Locomotive Chase (1956, Francis D. Lyon)   

6/19 Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971, Mario Bava)   

6/20 Die Mörder Sind Unter Uns (1946, Wolfgang Staudte)   

6/20 Baron Blood (1972, Mario Bava)    ½

6/21 Lisa and the Devil (1973, Mario Bava)    ½

6/22 Jakob, der Lügner (1975, Frank Beyer)   

6/23 Aimée & Jaguar (1999, Max Färberböck)   

6/24 Johnny Tremain (1957, Robert Stevenson)    ½

6/25 Im Juli. (2000, Fatih Akin)   

6/26 Shock (1977, Mario Bava)   

6/28 Die Legende von Paul und Paula (1973, Heiner Carow)   

6/29 Body Bags (1993, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper)    ½

6/30 Sonnensucher (1972, Konrad Wolf)