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Blondie (Frank R. Strayer, 1938) -
Blondie Meets the Boss (Frank R. Strayer, 1939) -
Blondie Brings Up Baby (Frank R. Strayer, 1939) -
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (Alexandra Dean, 2017)

Hedy Lamarr’s beauty and sexuality blinded many to her scientific creativity. Yes, Mel Brooks and his movie are in this.
Blondie on a Budget (Frank R. Strayer, 1940) -
Blondie Has Servant Trouble (Frank R. Strayer, 1940)
The Girl from Mexico (Leslie Goodwins, 1939)
Half a Life aka Mourir à 30 ans (Romain Goupil, 1982)

The growing up and bonding of three filmmaking friends, led by Romain Goupil, end up having much to do with the May ’68 student-activist-uprising in the streets of Paris, culminating in the disillusionment and eventual suicide of his best friend, Michel Recanati.
Gold Rush Maisie (Edwin L. Marin, 1940)
Maisie Was a Lady (Edwin L. Marin, 1941)
Ringside Maisie (Edwin L. Marin, 1941)
In the Intense Now (João Moreira Salles, 2017) +

Cultural revolutions around the world are depicted, culminating in 1968, with one thing in common – that justice is dumb as well as blind.
Here We Go Again (Allan Dwan, 1942)
The Great Gildersleeve (Gordon Douglas, 1942)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (Gordon Douglas, 1943)
Look Who’s Laughing (Allan Dwan, 1941)

Edgar Bergen’s assistant Lucille Ball and Charlie McCarthy flirt.
Gildersleeve on Broadway (Gordon Douglas, 1943) -
Gildersleeve's Ghost (Gordon Douglas, 1944) -
Armstrong (Kerry Carlock & Nicholas Lund-Ulrich, 2017) +
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Eric Brevig, 200)

Searching for his lost brother, professor Brendan Fraser takes his nephew Josh Hutcherson to the Icelandic mountains and find a world deep beneath the center of the Earth.

The Gambler (Karel Reisz, 1974)
Exorcism (William A. Baker, 2003)
Spotlight on the World We Live In (Randal Haines, 1951)
Game Night (John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein, 2018) -


Married couple Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams get involved in an insane game night full of idiotic characters.
Homicidal (William Castle, 1961)
Anatomy of a Psycho (Brook L. Peters [Boris Petroff], 1961)
Chips Off the Old Block (Robert Allen, 1942) +
Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)


The King of Wakanda aka Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) interacts with humans and his own tribal people.
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Dave Fleischer, 1934)
A Wonderful Cloud (Eugene Kotlyarenko, 2015) +
Federal Case (Trisha Ray, 2008)
Hope and Glory (John Boorman, 1987)

A boy (Sebastian Rice-Edwards) has an eventful WWII in London and the English countryside.
California Mail (Noel Smith, 1936)
Important News (Edwin Lawrence, 1936)
Fail to Appear (Antoine Bourges, 2017)
Some Like It Hot (Btlly Wilder, 1959)

Marilyn Monroe only sings about feeling gay while some others in the cast…
Fire with Fire (David Barrett, 2012)
Have You Ever Wondered? (David Barclay, 1947)
The Dreamed Path (Andrea Schanelec, 2017)
The Commuter (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2018) +

Thriller on board a commuter train (with Vera Farmiga & Liam Neeson) borrows from dozens of films but is a stupidly-passable time-filler.

Petticoat Fever (George Fitzmaurice, 1936) +
The United States Army Air Force Band (Jean Negulesco, 1942)
Baronesa (Julia Antunes, 2017)
Letter from Siberia (Chris Marker, 1958)

A combo of historical doc, pop cultural artifact, animation and essay film (in other words – a typical Marker flick) about a huge part of the Soviet Union.
White Peril (Don Horter, 1956)
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (Richard Thorpe, 1941) +
The Image You Missed (Donal Foreman, 2018)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Rowland V. Lee, 1934)

Wrongly-imprisoned for years, French naval officer Robert Donat returns and duels one (Sidney Blackmer) of those responsible.
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (Lee Sholem, 1949)
Arctic Fury (Norman Dawn & Fred R. Feitshans, 1949)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (Lee Sholem, 1950)
Graduation (Cristian Mingui, 2016) +

Romanian doctor Adrian Titieni tries to give his daughter (Maria Dragus) advice on morality, family and life choices, but she learns that he may not be the best teacher on those subjects.
Tarzan’s Peril (Byron Haskin, 1951)
Believe It or Not (Second Series) #1 (No Director Listed, 1931)
Tarzan’s Savage Fury (Cyril Endfield, 1952)
The Adventures of Tartu aka Espionage Agent (Harold S. Bouquet, 1943) +

During WWII, British soldier Robert Donat poses as a Romanian Iron Guard to infiltrate and try to destroy a Nazi poison gas factory.
Tarzan and the She-Devil (Kurt Neumann, 1953)
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (Harold Schuster, 1955)
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (Bruce Humberstone, 1957)
In the Fade (Fatih Akin, 2017)

Wife and mother Diane Kruger contemplates what to do about the bombers who may have blown up her family.

The Lost Tribe (William Berke, 1949)
Mark of the Gorilla (William Berke, 1950) +
In the Land of Diamonds (James A. FitzPatrick, 1952)
Jungle Jim (William Berke, 1948)

In 1948, Johnny Weismuller traded in his Tarzan loin cloth for his African guide outfit to lead woman scientist Virginia Grey [you can tell she’s brainy from her glasses] in her search for a polio-curing plant.
Captive Girl (William Berke, 1950) -
Pygmy Island (William Berke, 1950)
Johannesburg: 'City of Gold' (James A. FitzPatrick, 1953)
Wild Relatives (Jumana Manna, 2018)

Film follows the lives and work of seed-growing agriculturalists in different parts of the world, whether in Norway or the Middle East.
The Lion Hunters (Ford Beebe, 1951)
Elephant Stampede (Ford Beebe, 1951)
Picturesque South Africa (James A. FitzPatrick, 1937)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (Ford Beebe, 1949)

When Johnny Weismuller went from Tarzan to Jungle Jim, his son “Boy” became Bomba (Johnnie Sheffield). Here photographer Peggy Ann Garner (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) goes native for him.
Bomba on Panther Island (Ford Beebe, 1949)
African Treasure (Ford Beebe, 1952) +
Bomba and the Jungle Girl (Ford Beebe, 1952)
Hollywood Steps Out (Fred [“Tex”] Avery, 1941) +

Dozens of Hollywood stars of the 30s and 40s are caricatured in this cute cartoon.
Safari Drums (Ford Beebe, 1953) -
The Golden Idol (Ford Beebe, 1954)
Lord of the Jungle (Ford Beebe, 1955)
Killer Leopard (Ford Beebe, 1954)

Movie actress Beverly Garland gets Bomba to search for her estranged husband before she becomes one of his many girlfriends.

Dark Magic (Roy Rowland, 1939)
Morocco (Josef von Sternberg, 1930)
Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, 1932)
Harlan: In the Shadow of Jud Süß (Felix Moeller, 2009)

Director Veit Harlan garnered the approval of Hitler for his use of epic pageantry in many of his films. This doc is seen mostly from his enormous family which even included in-law Stanley Kubrick.
Jud Süß aka The Jew Süss (Veit Harlan, 1940)
Hanover Street (Peter Hyams, 1979)
Can You Take It (Dave Fleischer, 1934) -
Funeral Parade of Roses (Toshio Matsumoto, 1969) +

Avant-garde study of transvestitism in Japan with mostly non-actors.
Miracles for Sale (Tod Browning, 1939)
From Beyond the Grave (Kevin Connor, 1974)
Hot Dog (Zion Myers & Jules White, 1930) +
Crazed Fruit (Ko Nakahira, 1956) +

Sure, but he already admitted to his best friend she’s the devil.
One Mother’s Family (Rudolf Ising, 1939)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (Kurt Neumann, 1946)
Floral Japan (James A. FitzPatrick, 1937)
Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009)

Coming of age drama for teenager Katie Jarvis in England posits the idea that perhaps teenagers should be “put down” at that age like a sick horse, and if they realize that would it make their lives more difficult or easier.
Teddy the Rough Rider (Ray Enright, 1940)
The Road to Ruin (Mrs. Wallace Reid [Dorothy Davenport], 1934)
No Greater Sin (William Nigh, 1941)
Brewster McCloud (Robert Altman, 1970) -

Brewster (Bud Cort) is able to fly inside the Houston Astrodome.

American Folk (David Heinz, 2018)
Women in Hiding (David Newman, 1940)
Little Nikita (Richard Benjamin, 1988)
Brightness aka Yeelen (Souleymane Cissé, 1988) +

Set in the Mali Empire during the 13th century, this is a low-key fantastical allegory of modern Mali politics full of poetic lyricism.
The Wacky World of Mother Goose (Jules Bass, 1967)
Jack and the Beanstalk (Jean Yarbrough, 1952) +
Bridges of Sarajevo (13 Directors, 2014)
Danton (Andrzej Wajda, 1983) +

During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) and Danton (Gerard Depardieu) engage in a life-or-death power struggle.
Out West with the Hardys (George B. Seitz, 1938) +
A Self-Made Hero (Jacques Audiard, 1996) +
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (George B. Seitz, 1944)
Eye of the Needle (Richard Marquand, 1981)

Oversexed English wife and mother Kate Nelligan and Nazi spy Donald Sutherland are among those stuck on a stormy island just before D-Day in this violent, exciting thriller.
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Charles Barton, 1939) -
Andy Hardy Comes Home (Howard W. Koch, 1958)
Practical Jokers (George Sidney, 1939)
The Scarlet Empress (Josef von Sternberg, 1934)

Young Princess Sophia of Germany is sent to Russia to marry an oaf and eventually becomes Catherine
Out West with the Peppers (Charles Barton, 1940)
Five Little Peppers at Home (Charles Barton, 1940) -
Five Little Peppers in Trouble (Charles Barton, 1940)
This Is Not a Film (Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, 2011)

While under house arrest and waiting for his appeal verdict, Iranian director Jafar Panahi invites documentarian Moitaba Mirtahmasb to record some of his thoughts about his “subversive filmmaking” and the Fireworks Wednesday festivities happening outside. Igi the Iguana is an important co-star.

A Friend Indeed (Fred Zinnemann, 1937)
Calling Dr. Gillespie (Harold S. Bucquet, 1942)
Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant (Willis Goldbeck, 1942)
Angel (Ernst Lubitsch, 1937)

Her lover (Melvyn Douglas) and her husband (Herbert Marshall) surround and compete for the alluring Angel (Marlene Dietrich).
Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (Willis Goldbeck, 1943) -
Your Last Act (Fred Zinnemann, 1941) -
Violets in Spring (Kurt Neumann, 1936)
Lamb (Yared Zeleke, 2015)

An Ethiopian boy (Rediat Amare) finds life hard with his distant relatives but dea rly loves his pet.
Knight Without Armor (Jacques Feyder, 1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero (George Sidney, 1937)
Desire (Frank Borzage, 1936)
The Devil Is a Woman (Josef von Sternberg, 1935)

All men who are enticed by this female Devil (Marlene Dietrich)are enslaved.
The Tuttles of Tahiti (Charles Vidor, 1942) -
The Children Must Learn (Willard Van Dyke, 1940)
The Gay Diplomat (Richard Boleslavsky, 1931) +
Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone, 2008)

Even Italian gangsters need to use an indoor tanning bed sometimes; after all, they don’t live long enough for it to kill them.
The Luckiest Guy in the World (Joseph Newman, 1947)
Laughter in Paradise (Mario Zampi, 1951)
The Visit (M. Night Shyamalan, 2015)
Poison for the Fairies (Carlos Enrique Taboada, 1984) -

Everybody knows witches don’t like fairies and vice versa.

Homesteader Droopy (Tex Avery, 1954) +
The Dropout (No Director Listed, 1962)
Deadline - U.S.A. (Richard Brooks, 1952) +
Glossary of Broken Dreams (Johannes Grenzfurthner, 2018)

Pseudo-political pseudo-documentary which is both heady and silly as well as wildly-creative.
Public Jitterbug No. 1 (Joseph Henabery, 1939)
Shoein’ Hosses (Dave Fleischer, 1934)
Made on Broadway (Harry Beaumont, 1933)
In the Game (Maria Finitzo, 2015)

Three players from the soccer team of Kelly High School in Chicago are followed during their senior year and after.
3 Days to Kill (McG, 2014)
The Nagger at Breakfast (Roy Mack, 1930)
The Cummington Story (Helen Grayson & Larry Madison, 1945)
Night Must Fall (Richard Thorpe, 1937) -

Yes, he’s weird but is Robert Montgomery a murderer?
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Alfred Hitchcock, 1941) +
But the Flesh Is Weak (Jack Conway, 1932)
Acro-Batty (Louis Lewyn, 1942)
A Quiet Place (John Krasinski, 2018)

The pregnant mother (Emily Blunt) of a surviving family in a post-apocalyptic world has to stay quiet in the presence of blind monsters who want to kill her and her about-to-be-born baby.
The Wagons Roll at Night (Ray Enright, 1941)
Five Minutes from the Station (Arthur Hurley, 1930)
Sunrise at Campobello (Vincent J. Donahue, 1960)
Cargo (Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke, 2018)

Another post-apocalyptic film – this time set in remote Australia -where a man (Martin Freeman) slowly turning into a zombie tries to save his baby with the help of an aborigine girl (Simone Landers).

Merrily We Live (Norman Z. McLeod, 1938)
Blondes at Work (Frank McDonald, 1938)
There Goes My Heart (Norman Z. McLeod, 1938)
Mysterious Object at Noon (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2001)

Different Thai people tell a “legend” from different perspectives.
The Week End Mystery (Arthur Hurley, 1931)
Wild on the Beach (Maury Dexter, 1965) -
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (William Clemens, 1939)
Thoroughbreds (Cory Finley, 2018) +

Absorbing , which perhaps is overlong (at 90 min) or at least underwhelming, involving two former friends (Anya Taylor-Joy & Olivia Wilde) who get together to perform something they wouldn’t do without each other.
A Thrill for Thelma (Edward Cahn, 1935)
Murder Most Foul (George Pollock, 1964)
Fly-Away Baby (Frank McDonald, 1937)
Murder She Said (George Pollock, 1961)

Agatha Christie’s amateur detective Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) takes a job in the house of a cantankerous man (James Robertson Justice) to try to thwart what she believes will be upcoming murders.
The Adventurous Blonde (Frank McDonald, 1937)
The Face Behind the Mask (Jacques Tourneur, 1938)
The Little Maestro (Joseph Sherman, 1937) +
Smart Blonde (Frank McDonald, 1937)

Ace scoop reporter Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell) and her police captain boyfriend (Barton Maclane) team up to solve one of their many murder mysteries.
Hot News Margie (Alf Goulding, 1931)
Torchy Blane in Panama (William Clemens, 1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man (William Beaudine, 1938)
Swing You Sinners! (Dave Fleischer, 1930) -

Bimbo the dog ends up in a haunted graveyard.

The Amazing Mr. Nordill (Joe Newman, 1947) +
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (William Beaudine, 1939) +
How to Vote (Felix E. Feist, 1936)
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1999)

Dakar, Senegal. Handicapped girl Lissa Balera overcomes policemen and street thugs to sell newspapers to help support her blind grandmother, friends and neighbors.
The Grand Dame (Arthur Hurley, 1931)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (Ray McCarey, 1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (Noel Smith, 1939)
Early Man (Nick Park, 2018) +

Is this the scariest bunny since The Holy Grail?
Out of the Inkwell (Dave Fleischer, 1938)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (William Clemens, 1937) -
Dick Tracy (William Berke, 1945) +
The Case of the Black Cat (Willian McGann, 1936)

Attorney Perry Mason (Ricardo Cortez, who played Sam Spade in the first film version of The Maltese Falcon) and his secretary Della Street (June Travis) try to solve another convoluted murder mystery.
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (Gordon M. Douglas, 1946)
It Looks Like Rain (Paul Burnford, 1945)
Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (John Rawlins, 1947)
One on Top of the Other aka Perversion Story (Lucio Fulci, 1969) +

Key scene involving two people involved in [a] murder(s) [how many?] set in San Francisco. Sort of a Noir cross between Vertigo and Blow-Up.
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (John Rawlins, 1947) +
Loose Ends (Chick Strand, 1979)
Ride Along 2 (Tim Story, 2016)
Bimbo's Initiation (Dave Fleischer, 1931)

Bimho seems to get caught up in lots of hellish situations.

Edison (David J. Burke, 2005)
From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinnemann, 1953) -
Manpower (Raoul Walsh, 1941)
Weekend (Andrew Haigh, 2011) +

One of the many emotionally-intimate moments between new lovers Chris New & Tom Cullen.
Water Wisdom (No Director Listed, 1943)
Operation Crossbow (Michael Anderson, 1965)
Wings for the Eagle (Lloyd Bacon, 1942)
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (William Wyler, 1944)

Tight formation of B-17 bombers taken from inside the Memphis Belle on its 25th bombing run to the submarine pens [U-boat bunkers] at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
December 7th (John Ford & Gregg Toland, 1943) -
Riding Wild (David Selman, 1935)
Red Hot Mamma (Dave Fleischer, 1934) -
Martin Roumagnac AKA The Room Upstairs (Georges Lacombe, 1946)

Elegant Marlene Dietrich changes clothes while waiting for her working-class boyfriend Jean Gabin.
Kelly the Second (Gus Meins, 1936)
That Justice Be Done (George Stevens, 1945)
Blondie Goes Latin (Frank B. Strayer, 1941)
The Other Side of Hope (Aki Kaurismäki, 2017)

Syrian refugee Sherwan Haji sneaks into Finland, goes to work for salesman Sakari Kuosmanen at his restaurant and tries to find his missing refugee sister (Niroz Haji). [This is another character with nothing to do while the restaurant jukebox plays.]
Square Shooter (David Selman, 1935)
Max and the Junkmen (Claude Sautet, 1971) -
Revenge (Coralie Forgeat, 2018) +
Across the Pacific (John Huston, 1942)

Comedy thriller set just prior to Dec. 7 with disgraced Bogie romancing mysterious Mary Astor surrounded by various spies.