This month was mostly filled with Summer Under The Stars, but I also caught up on a  bunch of Sam Shepard films, and went to Noir City Chicago. As always, everything I watched is under the cut.

1. Ladies of the Chorus
2. Love Nest
3. Laugh, Clown, Laugh
4. The Penalty
5. The Ace of Hearts
6. Oliver Twist (1922)
7. The Monster (1925)
8. The Unholy Three (1925)
9. The Black Bird
10. Tell It To The Marines
11. Mr. Wu
12. West of Zanzibar
13. Where East is East
14. The Unholy Three (1930)
15. Blackthorn
16. Country
17. Steel Magnolias
18. Voyager (Homo Faber)
19. The Only Thrill
20. A Life of Her Own
21. Let’s Do It Again
22. Alias Nick Beal
23. Panic In Year Zero
24. When Strangers Marry
25. Story of G.I. Joe
26. Exclusive Story
27. The Wife Takes a Flyer
28. The King Steps Out
29. The Unguarded Hour
30. Gentlemen Are Born
31. Between Two Women (1937)
32. Uncle Vanya (1957)
33. Old Enough
34. Johnny Angel
35. Crack-Up
36. Borderline
37. Step
38. Cry, the Beloved Country
39. Good-bye, My Lady
40. The Bedford Incident
41. Brother John
42. Buck and the Preacher
43. A Warm December
44. Whose Streets?
45. Unstoppable
46. Chicago (1927)
47. Roxie Hart
48. The Purchase Price
49. My Reputation
50. Elvis on Tour
51. Clambake
52. Kissin’ Cousins
53. Live a Little, Love a Little
54. Elvis: That’s the Way It Is
55. Ricochet (1991)
56. Condemned (1929)
57. Biography of a Bachelor Girl
58. I Was A Male War Bride
59. Sage femme (The Midwife)
60. In Name Only
61. Mr. Lucky
62. Good Time
63. The Hard Way
64. Dragnet (1954)
65. Drive a Crooked Road
66. Classe tous risques
67. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
68. Blue Collar
69. Hearts Divided
70. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World
71. Breathless (1983)

1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 13
1930s: 10
1940s: 12
1950s: 9
1960s: 6
1970s: 7
1980s: 4
1990s: 3
2000s: 0
2010s: 7

I couldn’t narrow it down to five faves again this month, so enjoy this strange selection of flicks.

Voyager, 1991 (dir. Volker Schlöndorff)

This film’s content is pretty fucked up (and this is from the director of The Tin Drum), but it’s one of Shepard’s best performances and his chemistry with Julie Delpy is top notch.

A Life of Her Own, 1950 (dir. George Cukor)

I just love Lana Turner so much. This was a wonderfully feminist film that took a hard look at gender roles and masculine possession circa 1950.

Buck and the Preacher, 1972 (dir. Sidney Poitier)

I had no idea Sidney Poitier directed so many movies and in so many genres. This western with Poiter, Harry Belafonte, and Ruby Dee takes a hard look at post-Civil War America and the crossing paths of freed slaves and Native Americans. It’s great.

Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, 1970 (dir. Denis Sanders)

Elvis! Elvis! Elvis! This is probably the best of all the Elvis concert films. He is on fire in every frame.

Good Time, 2018 (dir. Josh and Ben Safdie)

Wow. Just go see this. Don’t watch the trailer. Don’t read anything. Just let it wash over you.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, 1974 (dir. Michael Cimino)

A bonkers performances from Jeff Bridges and some interesting commentary on performative masculinity, with some strong homoerotic tones between Bridges and Clint Eastwood.

Breathless, 1983 (dir. Jim McBride)

I loved this so damn much. Richard Gere for life! Don’t compare it with the original film. Take it on its own wonderfully 80s terms.

So many films! I can’t believe we’re already so far in the year. Here’s to four more months of great cinema!