Movies for September 2022: My Left Foot and The Worst Person in the World

 Joe is hosting the September meeting and the movies to see are:

My Left Foot (1989)

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

Director: Jim Sheridan

Writers: Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan, Christy Brown

Stars: Daniel Jerry-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan

The Worst Person in the World (2021)

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

 Director: Joachim Trier

 Writers: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

 Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for August 2022 Movies

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)  7.67 / 10
Journey's End (2017)  7.88 / 10

Films of Merit

Dick (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144168/

Gaslit (2022 miniseries) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11834592/

Hamlet 2 (2008) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104733/

M*A*S*H (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/

Mr. Jones (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6828390/

Paths of Glory (1957) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/

Scotland, Pa. (2001) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265713/

Slings and Arrows (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387779/

Stranger Things (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/

The Bear (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452776/

The Gray Man (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649418/

The Terminal List (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/

When Trumpets Fade (1998) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135706/

Movies for August 2022: The Tragedy of Macbeth and Journey's End

Dean is hosting in August and the movies to see are:

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.

Director: Joel Coen

Writers: Joel Coen, from an idea by William "Bud" Shakespeare

Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell

Journey's End (2017)

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers visiting the carnival, led by mentally-disintegrating young Officer Stanhope, as they await their fate.

Director: Saul Dibb

Writers: Simon Reade, R.C. Sherriff, Vernon Bartlett

Stars: Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for July 2022 Movies

The Late Show (1977)  5.22 / 10
Grandma (2015)  6.89 / 10

Films of Merit

1883 (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13991232/

1900 (1976) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074084/

Allied (2016 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3640424/

Annika (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13643704/

Another Round (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10288566/

Borgen (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1526318/

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703710/

Elvis (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704428/

For All Mankind (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13352968/

Hacks (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11815682/

Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3766394/

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Mini-series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20560404/

Only Murders in the Building (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/

Ridley Road (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10948746/

Roadkill (Mini-series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10846250/

Sex Education (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/

The Old Man (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5645432/

The White Lotus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/

Under the Banner of Heaven (Mini-series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1998372/

Young Wallander (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9359220/

Movies for July 2022: The Late Show and Grandma

Hugh is hosting in July and the movies to see are:

The Late Show (1977)

A grumpy semi-retired private investigator partners with a quirky female client and, with the help of a friend wearing a full Cleveland, seek to catch the people who murdered his partner.

Director: Robert Benton

Writer: Robert Benton

Stars: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy

Grandma (2015)

A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter, and that's the truth.

Director: Paul Weitz

Writer: Paul Weitz

Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Sam Elliott, Marcia Gay Harden

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for June 2022 Movies

The Godfather (1971) 9.25 / 10
Citizen Kane (1941) 6.13 / 10

Films of Merit

• AWOL (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4462372/
• Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9660510/
• Night Sky (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13361448/
• Operation Mincemeat (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879016/
• Slow Horses (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
• Soul of a Banquet (2014) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3459090/
• The Quick and the Dead (1995) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114214/
• The Staircase (TV mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11324406/

Movies for June 2022: The Godfather and Citizen Kane

Bill Graves is hosting in June and the movies to see are:

The Godfather (1971)

The aging patriarch of an organized cannoli dynasty that insists upon itself in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola

Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Emilio Scungio, Diane Keaton

Citizen Kane (1941)

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud,' which,  as we all know now and insiders all knew then was Hearst's pet name for Marion's, well, you know.

Director: Orson Welles

Writers: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, John Houseman

Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for May 2022 Movies

Midnight Run (1988) 6.40 / 10
The African Queen (1951) 7.0 / 10

Films of Merit

• Anatomy of a Scandal (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12748084/
• Better Call Saul (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3032476/
• Cyrano (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12889404/
• Death on the Nile (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7657566/
• Exodus (1960) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053804/
• Forbidden Planet (1956) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/
• Frances Ferguson (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9613316/
• Gandhi (1982) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/
• Heist (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3276924/
• Kavanagh QC (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857177/
• Kinky Boots (2005) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434124/
• Mad Dog and Glory (1993) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107473/
• Old Goats (2011) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1656701/
• Out Stealing Horses (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7319496/
• Slow Horses (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
• The Freshman (1990) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099615/
• The Girl from Plainville (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851512/
• The Irishman (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1302006/
• The Survivor (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9242528/
• What If (2013) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486834/
• Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10244600/

Recommended Book

The Kid Stays In The Picture by Robert Evans

Autobiography by a former Hollywood studio chief, ex-husband of Ali McGraw, and friend to Nicholson and Kissinger, chronicles his rise and fall, naming names and telling outrageous tales and infamous anecdotes.

Movies for May 2022: Midnight Run and The African Queen

Carl is hosting in May and the movies to see are:

The African Queen (1951)

In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river with leeches and use his boat to attack a German gunship.

Director: John Huston
Writers: C.S. Forester, James Agee, John Huston
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley

Midnight Run (1988)

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter who always wanted to open a nice little diner, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

Director: Martin Brest
Writer: George Gallo
Stars: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for April 2022 Movies

Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 7.60 / 10
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)  8.00 / 10

Films of Merit

• 1883 (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13991232/
• A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6668212/
• Around the World in 80 Days (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9174578/
• Belfast (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12789558/
• Big Night (1996) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/
• Don't Look Up (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/
• Drive My Car (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14039582/
• Free Guy (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654
• How It Ends (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13648228/
• I Love You to Death (1990) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099819/
• Julia (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10975574/
• Miss Sloane (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4540710/
• Nightmare Alley (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7740496/
• One, Two, Three (1961) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055256/
• Passing (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8893974/
• Starlet (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2035630/
• The Adam Project (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2463208/
• The Dropout (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10166622/
• The Last Duel (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4244994/
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/
• The Tender Bar (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3108894/
• Winning Time (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6668212/

 

Movies for April 2022: Witness for the Prosecution and To Kill A Mockingbird

Don is hosting in April and the movies to see are:

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

Director: Billy Wilder

Writers: Agatha Christie, Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz

Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama with big black glasses, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his weird little girl and her even weirder little friend against prejudice.

Director: Robert Mulligan

Writers: Harper Lee, Horton Foote

Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for March 2022 Movies

Flee (2021) 8.22 / 10
The Black Stallion (1979) 7.78 / 10

Films of Merit

• CODA (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366460/
• Delicious (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10738536/
• Inventing Anna (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740976/
• Munich: The Edge of War (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7475578/
• Old Henry (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12731980/
• Ozark (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5071412/
• Professor (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12082332/
• Sword of Trust (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8484012/
• The Newsroom (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870479/
• The Rescue (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9098872/

Movies for March 2022: Flee (2021) and The Black Stallion (1979)

Flee (2021)

FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.

Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Writers: Amin Nawabi, Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari

The Black Stallion (1979)

After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion and a short, alcoholic man, and trains the horse but not the man to race after their rescue.

Director: Carroll Ballard
Writers: Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff

Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for February 2022 Movies

The Power of the Dog (2021)  7.11 / 10

West Side Story (2021)  7.33 / 10

Films of Merit

• After Life (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8398600/
• Black Book (2006) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/
• Dolemite Is My Name (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8526872/
• Into The White (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1876277/
• Lover Come Back (1961) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055100/
• Only Murders in the Building (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/
• Ozark (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5071412/
• Sex Education (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/
• Ted Lasso (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/
• The Big Year (2011) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/
• The Tender Bar (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3108894/
• The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10095582/
• Un village français (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288631/
• Vera (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1693592/