How Do You Keep Up with Your Movies?

It’s a real problem, isn’t it? How to keep up with what you’ve watched, when you watched it, what you thought about it, if the film included your favorite actors, directors, cinematographers, etc. I’ve tried several different ways to keep up with all the movies I’ve seen and want to see. And what have I found in 50+ years of watching movies?

Jug Face (2013) Chad Crawford Kinkle

Jug Face (2013)
Written and directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle
Produced by Andrew van den Houten, Robert Tonino
Cinematography by Chris Heinrich
DVD – interlibrary loan (1:21)

I’m not sure where or how I heard about Jug Face. I think it popped up as I was researching something else, but I was intrigued enough to request it through interlibrary loan. You have to understand that I’m not a huge horror fan, so when I looked at the cast on the movie’s DVD cover, I thought I recognized the name Larry Fessenden, but I couldn’t think of any of his films. (I later saw that Fessenden has made many films, including an astounding 26 movies since Jug Face, to say nothing of his work in short films and television.) I did recognize Sean Young’s name, but I figured it was some other Sean Young. To be honest, I got so caught up in the film, I didn’t even recognize her until the film was over. That’s because Jug Face is a film that’s so good it’s easy to get caught up in it.

TCM Big Screen Classics: North by Northwest (1959) Alfred Hitchcock

North by Northwest (1959)
Produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Ernest Lehman
Cinematography by Robert Burks
Music by Bernard Herrmann
TCM/Fathom Events, Bowie Regal Cinemas, Bowie, MD (2:16)

The first time I saw North by Northwest was in my college dorm room on a 12-inch screen. I’ve probably seen it at least ten or twelve times since then, but yesterday I saw it in a theater on a big screen (thanks to TCM and Fathom Events) as it was meant to be seen, and boy, did it make a difference. I noticed things I’d never noticed before and was completely caught off-guard by aspects of the film that become apparent only by seeing it in its original format.

Movies Watched in March 2017 Part V

Man, what a month March was with 52 movies total, which may not be a lot for some, but is record-breaking for me. I’m going to zip through this list pretty quickly. I hope to revisit some of these films with longer reviews, but for now it will be brief. Hope you’ll find something to enjoy!