August 2019 Movies

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 Had an Old Hollywood themed month

• It (1927)
• The Women (1939) *
• Love Crazy (1941) TW: ableism. It was ok, but there are better Powell/Loy movies
• Jailhouse Rock (1957)
• Camille (1936) *
• Les Girls (1957) *
• Susan & God (1940) *
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934) *
• Baby Face (1933) So pre-Code!
• Designing Woman (1957)
• Girls About Town (1931) *
• Modern Times (1936)
• Little Women (1933) *
• Mrs. Miniver (1942)
• The Girl From Mexico (1939)
• A Woman's Face (1941)
• Barefoot Contessa (1954)
• Morning Glory (1933)
• Sylvia Scarlett (1935) *
• Whistling in the Dark (1941) Probably the most meh of the month, I watched it for Conrad Veidt. Even with all of their problems, I still recommend all of the others.
• Adam's Rib (1949) *
• Justine (1969) TW: child abuse, incest
• Barbary Coast (1935)
• Bill of Divorcement (1932) * Mostly liked it, but it had a very pro-eugenics stance. TW: ableism
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) Ethel Waters!
• The Duke is Tops (1938)
• Stormy Weather (1943)
• Woman of the Year (1942)
• Ex-Lady (1933)
• Fashions of 1934 (1934)
• Madame Du Barry (1934)
• Hallelujah (1929) This is the fourth of the all Black cast movies I watched. They were all written and directed by white people, this one is the most cringiest.
• First Comes Courage (1943) Dir. by Dorothy Arzner
• Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
• Red Headed Woman (1932)
• Some Came Running (1958)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• The Blot (1921) Dir. by Lois Weber
• Glen or Glenda (1953) TW: transphobia and homophobia
• Roberta (1935)
• Green Mansions (1959) TW: racism
• Freaks (1932) TW: ableism
• The 37 minutes of Something's Got To Give (1962) *
• Trees Lounge (1996) not in theme, but loved it

 

* Directed by George Cukor, I was trying to watch more of his movies