I saw the 4th of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, On Stranger Tides.

I was a bit surprised to see a cameo appearance from Anton Lesser and even more surprised by a cameo appearance from Judi Dench.

I hvae yet to see this, The first Pirates of The Caribbean was excellent, thankfully the awful performances by Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley didn't harm the film, 2nd film was very good and the 3rd film was ok but was ruined by giving Keira's character a bigger part in the film, Will and Elizabeth might have been  better characters had they gotten 2 actors that could actually act

Spring For The Thirsty (Rodnik dlya zhazhdushchikh) (1965) 7/10

The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) 9/10

Modest Reception (Paziraie sadeh) (2012) 8.5/10

Here, Then (Ci chu yu bi chu) (2012) 7.5/10

Winter Of Discontent (El sheita elli fat) (2012) 7/10

Curse Of Chucky.

8/10

Inside LLewyn Davis (2013) 8.5/10

Shinobi no Mono 2 (1963) 8/10

I watched The Informer (1935). It starred Victor McLaglen as a drunken hulk of a man informing on a friend, being given £20 for his betrayal. He had intended to give it to his girlfriend so that they could emigrate from Ireland to the States, but fritters it away.

One of John Ford's Irish films but far more serious than The Quiet Man. McLaglen was of course also in that as John Wayne's opponent in the famous fighting scene.

The Informer was McLaglen's best film and he and the film got Oscars.

The film is stylish, but Odd Man Out is the better film.

The Holy Innocents (Los santos inocentes) (1984) 8/10

Shinobi no Mono 3 (1963) 7/10

I resaw after many years The Fallen Idol (1948). The film starred Ralph Richardson and Bobby Henrey as the young boy who is effectively the lead.

The screenplay was by Graham Greene from one of his stories.

The film is a minor British classic from Carol Reed though not as famous as his previous film Odd Man Out or his next The Third Man.

Wolf (2013) 9/10

Filth (2013) 6/10

No Man's Land (Wu ren qu) (2013) 8/10

Mystery (Fu cheng mi shi) (2012) 6/10

I resaw Fantasia (1940). Exceptionally artistic merger of animation and classical music and outstanding achievement by the technical standards then available.

No (2012) 8/10

Everybody Has A Plan (Todos tenemos un plan) (2012) 6/10

I resaw The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain (1995) which must be a contender for the British film with the longest title. A gentle whimsical film and a bit reminiscent of some of the Ealing comedies.

Underworld Beauty (Ankokugai no bijo) (1958) 8/10

Few Of Us (1996) 8/10

August: Osage County (2013) 6/10

Passion (Szenvedely) (1998) 8/10

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013) 5/10

The original Walter Mitty film was one of my Dad's favourite films.

I have never seen the orginal before, but i will look out for it and watch it sometime

Big Bad Wolves (2013) 8/10

Hannah Arendt (2012) 7/10

The Great Dictator (1940) 9/10

The Selfish Giant (2013) 8.5/10

You probably know that Charlie Chaplin was born within a few days of Adolf Hitler. Alexander Korda, a friend of Chaplin, said that Chaplin's tramp persona and Hitler looked somewhat similar. Both Chaplin and Hitler had extremely impoverished childhoods. That gave Chaplin the idea of lampooning Hitler, hence he made The Great Dictator.

 Ta El Loro. I love that film, especially the bit where Hitler is dancing around with the globe.

The Towrope (La Sirga) (2012) 8/10

Diana (2013) 4/10

Ukamau (1966) 8/10 

Little Flower On A Stone (Tsvetok na kamne) (1962) 7/10

I resaw Stardust (2007), the fantasy film, not the David Essex film. It's based on the Neil Gaiman novel. It's one of the more enjoyable fantasy films if a touch overlong. Robert de Niro has a cameo role in it and has great fun with it

Spots (Fleke) (2011) 7/10

Free Birds (2013) 4/10

Dream And Silence (Sueno y silencio) (2012) 8/10

Nebraska (2013) 9/10

Polisse (2011) 8/10

An Actors Revenge (Yukinojo henge) (1963) 7/10

Philomena (2013) 7.5/10

Los Muertos (2004) 8/10

Miyamoto Musashi (1944) 7/10

I resaw Panic in the Streets (1950) about a doctor (Richard Widmark) and a policeman (Paul Douglas) trying to identify a killer (Jack Palance) and his accomplice (Zero Mostel) who they believe have become infected with pneumonic plague from the victim and only have 48 hours before the plague spreads out of control.

A good film. Palance's film debut.

Heli (2013) 8/10

Borgman (2013) 7/10

They Fought For Their Country (Oni srazhalis za rodinu) (1975) 8.5/10

Coup D'etat (1973) 8/10

The Shaft (Dixia de tiankong) (2008) 8/10

Concrete Night (Betoniyo) (2013) 8/10

Pathfinder (Ofelas) (1987) 8.5/10

Morning's Tree-Lined Street (Ashita no namikimich) (1936) 7/10