Sawdust And Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) (1953) 7/10

I Am A Fugitve From A Chain Gang (1932) 10/10 2nd viewing

Haywire (2011) 4/10

An outstanding film indeed.

I resaw Odd Man Out (1947) one of the two best British film noirs made, the other being The Third Man which was directed by the same director - Carol Reed (who was male).

Odd Man Out starred James Mason in possibly his best performance as the doomed man, The photography was by Robert Krasker (also did The Third Man) and was suitably full of darkness and shadow.

On a point of trivia, one of the two girls in the telephone kiosk scene near the end of the film was played by Dora Bryan in her film debut.

The film also featured Dan O'Herlihy in his second film. By a complete coincidence, he was also in Macbeth (his 4th film) which I posted about a few days ago. He is possibly best known for being the boss of the company in Robocop and was Robinson Crusoe in Luis Bunuel's film.

The White Dove (Holubice) (1960) 6/10

The Colors Of The Mountain (Los colores de la montana) (2010) 7/10

John Carter (2012) 3/10

I'm not surprised you gave this film a low rating. I haven't seen it but although Edgar Rice Burroughs was best known for his Tarzan stories, his science fiction was not of high quality. I would rate his science fiction writing as in the same league as E E 'Doc' Smith who wrote the Lensman series of books.

I saw Twelfth Night (1996), Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion caused by twin brother and sister separated by a shipwreck, each thinking the other had perished. Adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn, and starring Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Stephens, Ben Kingsley, Richard E Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, and others. Very well acted, but much of it was played straight. Sir Toby Belch was played by Mel Smith, and he was very good in that role.

Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) 10/10 5th viewing

The Man Upstairs (1958) 7.5/10

Harragas (2009) 7/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8UtUwhl9tM&feature=related

So Close To Life (Nara livet) (1958) 8.5/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjgUz4zyz5M

I saw Le Quattro Volte (2010) which I see that Jackassfan saw some time ago and rated it 8/10 which I agree.

The title means 4 Times or 4 Realms. The film has no dialogue and has 4 sections. An old goatherd at the end of his life. On his death a goat is born, gets lost and seeks shelter near a tree. The tree flourishes for a time before being cut down, used by the villagers in their sporting games. After the games, the tree is taken away, sawn up, and becomes the foundation for the charcoal burners to make wood into charcoal, and the charcoal is taken back to the villagers for them to burn and the valley becomes full of smoke.

So the 4 stages are man, animal, vegetable (the tree), and mineral (the charcoal).

These 4 stages come from Pythagoras's belief that there is within us four lives - man, animal, vegetable and tree.

Michael (2011) 8.5/10

Heat Wave (Apres le sud) (2011) 7/10

http://www.putlocker.com/file/524C794E486C9BF6

I saw Shenandoah (1965) starring James Stewart. An excellent western about a farmer and his family caught up in the American Civil War. Stewart was perfect for the role and it is hard to think of anyone who could have been better.

Although not the same story, I did notice some similarities between this film and Mel Gibson's The Patriot.

Japanese Tragedy (Nihon no higeki) (1953) 8/10

http://www.putlocker.com/file/7243B802FD4F8F3E

Intruders (2011) 4/10

Baby Face (1933) 8/10

Sanam (2000) 8/10

Surviving Life (Prezít svuj zivot) (2010) 3/10

A Sense Of Freedoom (1979) 8/10

Night And Fog In Japan (Nihon no yoru to kiri) (1960) 4/10

A couple of films I've seen recently.

I resaw The House on 92nd Street (1945). Almost a documentary in style, this film  was an account of the FBI infiltrating and destroying a group of Nazi fifth columnists in the States bent on stealing "Process 97" from government scientists. The film was made during the latter stages of WW2 and the producer/co-director inserted some voice-over narration to link Process 97 with the development of the atomic bomb. The producer/co-director Louis de Rochemont produced "The March of Time" newsreels which would explain why this film felt closer to a documentary than a feature film.

I also saw A Little Princess (1995) directed by Alphonso Cuaron. A children's film based on the classic book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, it was a delightful film and one of the best children's films ever made. Like the best children's films, it was very watchable for adults as well. The film was reasonably faithful to the book with some changes which did not matter. On the onset of WW1, a British man based in India with his daughter has to go to fight in France, so sends his daughter to a boarding school in the States. He tells his daughter that all little girls are little princesses - hence the title - it's nothing to do with royalty.

Kabuli Kid (2008) 8/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUlA0qKTazM

Wetlands (Marecages) (2011) 7.5/10

http://www.putlocker.com/file/CFC2FD36CDC828DF