And I've now seen the follow up film Footlight Fever (1941) which was a weak farce. Elysse Knox was in the film as the daughter of the aunt who financed the play. The only reason I mention this is that Elysse Knox is the mother of Mark Harmon, famous for NCIS and other television series.

I resaw Superman (1978)

White Elephant (Elefante blanco) (2012) 7.5/10 

Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait) (2008) 7/10

The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) 8/10

I saw Sing and Like it (1934) which was a comedy about a gangster (Nat Pendleton) very much taken by a song sung by Zasu Pitts auditioning at a theatre. He decides that she must be made into a star and persuades (forces) a producer (Edward Everett Horton) into making her the lead in a play. The gangster's girlfriend (Pert Kelton) is jealous and arranges for her to be abducted so that she plays the lead instead.

A minor film, but is surprisingly witty in places. I preferred it to Woody Allen's Bullets over Broadway which has a slightly similar concept.

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 8.5/10

Struktura Krysztalu (1969) 8/10 

Alice (Neco z Alenky) (1988) 5/10

I saw this many years ago. The version I saw was the original version rather than the version which was shown for many years with the final scene being shortened. The ending is what makes the film unique in the film noir genre.

A Town Of Love And Hope (Ai to kibo no machi) (1959) 8.5/10

Bleeder (1999) 7/10

I resaw Superman II (1980). Weaker than the first and some of the added humour was silly. 2 of the terrorists in the Paris scene were played by Oz Clarke (the wine expert who was also in Superman) and the late Richard Griffiths !

I saw Star of Midnight (1935) a comedy murder mystery. It starred William Powell (in a role similar to Nick Charles in the Thin Man series of films) and Ginger Rogers (in a role equivalent to Nora Charles). Very watchable though not as good as the original The Thin Man made a year earlier.

De Jurk (1996) 7.5/10

A Company Man (Hoi-sa-won) (2012) 8/10

Robot & Frank (2012) 6/10

Watchtower (Gozetleme Kulesi) (2012) 9/10

Men Don't Cry (Mehed Ei Nuta) (1968) 8/10 

Kutabare Gurentai (1960) 6/10

Cul-De-Sac (1966) 8/10

I watched Christopher Strong (1933). Based on a book of the same name it starred Colin Clive as Sir Christopher Strong but the real lead is Katherine Hepburn as Lady Cynthia Darrington. Story is of an affair between Sir Christopher Strong (married to Lady Strong played by Billie Burke) and Cynthia Darrington who is an aviator.

It was Katherine Hepburn's second film but even at such an early stage in her career she had a very strong personality. Although the film is dated and some of the dialogue is corny she makes the film worth watching.

The film was directed by Dorothy Arzner who was the only significant woman director in Hollywood in the golden age of Hollywood.

Interesting bio of her on IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002188/bio

The film was made just before the Hays code came in. There is a scene where although only Hepburn's arm can be seen it is obvious that she and Clive are in bed together in the middle of the night. That scene would have been impossible once the code came in.

I saw the recent restored Metropolis (1927). Running at just under 2 and a half hours it's 25 minutes longer than the version I saw previously.

The restoration was taken from material which had been found in South America but had badly corroded. Although the restorers have done what they could, the restored scenes are very obvious when watching the film. They are watchable but still poor quality. However they do add to the film.

Some of the restored material is slight, but some are more significant. For instance Georgy (the worker rescued by Freder & they change places) and the Thin Man (Fritz Rasp) have more scenes particularly a scene with Josaphat.

Fredersen sees a huge sculpture of his late wife Hel at Rotwang's house and is overcome with grief (thus showing a more human side of him and why he became so hard).

The escape from the flooding city of the workers by Freder, Maria, Josaphat and the children is extended. In particular when they get to the top of the stairwell they find that it is barred and they try to break it down all the time children are trying to escape.

For a complete list of the added scenes:

http://www.kinolorber.com/metr...lis_added_scenes.pdf

Note that this list is duplicated.

There are a couple of scenes which are still missing so this version has boards to summarise what happens,

A 10/10 film and a very strong contender for the greatest science fiction film ever made, Certainly no other film before the film 2001 can compare to it.

Beyond The Hills (Dupa dealuri) (2012) 9/10

Sparrow (Man jeuk) (2008) 7/10

Child Murders (Gyerekgyilkosságok ) (1993) 8.5/10 

The Illumination (Iluminacja) (1973) 7.5/10

A Farewell To Arms (1932) 7.5/10

Take The Money And Run (1969) 7/10

Case For A Rookie Hangman (Prípad pro zacínajícího kata) (1970) 7/10