Movies I Watched in July

The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

This month I watched season 1-3 of Poldark (2015-2019). I really liked the first season. The second season was still fine but during the third I considered stopping as it was pretty much constant drama and revenge. There was also a marital r*pe storyline introduced for a side character - I fast-forwarded those scenes even though nothing was shown. The series has gorgeous shots of Cornwall. I really want to go there. 

I really enjoyed all of the Bruce Brown surfing documentaries that aired on TCM this month. His commentary had me laughing out loud. The first one felt like watching someone's college home movies. I first watched The Endless Summer (1965) several years ago, so it was fun to see that again. I also want to watch The Endless Summer Revisted (2000) and A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story (2020). All three are on Tubi. I'm also finally read Gidget by Frederick Kohner. My brother found a copy that the real "Gidget" autographed!

* indicates a rewatch

1. *Berlin Express (1948) - Robert Ryan & Merle Oberon
2. *Quo Vadis (1951) - Robert Taylor & Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov
3. Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) - Burt Lancaster & Phyllis Thaxter
4. *Artists and Models (1955) - Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Dorothy Malone, Shirley MacLaine, Eva Gabor
5. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) - Glenn Ford & Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford
6. Ice Cold in Alex (1958) - John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews
7. *Three Days of the Condor (1975) - Robert Redford & Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson
8. The Fabulous Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1977) - Kenneth More
9. The Makioka Sisters (1983-Japanese) - Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa, Keiko Kishi, Kuniko Miyake
10. *Corrina, Corrina (1994) - Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Majorino, Ray Liotta, Don Ameche
11. *Gladiator (2000) - Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielson, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou
12. *Shallow Hal (2001) - Jack Black & Gwenyth Paltrow, Jason Alexander
13. Comeback Season (2006) - Ray Liotta

Slippery When Wet (1958) - had a couple shots of the real Gidget!

Surf Crazy (1959)

Barefoot Adventure (1960) - with narration recorded in 1990

Surfin Shorts (1960) - "Hangin' with Bruce" & "The Wet Set" + "America's Newest Sport" (1966)

Surfing Hollow Days (1961)

*The Endless Summer (1965)

Least Favorite Film: Well, The Fabulous Journey to the Centre of the Earth was a little on the corny side. I definitely prefer the Brendan Fraser and James Mason versions.

Favorite Film: The Bruce Brown surfing films.

The real Gidget