Movies I Watched in December

Season 4 Opening Theme

I started watching season 4 of The Avengers and am greatly enjoying it (first 10 episodes this month)! It's on tubi but was missing season 1, so I hadn't started it. Then I decided to just go ahead and start with season 2 and was confused when Diana Rigg wasn't listed in the opening credits. So I googled it and discovered that season 1 only has three surviving episodes and that Diana Rigg was in seasons 4-6. I like Honor Blackman too (season 2 & 3) so I will definitely go back and watch those at some point. To give you a glimpse of why I started watching it: Out of Africa => composer John Barry =>James Bond - On His Majesty's Secret Service with Diana Rigg => The Avengers.

* indicates a rewatch

1. *The Thin Man (1934) - William Powell & Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton
2. *Remember the Night (1940) - Fred MacMurray & Barbara Stanwyck
3. The Perfect Snob (1941) - Charles Ruggles, Cornel Wilde, Anthony Quinn
4. *I'll Be Seeing You (1944) - Ginger Rogers & Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Spring Byington
5. *Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - Barbara Stanwyck & Dennis Morgan, S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, Reginald Gardiner, Sydney Greenstreet, Una O'Conner
6. Smart Woman (1948) - Constance Bennett & Brian Aherne
7. It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Ray Milland, Paul Douglas, Jean Peters
8. *The Secret Garden (1949) - Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall
9. *White Christmas (1954) - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera Ellen, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes
10. *We're No Angels (1955) - Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Leo G. Carroll, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Gloria Talbot
11. 5 Against the House (1955) - Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith
12. Kidnapped (1960) - James MacArthur, Peter Finch, Bernard Lee, Peter O'Toole, Finlay Currie
13. Out of Africa (1985) - Meryl Streep & Robert Redford
14. *Mickey's Christmas Carol (1987) - Alan
15. *Elf (2003) - Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart
16. *Blind Dating (200) - Chris Pine
17. The Contractor (2022) - Chris Pine, Ben Foster

Backstairs at the White House (1979 Mini-Series) - ep. 1, loads of familiar faces

Least Favorite Film: Smart Woman and Out of Africa were both just ok. The score for the latter was gorgeous though, as was Mr. Redford ;)

Favorite Movie: Definitely It Happens Every Spring. 

Favorite Quote: These two pick-up lines from 5 Against the House.

"I'm a stranger in town, can you direct me to your house?" - Brian Keith

"Excuse me, I'm writing a new telephone book and I'd like to include your name and number."

Novak has a stunning, or as the posters say "sizzling," character introduction. 

I love the glitter in her hair.

Keep an eye out for my end-of-year stats post!! 

I should have it up by this weekend :)