Movies I Watched in March

This month my family and I watched seasons 2 & 3 of All Creatures Great and Small. I also got back into The Rockford Files - I'm almost done with season 1. I started reading Hayley Mills' memoir, Forever Young. I found an autographed copy at a used bookstore for $7!!!

* indicates a rewatch

1. Hotel Reserve (1944) - James Mason
2. Johnny in the Clouds/The Way to the Stars (1945) - John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard
3. Canyon Passage (1946) - Dana Andrews & Susan Hayward, Brian Donlevy, Patricia Roc, Lloyd Bridges, Andy Devine, Hoagy Carmichael, Ward Bond
4. *Gentleman's Agreement (1947) - Gregory Peck & Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere, Dean Stockwell, June Havoc, Jane Wyatt
5. Fort Dobbs (1958) - Clint Walker, Virginia Mayo, Brian Keith
6. The Gallant Hours (1960) - James Cagney
7. The Cardinal (1963) - Tom Tryon, John Huston, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley, Burgess Meredith, Ossie Davis
8. *The Mean Season (1985) - Kurt Russell
9. *Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong
10. *Overboard (1987) - Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell, Roddy McDowall, Katherine Helmond
11. Rose Hill (1991 Hallmark) - Jennifer Garner, Kevin Zegers
12. Stepmom (1998) - Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandan, Ed Harris
13. *Shanghai Noon (2000) - Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Lui
14. The Magic of Ordinary Days (2004 Hallmark) - Keri Russell

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026) - Elvis Presley

Least Favorite Film: I watched an hour of Cimarron (1960) but it was on the depressing side. I'll probably finish it one day though. The Cardinal was ok. Romy Schneider's final scene, however, was excellent (acting-wise). 

Favorite Movie: Hotel Reserve was interesting. I want to seek out more of Mason's early work.

Recognize anything? Hint: It's 50 seconds in ;)

Movies I Watched in February

Call Northside 777

This month me and my family watched the first season of All Creatures Great and Small (the current one). I really enjoyed seeing Diana Rigg in a couple of episodes!

* indicates a rewatch

1. One Hour with You (1932) - Maurice Chevalier & Jeannette McDonald, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young
2. One in a Million (1936) - Sonja Henie, Don Ameche, Adolph Menjou, Jean Hersholt
3. *The Awful Truth (1937) - Cary Grant & Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy
4. *Stagecoach (1939) - Claire Trevor & John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Donald Meek, Andy Devine
5. Lost Angel (1943) - Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Keenan Wynn
6. Cinderella Jones (1946) - Joan Leslie & Robert Alda, S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall, Edward Everrett Horton
7. Call Northside 777 (1948) - James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Conte, Helen Walker
8. The Stratton Story (1949) - James Stewart & June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead
9. Riding Shotgun (1954) - Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris
10. Just My Luck (1957) - Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford
11. *27 Dresses (2008) - Katherine Heigl & James Marsden
12. The Best of Me (2014) - James Marsden (with alternate ending)
13. *Tomb Raider (2018) - Alicia Vikander, Dominic West
14. What Happens Later (2023) - Meg Ryan & David Duchovny

Least Favorite Film: One in a Million and Cinderella Jones. One Hour with You had a lot of singsong rhyming dialogue. 

Favorite Movie: Lost Angel was really cute. I also enjoyed The Stratton Story, though it was a little more personal for me as my dad lost his leg in a motorcycle accident in his early 20s (before any of us kids were born). Riding Shotgun was good (though I feel like it needed to be longer to explain better why the entire town was so quick to condemn someone they knew).