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I recently watched two of Chadwick's last films. The first, Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods I didn't care for at all. But, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom in which he co-stars with Viola Davis is really quite good. I wouldn't be surprised if he won the Oscar for it.

Monday, January 11 Rod Taylor’s birthday. 2:30 p.m. Trader Horn (1973). I haven’t seen this version.

Sunday, January 10/11 12:45 a.m. The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916). With Anna Pavlova.

Saturday, January 9 8 a.m. The Bookworm Turns (1940). Animated short featuring Mel Blanc. 6 p.m. King Kong (1933). Featuring the big guy.

Friday, January 8 Pat Hingle night 8 p.m. Hang ‘Em High (1968).

Thursday, January 7 12:30 p.m. Let Us Be Gay (1930). With two Canadian actresses, Norma Shearer and Marie Dressler.

China’s Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture of 2019 was … My People, My Country (2019) Kaige Chen, Hu Guan, Has Ning, Muye Wen, Zhen Xu, Xiaolu Xue, Yibai Zhang, China

Wednesday, January 6 5 p.m. Listen Darling (1938). With Judy Garland and Freddie Bartholomew. I’ve never seen this one.

Tuesday, January 5 4:45 p.m. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

Monday, January 4 8 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019). A new documentary.

Not too many people have seen this little Canadian film. I would recommend it as well.

1921 - The Phantom Carriage 1931- City Lights 1941- Citizen Kane 1951- The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice 1961- The Hustler 1971- A Clockwork Orange 1981- Das Boot 1991- The Silence of the Lambs 2001- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2011- The Descendants

Sunday, January 3/4 Pedro Almodovar double bill 2 a.m. Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Me (1980). 3:30 a.m. Labyrinth of Passion (1982). Replaced in Canada with Tiger Shark (1932) and Alone In the Dark (1982) respectively.

Saturday, January 2 4 p.m. Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Stunning David Lean film.

Friday, January 1 6 a.m. A Night at the Opera (1935). What a great way to kick off a new year and pray that it will be a little more carefree.

1966 10. Wings (1966) Larisa Shepitko, Russia This was like a Russian Antonioni movie. The main character, a middle aged school teacher played well by Maya Bulgakova searches for some meaning in her life while reminiscing about the times when she was a fighter pilot during WWII and in love. This is one I would already like to see again. I couldn’t tell if I was missing something as with the first viewing it felt a bit flat and dated. But like some films, my impression of it the next day was better. La Grande Vadrouille (1966) Gerard Oury, France. Terry-Thomas and his RAF Bomber crew are forced to bail out over WWII occupied France and comic duo Bourvil and Louis de Funes come to their rescue. If silly French farce is your cup of tea this should not disappoint. One of the English titles is The Big Runaround which aptly describes the film. Terry-Thomas surprisingly takes a back seat and is quite restrained. For me the real star of the film was the gorgeous cinematography which I was to learn in the tail credits was done by none other than Claude Renoir. It has amazing locations which make you want to go touring in France immediately.

Thursday, December 31 9:15 a.m. The Thin Man (1934). It must be the end of the year. Goodbye 2020!

Wednesday, December 30 9:30 a.m. The Square Peg (1958). You may have to suffer through Norman Wisdom to get to the beautiful Honor Blackman but it is worth it.

Tuesday, December 29/20 2 a.m. The Belly of an Architect (1987). Odd teaming of Peter Greenaway and Brian Dennehy.

Sad to hear this news. Above Rosalind Knight as Helene de Sisi with Gene Wilder in Start the Revolution Without Me.

Monday, December 28 7:15 a.m. Beauty and the Beast (1946). French classic by Jean Cocteau.

They were a surprise addition that closed the show and were about an hour late taking the stage - after a very long day in a hot smoke-filled arena. And it wasn't all cigarette smoke let me tell you.

Yes, this was the point where I picked up on The James Gang. I saw them a bit later at a Cheap Thrills concert in Toronto which cost $3.50. Included were Steppenwolf, Buddy Miles, Rita Coolidge, Ronnie Hawkins, Taj Mahal and Sly and Family Stone

The winner of the 2019 Cinema Brazil Best Picture Award was … Bacurau (2019) Kleber Mendonca Filho, Juliano Dornelles, Brazil The winner of the 2019 Cinema Brazil Best Ibero-American Film was … Heroic Losers (2019) Sebastian Borensztein, Argentina The winner of the 2019 Cinema Brazil Best Foreign Film was … Parasite (2019) Joon-ho Bong, South Korea

Sunday, December 27/28 5:15 a.m. Wild Strawberries (1957). This is probably my favourite Ingmar Bergman film.