Films I Viewed in 2023

(SB)=seen before

All films not made in English were viewed in the original language with English subtitles unless otherwise specified.

I am not subscribed to any streaming service, and the majority of my viewing has been on DVD. I generally do not specify unless the presentation is somehow compromised.

1/1 – Golden Dawn (Ray Enright, 1930) 8
1/2 – Week End (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) 10 (SB)
1/4 – Impressions: A Journey Behind the Scenes of Twin Peaks (Jason S., 2017) 9 :
“….. – The Man with the Elevated Hair
“….. – Tell It Martin
1/5 – Two Blue Balls
“…. – The Number of Completion
“….. – Bad Binoculars
1/6 – See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
“….. – Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
“….. A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
1/8 – The Polish Accountant
“….. – A Pot of Boiling Oil
“….. – State Fair (José Ferrer, 1962) 8
1/9 – From Page to Screen to Stage: State Fair (Jamie Willett, 2005) 7
“….. Vintage Stage Excerpt: “It Might as Well Be Spring” performed by Mary Martin (March 28, 1954) 8
1/12 – State Fair (Ferrer) [ audio commentary by actor Pat Boone (2005) (to 11:21) ]
“….. – Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga/The Horrors of Nuremberg Castle/Baron Blood (Mario Bava, 1972) 10 [European English version]
1/14 – Roma (Federico Fellini, 1972) 10
1/16 – Roma [ audio commentary by Frank Burke, author of Fellini’s Films (2016) ]
1/17 – Baron Blood [ audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2007) ]
1/18 – Roma deleted scenes
“….. – Paul Sorrentino on Roma (Issa Clubb, 2016) 7
1/19 – Valerio Magrelli on Roma (Issa Clubb, 2016) 6
“….. – Felliniana (Issa Clubb, 2016) 8
“….. – Beyond Westworld: Westworld Destroyed (Ted Post, 1980) 7
1/20 – Beyond Westworld: My Brother’s Keeper (Rod Holcomb, 1980) 6
1/21 – The Princess and the Frog [ audio commentary by co-writers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements and producer Peter Del Vecho (to 20:51) ]
1/22 – Beyond Westworld: Sound of Terror (Paul Stanley, 1980) 7
“….. – Hansel and Gretel (Michael Meyerberg, 1954) [shut itself off at 32:15 due to disc damage]
“….. – It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) 10 (SB)
1/23 – The Making of It’s a Wonderful Life (Sandra Moisseeff, 1990) 6
“….. – Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life: A Personal Remembrance (1991) 7
“….. – State Fair (Ferrer) [ audio commentary by actor Pat Boone (2005)(to 32:38) ]
“….. The Black Klansman (Ted V. Mikels, 1966) [to 36:49–I knew I was too tired to start it] 6
1/25 –
1/30 – Beyond Westworld: The Lion (Jack Starrett, 1980) 5
“….. – State Fair (Ferrer) [ audio commentary by actor Pat Boone (2005) (to 1:05:34) ]
“….. – Beyond Westworld: Takeover (Don Weis, 1980) 7
1/31 – Land of the Lost: Cha-Ka (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 8 (probably SB)
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Sleestak God (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 9 (probably SB)
“….. – Land of the Lost: Dopey (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 8 (SB)
“….. – State Fair (David Lowell Rich, 1976) 7

2/1 – Land of the Lost: Downstream (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 7
“….. – Land of the Lost: Tag-Team (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Stranger (Bob Lally, 1974) 10
“….. – Land of the Lost: Album (Bob Lally, 1974) 9
“….. – Land of the Lost: Skylons (Bob Lally, 1974) [disc shut off due to defect]
2/4 – State Fair (Ferrer) [ audio commentary by actor Pat Boone (2005) (to 1:23:35) ]
“….. – State Fair (Ferrer) [ audio commentary by actor Pat Boone (2005) (to 1:39:21) ]
“…. – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra, 1939) 9
2/6 – Moana (John Musker, Ron Clements, Chris Williams, Don Hall, 2016) 8
“….. – Alessia Cara: How Far I’ll Go ([Aya Tanimura], 2016)
“….. – State Fair (Ferrer) [ audio commentary by actor Pat Boone (2005) (conclusion) ]
2/7 – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [ audio commentary by Frank Capra, Jr. (2008) (to 34:31) ]
2/8 – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [ audio commentary by Frank Capra, Jr. (2008) (to 44:10) ]
“….. – Leonard Maltin Presents Warner Night at the Movies 1935 (2005) 7
“….. – Captain Blood (Michael Curtiz, 1935) 9
2/10 – Land of the Lost: Skylons (Bob Lally, 1974) 9
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Hole (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 9
2/11 – Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born ([Karen Hillhouse], Taylor Made Entertainment, 2005) 7
“….. – The News Parade of 1935 (Hearst Metrotone News, 1935)
“….. – All American Drawback (Lloyd French, 1935) 7
“….. – Johnny Green & His Orchestra (Joseph Henabery, 1935) 7
“….. – Billboard Frolics (I. Freleng [Friz Freleng], 1935) 7
2/13 – Geltonų Plytų Kelias [Yellow Brick Road] (Asta Einikytė, 1993) 9 [no subtitles]
2/14 – Captain Blood Lux Radio Theater Broadcast 2/22/1937 [ audio only ]
2/18 – Land of the Lost: The Paku Who Came to Dinner (Bob Lally, 1974) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Search (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 8
2/21 – The Princess and the Frog [ audio commentary by co-writers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements and producer Peter Del Vecho (conclusion) ]
2/22 –
“….. – The Third Part of Henry the Sixt/Henry VI, Part III (Jane Howell, 1983) [shut itself off at 3:21:17 due to disc damage]
2/23 –
2/24 – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Kid Icarus (James Rolfe, 2023) 7
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Possession (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 9 (SB)
“….. – Land of the Lost: Follow That Dinosaur (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 9
2/26 – Land of the Lost: Stone Soup (Bob Lally, 1974) 7
2/27 – Land of the Lost: Elsewhen (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 10 (SB)
“….. – The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011) 10
2/28 – The Leopard Man (Jacques Tourneur, 1943) [shut itself off at 26:20 due to disc damage]

3/1 – Land of the Lost: Hurricane (Bob Lally, 1974) 9
“….. – Land of the Lost: Circle (Dennis Steinmetz, 1974) 10 (SB)
“….. – Land of the Lost: Tar Pit (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Zarn (Bob Lally, 1975) 9
3/2 – Land of the Lost: Fair Trade (Bob Lally, 1975) 7
“….. – Land of the Lost: One of Our Pylons Is Missing (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 9
3/3 – Land of the Lost: The Test (Bob Lally, 1975) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: Gravity Storm (Bob Lally, 1975) 9
“….. – Bloopers [The Artist] (2011)
“….. – The Artist: The Making of an American Romance (Jean-Paul Chaillet, 2012) 8
“….. – Q&A with the Filmmakers and Cast [The Artist] 7
3/4 – Land of the Lost: The Longest Day (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 10
“….. – Land of the Lost: The Pylon Express (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 10
3/5 – Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (Henry Koster, 1962) 8
3/6 – Fox Movietone News: Gopher Gridders Visit Movie Lot (1962) 8
“….. – The Million Eyes of Sumuru (Lindsay Shonteff, 1967) 7
3/7 – Hollywood as a Character: The Locations of The Artist (2012) 7
“….. – The Artisans Behind The Artist (2012) 7
“….. Diabolik/Danger: Diabolik (Mario Bava, 1968) 10
3/8 – Beastie Boys: Body Movin’ (Nathanial Yöungblood, 1998) 7 (SB) [also with audio commentary by Adam Yauch]
“….. – Danger: Diabolik: From Fumetti to Film (Kim Aubry, 2005) 8
“….. – The New Adventues of Wonder Woman: Flight to Oblivion (Alan Crosland, 1978) 6
“….. – Temporary Girl (Lisa Kotin, Johnny White, 1998) 8
3/9 – Lisa Kotin (Writer/Director/Lead Actor) (2005) 6
3/10 – Land of the Lost: Nice Day (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 7
“….. – Land of the Lost: Baby Sitter (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 8
3/11 – The Web (Michael Gordon, 1947) 9
3/12 – Oscars95 (Glenn Weiss, 2023) 7
3/13 – Kansas City (Robert Altman, 1996) 9
3/16 – Westworld: The Original (Jonathan Nolan, 2016) 10
“….. – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [ audio commentary by Frank Capra, Jr. (2008) (to 1:16:12) ]
3/18 – Westworld: Chestnut (Richard J. Lewis, 2016) 8
“….. – Westworld: The Stray (Neil Marshall, 2016) 9
“….. – Welcome to Westworld: About the Series (HBO, 2016)
3/20 – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [ audio commentary by Frank Capra, Jr. (2008) (to 1:29:22) ]
3/21 – Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers… “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” (Michael Gillis, 1999) 6
“….. – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [ audio commentary by Frank Capra, Jr. (2008) (conclusion) ]
“….. – Westworld: An Invitation to the Set (Warner Bros., 2016) 7
“….. – Westworld: The Big Moment: Teddy Versus the Man in Black (Warner Bros., 2016) 7
“….. – Westworld: The Big Moment: A Host Self-Sanotages (Warner Bros., 2016) 7
“….. – Welcome to Westworld (Warner Bros., 2016) 7
“….. – Realizing the Dream: First Week on the Set of Westworld (Warner Bros., 2017) 8
“….. – Westworld: Imagining the Main Title (Warner Bros., 2017) 8
“….. – Westworld: Dissonance Theory (Vincenzo Natali, 2016) 9
3/23 – Star Trek 1312.4: Where No Man Has Gone Before (James Goldstone, 1966) 8
3/24 – Land of the Lost: The Musician (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 10
3/25 – Land of the Lost: Split Personality (Gordon Wiles, 1975) 10
“….. – Land of the Lost: Blackout (Bob Lally, 1975) 9
“….. – The Web [ audio commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney (2021) (to 20:05) ]
“….. – Westworld: Contrapasso (Jonny Campbell, 2016) 10
3/26 – Land of the Lost: After-Shock (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: Survival Kit (Rick Bennewitz, 1976) 7
“….. – Superjuffie!/Super Miss! (Martijn Smits, 2018) 9 [English dubbed] Review
3/27 – The Web [ audio commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney (2021) (conclusion) ]
“….. – Santo vs. la hija de Frankestein/Santo vs the Daughter of Frankenstein (Miguel M. Delgado, 1972) 5
3/28 – Westworld: The Adversary (Frederick E. O. Toye, 2016) 10
3/30 – Westworld: Trompe l’Oeil (Frederick E. O. Toye, 2016) 10

4/1 – Westworld: Trace Decay (Stephen Williams, 2016) 10
“….. – Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, 2022) 10
4/2 – Deleted Scenes With Commentary
“….. – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Superman 64 (SB)
4/3 – The NeverEnding Story (Wolfgang Petersen, 1984) 7 (SB)
4/4 – Everything Everywhere All at Once [ audio commentary with writers/directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (to 36: 03) ]
4/5 – Everything Everywhere All at Once [ audio commentary with writers/directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (to 1:28:35) ]
“….. – Everything Everywhere All at Once [ audio commentary with writers/directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (conclusion) ]
4/6 – Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once (Cliff Stephenson, 2022) 8
“….. – This Is a Life music video (2022) 5
“….. – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Hydlide (SB)
“….. – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Super Hydlide/Virtual Hydlide (SB)
“….. – Onward (Dan Scanlon, 2020) 7
4/8 – The Leopard Man (Jacques Tourneur, 1943) 9
“….. – The Leopard Man [ audio commentary by William Friedkin (2005) ]
“….. – The Ghost Ship (Mark Robson, 1943) 9
4/10 – Land of the Lost: The Orb (Rick Bennewitz, 1976) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: Repairman (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 9
“….. – Land of the Lost: Medusa (Rick Bennewitz, 1976) 7
“….. – Land of the Lost: Cornered (Rick Bennewitz, 1976) 8
“….. – Putting Everything on the Bagel: Cooking Up the Multiverse (2022) 8
“….. – Alpha Bits (2022) 8
“….. – Everything Everywhere All at Once: Benhind the Scenes Goofiness (2022) 8
“….. – Star Trek 1329.1: Mudd’s Women (Harvey Hart, 1966) 8
“….. – Westworld: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Michelle Maclaren, 2016) [disc shut off at 54:50 due to damage]
4/12 – Star Trek 1512.2: The Corbomite Manuever (Joseph Sargent, 1966) 10 (SB)
4/14 – Room Service (William A. Seiter, 1938) 8
4/15 – Star Trek 1513.1: The Man Trap (Marc Daniels, 1966) 8
4/18 – Nine [ audio commentary with director/choreographer Rob Marshall and producer/choreographer/second unit director John DeLuca (to 46:52) ]
“….. – Creature (Vikram Bhatt, 2014) 7
4/20 – Star Trek 1533.6: Charlie X (Lawrence Dobkin, 1966) 9
“….. – Nine [ audio commentary with director/choreographer Rob Marshall and producer/choreographer/second unit director John DeLuca (to 1:00:05) ]
4/23 – The Shock of the New: The Mechanical Paradise (Lorna Pegram, David Richardson, Robin Lough, 1980) 10
“….. Party Fever (George Sidney, 1938) 5
“….. The Daffy Doc (Robert Clampett, 1938) 6
4/24 – The Shock of the New: The Powers That Be (Lorna Pegram, 1980) 8
“….. – Creature music videos: Saawan Aaya Hai, Hum Na Rahe Hum, Mehboob Ki (Singer Mithoon)
4/25 – The Incomparable Daniel Day-Lewis (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – The Women of Nine (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – Director Rob Marshall (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – Behind the Look of Nine (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
4/26 – The Dancers of Nine (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – The Choreography of “Be Italian” (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – Making of “Cinema Italiano”(The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – The Choreography of “Cinema Italiano” (The Weinstein Company, 2009) 7
“….. – Nine music videos: “Cinema Italiano” featuring Kate Hudson, “Take It All” featuring Marion Cotillard, “Unusual Way” featuring Griffith Frank
“….. – Land of the Lost: Flying Dutchman (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 8
“….. – Nine [ audio commentary with director/choreographer Rob Marshall and producer/choreographer/second unit director John DeLuca (to 1:19:07) ]
4/27 – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Super Pitfall (James Rolfe, 2009) 8 (SB)
“….. – Lisztomania (Ken Russell, 1975) 10
4/29 – The Bells of St. Mary’s (Leo McCarey, 1945) 9
4/30 – It’s All True (Malinda Kathleen Reese, 2023) 10 (World Premiere at The Grammercy Theatre with panel and mini-concert)

5/1 – Nine [ audio commentary with director/choreographer Rob Marshall and producer/choreographer/second unit director John DeLuca (conclusion) ]
5/6 – Westworld: The Reality of AI (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Home Box Office, Inc., 2016) 7
“….. – Westworld: The Big Moment: Maeve Gets an Answer (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Home Box Office, Inc., 2016) 6
“….. – Westworld: The Big Moment: Bernard Faces an Unlikely Saboteur (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Home Box Office, Inc., 2016) 6
“….. – Westworld: The Big Moment: Dr. Ford’s Blood Sacrifice (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Home Box Office, Inc., 2016) 6
“….. – Westworld: Disc 2 Gag Reel (Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Home Box Office, Inc., 2017) 9
5/8 – Sandcastle (Shomshuklla [Shomshuklla Das], 2013) 6
5/9 – The Man from Planet X (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1951) 8
5/13 – Queen of Blood (Curtis Harrington, 1966) 9
5/14 – Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan, 2000) 9 (SB)
5/15 – Split (M. Night Shyamalan, 2016) 8
5/16 – Split alternate ending and deleted scenes with introductions by director/writer M. Night Shyamalan (2017)
“….. – Making of Sandcastle (2014) 5
“….. – Glass (M. Night Shyamalan, 2019) 8
5/17 – Glass alternate opening and deleted scenes with introductions by director/writer M. Night Shyamalan (2019)
“….. – Now Hiring (Mark Cantu, 2014) 7
5/18 – Nude… si muore/Naked You Die/The Young, the Evil and the Savage/The Miniskirt Murders (Anthony Dawson [Antonio Margheriti], 1968) 8
5/22 – Aleph (Wallace Berman, 1966) 8
“….. – Vormittagsspuk/Ghosts Before Breakfast (Hans Richter, 1928) 10
“….. – By Night with Torch and Spear (Joseph Cornell, 1942) 7
“….. – Ballet Mécanique (Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy, 1924) 9
“….. – Retour de la Raison (Man Ray, 1923) 7
“….. – Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky, 1999) 10
“….. – Motion (Rozenn Nobilet, 1995) 7
“….. – Hurry Hurry (Marie Menken, 1977) 6
“….. – Escape (Synchromy No. 4) (Mary E. Bate, Theodore J. Nemeth, Walter Nemeth, 1938) 10
“….. – Apollo (Nishikawa [Tomonari Nishikawa], 2003) 8
“….. – Ecto-Loop II (Guy Maddin, 2016) 8
[all of the above with new live accompaniment by Nick Didkovsky and Robert Kennedy]
5/23 – Guardians of the Galaxy (James Gunn, 2014) 6
5/24 – 虎の尾を踏む男達/Tora no O o Fumu Otokotachi/The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (Akira Kurosawa, 1945/1952) 10
5/26 – Star Trek 1672.1: The Enemy Within (Leo Penn, 1966) 8 (SB)
“….. – Star Trek 1704.2: The Naked Time (Marc Daniels,1966) 9
“….. – Curiosity Killed the George (Matt Shaver, Alex Martens, Joel Haver, 2023) 7
5/30 – Babo 73 (Robert Downey (a prince), 1964) 7

6/1 – All That Money Can Buy/The Devil and Daniel Webster (William Dieterle, 1941) 9 [106-minute uncut version]
6/2 – The Devil and Daniel Webster [ audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and biographer Steven C. Smith (A Heart at Fire’s Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann) (1991, updated 2003) (to 22:59) ]
6/3 – Land of the Lost: Hot-Air Artist (Rick Bennewitz, 1976) 7
“….. – Land of the Lost: Abominable Snowman (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 8
“….. – The Devil and Daniel Webster [ audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and biographer Steven C. Smith (A Heart at Fire’s Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann) (1991, updated 2003) (conclusion) ]
6/4 – The Columbia Workshop: The Devil and Daniel Webster (Ed McGill, 1938) 8 [ audio only ]
“….. – Kim Possible (Adam Stein, Zack Lipovsky, 2019) 7 Review
6/5 – The Columbia Workshop: Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent (Irving Reiss, 1937) 6 [ audio only ]
6/6 – The Making of Split (produced by Ricky Staub, Steve Perrong, Jon Applebaum, Neighborhood Film Company for Universal Studios, 2016) 8
“….. – The Many Faces of James McAvoy (Universal Studios, 2016) 8
“….. – The Filmmaker’s Eye: M. Night Shyamalan (Universal Studios, 2016) 8
“….. – A Conversation with James McAvoy and M. Night Shyamalan (Universal Studios, 2019) 7
“….. – The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét (1937), read by Alec Baldwin (The Criterion Collection, 2003) 8 [ audio only ]
“….. – 大人の見る絵本　生れてはみたけれど/Otona no miru ehon – Umarete wa mita keredo/A Picture Book for Grown-Ups — I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu, 1932) 8
6/8 – Designs on Film: The History of Production Design in the Cinema (Cathy Whitlock Speaking at the Henry Ransom Center at University of Texas at Austin, 2023)
6/9 – Star Trek 1709.2: Balance of Terror (Vincent McEveety, 1966) 9
“….. – The Devil in Context (Christopher Husted essay with film clips of the Devil and Daniel Webster)
6/10 – Here Is a Man Comparison
6/11 – The 76th Annual Tony Awards (Glenn Weiss, 2023) [technical difficulties throughout and was not able to start until nearly an hour in]
6/13 – Dollface ([Stuart Paul], 2021) 7
“….. – Moana [ audio commentary by directors John Musker and Ron Clements (to 36:21)]
6/16 – Foreign Letters (Ela Thier, 2012) 9
6/17 – Ela Thier and Van Khang Interview by Huriyyah Muhammad (2012) 7
6/18 – Confidential File: A Report by Paul Coates: Crime and Horror Comic Books (Irvin Kershner, 1955) 4
“….. – Moana [ audio commentary by directors John Musker and Ron Clements (to 57:12)]
“….. – The Boy Friend (Ken Russell, 1971) 9
6/19 – All Talking… All.. .Singing… All Dancing (Kaleidoscope Films, 1971) 7
“….. – Moana [ audio commentary by directors John Musker and Ron Clements (to 1:13:09)]
“….. – Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee, 2012) 9
6/20 – Music Video
6/24 – A Summer Rain (Ela Thier, 2009) 9
6/28 – Deadbeat at Dawn (Jim Van Bebber, 1988) 7

[too busy with new furniture to watch anything]

7/6 – Danse macabre/Castle of Blood (Anthony Dawson [Antonio Margheriti], 1964) [attempted; froze during opening credits]
7/7 – The New Adventures of Wonder Woman: Séance of Terror (Dick Moder, 1978) 8 (SB)
7/11 – The Shock of the New: The Landscape of Pleasure (Robert McNab, Lorna Pegram, 1980) 8
“….. – The Shock of the New: Trouble in Utopia (Robert McNab, Robin Lough, 1980) 9
7/16 – The Shirley Temple Show: The Land of Oz (William Corrigan, 1960) 8 [SB in black and white with time code and people talking over it]
7/18 – The Seven Five (Tiller Russell, 2014) 9
7/19 – Star Trek 2124.5: The Squire of Gothos (Don McDougall, 1967) 10
“….. – Westworld: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Michelle Maclaren, 2016) [conclusion] 9
7/20 – Westworld: The Bicameral Mind (Jonathan Nolan, 2016) 10
7/21 – Star Trek 2712.4: What Are Little Girls Made Of? (James Goldstone, 1966) 9
7/23 – Die drei !!!/The Three Exclamations/BFF Detectives (Viviane Andereggen, 2019) 8 [English dubbed]
7/26 – The Woman in the Window (Fritz Lang, 1944) 8
7/27 – The Woman in the Window [ audio commentary by film historian Imogen Sara Smith (to 53:51) ]
“….. – สุริโยไท/Suriyothai/The Legend of Suriyothai (Chatrichalerm Yukol, 2001) 6 [142-minute U.S. cut]
7/31 – Sprite Sisters – Vier zauberhafte Schwestern/Four Enchanted Sisters (Sven Unterwaldt, 2020) 8 [English dubbed]
“….. – The Woman in the Window [ audio commentary by film historian Imogen Sara Smith (conclusion) ]
“….. – 祇園の姉妹/Gion no shimai/Gion no kyōdai/Sisters of the Gion (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936) 9

8/1 – The Bribe (Robert Z. Leonard, 1949) 10
8/4 – The Legend of Suriyothai [ audio commentary by Prince Chatri (director) and Kim Aubry (executive prooducer) (to 26:27) ]
8/6 – WALL•E (Andrew Stanton, 2008) 9
8/8 – The Legend of Suriyothai [ audio commentary by Prince Chatri and Kim Aubry (to 1:27:04) ]
8/9 – The Legend of Suriyothai [ audio commentary by Prince Chatri and Kim Aubry (conclusion) ]
8/13 – The Shirley Temple Show: Kim (William Asher, 1960) 6
8/14 – 雪之丞変化/Yukinojō henge/Snow of Strange Change/An Actor’s Revenge (Kon Ichikawa, 1963) 10 (SB?)
8/15 – Tony Rayns (Jason Altman, 2017) 7
“….. – Paura nella città dei morti viventi/Fear in the City of the Living Dead/The Gates of Hell/City of the Living Dead (Lucio Fulci, 1980) 8 [English version]
8/16 – The Making of City of the Living Dead (Edo Brizio, Paolo Zelati, 2010) 6
“….. – 올드보이/Oldeuboi/Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003) 9
8/19 – Star Trek 2713.5: Miri (Vincent McEveety, 1966) 8 (SB)
8/21 – 花咲く港/Hana saku minato/Flower Blooming Port/Port of Flowers (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1943) 7
8/22 – わが映画人生: 市川 崑監督/Waga eiga jinsei: Ichikawa Kon kantoku/My Life in Cinema: Director Kon Ichikawa (Yuji Dan, 1999) 8
8/23 – 宇宙大怪獣ギララ/Uchu Daikaiju Girara/Space Monster Guilala/Guilala/The X from Outer Space (Kazui Nihonmatsu, 1967) 8
8/26 – Anthony Shaffer’s The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973) [98-minute director’s cut] 8 (SB in 88 minute cut)
“….. – The Machine (Caradog James, 2013) 9
8/27 – Inside The Machine (Jonathan Dunn, 2013) 7
8/28 – The Five (Dave Yasuda, 2010) 7
8/29 – Star Trek 2715.1: Dagger of the Mind (Vincent McEveety, 1966) 9
“….. – Ganja & Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973) 8
8/30 – Land of the Lost: Timestop (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 7
8/31 – Land of the Lost: Ancient Guardian (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost: Scarab (Rick Bennewitz, 1976) 6
“….. – Land of the Lost: Medicine Man (Joe Scanlan, 1976) 8
“….. – Land of the Lost Sneak Preview (Brad Silberling interviews Sid and Marty Krofft) (Universal Studios, 2009) 7

9/1 – Star Trek 2817.6: The Conscience of the King (Gerd Oswald, 1966) 9
“….. – The Suspect (Robert Siodmak, 1944) 7
9/3 – Star Trek 2821.5: The Galileo Seven (Robert Gist, 1967) 10 (SB)
9/5 – The Suspect [ audio commentary by film historian Troy Howarth (2021) ]
“….. – The Strange Door (Joseph Pevney, 1951) 6
9/9 – Star Trek 2947.3: Court Martial (Marc Daniels, 1967) 7
9/10 – 下妻物語/Shimotsuma Monogatari/Shimotsuma Story/Kamikaze Girls: The End (Tetsuya Nakashima, 2003) 10
9/14 – The Shock of the New: The Threshold of Liberty (Robert McNab, Melda Gillespie, 1980) 9
9/15 – Beyond the Time Barrier (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1960) 7
9/21 – Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (Roger Corman, 1970) 9 (SB)
9/22 – Idaho Transfer (Peter Fonda, 1973) 9 (SB)
9/23 – Joker (Todd Phillips, 2019) 7
9/24 – Please Welcome…Joker! (WBEI, 2019) 9
9/25 – The Shock of the New: The View from the Edge (Robert McNab, Melda Gillespie, 1980) 8
“….. – Becoming Joker (WBEI, 2019) 7
“….. – Joker: A Chronicle of Chaos (WBEI, 2019) 7
“….. – Joker: Vision & Fury (WBEI, 2019) 7
9/26 – Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (Paul Weitz, 2009) 9 (SB)
9/27 – Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (Anthony Hickox, 1990) 9 (SB)
9/29 – Les Deux Orpheline Vampires/Two Orphan Vampires (Jean Rollin, 1995) 9 (SB)
“….. – Ganja & Hess [ audio commentary by producer Chiz Schultz, actress Marlene Clark, composer/actor Sam Waymon, and cinematographer James Hinton (1988) (to 22:25) ]
“….. – Frankenstein (Jed Mercurio, 2007) 5
9/30 – Ganja & Hess [ audio commentary by producer Chiz Schultz, actress Marlene Clark, composer/actor Sam Waymon, and cinematographer James Hinton (1988) (conclusion) ]
“….. – Frankenstein: The True Story [Part 1] (Jack Smight, 1973) 9

10/1 – Frankenstein: The True Story Part 2 (Jack Smight, 1973) 9
“….. – After the Wizard (Hugh Gross, 2012) 5
10/2 – Les Parents Terribles/The Storm Within (Jean Cocteau, 1948) 8
10/3 – Conversations from the Quad: Les Parents Terribles (The Storm Within) [Richard Peña. Professor of Film Studies, Columbia University, introduction] (Cohen Media, 2018) 7
10/8 – The Blood of the Thing (David Kalat, 2006) 8
10/9 – Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes/Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972) 9
10/10 – Once Within a Time (Godfrey Reggio, Jon Kane, 2022) 10
10/11 – Eerie Indiana: Forever Ware (Joe Dante, 1991) 8 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: The Retainer (Joe Dante, 1991) 9 (SB)
“….. – Moana [ audio commentary by directors John Musker and Ron Clements (conclusion)]
“….. – Eerie Indiana: The ATM with the Heart of Gold (Sam Pillsbury, 1991) 10 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: The Losers (Joe Dante, 1991) 10 (SB)
10/12 – Eerie Indiana: The Broken Record (Todd Holland, 1991 [not shown until 1993[) 9 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: America’s Scariest Home Video (Sam Pillsbury, 1991) 10 (SB)
10/13 – Eerie Indiana: Heart on a Chain (Joe Dante, 1991) 10 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: Just Say No Fun (Bryan Spicer, 1991) 9 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: The Dead Letter (Tim Hunter, 1991) 10 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: The Lost Hour (Bob Balaban, 1991) 10 (SB)
10/14 – Eerie Indiana: Who’s Who (Tim Hunter, 1991) 8 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: Marshall’s Theory of Believability (Bob Balaban, 1992) 9 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: Tornado Days (Ken Kwapis, 1992) 8 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: The Hole in the Head Gang (Joe Dante, 1992) 9 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: Mr. Chaney (Mark Goldblatt, 1992) 8 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: No Brain, No Pain (Greg Beeman, 1992) 8 (SB)
10/15 – Eerie Indiana: The Loyal Order of Corn (Bryan Spicer, 1992) 10 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: Zombies in P.J.s (Bob Balaban, 1992) 9 (SB)
“….. – Eerie Indiana: Reality Takes a Holiday (Ken Kwapis, 1992) 10 (SB)
10/18 – L’Apprentisage de la mise en scène: Souvenirs de Claude Pinoteau/Learning to Direct – Claude Pinoteau’s Memories/Learning to Direct – An Interview with Assistant Director Claude Pinoteau (TFI Videro, 2010) 7
“….. – Les Parents Terribles Camera Tests
10/19 – In the Mouth of Madness (John Carpenter, 1994) 10 (SB)
“….. – M3GAN (Gerard Johnstone, 2023) 9 (unrated version)
10/20 – The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980) 8 [unmatted VHS]
10/24 – Onward [ audio commentary by writer/director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae ]
“….. – In the Mouth of Madness [ audio commentary by director John Carpenter and Cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe (to 33:38) ]
“….. – Inner Workings of the Human Body (Leonardo Matsuda, 2018) 7
10/25 – Fierrabras (Claus Guth, Gudrun Hartmann, Thomas Grimm, 2007) 6
10/26 – R.I.A. – Reality Interface Android/Override (Richard Colton, 2021) 7
10/28 – The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (Bomani J. Story, 2023) 7 [missed first few minutes]
10/29 – Frankenstein Unbound (Roger Corman, 1990) 9
“….. A Witches’ Ball (Justin G. Dyck, 2017) 8 (SB)
10/31 – Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (Peter DeLuise, 2015) 8 (SB)
“….. – The Halloween Tree (Mario Piluso, 1993) 8 (SB)

11/2 – Witch Hunt (Elle Callahan, 2021) 8
11/3 – Grave of the Vampire (John Hayes, 1972) 6 [unmatted VHS]
11/4 – The Vampire (Paul Landres, 1957) 7
11/8 – Doctor Who: The Smugglers: Episode 1 (Julia Smith, 1966) 8 [Loose Cannon reconstruction]
“….. – Doctor Who: The Smugglers: Episode 2 (Julia Smith, 1966) 9 [Loose Cannon reconstruction]
“….. – Doctor Who: The Smugglers: Episode 3 (Julia Smith, 1966) 8 [Loose Cannon reconstruction]
“….. – Doctor Who: The Smugglers: Episode 4 (Julia Smith, 1966) 8 [Loose Cannon reconstruction]
11/11 – Made in U.S.A (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966) 8 (SB)
11/14 –
“….. – On the Cusp (Issa Club, 2009) 8
11/15 – Etoile (Peter Del Monte, 1989) 9
11/16 – Black Swan White Swan (Federico Caddeo, 2017) 7
“….. – Little White Shoes (Federico Caddeo, 2017) 7
11/17 – Nightmare Cinema (Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugués, Ryuhei Kitamura, Joe Dante, David Slade, 2018) 8
11/19 – Discovery of Art: Maxfield Parrish (Kultur International, 2000) 3
11/20 – Lost in Oz (Mick Garris, 2002) 8
“….. – The Shock of the New: Culture as Nature (David Richardson, 1980) 10
11/21 – La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016) 9
11/22 – La La Land‘s Love Letter to Los Angeles (Summit Entertainment, 2016) 8
“….. – Ryan and Emma: Third Time’s the Charm (Summit Entertainment, 2016) 7
11/23 – Back Door to Heaven (William K. Howard, 1939) 8
11/24 – Black Friday (Casey Tebo, 2021) 8
11/25 – Crooked Lines (Harry O’Reilly, 2001) 6
11/27 – Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023) 8
11/28 – The Shock of the New: The Future That Was (David Richardson, 1980) 9
“….. – M3GAN: A New Vision of Horror (Universal Studios, 2022) 8
“….. – Bringing Life to M3GAN (Universal Studios, 2022) 8
“….. – M3GAN: Getting Hacked (Universal Studios, 2022) 8
11/29 – The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (Bomani J. Story, 2023) 7 [to 8:30]

12/5 – Bowery at Midnight (Wallace Fox, 1942) 7
“….. – Frozen II (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, 2019) 10 (SB)
12/6 – Damnation Alley (Jack Smight, 1977) 5
12/7 – Ercole al centro della Terra/Hercules at the Center of the Earth/Hercules in the Haunted World/Vampire gegen Herakles (Mario Bava, 1961) 9 [Italian-language print with German titles and electronic English subtitles]
12/9 – Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square (Kathryn Barnier, Kelly Anderson, Ryan Joseph, 2022) 9
12/11 – When the Clouds Roll By (Victor Fleming, 1919) 8
12/16 – Wrong (Quentin Dupieux, 2012) 9
12/17 – Phase 7: The Making of a Nonfilm (Jim Kunz, 2013) 7
“….. – Wrong Turd Memories/Memories of a Dog Turd (Kevos Van Der Meiren, 2011) 5
12/19 – THE WRONG “Behind the Scenes” (Emmanuel Herbreteau, 2011) 7
12/20 – The Bionic Woman: Claws (Phil Bondelli, 1976) 7 (SB)
12/21 – The Making of Asteroid City (2023) 8
12/22 – Sette Note in Nero/Seven Notes in Black/The Psychic (Lucio Fulci, 1977) 8 [English]
12/23 – Backwards Faces (Chris Aresco, 2022) 9
12/25 – He-Man­ She-Ra: A Christmas Special (Ernie Schmidt, Bill Reed, 1985) 7 (SB)
“…… – Meet Me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944) 9
12/26 – Damnation Alley [ audio commentary with producer Paul Maslansky (to 56:21) ]
“….. – 醜聞 スキャンダル/Shūbun Sukyandaru/Scandal (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) 10
12/28 – 白蛇傳/Bai she zhuan/White Snake Legend/Madam White Snake (Griffin Yueh Feng, 1962) 9 (SB)
12/29 – Damnation Alley [ audio commentary with producer Paul Maslansky (to 1:15:06) ]
12/30 – Damnation Alley [ audio commentary with producer Paul Maslansky (conclusion) ]
“….. – Survival Run with Co-Screenwriter Alan Sharp (Shout Factory/Red Shirt Pictures, 2011) 7
“….. – Road to Hell with Producer Jerome Zeitman (Shout Factory/Red Shirt Pictures, 2011) 7
12/31 – Landmaster Tales with Vehicle Designer Dean Jeffries (Shout Factory/Red Shirt Pictures, 2011) 7

Currently have from library:

[NYPL policy: Ten items, seven days each, up to ten renewals (if no holds)
Bkyln PL policy: Ten (twelve?) items, three weeks each, up to 15 (formerly 99) renewals (if no holds)
Queens Library policy: Seven (formerly three) Three days, three renewals for feature DVDs, one week for TV seasons; hence third choice]

NYPL:

Backwards Faces (Chris Aresco, 2022)
Damnation Alley (Jack Smight, 1977)
The Hot Heiress (Clarence G. Badger,1931)
Johnny Come Lately (William K. Howard, 1943)
Menschen am Sonntag ein Film ohne Schauspieler/People on Sunday (Curt Siodmak, Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, 1929)
Sette Note in Nero/Seven Notes in Black/The Psychic (Lucio Fulci, 1977)
醜聞 スキャンダル/Shūbun Sukyandaru/Scandal (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
Compagna di viaggio/Traveling Companion (Peter Del Monte, 1996)
Westworld Season Two: The Door (developed by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy based on the film by Michael Crichton, 2016)

Bklyn:

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Cathy Yan, 2020)
Idi i Smotri/Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985)
High Sierra (Raoul Walsh, 1941)
魔女の宅急便/Majo no takkyūbin/Witch’s Express Home Delivery/Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989)
La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016)
The Pajama Game (George Abbott, Stanley Donen, 1957)
Renfield (Chris McKay, 2023)
WALL•E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
Westworld Season One: The Maze Disc 3 (developed by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy based on the film by Michael Crichton, 2016)
The Wind and the Lion (John Milius, 1975)
You Only Live Once (Fritz Lang, 1937)

Queens:

Hold requests:

Current:
(Sometimes these have a long wait.)

The Andromeda Strain (Robert Wise, 1970) [on order; back to the end of the line after a year]
Dark Shadows: The Beginning Collection II (Lela Swift, John Sedwick, 1966) [on order]
The Death Kiss (Edwin L. Marin, 1933)
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (Derek Martinus, 1966) [interlibrary loan]
The Enchanted Cottage (John Cromwell, 1945)
His Kind of Woman (John Farrow, 1951)
El Hombre Que Logro Ser Invisible/El Hombre Invisible/The Invisible Man/The New Invisible Man (Alfredo B. Crevenna, 1958) [on order]
Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist: 8 Films (1925-1979) including The Emperor Jones (Dudley Murphy, 1933) [on order]
Phantom of the Opera (Arthur Lubin, 1943)
Super Mario Bros. (Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel, 1993)

Had out but was either a problem or on hold for someone else and plan to try again:

Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998)
Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos (Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, 1942)/The Three Caballeros (Norman Ferguson, 1943) [broken]
Coco (Lee Unkrich, 2017) [scratched–kept freezing and skipping]
太子妃升职记/Tai zi fei sheng zhi ji/The Crown Princess Promotion/Go Princess Go (Haozhe Lü, 2015) [Chinese subtitles only]
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Nicholas Stoller, 2008) [was on hold for over a year; had to put in another request; now fourth in line; status is now “Missing.”]
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1947) [contains two commentaries and a documentary about Rex Harrison]
極道恐怖大劇場　牛頭　ＧＯＺＵ/Gokudō kyōfu dai-gekijō: Gozu/Yakuza Horror Theatre: Cow’s Head/Gozu (Takashi Miike, 2003)
Hansel and Gretel (Michael Meyerberg, 1954)
Henry V (Laurence Olivier, 1944) [got when I asked for Branagh; hit max renewals before I fixed cracked screen]
The Third Part of Henry the Sixt/Henry VI, Part III (Jane Howell, 1983) [shut itself off at 3:21:17 due to disc damage]
Inside Out (Pete Docter, 2015) [had many copies out of the library, but all damaged so far]
It’s Always Fair Weather (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, 1955) [It will be a miracle if a disc this scratched plays.]
The Jerk (Carl Gottlieb, 1979)
The Paleface (Norman Z. McCloud, 1948)
The Prisoner discs 1-5 (Patrick McGoohan, Pat Jackson, Don Chaffey, David Tomblin, 1967) [NYPL seems to have lost this]
財叔之橫掃千軍/Coi Suk Zi Waang Sou Cin Gwan/Uncle’s Sweeping Thousands/The Raid (Hark Tsui, Siu-Tung Ching, 1991)
Repeat Performance (Alfred L. Werker, 1947) [asked NYPL to order Film Collector’s Society of America edition]
[damaged disc shut itself off at 37:06]
Samsara (Ron Fricke, 2011)
千と千尋の神隠し/Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi/Thousand and Great Depth’s Mysterious Disappearance/Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
Uncertain Glory (Raoul Walsh, 1944) [Bklyn–it says there are no copies so I’m not sure why I was able to put a hold on it. Eventually they removed it from my hold queue.]

Next plans for holds (in library catalog at time placed on list):

The Captive City (Robert Wise, 1952)
Cauldron of Blood (Santos Alcocer, 1970)
The Forbin Project/Colossus — The Forbin Project (Joseph Sargent, 1969)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)
Emma (Douglas McGrath, 1996)
Konec Sprna v Hotelu Ozon/The End of August at the Hotel Ozone (Jan Schmidt, 1966) [on order; cannot place on hold[
The Great Ziegfeld (Robert Z. Leonard, 1938)
In the Year 2889 (Larry Buchanan, 1967)
Island of Terror (Terence Fisher, 1966)
Jubal (Delmer Daves, 1956)
Konga (John Lemont, 1960)
The Magic Sword (Bert I. Gordon, 1962)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (Peter Landesman, 2017)
The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015)
Much Ado About Nothing (Kenneth Branagh, 1993)
Project X (William Castle, 1967)
Rancho Notorious (Fritz Lang, 1952)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Byron Haskin, 1964)
The Satan Bug (John Sturges, 1964)
Die Spinnen/The Spiders (Fritz Lang, 1920)
Frau im Mond/Woman in the Moon (Fritz Lang, 1929)

Next plans for interlibrary loan requests:

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (George Pal, 1964) [Bklyn] [Had out several copies, but none would play through]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete First Season (2013-2014) [NYPL has two copies–disc 1 of the copy I got was unreadable. Kept giving me the same copy–others taped the same complaint to the cover. Status is now “Missing.”]
Babes in Arms (Busby Berkeley, 1939)
Das blau Licht/The Blue Light (Leni Riefenstahl, Béla Balázs, 1932) [asked NYPL to buy]
Danse macabre/Castle of Blood (Anthony Dawson [Antonio Margheriti], 1964) [froze during opening credits]
非典型男女/Fei dim yan sang/Atypical Men and Women/City of SARS (Wai-Man Cheng, 2003) [asked NYPL to buy]
夜叉ヶ池/Yasha-ga-ike/Demon Pond (Masahiro Shinoda, 1979) [asked NYPL to buy]
夜叉ヶ池/Yasha-ga-ike/Demon Pond (Takashi Miike, 2005) [asked NYPL to buy]
The Devil’s Carnival (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2012)
Diary of the Dead (George A. Romero, 2007) [last NYPL copy became unavailable while on hold for me]
Se sei vivo spara/If You Live, Shoot!/Django Kill (Giulio Questi, 1967 [asked NYPL to buy]
Figures in a Landscape (Joseph Losey, 1970)
Get Crazy (Allan Arkush, 1983)
Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein/Hard to Be a God (Peter Fleischmann, 1989) [asked NYPL to buy]
He Who Gets Slapped (Victor Sjöström, 1924) [asked NYPL to buy]
The High Crusade (Klaus Knoesel, Holger Neuhäuser, 1994) [asked NYPL to buy]
Kidnap (Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, 2012) [NYPL seems to have lost this, and no other library in WorldCat has it]
La lengua asesina/Killer Tongue (Alberto Sciamma, 1996)
King of Kings (Nicholas Ray, 1961)
The Last Frontier (Anthony Mann, 1955)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King extended version (Peter Jackson, 2003)
Mädchen in Uniform (Leontine Sagan, 1931) [asked NYPL to buy]
The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan, 2002)
La mansión de la locura/The Mansion of Madness (Juan López Moctezuma, 1973)
May (Lucky McKee, 2002)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying/A Merry War (Robert Bierman, 1997) [asked NYPL to buy]
Akademia pana Kleksa/Mr. Blot’s Academy (Krzysztof Gradowski, 1984) [asked NYPL to buy]
Navajo (Norman Foster, 1952)
No Smoking (Anurag Kashyap, 2007) [asked NYPL to buy.]
Parsifal (Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, 1982) [asked NYPL to buy]
Kökarlen/The Phantom Carriage (Victor Sjöström, 1921) [disc froze about 22 minutes in–counter kept going; only copy at NYPL Bklyn does not have]
ピストルオペラ/Pisutoru Opera/Pistol Opera (Seijun Suzuki, 2001) [asked NYPL to buy]
Quick! Before It Melts (Delbert Mann, 1964) [asked NYPL to buy]
Revenge of the Creature (Jack Arnold, 1955)
Séance on a Wet Afternoon (Bryan Forbes, 1964)
The Shadow of Chikara (Earl E. Smith, 1977)
Shield for Murder (Howard W. Koch, Edmond O’Brien, 1954)
Son of Dracula (Robert Siodmak, 1943) [NYPL seems to own only standalones of the most notable Universal Monsters films.]
Stingaree (William A. Wellman, 1934)
The Swarm (Irwin Allen. 1978) [asked NYPL to buy]
The Swimmer (Frank Perry, 1968) [NYPL’s only copy now has status “MISSING” and was removed from my hold queue.]
Symphony of Six Million (Gregory La Cava, 1932)
Tammy and the Bachelor (Joseph Pevney, 1957) [asked NYPL to buy]
Test Pilot (Victor Fleming, 1938) [asked NYPL to buy]
Los cronocrimenes/Timecrimes (Nacho Vigalondo, 2009) [all three library systems had copies, but all went missing–was fourth in line for a year]
The Two Popes (Fernando Meirelles, 2019)
En las Estrellas/Up Among the Stars (Zoe Berriatúa, 2018)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (John Ford, 1950)

NYPL is phasing out DVDs because of the popularity of streaming. Queens, which still sticks to its ridiculous 3-day checkout for DVDs, has asked people who’ve stopped using DVDs to donate them. NYPL doesn’t seem to understand that streaming is expensive, especially with so many exclusives. It was only within the last five years that NYPL saying that a fourth of New Yorkers don’t even have internet access from home. At $80 a month, it’s a big chunk of my disposable income, and my hard drive is tiny, so I’m not downloading movies. The few I’ve received from others definitely do not look DVD quality.