Yesterday I went to see Paddington In Peru. Charming.

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B&W noir crime thriller about a man who sees a murder committed against a witness in an upcoming trial and decides to go into hiding after the police want him to identify the killer in court. The police keep a close eye on his wife, hoping she will lead them to him before the killer can find him. Not sure why the title is 'Woman on the Run' because it's about a man on the run while his wife desperately tries to contact him.

A classic Japanese monster movie from the 60's. The last time I watched this I was probably around 10 to 12 years old and it was even weirder and more wonderful than I remembered. As usual, radiation from atomic bomb detonations is a feature of the story. Add to that a tribe of primitive island people, a pair of miniature fairy twins, an unscrupulous entrepreneur, a linguist, a photographer, a newspaper reporter, a kid or two, a giant caterpillar, and the Japanese military, and you have all the ingredients necessary for a bang-up Japanese monster movie.

Is this the one where Mothra fights Godzilla?

No appearance of Godzilla in this one.

I one I saw had a lot of the same elements., including the miniature fairy twins. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the same footage was used. In the one I saw, Godzilla was the bad monster while Mothra was the good monster. I would describe their battle, which has an interesting outcome, but I don't want to spoil an amazing cinematic experience for you or others who want to watch it :)

A small-time criminal does time in prison and decides to try his luck at pimping after he's released, much to the dismay of his brother, an activist trying to take criminals off the streets. He runs afoul of a couple of corrupt cops and his former crime boss who wants him to return to work for him.

A Japanese sci-fi/fantasy flick with futuristic submarines, heroes and villains. I found a bootleg DVD of this one for $6 (USD) and took a chance and bought it. Turned out to be top-notch quality video and audio. This movie is different from most Japanese sci-fi/fantasy films that I've seen, because the dialog was originally recorded in English and most of the cast were American actors. It reminded me of some of the 60's TV shows by Irwin Allen like 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' and 'Lost in Space.' Sort of like a cross between those two made into a full-length film. The special effects ranged between very good to goofy but even the ridiculous effects didn't make the story any less entertaining.

Sold the Wicker Man to my Israeli fiancé, billing it as the ultimate "the buildup could be a bit slow but the third act is worth it" film.

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Silent B&W German sci-fi film by Fritz Lang, with a love story within the plot. The video I saw looked very good considering the age of the movie. I watched a version with English subtitles added because my German is rudimentary at best. The directing was as good as I expected, the acting was fairly typical of films of the era, and I thought the special effects were good for the time. Supposedly, the countdown sequence for the rocket launch was the first time that a countdown was ever used to depict a rocket launch. The story had some ridiculous and scientifically wrong aspects to it but it was fairly entertaining and managed to keep me interested despite the rather long running time of 166 minutes.