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Kodachrome and the Dragon Pool

 Monday: The Dragon Murder Case (1934)

            Bernice is engaged to a man named Monty. Her parents throw her an engagement party weekend at their mansion. Most of the guests don't like Monty and believe she could do better. One of the guests is Dale. He is a family friend and ex boyfriend of Bernice. Bernice also seems to still have feelings for him. Near the end of the first night most of the guests decide to go swimming in the natural made pool in the backyard. Monty is the first to jump in followed by Dale and another guest. Dale and the other guest come back, but Monty is no where to be seen. They search all over the pool looking for him. Dale ends up calling the police. The police search for him and question everyone. They learn from Bernice's crazy grandma that there is a legend about the pool. It is called the Dragon Pool because a dragon lives near it and is often swimming in the pool. Her grandma believes it was the dragon who took Monty and probably killed him. When they drain the pool they find dragon footprints. They find Monty's body far from the pool in a hole. The police aren't sure what to believe. I thought this movie was alright.

Tuesday: My Favorite Brunette (1947)

           Ronnie on death row. He tells the story of how he got there. He was a baby photographer. He dreamed of being a private detective. A private detective has an office that connects to Ronni's studio. Ronnie begged him to hire him as a detective. The detective refused but asks him to answer his phone when he is gone. As Ronnie is locking up a woman comes into the detective's office. She mistakes Ronnie for him and Ronnie plays along. Her name is Carlotta and she is in town with her husband. He was kidnapped soon after they arrived. She is concerned for her husband. Ronnie agreed to help. Soon he was approached by men who work with the husband and the husband himself. They said Carlotta is crazy and not to believe her. But Ronnie saw things that questions if they were being truthful. He got in too far and got in trouble. This movie was ok. This movie is a spoof of film noir.

Wednesday: The Iron Petticoat (1956)

       Captain Vinka Kovalenko is a Russian pilot that defects from her home country and goes to the US base in Germany. She defected because she was being discriminated against. Chuck is a captain for the US who is assigned to show her how great capitalism is. Chuck is engaged to get married to a wealthy woman in London. He was supposed to see her before he was assigned to guide Vinka around.  So he tells his superior that London will be the perfect place to show her the greatness of capitalism. Chuck plans to see his fiancee and take Vinka around. Chuck can only get Vinka to come with him when he says she can convince him to become a communist. Things don't go as planned. This movie was ok. 

Friday: The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

         Tammy is raised in a religious household. She becomes very devoted and ends up going to bible college. There she meets Jim Baker. He has some interesting ideas. They fall in love and get married, but married couples aren't allowed to go to bible college. So they have to leave. They want to travel and spread the word of God. Then they learn about christian TV. They are able to get on a network. Their show becomes a success. Jim wants to do more. He ends up creating the 700 club. Tammy and Jim struggle in their marriage. Jim is very ambitious. They start their own network and are successful. But it becomes known that they have big money problems. And the money they collect from people to go to charity and the network is being misused. Jim asks for more and more. He is caught. This is based on a true story. I thought this movie was alright. The acting was great. It was just too religious for me. It was sad on so many levels.

Saturday: Kodachrome (2017)

       A struggling band label representative named Matt finds out his band  has signed with another label. He has been having a hard time signing new bands. To convince his boss not to fire him Matt says he can convince a well known rock band to switch to their label. His boss agrees. Then Matt finds a young woman named Zooey in his office. She says she is the nurse for his father Ben. Ben is a famous photographer. He is dying from cancer. His last wish is to develop some kodachrome film he has. The only place to do that is in Kansas. They were only doing it for another week before they stopped developing kodachrome forever. Ben wants Matt to drive him to Kansas. They don't have a good relationship. Ben is harsh and was never around. Matt initially refuses. Then Ben's agent reaches out. He can get a meeting for Matt with the band he has to sign if he agrees to go on the trip. So he does. Matt and Ben still don't get along. Zooey tries to keep the peace. I thought this was a good movie. Sad but good.

Sunday: Real Women Have Curves (2002)

       Ana is a young Latina women who just graduated high school. Her family can't afford to send her to college so she didn't even apply. Her teacher convinces her to apply for a scholarship. Her family has very traditional views. They don't want her to go to school. They want her to work and get married. Ana reluctantly agrees to help at her sister's dress factory. She sees how hard they work and still don't make enough. She respects her family but wants more for herself. This movies was alright. 

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