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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Johnny Dlamini (1980's)
























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Johnny Dlamini, a renowned gang leader, is betrayed by his men in a hostile take-over when they execute an assassination attempt on his life. Johnny’s second-in-command takes control of the gang, completely unaware that Johnny actually survived the attack. One by one, the gang members are taken out as Johnny exacts his revenge on his former gang members, and believing he has won the day, reunites with his wife. But crime, it turns out, doesn’t pay very well, when Johnny realizes his wife is in fact an under-cover police officer. In the end, Johnny loses it all and is sent to prison for his criminal dealings.

Friday, April 6, 2018

Princesse Tam-Tam (1935)



























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Max de Mirecourt, celebrated French novelist, takes a vacation from his social-butterfly wife in Tunisia, where he meets beautiful Alwina, a barefoot hill shepherdess. To cure his writer's block, Max casts Alwina as heroine in a real-life 'Pygmalion' story. She reacts to civilized ways and emotions with charming simplicity. Now Max, stung by reports of his wife's affair with a dark-skinned maharajah, has the idea of launching Alwina in Paris society as a princess. Will civilization spoil her wild charms? Who will pair off with whom? 

Jasper in a Jam (1946)










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This George Pal "Puppetoon" (production number U5-7) features the music of Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra and the voice of singer Peggy Lee. It takes place in a pawnshop where, when the clock strikes midnight, all of the hocked instruments in the shop come to life. Barnet and the band are featured on "Pompton Turnpike", Peggy Lee sings "Old Man Mose is Dead", and they get together on a rousing rendition of "Cherokee", while "Jasper" (a black-kid puppet character) dreams he is trapped by a totem pole.