Movies

Im Staub der Sterne (1976) East German SF film, extremely colorful and cheesy with garishly painted plywood sets and lots of scantily clad dancing girls. Elicited crows of joyous laughter from me at its delightful presentation, somewhat on the level of TV's Space 1999 - wonderful futuristic costumes, brightly-lit sets (a very early use of cheap vacuum-formed items stuck to the walls and painted silver, possibly influenced by the design of Silent Running) and surprising locations, including what appears to be a vast salt mine and a bizarre sculpture park. Fun to see. 7/10

Millie (1931) Conventional melodrama of the Modern Woman, starting with a divorce and ending with a trial scene. I watched it primarily to see what the deal is with Helen Twelvetrees who is presented here as possessing alluring qualities not readily apparent to me, and to enjoy the too-brief appearances of Joan Blondell. Not the worst thing I've seen this week, nice night club scenes. 5/10