movies

I watch 'em so you don't have to. A bunch of movies about Native Americans in this mix (at end).

• Hanagatami (花筐) (2017): Gorgeous love-letter to director's lost youth.
• The Naked Civil Servant (1975): John Hurt as Quentin Crisp. Recommended
• An Englishman in New York (2009): Hurt as Crisp again. Recommended
• Native Son (1951): Imperfect drama based on book with author as star on black chauffeur accidentally killing the boss's daughter.
• St. Louis Blues (1958): 3rd movie with this title, this one is biopic of Will Handy with glorious black cast (Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, etc.).
• Catalina Caper (1967): Not worth waiting for Little Richard's brief appearance.
• Chimes at Midnight (1965) : Orson Wells does Falstaff. Highly recommended
• Save the Green Planet! (지구를 지켜라!)(2003): Guy blames space aliens for losses, kidnaps and tortures CEO he suspects is their earth contact.

Native American movies:

• Bearing Witness, Native American Voices in Hollywood (2025): Documentary on roles Native Americans could get in Hollywood. Good information and worth a watch.
• Ramona (1928): silent, gorgeous - 1/2 native girl adopted by evil step mom is loved by son (badly remade in 1936), driven off by mom, suffers.
• Navajo (1952): Navajo boy rejects the white man's school in semi-documentary style flick from white POV. Infuriating that white POV is presumed proper, so worth seeing.
• Devil's Doorway (1950): U.S. veteran Indian tries to use the law to keep whites off his land. Recommended
• The Exiles (1961): Semi-documentary of a night with Native Americans and their struggles. Sad and dull.
• Powwow Highway (1989): Not perfect, but an interesting look at modern issues.
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964): so many stars and yet so tiresome