Posts filed under 'Drama/Romance'
BURLESQUE- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “After club owner Tess (Cher) hires her to wait tables in an old-school Los Angeles burlesque joint, starry-eyed Ali (Christina Aguilera) sets her sights on taking the stage and blowing patrons away with her soaring voice. But she faces a lot of resistance. Ali’s hot performances have other performers seething with jealousy. Steve Antin directs this drama that co-stars Stanley Tucci, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher and Kristen Bell.” Fair reviews by professionals but good audience reaction. TRDB.
4/11- I really tried to watch this film but finally gave up after 40min., much longer than I generally watch a bad movie. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 20th, 2010
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Pharmaceutical representative Jamie Reidy (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes a player in the big game of male-performance-enhancement-drug sales and, along the way, finds unexpected romance with a woman (Anne Hathaway) suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Based on the real-life Jamie Reidy’s memoir, Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman, this satirical look inside the culture of Big Pharm is directed by Edward Zwick.” Fair reviews at best.
4/11- A fair movie with occasional bright spots including one GREAT scene at a Parkinson’s conference in Chicago. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Drama/Romance
November 20th, 2010
LEMON POPSICLE- 1978. “In 1950s Israel, Benzi (Yftach Katzur), Momo (Jonathan Sagall) and Yudale (Zachi Noy) are typical teenagers with one-track minds. Obsessed with losing their virginity, the three embark on a sex expedition. Calling on young girls, middle-aged nymphomaniacs and prostitutes with questionable hygiene, the boys are well on their way to becoming men. Director Boaz Davidson’s amusing coming-of-age jaunt earned a Golden Globe nomination.”
11/10- Very well done with excellent sound track. I liked the movie despite it being dubbed into English from Hebrew. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 20th, 2010
SUMMER IN GENOA (GENOVA)- 2008. Premise by Netflix. “After his wife’s tragic death, Joe (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Genova for a fresh start. The romantic Italian town has its effects on the girls, as teenager Kelly (Willa Holland) begins to test her sexuality and young Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine) believes she’s seen her mother’s ghost. Director Michael Winterbottom’s poignant tale of love, family and forgiveness co-stars Hope Davis and Catherine Keener.” Good reviews.
4/11- A very good movie with good acting and a fine screenplay without everything neatly wrapped. See it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 18th, 2010
UNKNOWN- 2011. Premise by Rotten Tomatoes. “A doctor (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident while visiting Berlin with his wife only to find that he’s been replaced by another man in this… A doctor (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident while visiting Berlin with his wife only to find that he’s been replaced by another man in this Dark Castle adaptation of Didier Van Cauwelaert’s novel. ORPHAN’s Juame Collet-Serra directs from a script by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell.” Excellent audience early reviews.
Tags: drama
November 17th, 2010
INSPECTOR BELLAMY- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “From renowned French director Claude Chabrol comes this intriguingly low-key police thriller in which vacationing detective Paul Bellamy (Gérard Depardieu) can’t keep himself from getting involved when a mystery rears its head on holiday. Of course, his wife (Marie Bunel) is less than thrilled to share her vacation with criminals, and when Bellamy’s brother pays an unexpected visit, the family tensions ratchet up as high as the professional ones.” Good reviews.
11/10- Classic Claude Chabrol who died shortly after making this movie. I liked it. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
Tags: Foreign, Mystery
November 15th, 2010
QUEEN OF THE LOT- 2010. About an actress who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family and falls for his brother. No reviews yet but it didn’t sound good to me.
Tags: Drama/Romance
November 15th, 2010
WHITE MATERIAL- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “Writer-director Claire Denis returns to her childhood home of Cameroon — and the site of her 1988 film, Chocolate — to spin this tale of a country torn apart by civil war, as African soldiers force French nationals to abandon their land. At the center of the story is Maria (Isabelle Huppert), a white woman who ignores her family’s fears and steadfastly refuses to leave her coffee plantation. Isaach De Bankolé and Christopher Lambert also star.” Great reviews, especially NY Times 11/19/10.
11/10- Despite all of the great reviews I found this movie disjointed with lots of individual scenes and no glue between them. Isabel Huppert is great as usual. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 15th, 2010
MADE IN DAGENHAM- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Sally Hawkins stars in this cheeky dramatization of the landmark 1968 labor strike initiated by hundreds of women who rebelled against discrimination and demanded the same pay as men for their work in a London automobile manufacturing plant. During one march, a banner that reads “We Want Sexual Equality” inadvertently becomes shortened to “We Want Sex.” Nigel Cole directs this film that co-stars Miranda Richardson and Richard Schiff.” Very good professional reviews.
4/11- Very simplistic docudrama with a predictable story line. I don’t know why this was so popular. TRDB.
Tags: docudrama
November 15th, 2010
HELENA FROM THE WEDDING- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “In this coming-of-middle-age chamber story, disappointed playwright Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen) puts on a jolly mask to host — with new wife Alice (Melanie Lynskey) — a New Year’s Eve gathering in the woods, but he can’t hide his starry eyes when the alluring Helena (Gillian Jacobs) joins the scene. Confined to a cabin’s close quarters, Helena barely notices Alex while Alex ignores Alice, and the tension ratchets up as the minutes wind down.” Only mediocre reviews.
3/11 Similar to other movies of this type but not nearly as good as any I’ve seen. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
November 12th, 2010
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