Posts filed under 'Drama/Romance'
TORTILLA SOUP- 2001. Premise by Netflix. “In director María Ripoll‘s bilingual drama, widower Martin Naranjo (Hector Elizondo) is a Los Angeles restaurateur with a booming business and three headstrong daughters (Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello and Elizabeth Peña), who are all on the verge of leaving the house to pursue their individual destinies. He knows he must let go, but things get even more complicated when brassy neighbor Hortensia (Raquel Welch) sets her sights on Martin.”
12/06- Cute story about eventually “letting go.” TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 5th, 2010
HAPPILY EVER AFTER- 2005. Premise by Netflix. “Writer, director and actor Yvan Attal trains his lens on the vicissitudes of love, marriage and monogamy in this crisp romantic comedy. Married with children, Vincent (Attal) is cheating on his wife, Gabrielle (Charlotte Gainsbourg), who’s having thoughts of infidelity herself. Meanwhile, Georges (Alain Chabat) dreams of release from his constrictive marriage, and bachelor playboy Fred (Alain Cohen) longs for a committed relationship.”
9/10- Well acted comedy/drama with a message. One great scene when Gainsbourg and her husband have an unusual fight. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 4th, 2010
NEVER LET ME GO- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “While retracing her experiences attending a boarding school for special children, Kathy (Carey Mulligan) reconnects with her former classmates, Ruth (Keira Knightley) and Tommy (Andrew Garfield), in an effort to determine exactly what sets them apart from other people. Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s highly acclaimed novel, this sci-fi thriller from director Mark Romanek also stars Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Rampling and Andrea Riseborough.” Just OK reviews.
3/11- An interesting idea but the movie is passionless and I was bored most of the time. I did stick it out to the end, however. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
September 3rd, 2010
JACK GOES BOATING- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars in this romantic comedy about Jack, a marijuana-smoking Manhattan limo driver who begins an unlikely regimen of self-improvement to win the heart of a fellow misfit named Connie (Amy Ryan). But as Jack learns to cook and swim for the benefit of his girl, he also witnesses the breakup of his best friends’ marriage. John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega co-star in this adaptation of Bob Glaudini’s play.” Only a few reviews available and they are mixed.
1/11- I found the movie interesting in it’s simplicity and as usual Hoffman gives a great performance. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Drama/Romance
September 3rd, 2010
1981- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “After his working-class family moves to a more affluent town, anxious 11-year-old Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) tries to impress the popular kids at his new school by spinning an intricate web of lies, which he frantically struggles to defend. Inspired by writer-director Ricardo Trogi‘s own life, this humorous Canadian coming-of-age tale also stars Claudio Colangelo, Sandrine Bisson and Gabriel Maille.”
11/10- Excellent French-Canadian coming of age story. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
September 3rd, 2010
WHITE WEDDING- Premise by Netflix. “The chances that groom-to-be Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) will make it to his wedding on time dwindle with each passing hour as he and best man Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo) experience car trouble, meet up with a strange British hitchhiker and run into other obstacles en route to Cape Town. Meanwhile, Elvis’s lovely fiancée, Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana), faces a crisis of her own. Jodie Whittaker co-stars in this comedy from South Africa, directed by Jann Turner. Good review in NY Times 9/3/10.
Tags: Comedy, drama
September 3rd, 2010
PRINCE OF BROADWAY- Premise by Netflix. “Director Sean Baker‘s realistic tale (nominated for the John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award) follows a pair of bumbling, immigrant street hustlers named Lucky (Prince Adu) and Levon (Karren Karagulian) who have their lives turned upside down when Lucky’s ex-girlfriend leaves her child in his care. Struck by the new sense of responsibility he feels for a little boy claiming to be his son, Lucky realizes that there are more important things to do than merely making a buck.” Good review in NY Times 9/3/10.
Tags: dra
September 3rd, 2010
A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “Master director Yimou Zhang tackles an adaptation of the Coen brothers’ classic Blood Simple in this period dramedy full of slapstick and plot twists. When the owner of a Chinese noodle shop attempts to kill his adulterous wife, the fireworks fly. The proprietor also hopes to eliminate his wife’s woebegone lover, but complications and high-flying action arise courtesy of a rampaging band of feudal soldiers and the shop’s wacky employees.” Good review in NY Times 9/3/10. Friends did not like this film.
2/11- Slapstick remakes don’t inspire me but I did watch it to the end. Beautiful scenery and lots of color kept me involved. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 3rd, 2010
GOING THE DISTANCE- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “New couple Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) don’t want their summer fling to end, but Erin must move across the country to finish school. As the bicoastal lovers try to keep their relationship going, they experience the tricky challenges of living long-distance. Directed by established documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture), this romantic comedy also stars Christina Applegate and Ron Livingston.” OK review in NY Times 9/3/10.
1/11- A load of trash and I turned it off way too late in the movie. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Romantic Comedy
September 3rd, 2010
CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY- Synopsis taken from IMDB. “In the course of seven incredible Tuesdays over seven tumultuous years, eleven New Yorkers are transformed by love, desire, art, ambition, fury, grief, faith, fear, hope and, ultimately, connection with each other in the rousing indie rock musical drama, CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY.” Uniformly horrible early reviews.
Tags: drama
September 3rd, 2010
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