CHASING PORTRAITS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Before his life ended at the Majdanek death camp during World War II, Polish artist Moshe Rynecki created nearly 800 paintings. This moving documentary chronicles his great-granddaughter’s long search to recover some of his lost art.”
4/26/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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THE WHITE CROW- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This stylish biopic charts the early years of Soviet ballet star Rudolf Nureyev, from his birth on a train in 1938 to his rise during the Cold War to the life-altering decision he makes while performing in Paris in 1961.”
4/26/19- Reviews are mixed with more positives than negatives. TRDB.
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QUEEN OF DIAMONDS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In this drama, a female blackjack dealer becomes a juggler as she struggles to cope with her job, her search for her lost husband, and her responsibility of caring for an elderly man in a motel.”
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TESLA NATION- 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “We are all one. People are interconnected by invisible forces. Creative documentary about the history of Serbian immigration to the USA. Road movie through the present, from the East Coast to the West Coast. Global story about a nation.”
4/26/19- No reviews available at this time. TRDB.
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J.T. LEROY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, writer Laura Albert — aided by her husband and sister-in-law — pulls off one of the greatest literary charades of all time by publishing several novels posing as a street-smart teenage boy from West Virginia.”
4/26/19- Weak reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This installment of the Avengers saga opens to a decimated world in which half the population — including Spider-Man and a host of his superhero friends — has been eliminated by the evil Thanos, who seems to have taken up farming.”
4/26/19- Excellent reviews but definitely NOT my kind of movie. TRDB.
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CARMINE STREET GUITARS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “For decades, guitar-maker Rick Kelly’s Greenwich Village shop has been a mecca for musicians and collectors eager for the instruments he creates using wood salvaged from historic buildings. This documentary charts five days in the life of the store.”
4/24/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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STUCK- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “The typical reserve of New York City subway riders falls away when six strangers find themselves stuck in a car that’s not going anywhere. As they begin to tell their stories, conversation soon turns into song.”
4/19/19- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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RAFIKI- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a conservative Nairobi neighborhood, forbidden same-sex love blooms between teenage girls Kena and Ziki, whose fathers are political rivals. But as suspicion swirls around them, Kena and Ziki are forced to make a painful choice.”
4/19/19- Very good to excellent reviews. TRDB.
5/16/19- Very well done and a very moving story. TRDB. At the Theater.
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NAPLES IN VEILS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. During a party, Adriana crosses the seductive and powerful look of Andrea, a charming and self-confident young man. They are immediately attracted to each other and spend a passionate night together. Adriana begins to think this could be the beginning of a great love that could change her life.”
4/19/19- Good reviews by the critics and awful ones by audiences. TRDB.
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