A GAY GIRL IN DAMASCUS: THE AMINA PROFILE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the tumult of the 2011 Arab Spring, gay blogger Amina Arrat’s posts from Damascus, Syria, gained global attention. But after her alleged abduction, questions about Arrat’s real identity began to surface.”
7/24/15- Very good professional reviews and fair audience reaction. TRDB.
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FRANK THE BASTARD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “The past refuses to stay buried when Clair Defina returns to the childhood home she and her dad left after her mom’s sudden death decades ago. Encountering unexpected hostility, Clair looks for a reason, dredging up dangerous secrets in the process.”
7/24/15- Terrible reviews. TRDB.
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DARK WAS THE NIGHT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a logging company arrives in the town of Maiden Woods and begins cutting in the nearby forest, a powerful evil rises from the landscape and starts preying on the terrified populace — whose lone hope is a sheriff wrestling personal demons.”
7/24/15- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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BIG SIGNIFICANT THINGS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “On the brink of a life-changing commitment, 26-year-old Craig Harrison decides he needs a timeout and takes off by himself on a road trip headed south. Despite his happy life and a rosy-looking future, Craig discovers he has a lot to think about.”
7/24/15- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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A POEM IS A NAKED PERSON- 1974. Synopsis by IMDB. “Les Blank’s first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell’s Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).”
7/20/15- Good reviews. TRDB.
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PAPER TOWNS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Quentin Jacobsen’s longtime crush — fabulously cool high school senior Margo Roth Spiegelman — vanishes soon after drafting him for a revenge-fueled mission, he sets off on a cross-country road trip to find her.”
7/19/15- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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UNEXPECTED- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Soon after high school teacher Samantha becomes pregnant, she discovers that star student Jasmine is expecting as well. Their already-close bond deepens as the women help each other come to terms with the sudden changes in their lives.’
7/19/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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AMERICAN HEIST- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “JAMES (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, FRANKIE (Adrien Brody) after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. Now, Frankie is released and back on the street with no money and no place to go. He turns to his underworld connections and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job would be the solution to change both their lives.”
7/19/15- Terrible reviews. TRDB.
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10 CENT PISTOL- 2015. Synopsis by IMDB. “A story about two lifelong criminals who maneuver through the shady underbelly of Los Angeles in search of wealth, love and redemption.”
7/19/15- Just a few reviews but they are good so far. TRDB.
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VERONICA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After graduating from medical school, Verônica begins her residency at a city hospital. But her heart isn’t in it, and she plunges into an existential crisis that’s exacerbated by an unfulfilling relationship and her father’s worsening health.”
7/18/15- Good Brazilian music and some fine cinematography trump the story and make this film worth a viewing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment July 18th, 2015