THE CALLING- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef’s (played by Susan Sarandon) quiet life is shattered by a series of gruesome murders performed by a religious madman following a deadly higher calling.”
8/29/14- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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LIFE OF CRIME- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After kidnapping a rich property developer’s wife and holding her for ransom, two small time crooks discover that their plan has a major flaw: their hostage’s philandering husband is in no rush to free her from captivity.”
8/28/14- Mixed reviews with some good and some very bad. TRDB.
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I AM ELEVEN- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey travelled the world for six years talking with 11-year-olds to compose this insightful, funny and moving documentary portrait of childhood. From an orphanage in India, to a single-parent household in inner-city Melbourne, to bathing with elephants in Thailand, I AM ELEVEN explores the lives and thoughts of children from 15 countries.”
8/25/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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TAKE ME TO THE RIVER- 2014. “Narrated by actor Terrence Howard, this engaging documentary centers on the legacy of the Memphis music scene as intergenerational artists — from bluesmen to rappers — are brought together to collaborate on a historic new album.”
9/12/14- Good reviews. TRDB.
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THE GREEN PRINCE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a top leader in Palestine’s militant Hamas movement, spends a decade working as a mole for Israeli intelligence. In this gripping true-life drama, Yousef lives each day in immediate danger of torture and execution.”
8/25/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
10/22/14- I liked this documentary very much. TRDB.
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Told from two perspectives in two independent chapters, this engrossing drama depicts the dissolving union of Eleanor and Conor, who begin drifting apart in the wake of a tragic and traumatizing event.”
8/25/14- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
9/21/14- I got into this movie early on and very much enjoyed it despite a few loose ends in the story. I’ll be interested in what readers think of it. TRDB.
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BIRD PEOPLE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “When two strangers yearning to escape their discontented lives eventually cross paths in a Paris airport hotel, neither of them is prepared for the series of surprises that follow their chance meeting.”
9/12/14- Weak reviews in general. TRDB.
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MY OLD LADY- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he’s shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager – an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale – and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith), who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloe.”
9/16/14- Fair critical review but audiences have liked it more. TRDB.
10/13/14- I liked it both because of the superior talent involved and the story but more because of the superior talent.
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NO NO: A DOCKUMENTARY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Baseball history is rich with heroic lore, but no tale may be stranger than that of Pittsburgh Pirates ace Dock Ellis throwing a no-hitter while high on LSD. This absorbing documentary looks at his stormy career and the life he found after baseball.”
8/25/14- Very good early reviews. TRDB.
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LEVITATED MASS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 2012, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art installed Michael Heizer’s sculpture Levitated Mass — a 340-ton boulder perched atop a trench. This film traces the piece’s journey — from conception to the monolith’s 11-day transport from Riverside.”
8/25/14- Two reviews and they are both good. TRDB.
Add comment August 25th, 2014