BREASTMILK- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With unexpected humor, with an unflinching camera, with some guilt and some pain, this film takes the unusual risk of examining what breast milk truly means.”
5/8/14- A very good review for this documentary in today’s NY Times. I’ve seen a few other reviews and they are all positive. Audiences have liked it as well. TRDB.
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NOW: IN THE WINGS ON A WORLD STAGE- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage. In over 200 performances, and across 3 continents, Kevin and the troupe reveal some of the most intimate moments behind the scenes of their staging of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, “Richard III.”
5/2/14- Mixed reviews, slightly more up than down. TRDB.
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SPEAK THE MUSIC: ROBERT MANN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Robert Mann has been a vital force in the world of music for more than seventy years. As founder and first violinist of the Julliard String Quartet, and as a soloist, composer, teacher, and conductor, Mann has brought a refreshing sense of adventure and discovery to chamber music.”
5/2/14- I’ve seen only 3 reviews but they were all good. TRDB.
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UNCLAIMED- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Could an American MIA be struggling to find his way home? After enduring a traumatic childhood and serving two tours in Vietnam, Tom Faunce embarks upon an emotional quest to uncover the true identity of a man claiming to be an American soldier living in a remote village in Vietnam, decades after the war’s end.”
5/2/14- Mixed reviews– the NY Times liked it and audiences have liked it too. TRDB.
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MORE THAN THE RAINBOW- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In our time, an equally compelling presence roams the streets of New York armed with only a camera: Matt Weber. There is no telling how many stories Weber has attempted to capture since he first started taking pictures out of the window of the cab he used to drive. But his quarter century-plus devotion to candidly depicting the lives of his fellow New Yorkers, many of them from the fringes of society, has yielded a remarkable document of a New York that most of us will never experience.”
5/2/14- I’ve seen 4 reviews– all good. TRDB.
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JOBRIATH A.D.- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After enjoying a brief burst of fame in the mid-1970s gay rocker Jobraith was quickly abandoned by his audience. He died of AIDS in 1983. This affectionate bio-documentary surveys the details of Jobraith’s life and renewed interest in his music.”
5/2/14- Weak professional reviews but audiences have liked it very much. The NY Times did not. TRDB.
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FRIENDED TO DEATH- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “FRIENDED TO DEATH charts the extremes to which a desperate Facebook junkie will go in order to figure out who his true friends are.”
5/2/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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DOCUMENTED- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay published in the New York Times Magazine. DOCUMENTED chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child; his journey through America as an immigration reform activist; and his journey inward as he re-connects with his mother, whom he hasn’t seen in person in over 20 years.”
5/2/14- Very good reviews in general. Today’s NY Times did not care for it, however. TRDB.
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APOCALYPSE: A BILL CALLAHAN TOUR FILM- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “This strikingly shot concert documentary follows enigmatic Drag City singer-songwriter Bill Callahan on a two-week tour from California to New York.”
5/2/14- Fair early reviews. TRDB.
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BELLE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “This period drama based on fact traces the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a biracial girl born in 1761 to a British admiral father and an African mother. Raised by her great-uncle, Dido finds her place in society despite her mixed ethnicity.”
5/2/14- Fairly good reviews and the NY Times liked it. TRDB.
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