RUNNING FROM CRAZY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Plagued by her family’s history of mental illness, including the suicides of her uncle Ernest and her sister Margaux, actress Mariel Hemingway becomes an advocate for suicide prevention and strives to find balance in her life.”
11/1/13- A good review in today’s NY Times but mixed reviews in general. TRDB.
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THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY-2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Weaving together four stories of people living in different Chinese provinces, this drama follows a miner protesting corruption, a migrant worker with a gun, a factory drone always drifting to a new job and a receptionist who’s been assaulted.”
10/4/13- Excellent reviews all around. The NY Times liked this movie very much and so did audiences. TRDB.
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ONE PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Highlights the journalistic standards of Walter Cronkite and the challenges he and other news people faced in gathering and delivering the news of the JFK assassination.”
11/1/13- Poor reviews in general including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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MUSICWOOD- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Alarmed by the logging of the Sitka spruce wood their craft depends on, a group of professional guitar makers travels to Alaska to save the trees. Their cause is complicated by the fact that American Indians hold timber rights to the lands at issue.”
11/1/13- This movie got a very good review in today’s NY Times. Audiences have liked it very much also. TRDB.
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LAST VEGAS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Four sixtysomething pals — Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam — gather in Las Vegas to celebrate Billy’s upcoming nuptials with the intention of running wild for four straight days. But Sin City has gotten a lot crazier than they could’ve ever imagined.”
11/1/13- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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LAST LOVE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A widowed professor living alone in Paris sees no meaningful future for himself until he meets a free-spirited young dance instructor. From their first meeting, each instinctively provides what the other so desperately needs: someone to call family.”
11/1/13- A very poor review in today’s NY Times and from nearly all professional critics as well. TRDB.
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IMMIGRANT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Writer-director Barry Shurchin crafted this bittersweet drama from his memories of immigrating to the United States from the Soviet Union in the 1970s. When 9-year-old Daanyik loses his father, his family must find a way to survive in New York City.”
11/1/13- An awful review in today’s NY Times. I couldn’t find any other reviews. TRDB.
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FOLLOWING THE NINTH- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” FOLLOWING THE NINTH is an inspirational film about Beethoven’s Choral Symphony, its majestic power to liberate us, to shield us against suffering, to provide hope and resilience during dark times. Filmed on five continents and in 12 countries, FOLLOWING THE NINTH is the story of four lives that have been transformed and repaired by the music, expressed most vividly in the prophecy of the Ode to Joy: “Alle Menschen werden Brüder”(All Men Will Be Brothers).”
11/1/13- I’ve seen just 2 reviews, both good, including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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BIG SUR- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of his literary success, Beat writer Jack Kerouac retreats to a small cabin in California’s Big Sur to try and sort out his life. When isolation leads him to take a break in San Francisco, he’s soon involved with his buddy’s mistress.”
11/1/13- Today’s NY Times gave this a good review but most other critics said it was pretty bad. TRDB.
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BEHIND THE BLUE VEIL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As outside forces threaten the Tuareg’s 2,000-year roam across the Sahara, a chief’s son uses unusual methods to preserve their way of life. This documentary examines the Tuareg’s plight and how one man’s quest may turn the tide.”
11/1/13- A good review in today’s NY Times but one critic said that this movie would play better as a 1 hour T.V. documentary. TRDB.
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