THE NUMBERS STATION- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Burned-out black ops agent Emerson is given the lackluster assignment of protecting Katherine, a young code operator at a remote CIA station. When the station comes under attack, Emerson is forced to choose between orders and ethics.”
4/26/13- Poor reviews all around including today’s NY Times review. TRDB.
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MORTEM- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This enigmatic thriller tracks two women on a country drive who check into a spooky-looking hotel and end up locked in a room full of strange voices. But when one roomate’s male lover magically appears, reality begins bending in earnest.”
4/26/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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MARRIED AND COUNTING- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Toasting 25 years together, Pat and Stephen take their love on the road to get married in every state that sanctions gay nuptials. George Takei narrates their yearlong journey that culminates on the steps of the Supreme Court.”
4/26/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Banished to Earth, intergalactic bad boy Johnny X and his gang of goons soon get embroiled in a wacky scheme involving a femme fatale, a shifty concert promoter and a dead musician who won’t let a little decomposition keep him from rockin’.”
4/26/13- A poor review for this movie in today’s NY Times. Audiences seem to like it however. TRDB.
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PAIN & GAIN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Michael Bay’s comedic action flick tells the true story of Daniel Lugo and Adrian Doorbal, two Miami muscle heads who become major-league criminals. Known as the Sun Gym Gang, the pair’s lust for money leads them to kidnapping, extortion and murder.”
4/26/13- Poor reviews in general but the NY Times seemed to like it in today’s review. TRDB.
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SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “This documentary peels back the curtain at Bergdorf Goodman, the iconic New York store that’s been launching design careers for more than a century. Key creative personnel and fans such as Joan Rivers and Candice Bergen discuss Bergdorf’s appeal.”
5/3/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
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WHAT MAISIE KNEW- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this updated rendering of the timeless Henry James novel, a perceptive 6-year-old girl becomes a bargaining tool when she gets caught in the midst of a toxic custody fight between her self-seeking, childish parents.”
4/21/13- Very good early reviews. TRDB.
5/3/13- Great review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/21/13- This very good movie was also very difficult to watch most of the time. It was well acted and you have to enjoy the spirit of Maisie who always seemed to “go with it” despite what went on around her. A bit of a Hollywood ending! TRDB. At the Theater.
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LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED is directed by Golden Globe (R) and Oscar (R) winning filmmaker Susanne Bier, written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen and starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm. Philip (Brosnan), an Englishman living in Denmark, is a lonely, middle-aged widower and estranged single father. Ida (Dyrholm) is a Danish hairdresser, recuperating from a long bout of illness, who’s just been left by her husband for a younger woman, Thilde. The fates of these two bruised souls are about to intertwine.”
4/21/13- Fairly good early reviews. TRDB.
5/3/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/9/13- I saw this movie a few days ago at the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival and despite some obvious schmaltz and Hollywood I still enjoyed this film very much. TRDB.
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GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young, troubled and unknown, singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley grapples with his own self-doubts in the days leading up to a tribute concert in honor of his famous father, Tim Buckley, who died tragically of a drug overdose.”
4/21/13- Mixed reviews in general and a weak on in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST- 2012. “Pakistani professor Changez Khan regales a journalist with his U.S. experiences in the opening scene of this compelling post-9/11 drama. As their chat continues, however, it emerges that Khan has much more on his mind than the past.”
4/19/13- Mixed early reviews. TRDB.
4/26/13- A fairly good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
5/5/13- Despite a bit of Hollywood this movie held my interest and portrayed fairly well the ambivalence of the lead character. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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