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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a four-year stay in a psychiatric institution, former teacher Pat Peoples has no choice but to move back in with his mother. While he’s trying in vain to reunite with his wife, Pat meets another woman fated to change his life.”
Very good reviews. TRDB.
11/16/12- Very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
12/4/12- A very enjoyable piece of fluff that had a few lessons about life as well. TRDB. Theater.
Tags: drama
November 11th, 2012
DANBEROUS LIASONS- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A Chinese adaptation of the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses begins with aging socialite Mo Jieyu (Cecilia Cheung) who finds herself circling ex-boyfriend Xie Yifan (Jang Dong-kun). Mo, the rich and charming widow with a taste for pleasures, still has eyes for famous womanizer Xie, who secretly burns with love for her. And yet, in his luxurious life, Xie’s new interest lies in chaste humanitarian Du Fenyu (Ziyi Zhang), who has captured his attention and earned his desire for conquest. Mo lures Xie into a treacherous, dangerous game of hearts: win, bed, and leave Du, proving his mettle as a rogue and impossible catch. But can Xie take the honor of such a woman, without losing his own heart, as well?
11/10/12- Very mixed reviews, in the NY Times and elsewhere. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 10th, 2012
BURN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Meet the firefighters of Detroit, who battle the nation’s highest arson rate in a bid to save their once-thriving city from virtual collapse. At the helm is commissioner Donald Austin, whose firebrand attitude has galvanized the city and its leaders.”
11/9/12- Good review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 10th, 2012
COMING UP ROSES- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “COMING UP ROSES is a haunting coming-of-age story about a mother-daughter forced to choose between reality and fantasy, their love for each other and survival.”
11/9/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 9th, 2012
THE RETURN OF LENCHO- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After ten years in New York pursuing an art career, 30-year-old graffiti artist Lorenzo ‘Lencho’ Aguilar finds himself back in his native Guatemala. As he organizes a collective of multidisciplinary artists to develop community-based arts projects, painful and unresolved memories from Lencho’s past resurface and threaten both his project and his life.”
11/9/12- I’ve seen just 2 reviews, including today’s NY Times and they are both bad. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 9th, 2012
OTELO BURNING- 2011. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Defying the law, three Zulu boys escape their harsh township lives through the joy of surfing. Overcoming his traditional fear of the water, Otelo Buthelezi discovers a natural talent, finding freedom on the waves. But in the turmoil of a country on the cusp of change, he is dragged down into a spiral of jealousy and violence. As Nelson Mandela finally walks free, Otelo must choose between two worlds. Otelo Burning is based on real events. It is a moving drama of courage, love, betrayal and hope.”
11/9/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 9th, 2012
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA- 2011. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Tal is a 17-year-old Frenchwoman who has settled in Jerusalem with her family. She writes a letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between Israelis and Palestinians. She slips the letter into a bottle, and her brother throws it into the sea near Gaza, where he is carrying out his military service. A few weeks later, Tal receives an e-mail response from a mysterious “Gazaman,” a young Palestinian named Naïm. And thus begins a turbulent but tender long-distance friendship between two young people that are separated by a history they are trying both to understand and change. This engrossing and hopeful drama starring Hiam Abbas is based on the award-winning novel by Valérie Zenatti.”
11/8/12- There is an article in today’s NY Times about this film that is playing in the “Other Israel Film Festival” in NY. TRDB.
1/4/13- An OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
4/14/13- I felt that the characters were interesting, the acting was very good and the film conveyed a message of hope despite all of the misery involved. See this film if you get the chance. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 9th, 2012
THE NORMALS- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With a debt collector hot on his trail, Harvard graduate Billy Schine enrolls in a clinical drug trial to make a quick buck. Carted out of New York City in a shuttle full of oddball characters, Billy and the rest of the guinea pigs, affectionately referred to as “Normals,” camp out at hidden research facility. When not popping pills, being tagged, drained of blood, prodded, poked and color-coded, they are telling horror stories of previous tests or generally getting on each other’s nerves. As the test drags on, just being there starts to take its toll, and tensions build until the dam finally bursts. Billy realizes that there is no such thing as “normal.”
11/16/12- Mixed review in today’s NY Times. Audiences have liked this very much. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 9th, 2012
THE BAY- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told – until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours though people’s iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, web cams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge”
11/2/12- OK reviews in general and in today’s NY Times but this movie is definitely not for me. TRDB.
Tags: horror
November 4th, 2012
BONES BRIGADE- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Today skateboarding is omnipresent. Take a walk down any street in any town, and you are destined to see someone riding a skateboard. Well, it wasn’t always like that. In the early ’80s, skateboarding was fading away until Stacy Peralta brought a profoundly talented group of outsiders together and dubbed them the Bones Brigade. This documentary chronicles their epic rise, using awesome archival footage and moving first-person accounts from Brigade members Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, and Rodney Mullen, among others. Through passion, drive, creativity, and a surprising sense of teamwork, they revitalized the sport and influenced generations to come. BONES BRIGADE will blow the minds of anyone who grew up emulating these guys, but it also resonates for anyone who ever found a family or a purpose in an unexpected place.”
11/2/12- A weak review in today’s NY Times but other critics have liked it and so have audiences so far. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 4th, 2012
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