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PUTIN’S KISS- 2012. Synopsis by RottenTomatoes. “Putin’s Kiss portrays contemporary life in Russia through the story of Masha, a 19 year-old girl who is a member of Nashi, a political youth organization connected with the Kremlin. Extremely ambitious, the young Masha quickly rises to the top of Nashi, but begins to question her involvement when a dissident journalist whom she has befriended is savagely attacked.” Very good reviews. TRDB.
2/17/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
February 3rd, 2012
THE LOVING STORY- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This riveting documentary profiles Mildred and Richard Loving, who were arrested hours after their 1958 wedding for breaking Virginia’s laws against interracial marriage. In 1967, their case was heard before the Supreme Court and changed the nation.”
1/31/12- I saw this at a special showing with the director Nancy Biurski at the Jacob Burns Film Center. A great documentary with an impressive trove of archival footage. The movie was thought provoking and has analogies to life today in various parts of society both here and abroad. TRDB.
Tags: Documentary/History
February 1st, 2012
SAFE HOUSE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When men bent on eliminating dangerous criminal Tobin Frost attack the safe house where the CIA has squirreled him away, young operative Matt Weston must find a way to get Frost out alive and relocate him to another, securer location.”
2/10/12- OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: action, Mystery
January 31st, 2012
THE TURIN HORSE- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hungarian director Béla Tarr helms this black-and-white drama about an aging farmer, his daughter and his horse, which picks up just after famed German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche shields the animal from the farmer’s whip.” Good early reviews. TRDB.
2/10/12- Very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 31st, 2012
WINDFALL- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “Exposing the downside of wind turbines, director Laura Israel’s illuminating documentary underlines the harmful facets of harnessing wind power, including the constant noise and potential for financial opportunism. The film focuses on an impoverished rural community in upstate New York, where residents — enticed by economic incentives — leased their land for the erection of turbines but now wonder whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.” Good professional reviews but weak audience reaction. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 30th, 2012
BIG MIRACLE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After small-town Alaska journalist Adam Carlson writes about three whales trapped in the Arctic Circle, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. team up to rescue them in this tale inspired by true events. Meanwhile, Adam’s Greenpeace volunteer ex-girlfriend arrives.”
2/3/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 30th, 2012
FIVE TIME CHAMPION- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Julius, a homegrown young scientist from Texas, strives to understand both earthworms and his own fractured life. Overshadowing his mother’s and grandfather’s infidelity and the growing apathy of his only friend is the father who left years before.”
1/27/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 29th, 2012
AFTER FALL, WINTER- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “He’s a writer in exile with a taste for S & M. She’s a caregiver for the terminally ill who moonlights as a dominatrix. A match made in heaven? Perhaps not, but when the two meet in Paris, their weeklong relationship has long-term repercussions.”
1/27/12- Awful review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
January 29th, 2012
SCALENE- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother’s subsequent revenge after his incarceration.”
1/20/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 20th, 2012
THE FRONT LINE- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a South Korean commander is killed by a friendly bullet during a cease fire, investigator Kang Eun-Pyo’s trail leads him to a remote hill region. There, a once-meek 20-year-old and his small company seem to be fighting a different war.”
1/20/12- Good review in today’s NY Times but mediocre reviews elsewhere. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 20th, 2012
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