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THE POOL- Premise by Netflix. “In this seriocomic study of class differences in India, a young hotel worker becomes obsessed with a swimming pool at an opulent mansion in Panjom, Goa. His life takes a wild turn when he meets the mysterious family that arrives at the house. The film, a World Cinema Dramatic Competition entry at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, is the narrative feature debut of director and co-writer Chris Smith, who helmed the famed documentary American Movie.”
1/27/10- I found this movie very interesting and very well done. I’d definitely recommend it when it comes to Netflix. I saw it on the Sundance Channel. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 28th, 2010
FALLING AWAKE- Premise by Netflix. “No matter how badly you want to, it’s hard to leave the neighborhood — especially when that neighborhood is the Bronx. This is the lesson aspiring musician Jay (Andrew Cisneros) learns when professional and romantic dreams pull him into the wider world. Despite his ambitions, loyalty, obligation and the cycles of violence and trauma that have long plagued his Bronx home continue to draw him back. Jenna Dewan and Nestor Serrano also star.” Very good early reviews.
Tags: drama
January 24th, 2010
FISH TANK- Premise by Netflix. “The life of hot-tempered teen outcast Mia (Katie Jarvis) takes an unexpected turn when her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a handsome and mysterious boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender), who pledges to bring sweeping positive changes to the household. For her sophomore feature, British writer-director Andrea Arnold draws upon the same themes from her Oscar-winning short “Wasp.”
1/28/10- I liked the movie and thought that Katie Jarvis’ performance was better than the movie itself. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 2nd, 2010
WAITING FOR ARMAGEDDON-Premise by Netflix. “In this eye-opening, equitable documentary, filmmakers Kate Davis, David Heilbroner and Franco Sacchi explore the lives of evangelical Christians who believe that Armageddon is imminent and that Israel will be the site of Christ’s second coming. The film follows evangelicals as they prepare for the apocalypse and examines how their beliefs have influenced the U.S. government’s relationships with Israel and the Muslim world.”
January 2nd, 2010
LEAP YEAR- 2009. Premise by Zap2it. “When yet another anniversary passes by without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of an Irish tradition that allows women to pop the question on February 29th, Anna plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with a handsome, but surly, Irishman named Declan — who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.”
Not to be confused with the Spanish movie of the same name from 2010. TRDB.
January 2nd, 2010
THE LOVELY BONES- Premise by Netflix. “Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz star in Peter Jackson‘s adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel. When 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered, she watches over as her family deals with her tragic death — and her killer prepares to strike again. Torn between the desire for vengeance and the need for healing, her family and friends are forever changed. Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci also star in this moving drama.”
November 20th, 2009
THE SUN- Premise by Netflix. “From renowned director Aleksandr Sokurov comes a piercing historical drama about Japan’s emperor Hirohito at the end of World War II. Faced with his country’s defeat and the renunciation of his divine status, Hirohito must establish his own identity. Sokurov’s exquisite cinematography accentuates this examination of diplomacy and personal responsibility as Hirohito agrees to meet with American Gen. MacArthur in an attempt to move Japan forward.” Very good review from the NY Times.
November 19th, 2009
THE BEACHES OF AGNES- Excellent reviews for this self-documentary about Agnes Varda, the filmmaker. Good reviews.
November 5th, 2009
MAMMOTH- Premise by Netflix. “Lukas Moodysson writes and directs this drama centered on three intersecting stories, one of a traveling New Yorker named Leo (Gael García Bernal), another of his surgeon wife, Ellen (Michelle Williams), and also the children of their Filipino nanny, Gloria (Marife Necesito), in the Philippines. A series of dramatic events unfolds after Leo visits Thailand, causing everyone to reexamine their priorities. Sophie Nyweide co-stars.
1/10- The movie was really about the bind for families worldwide who must work and leave the care of their children to others, paid or not paid. Very well done and I liked the movie a lot. Comcast On-Demand. 1/10.
November 5th, 2009
AMREEKA- Premise by Zap2it. “A vivacious Palestinian woman and her teenage son cope with culture clash and more as they try to build a new life in rural Illinois.” Excellent reviews.
September 3rd, 2009
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