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FAITH CONNECTIONS- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Filmmaker Pan Nalin travels to the Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s most extraordinary religious events. There, he encounters remarkable men of mind and meditation, some facing an inextricable dilemma: to embrace the world or to renounce it. FAITH CONNECTIONS explores such diverse and deeply moving stories such as those of a young runaway kid, a Sadhu, a mother desperately looking for her lost son, a yogi who is raising an abandoned baby.”
9/12/14- Just a few reviews and they are mixed. The NY Times was down on it. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 15th, 2014
THE DROP- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “THE DROP is a new crime drama from Michaël R. Roskam, the Academy Award nominated director of Bullhead. Based on a screenplay from Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), THE DROP follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters – “money drops” in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv (James Gandolfini), Bob finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry.”
9/15/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
9/19/14- I enjoyed the movie– didn’t love it. In particular I liked the different characters who felt like caricatures to me. Also fun seeing James Gandolfini in his last role. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2014
ARCHEOLOGY OF A WOMAN- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN, Margaret (Sally Kirkland), a feisty, tormented former newspaper columnist, fights to protect her freedom in spite of the dementia she cannot control. After an episode in a shopping plaza parking lot where she is unable to find her car and is driven home by the police, her daughter Kate (Victoria Clark), an aspiring New York City chef, is beckoned upstate to her mother’s aide.”
9/8/14– Mixed professional reviews yet but the concept sounds good. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 8th, 2014
ALUMBRONES- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Taking viewers into the homes and workspaces of 12 artists living in Havana, this documentary shines a spotlight on the art, culture and hard realities of life in modern Cuba at a time when the country is at a crossroads.”
9/8/14- I found 4 professional reviews- 3 up including the NY Times and 1 down. The movie sounds interesting. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 8th, 2014
ALTINA- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A fashion sensation in the 1930s with her design for Harlequin eyeglasses, Altina is an affecting, provocative, and richly informative documentary about an American trendsetter–a woman before her time.”
9/12/14- Good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 8th, 2014
THE RULE- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “See how the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, in the heart of one of America’s most dangerous cities, are able to achieve amazing success with the most vulnerable population: inner city African American and Latino teenage males. While Newark, NJ, with a high poverty rate of 32%, has an abysmal high school graduation rate, St. Benedict’s Prep has a near 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE rate.”
9/5/14- Just 4 reviews so far—3 up and 1 down (the NY Times.) TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2014
NAKED OPERA- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Born with a disease that condemns him to an early death, Marc is a wealthy businessman determined to enjoy his remaining days to the fullest. This documentary follows Marc around the world in search of the perfect staging of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”
9/7/14- Poor early reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2014
THE CONGRESS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Actress Robin Wright plays herself in this surreal drama about a film star who agrees to have her digital image recorded for reuse in future films. Despite the handsome payoff, Robin begins to recognize some unforeseen consequences of the deal.”
9/5/14- Fairly good critical review. Audience reviews are mixed so far. TRDB.
Tags: animation, sci-fi
September 5th, 2014
FINDING FANNY- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Five Goans set off on a road trip in search of an old postman’s childhood love, Stefanie “Fanny” Fernandes, though nobody knows whether she’s alive or dead or just a figment of someone’s imagination.”
9/12/14- Just a few reviews and both professional critics and audiences have been mixed on this one. The NY Times did not like it. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
September 3rd, 2014
WETLANDS- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Eighteen year-old Helen Memel (Carla Juri) likes to skateboard, masturbate with vegetables and thinks that body hygiene is greatly overrated. Struggling with her parents’ divorce, she spends her time experimenting and breaking one social taboo after the other with her best friend, Corinna (Marlen Kruse). When a shaving accident lands her in the hospital, she sees it as a way to reconcile her parents, but ends up forming an unlikely bond with her male nurse, Robin (Christoph Letkowski) in the process.”
9/1/14- Uniformly good reviews for this unusual sounding comedy/drama. An article about this film and about Juri appears in the Arts and Leisure section of the NY Times on Aug. 31. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
September 1st, 2014
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