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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Told from two perspectives in two independent chapters, this engrossing drama depicts the dissolving union of Eleanor and Conor, who begin drifting apart in the wake of a tragic and traumatizing event.”
8/25/14- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
9/21/14- I got into this movie early on and very much enjoyed it despite a few loose ends in the story. I’ll be interested in what readers think of it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 26th, 2014
NO NO: A DOCKUMENTARY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Baseball history is rich with heroic lore, but no tale may be stranger than that of Pittsburgh Pirates ace Dock Ellis throwing a no-hitter while high on LSD. This absorbing documentary looks at his stormy career and the life he found after baseball.”
8/25/14- Very good early reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
August 25th, 2014
LEVITATED MASS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 2012, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art installed Michael Heizer’s sculpture Levitated Mass — a 340-ton boulder perched atop a trench. This film traces the piece’s journey — from conception to the monolith’s 11-day transport from Riverside.”
8/25/14- Two reviews and they are both good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
August 25th, 2014
IDENTICAL- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Identical twin brothers (both played by Blake Rayne) are separated at birth during the Great Depression. Their parents (Brian Geraghty, Amanda Crew) just cannot afford to give them both a life beyond poverty, so one is adopted by loving family. Despite their very different upbringings, the boys’ shared passion for music causes their lives to unknowingly intersect as they experience a powerful and mysterious connection often felt by twins.”
8/25/14- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 25th, 2014
BUT ALWAYS- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A snapshot of young love in the 1970s: two school friends, growing up in Beijing, both with different backgrounds and different families. As time progresses their relationship grows and so too do their families. Separated, they lose touch, only to rekindle the romance in New York City, but now having to face the fact that they both have established lives and established loves.”
9/5/14- Awful reviews from nearly every critic. Audiences didn’t like it either. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 25th, 2014
CANTINFLAS- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Cantinflas is the untold story of Mexico’s greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time. From his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood, Cantinflas became famous around the world – one joke at a time.”
9/4/14- I’ve seen just 4 reviews and they are poor. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 25th, 2014
CANOPY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After being forced to bail out over the jungle in Singapore, a World War II fighter pilot ends up suspended by his chute in tall trees — and that’s just the beginning of the problems he’s facing if he hopes to survive.”
8/25/14- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 25th, 2014
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY- 2014- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Mona (Eleanore Pienta) is a mentally unbalanced and very pregnant young woman in a hideous orange coat. Without any friends to speak of and alienated from her hoochie mama coworkers at a crummy Brooklyn supermarket, Mona maintains a strangely close relationship with her campy, recovering alcoholic mother May (Dana Eskelson).
8/22-14- I’ve seen just 3 professional reviews and they were all good. Audiences have liked it as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 22nd, 2014
THE POSSESSION OF MICHAEL KING- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After the trauma of his wife’s unexpected death, filmmaker Michael King decides to revisit the question of supernatural forces in life. But he gets more than he bargained for when he makes himself the subject of a movie that explores the occult.”
8/22/14- Poor reviews all around including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: horror
August 22nd, 2014
IF I STAY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “While trying to choose between love and a musical career, 17-year-old Mia Hall finds her life upended by a tragic car crash that puts her in a coma. As she lies unconscious, Mia has a vision of her life that leads her to another crossroads.”
8/22/14- Poor reviews from most critics. Audiences have liked it, however. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 22nd, 2014
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