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FINDING MR. RIGHT-2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A pregnant Beijing mistress comes to Seattle to give birth to her child, and learning the meaning of humility when she befriends a humble maternity ward driver while awaiting the arrival of her negligent sugar daddy. From the moment she arrives in Seattle, Wen Jiajia Tang Wei) is positively insufferable. Berating everyone at the nursing ward as she casually flaunts her wealth, Wen quickly alienates herself from the staff and patients alike. The only one who can tolerate her is reserved driver Frank (Wu Xiu-Bo), and that’s only because he’s too polite to put her in her place. Meanwhile, an unexpected development prompts gold-digging Wen to reflect on her attitude and reassess her priorities.”
11/3/13- No reviews yet. TRDB.
11/8/13- A weak review from the NY Times today. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 3rd, 2013
AT BERKELEY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Documentarian Frederick Wiseman turns his cameras on one of America’s best-known schools to expose tensions over rising tuition and slashed budgets. University leaders discuss the crisis as the film captures protests and the effects of cutbacks.”
11/3/13- Excellent reviews for this documentary that is over 4 hours. TRDB.
11/8/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 3rd, 2013
APPROVED FOR ADOPTION- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Adopted by a Belgian family as a child and now in his 40s, cartoonist Jung Henin returns to his native Korea to find his biological mother. Woven into his search are animated vignettes that chronicle his memories of childhood in his native land.’
11/3/13- I have seen just 3 professional reviews and they are all good. TRDB.
11/8/13- Today’s review in the NY Times sounded interesting. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 3rd, 2013
ONE PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Highlights the journalistic standards of Walter Cronkite and the challenges he and other news people faced in gathering and delivering the news of the JFK assassination.”
11/1/13- Poor reviews in general including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 2nd, 2013
MUSICWOOD- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Alarmed by the logging of the Sitka spruce wood their craft depends on, a group of professional guitar makers travels to Alaska to save the trees. Their cause is complicated by the fact that American Indians hold timber rights to the lands at issue.”
11/1/13- This movie got a very good review in today’s NY Times. Audiences have liked it very much also. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 2nd, 2013
LAST LOVE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A widowed professor living alone in Paris sees no meaningful future for himself until he meets a free-spirited young dance instructor. From their first meeting, each instinctively provides what the other so desperately needs: someone to call family.”
11/1/13- A very poor review in today’s NY Times and from nearly all professional critics as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 2nd, 2013
IMMIGRANT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Writer-director Barry Shurchin crafted this bittersweet drama from his memories of immigrating to the United States from the Soviet Union in the 1970s. When 9-year-old Daanyik loses his father, his family must find a way to survive in New York City.”
11/1/13- An awful review in today’s NY Times. I couldn’t find any other reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 2nd, 2013
FOLLOWING THE NINTH- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” FOLLOWING THE NINTH is an inspirational film about Beethoven’s Choral Symphony, its majestic power to liberate us, to shield us against suffering, to provide hope and resilience during dark times. Filmed on five continents and in 12 countries, FOLLOWING THE NINTH is the story of four lives that have been transformed and repaired by the music, expressed most vividly in the prophecy of the Ode to Joy: “Alle Menschen werden Brüder”(All Men Will Be Brothers).”
11/1/13- I’ve seen just 2 reviews, both good, including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 2nd, 2013
BEHIND THE BLUE VEIL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As outside forces threaten the Tuareg’s 2,000-year roam across the Sahara, a chief’s son uses unusual methods to preserve their way of life. This documentary examines the Tuareg’s plight and how one man’s quest may turn the tide.”
11/1/13- A good review in today’s NY Times but one critic said that this movie would play better as a 1 hour T.V. documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
November 2nd, 2013
ABOUT TIME- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A young man who comes from a family of time-travelers changes history for the better in this romantic comedy from director Richard Curtis. During one of his trip to the past, he falls for a woman played by Rachel McAdams.”
10/29/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and mediocre reviews at best from everyone else. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
October 30th, 2013
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