ALMOST IN LOVE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Two shots — each consisting of a single 40-minute take — tell the entire story in this indie tale chronicling a love triangle among New Yorkers. What starts at a sunset Staten Island barbecue ends 18 months later during a sunrise in the Hamptons.”
2/15/13- Very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment February 17th, 2013
THE WE AND THE I- 2012. Synopsis by IMDB. “A look at the lives of a group of teenagers who ride the same bus route, and how their relationships change and evolve on the last day of school.”
3/8/13- Today’s NY Times liked it but in general there have been weak early reviews. TRDB.
Add comment February 15th, 2013
GREEDY LYING BASTARDS- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Hurricane Sandy. Wildfires in the West. “Brown-Outs” in the East. Farmers losing crops to the worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Climate change is no longer a prediction for the future, but a startling reality of today. Yet, as evidence of our changing climate mounts and the scientific consensus proves human causation, there continues to be no political action to thwart the warming of our planet. “Greedy Lying Bastards” investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change”
3/8/13- A fairly good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment February 15th, 2013
MARCH OF THE TROOPERS- 2013.
No information as yet. TRDB.
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KENYA: ANIMAL KINGDOM- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Experience an epic adventure in some of the most stunning and important animal sanctuaries on Earth. Discover Africa’s famous fauna, including the Big Five — lions, African elephants, Cape buffalo, leopards and black rhinos — as well as giraffe, hippos and cheetahs, in their natural habitat. Meet two young fearsome Maasai and follow them on their ritual safari, which means “long journey” in Swahili, before partaking in an extraordinary traditional ceremony.”
No reviews as yet. TRDB.
Add comment February 14th, 2013
HAVA NAGILA (THE MOVIE)- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Morphing from Hasidic prayer to party staple, “Hava Nagila” carries with it more than a century of Jewish culture — all of it captured here. Everyone from Harry Belafonte to Leonard Nimoy weighs in on the song as the filmmakers chart its evolution.”
3/1/13- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/26/13- An interesting documentary with numerous famous talking heads most of whom are not Jewish. Cleverly presented as well with enough humor to keep things light. TRDB.
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KAI PO CHE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, this Bollywood drama tells the story of three best friends who dream of starting a cricket training academy in Ahmedabad for very different reasons.”
2/22/13- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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PORFIRIO- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This no-holds-barred docudrama examines the day-to-day life of Porfirio Ramirez Aldana, a once-wealthy Colombian man who became paralyzed after being shot by the police — and then went on to commit a shocking crime.”
2/8/13- Mixed reviews– the NY Times did not like it. TRDB.
Add comment February 8th, 2013
ONCE EVERY DAY- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Highly visual, complexly edited, and without a conventional narrative ‘story’, ONCE EVERY DAY nevertheless circles a secret theme as it zeros in on a group of 25 people acting out a series of semi-ritualistic behavior patterns. But their eccentric impulses are aborted in unpredictable ways with each new attempt at action or development. As the film cuts between colored tableaus, bleached-out action sequences, expressionistic black-and-white confrontations, and slow immersion in pure light, we repeatedly hear the voices of the invisible director (Foreman) and his technicians, whispering off-camera instructions and comments to the characters – who are of course ‘actors’ as well as disturbed and inhibited human beings. The implicit question of the film becomes: could this be life itself – visibly re-making itself as art?”
2/8/13- Mixed reviews. The NY Times liked it. TRDB.
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NIGHT ACROSS THE STREET- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “A free-flowing contemplation on aging and death inspired by the stories of Hernán del Solar, director Raoul Ruiz’s final film follows as elderly man who revisits moments of his youth as he awaits the stranger he believes will kill him.”
2/8/13- Very good reviews in general and in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment February 8th, 2013