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HIGHER GROUND- 2011. Premise by Netflix. “Vera Farmiga stars in and directs this sensitive and searching chronicle describing a woman’s lifetime journey of faith — one that initially leads her to join a fundamentalist sect and then leave it again years later. Adapted from the spiritual memoir This Dark World by Carolyn Briggs, the film looks deeply into human doubt and certainty, and the challenge of trying to match our lives with our spiritual beliefs.” Mentioned on 1/22/11 in NY Times re Sundance.
8/23/11- I’ve seen just a few reviews and they are weak. TRDB.
9/2/11- Just saw this film and liked it very much. Farmiga is great and also did a wonderful job directing this movie. I’d recommend it to you. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 23rd, 2011
SOUND OF NOISE- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “This intriguing comedy follows six renegade musicians trying to fill their Swedish hometown with sound, even if they have to wreak a little havoc to hit the right notes. But hot on their trail is tone-deaf, music-hating policeman Amadeus Warnebring (Bengt Nilsson). While the six percussionists appropriate public areas and items to make their music, Warnebring wrangles with his demanding family and a boss intent on arresting every local musician.”
3/9/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
January 17th, 2011
RANCHERO- 2010. Premise by Zap2it. “A former ranch hand confronts the realities of drug addiction and runs afoul of a local gangster after he moves to Los Angeles.”
Netflix had this to say–“Harboring dreams of becoming a professional photographer, Mexican American cattle rancher Jesse Torres (Roger Gutierrez) packs up and moves to Los Angeles, where he reconnects with childhood pal Tom (Brian Eric Johnson), now a drug-addled loser. As Jesse loses steam in his shutterbug career, he finds fresh purpose in helping a neighbor (Christina Woods) escape the clutches of a vicious thug (Danny Trejo).” No reviews yet. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 4th, 2010
YOU WON’T MISS ME- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “After a brief stint at a psychiatric hospital, emotionally intense Shelly Brown (Stella Schnabel), a 23-year-old aspiring actress, struggles to find her own path in the world while auditioning for roles, hooking up with the wrong guys and clashing with friends. Blending footage shot on multiple film and video formats, writer-director Ry Russo-Young’s evocative character portrait also stars Carlen Altman, Borden Capalino and Simon O’Connor.” Only fair reviews.
6/7/11- I felt like I’ve seen several other movies like this one, only much better. I turned it off. Miss it! TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 28th, 2010
HEMINGWAY’S GARDEN OF EDEN- 2010. Premise by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in the jazz age years, prior to the depression, the story follows a successful young American writer, David Bourne (JACK HUSTON), and his beautiful wife, Catherine (MENA SUVARI), on their extended honeymoon in Europe. Catherine soon becomes restless and starts to test her husband’s devotion, pushing him to the limits of her imagination.” I saw only one review and it was not good.
Tags: drama
November 28th, 2010
VISION: FROM THE LIFE OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN- Premise by IMDB. “The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen.” Good audience reviews, none professional.
Tags: documentary
October 4th, 2010
STONE- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Edward Norton plays a convicted arsonist who hopes to get out of prison early by putting to work the seductive talents of his beautiful wife, Lucetta (Milla Jovovich). Robert DeNiro plays the parole officer who is the target of the couple’s cat-and-mouse scheming. John Curran (The Painted Veil) directs this subtle psychological thriller based on the play by screenwriter Angus MacLachlan (Junebug).” Great audience reviews. Poor review in NY Times on 10/8/10.
Tags: drama
September 27th, 2010
SILENT SOULS- 2011. Premise by Netflix. “Paul Hanganu (Mimi Branescu) is in love with two women: Adriana (Mirela Oprisor), his wife of 10 years, and Raluca (Maria Popistasu), his mistress of the past several months. Now, at a crossroads, Paul is forced to choose between them in this drama from Romanian director Radu Muntean. Combining careful staging and emotionally intense dialogue, the film presents an unblinking profile of a man in crisis and the women whose lives he’s ensnared.” Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 25th, 2010
THE SOCIAL NETWORK- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “David Fincher‘s biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar, examining his relationships with co-founder Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) and founding president Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake). Aaron Sorkin penned the screenplay based on Ben Mezrich’s best-seller The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook.” Reviews just OK.
10/10- I liked this movie a lot even though there was probably a good deal of artistic license given to the story. Well acted (Eisenberg was great) and truly a success story. TRDB. At the theater.
Tags: docudrama
September 16th, 2010
DANIEL AND ANA- Premise by Netflix. “While shopping in Mexico City, brother and sister Daniel (Dario Yazbek Bernal) and Ana (Marimar Vega) Torres are held up at gunpoint, dragged off by kidnappers and forced into positions they never imagined. But in the aftermath, both must deal with the trauma on their own terms. Writer-director Michel Franco helms this powerful tale of survival and sacrifice that delivers an unexpectedly shocking ending.”
Tags: drama
August 27th, 2010
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