Posts filed under 'Seen at the Theater'
SIDE EFFECTS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Emily Hawkins copes with her depression by taking large numbers of prescription medication. But when her emotions spiral out of control due to the upcoming release of her husband from prison, she turns to a new medication, with unforeseen results.”
2/8/13-Fairly good reviews in general and an OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/1/13- I saw this with my wife Jane and my friends Barbara and Ken and we all liked this mystery. TRDB.
Tags: drama, thriller
January 27th, 2013
LORE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After her Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads her younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amid the chaos, she encounters a mysterious refugee named Thomas, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire.”
2/8/13- Very good reviews in general with just a few critics saying that the film was a bit slow. The NY Times liked it as well. TRDB.
3/16/13- Yet another extremely powerful movie related to the Holocaust. Well done and should be a must see! TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 27th, 2013
ONE DAY AFTER PEACE- 2012. This is a documentary about an Isreali woman who lost her son to a Palestinian sniper and is now seeking reconciliation with both the killer and the situation by drawing from the experience of the people of South Africa and their ability to forgive the apartheid government there. TRDB.
1/23/13- I saw this as part of the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival and I thought it was excellent both in terms of the message and the movie itself. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 23rd, 2013
THE GATEKEEPERS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Meet six leaders of Israel’s secret service, the Shin Bet, which has dealt with conflict amid the quest for peace for nearly 50 years. For the first time, these men discuss the challenging truths and consequences of their counterterrorism mission.”
Excellent reviews all around. TRDB.
3/10/13- I liked this movie very much but it did seem unusual to me that each of the men seemed to distance himself from Israeli tactics. Were there any heads of Shin Bet that agreed with the policies even if they don’t appear to have worked in retrospect? TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: documentary
January 22nd, 2013
WHO SHOT MY FATHER?- 2011. Synopsis by IMDB. “Col. Joe Alon, the Israeli Air Force Attache was assassinated in 1973 in MARYLAND . An FBI investigation revealed nothing. 38 years later, the case remains unsolved and Joe’s three daughters are searching for the truth. Did he know something he shouldn’t have? The film opens with this theory and then goes on to raise personal, forensic, political and national questions and dilemmas: Why didn’t Israel cooperate with the FBI? Was Alon an undercover Mossad (Israeli undercover intelligence organization) agent? Why did the FBI destroy the evidence against protocol? Is it a part of the Yom Kippur War conspiracy theory (Dayan and Kissinger)? Includes interviews of FBI agents, Mossad chiefs, former American Air Force Chief Commander and others key personnel.”
1/21/13- I saw this at the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival and found it interesting and provocative. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: documentary
January 21st, 2013
ZERO DARK THIRTY- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) for the story of history’s greatest manhunt for the world’s most dangerous man.”
Great early reviews. TRDB.
1/29/13- I enjoyed the last 45 min. during the raid on Bin Laden’s compound because of its historical significance and suspense despite knowing the outcome. The first hour and a half was for me well summed up by a reviewer when he said– “A silly film that never remotely deserved an Oscar nomination.” TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 2nd, 2013
QUARTET- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A trio of retired opera singers’ annual celebration of Verdi’s birthday sours when their estranged fourth member shows up but refuses to sing. Tensions rise and diva drama erupts — will personal problems prevent the show from going on?”
Early reviews are very good. TRDB.
3/3/13- A good, if somewhat predictable, movie with lots of good music to boot. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 28th, 2012
OLD GOATS- 2010. Synopsis by IMDB. “Old Goats is a comedy that features three elderly men playing themselves, but within a fictional framework. The story blends fiction and reality. Britt lives alone on a boat and searches for excitement and romance in his life. Bob writes a book of memoirs about his life as a soldier, para-trooper, and bush pilot, but is uneasy about revealing his sins as a younger man. David is struggling to adapt into retired life while living with his bossy wife. The story is about each man’s attempt to change his ways.
12/20/12- An interesting premise and interesting quirky characters but I found the movie way too slow, I was exhausted from the day, and I drifted several times. The couple we went with liked it more. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
December 21st, 2012
PARENTAL GUIDANCE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When their daughter must leave for a week, Artie and Diane Decker find themselves in charge of their three grandchildren, whose well-regimented and high-tech lives leave Grandma and Grandpa baffled and ready to bring on the old-school parenting.”
12/28/12- If you are a Billy Crystal fan this movie is for you. The comedy had me laughing out loud several times but it was not noteworthy as a movie. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
December 17th, 2012
LES MISERABLES- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “The musical version of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of love and sacrifice, first produced for the stage in 1985, now receives the big-screen treatment. The bloody era of the French Revolution is the backdrop to Jean Valjean’s long struggle for redemption.”
Fairly good reviews even as some critics complained that the movie was poorly directed. TRDB.
12/25/12- I enjoyed this movie very much even though I generally have trouble getting into musicals on the screen. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, musical
December 17th, 2012
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