Posts filed under 'Seen On Netflix'
SING YOUR SONG- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix.”Hoping to inspire a new generation of activists, entertainer Harry Belafonte allows director Susanne Rostock intimate access to his life to document his many decades as a performer and as a tireless advocate for human rights around the world. As a supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and the victim of racism during his tours of the South, Belafonte was deeply committed to social change in the U.S. and later worked to end apartheid in South Africa.” Great audience reaction. TRDB.
1/13/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/3012- A very well done film about a very interesting man and I highly recommend it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: documentary
December 29th, 2011
ROADIE- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this taut drama, middle-aged Jimmy Testagross loses his gig as roadie for a has-been rock band and moves back in with his ailing mother. With no job or skills, Jimmy must find a way to let go of his overextended adolescence and become his own man.” Very good reviews. TRDB.
1/6/12- Review is fair at best in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
4/9/12- A good story and I liked it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
December 28th, 2011
NORWEGIAN WOOD- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in 1969 Tokyo, this melancholic tale centers on serious young college freshman Toru Watanabe (Ken’ichi Matsuyama), whose developing relationship with childhood friend Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi) drags into the present a terrible event both would rather bury. While Naoko begins to withdraw, Toru awakens to the political and cultural tumult around him, and when he meets the intriguing Midori (Kiko Mizuhara), Toru must confront his own uncertain heart.” Very good reviews. TRDB.
1/6/12- Fair review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
7/7/12- This film was way too slow, even for me. There was no life to any of the characters. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 28th, 2011
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “A body has been buried in the grasslands of rural Turkey. Over the course of one night, a doctor and a detective from a nearby town join a search effort in which the desolate landscape comes to symbolize their own solemn, insular lives.” Very good professional reviews but so far audiences just so-so. TRDB.
1/4/12- Very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
8/27/12- This movie was as slow as frozen molasses. Very little happened but for some reason I stuck in out and actually enjoyed it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 28th, 2011
THE FLOWERS OF WAR- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1937, as the Japanese army brutally invades the Chinese city of Nanking, an American mortician is trapped inside a western cathedral and vows to protect a group of young schoolgirls and 13 courtesans who are seeking refuge from the soldiers.” Awful professional reviews but audiences appear to like it. TRDB.
8/3/12- Ridiculous movie that seemed “made for TV only worse.” I turned it off fairly quickly. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
December 21st, 2011
THE IRON LADY- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Meryl Streep provides a subtle and nuanced portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, whose political career and determination changed the rules that had limited women’s opportunities for leadership.”
12/30/11- A weak review in today’s NY Times and by many others as well. TRDB.
4/12/12- Not as bad as some made it out to be but clearly the movie’s vantage point of Thatcher’s later years was hard to understand. I enjoyed a few of the history lessons and a great Meryl Streep. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
December 20th, 2011
DOWN TO THE BONE- 2004. Synopsis by Netflix. “Irene (Vera Farmiga), a drug-addled, working-class mother of two, decides to check herself into a rehab center in upstate New York, where she meets and falls in love with a fellow addict (Hugh Dillon) who’s working hard to mend his ways. But when one of them relapses into addiction, can their commitment to each other prevail over the lure of narcotics? Debra Granik won the Director’s Award and Farmiga won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance.” I liked this movie very much with a great Farmiga. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 20th, 2011
ANTHONY ZIMMER- 2005. Synopsis by Netflix. “Sophie Marceau and Yvan Attal star in this French romance-thriller about deception and the hunt for a criminal mastermind. Knowing she’s the bait to trap her unidentifiable lover, Chiara (Marceau) leads the chase to François (Attal), an innocent man. But as Russian hit men close in on François, police detective Akerman (Sami Frey) — and Chiara — soon realize that they are all pawns in a brilliant game played by the elusive Anthony Zimmer.” Good reviews. TRDB.
12/20/11- I enjoyed this movie very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 20th, 2011
MY PIECE OF THE PIE- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Arrogant Parisian millionaire Steve hires single mother France to clean his apartment in this dramatic comedy. Unbeknownst to them both, Steve is the reason France lost her job at a factory and had to seek menial work in the first place.”
12/9/11- Luke warm review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere. TRDB.
5/17/12- A French type of “Pretty Woman” and although it had some good parts and some cute characters it left something to be desired. Just OK. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 9th, 2011
KNUCKLE- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Members of two Irish families continue an ages-old grudge and settle their differences with violence in this documentary directed by Ian Palmer. James, a member of the Quinn McDonaghs, doesn’t hesitate when challenged to bare-knuckle boxing matches with his cousins from the Joyce clan. The director spent a dozen years traveling with members of both families to get remarkable footage of their ongoing rivalry.”
12/9/11- Good review in today’s NY Times and in general. TRDB.
2/17/12- A very interesting documentary about a group of people with revenge and fighting on their minds. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
December 9th, 2011
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