Posts filed under 'Drama'
EMPEROR- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “As World War II ends, Gen. MacArthur oversees Japan’s surrender, an act that dispels the nation’s centuries-old beliefs about its emperor. With the eyes of the world — and history — upon them, MacArthur and his protégé will change Japan forever.”
3/8/13- Weak review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
8/21/13- Generally well deserved poor reviews but I feel that the movie was at least interesting from a historical point of view. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 15th, 2013
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.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 14th, 2013
11 FLOWERS- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This elegantly filmed drama of village life is told from the viewpoint of an 11-year-old who unexpectedly comes into contact with an accused murderer. The upheavals of China’s Cultural Revolution provide a turbulent backdrop to the boy’s adventures.”
2/22/13- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
4/30/14- A very enjoyable movie with, of course, social and political themes. The kids were great. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 14th, 2013
INESCAPABLE- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “This politically charged and emotionally powerful thriller follows a successful businessman who suddenly finds his life turned upside down when his journalist daughter goes missing during her trip to his hometown of Damascus. He knows that the reason for his exile is tied to his daughter’s disappearance. His first trip home in over 30 years turns into a frantic quest to rescue his daughter while reconnecting with the love of his life.”
2/15/13- Weak reviews all around, including today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 14th, 2013
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.
Tags: drama, Foreign
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.
Tags: drama
February 8th, 2013
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.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 8th, 2013
IDENTITY THIEF- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: The ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson”….and it belongs to an accounts rep (Bateman) who lives halfway across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Bigelow Patterson heads south to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his life. And as he attempts to bribe, coax and wrangle her the 2,000 miles to Denver, one easy target will discover just how tough it is to get your name back.”
2/8/13- Poor review all around and in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 8th, 2013
SAFE HAVEN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks centers on a mysterious woman who arrives in a small North Carolina town and begins a new life but remains haunted by the terrifying secret that prompted her to travel across the country.”
No reviews as yet. TRDB.
Tags: drama, thriller
February 8th, 2013
SAVING LINCOLN- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The story of Mr. Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon – a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President’s life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.”
A few reviews and they are not good. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 7th, 2013
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