WAGNER & ME- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores a personal paradox: he’s Jewish, but adores the music of Richard Wagner, Hitler’s favorite composer. Fry meets Wagner’s descendants, plays his piano and visits key places in Wagner’s life in a quest for answers.”
12/7/12- Critics have liked this film. Today’s NY Time review was difficult to interpret. TRDB.
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THE SHEIK AND I- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When he’s commissioned to make a movie for a Middle Eastern biennial, director Caveh Zahedi turns out a satirical film that makes fun of the sheik. Soon, his work is banned and he’s threatened with a fatwa.”
12/7/12- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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SAHKANAGA- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 2002, over 300 bodies were discovered on the property of the Tri-State Crematory in the Appalachian foothills of northwest Georgia, thrusting an unassuming, tight-knit community into the international spotlight. SAHKANAGA (meaning “Great Blue Hills of God” in Cherokee, pronounced “sock-uh-nogga”) imagines this event from the perspective of Paul, a teenager who stumbles upon the first body.”
12/7/12- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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OFF WHITE LIES- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Thirteen-year-old Libi is sent to Israel to join her father, Shaul, a wiz at white lies. But it doesn’t take long for her to chafe at his lifestyle. Soon, she begins to unravel the web of lies her father has constructed around him.”
12/7/12- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
8/14/13- This Israeli movie was very well acted with an interesting premise and I enjoyed it very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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DELHI SAFARI- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The residents of the national park welcome a bright sunny morning, birds singing away merrily, animals running around with joy. A distant thunder breaks the silence and a closer look reveals the jungle being raided by man and machine destroying everything in its path. The night has a very tense air as all the animals gather around with fear in their heart, discussing their fate of losing their habitat to human beings.”
12/7/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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DEADFALL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “On the run after a casino heist, siblings Addison and Liza split up. When Liza gets a ride from a prison parolee heading to his parents’ home for Thanksgiving, unexpected events lead the two families toward a collision in this suspenseful thriller.”
12/7/12- Good review in today’s NY Times but others haven’t been so generous. TRDB.
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BARRYMORE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Christopher Plummer revives his Tony Award-winning turn as the legendary John Barrymore in this filmed presentation of the stage production. His glory days gone, Barrymore reminisces and reckons with the joys and ravages of his life lived in excess.”
Mixed reviews– some very good and some poor. TRDB.
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LAY THE FAVORITE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Leaving behind her job as a Florida stripper, bubbly Beth Raymer heads to Las Vegas, where she soon joins forces with a professional sports bookie and becomes his good-luck charm — until his jealous wife steps in.”
12/7/12- Awful reviews in general and in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
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A MAN VANISHES- 1967.
This movie has received excellent reviews. It’s a documentary-drama about the disappearence of an ordinary man that apparently blurs these definitions. Sounds interesting. TRDB.
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YOUNG AND WILD- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seventeen-year-old Daniela is obsessed with sex. But her self-proclaimed “pussy in flames” is in direct conflict with her well-to-do, strict evangelical family in Santiago, Chile. She finds an outlet by detailing her naughty ruminations and exploits on her blog “Young & Wild” to her eager online followers. She dates handsome and pious Tomas, but maybe Antonia, the really cute girl at work, is more her speed. As she struggles to balance both relationships, Daniela learns that having it all – sex, love and eternal salvation – is more complicated than she ever imagined.”
11/30/12- A weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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