Posts filed under 'Drama'
THE ORANGES- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When newly unattached Nina Ostroff (Leighton Meester) comes home for Thanksgiving dinner, her parents make plans to pair her up with their neighbors’ successful son, Toby (Adam Brody). But then Nina locks eyes with Toby’s father, wrecking everyone’s expectations. Catherine Keener, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt and Alia Shawkat co-star in this comic tale of redefining happiness when it comes to relationships.”
Just a few reviews at this time and they are all POOR. TRDB.
10/5/12- Bad, bad review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 18th, 2012
AND IF WE ALL LIVED TOGETHER- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Instead of living in a retirement home, five aging friends decide to move in together after one of them suffers a heart attack. The two couples and one widower are joined by a young caregiver, an ethnology student who is studying the group.”
Reviews have been just OK but friends have enjoyed it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 17th, 2012
CAUGHT IN THE WEB- 2012. Directed by Kaige Chen.
An article about this movie and it’s director in the NY Times Arts and Leisure section on Sunday, 9/16/12. TRDB.
11/21/13- Synopsis by Netflix. “Reeling from a cancer diagnosis, Lanqiu inadvertently slights a fellow subway passenger, an act that’s caught on another rider’s camera phone. Facing her illness and overnight national notoriety, Lanqiu will discover that fate cuts both ways.”
11/21/13- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 16th, 2012
THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his daughter announces her engagement, musician Robert tries to talk her out of it — convinced it will end up like his marriage to her mother. But when the now-divorced parents meet again, Robert begins to reconsider his own choices.”
9/14/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times but most critics and audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
6/19/14- Great dialogue and acting made this movie very enjoyable. It reminded me of Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in their movies together. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2012
THE STAND UP- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “A year after his girlfriend’s death, Zoe Hardwick abandons his career as a stand-up comedian and reluctantly accepts a job as a kindergarten teacher. Much to Zoe’s surprise, the kids and a fellow teacher revive his interest in life.”
9/14/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2012
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “While Bebe floats around in the first flush of new love, her best friend DeeDee is bitter and self-destructive after a breakup. When they meet Clementine, who’s also dealing with relationship issues, the three go on a zany New York escapade together.”
10/19/12- An OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 11th, 2012
PITCH PERFECT- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who’d rather listen to what’s coming out of her headphones than what’s coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy Pitch Perfect. When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella.”
Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
9/28/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 11th, 2012
BRINGING UP BOBBY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Olive is a European exile living in Oklahoma with her 10-year-old son, trying to raise him properly even as her past begins to close in on her. Her son, however, has the same roguish charm that landed her in trouble in the first place.”
Weak reviews all over including today’s (9/28/12) NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 11th, 2012
BUTTER- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a gifted butter sculptor announces his retirement, his ambitious wife sees her hopes for future fame — and the presidency — melt away. She sets out to take up the mantle, but soon learns how cutthroat the world of pro butter sculpting can be.”
OK early reviews. TRDB.
10/5/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 10th, 2012
DESPERATE ENDEAVORS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This drama inspired by a true story follows Indian immigrant Ram Patel as he tries to make it big in New York in 1973. Ram’s desperation to provide for his growing family leaves him deeply in debt until he undergoes a spiritual awakening.”
9/7/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times but audiences have liked this so far. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 7th, 2012
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