The Reel Dr. Bob

JULY 6, 2023-

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) UMBERTO ECO- A LIBRARY OF THE WORLD– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Umberto Eco’s private library was a world in itself: more than 30,000 contemporary books and 1,500 rare and antique volumes. The director had worked with Eco one year before the writer’s death on a video project for the Venice Art Biennale in 2015, gaining access to the library.”

7/1/23- Excellent reviews for this Italian documentary. TRDB.

2) THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children.”

7/1/23- Excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB. In Theaters

3) EVERY BODY–  2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “EVERY BODY is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people. The film tells the stories of three individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods after each decided to set aside medical advice to keep their bodies a secret and instead came out as their authentic selves.”

7/1/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB. In Theaters

4) MILLIE LIES LOW– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Millie, an architecture student from Wellington, New Zealand, has landed a competitive internship with a prestigious firm in New York. After telling everyone she knows about the opportunity, she suddenly suffers a panic attack as her plane is about to take off, and misses her flight.”

7/1/21- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.

5) AS FAR AS I CAN WALK– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Siisi, nicknamed Strahinja, a 22-year-old Ghanaian refugee, is doing everything to integrate in Serbia. He volunteers for the Red Cross in the camp where he lives, looks for work, plays on the local football team… His biggest challenge, however, is to win back the woman he loves.”

7/2/23- Fair reviews but it does seem interesting to me. TRDB.

6) IN THE COMPANY OF ROSE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie’s Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, Phillip Roth, Carly Simon, the Clintons, James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein, Meryl Streep, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other luminaries of her time.”

7/2/2023- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB. In Theaters

7) PRISONER’S DAUGHTER– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After 12-years in prison, Max (Brian Cox) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale). With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, Ezra (Christopher Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions.”

7/2/23- Poor reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB. In Theaters

9) SIN LA HABANA– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Leonardo and Sara, a young Afro-Cuban couple, are desperate to leave the island. They decide that the best way to emigrate is for Leonardo to seduce a foreign woman, get legal status in another country, and then send for Sara. The woman they choose is Nasim, an Iranian-Canadian divorcée who is running from an oppressive past and yearning to have fun for the first time in her life.”

7/3/23- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB. On Prime Video

10) ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Archival footage and interviews with close friends provide insight into the life and career of Hollywood icon Rock Hudson.”

7/3/23- Good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB. 

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MOVIES PLAYING AT THE JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER IN PLEASANTVILLE, NY

1) PAST LIVES–

2) ASTEROID CITY–

3) THE LESSON–

4) DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY AND THE LEGEND OF MIDNIGHT COWBOY

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MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC THEATER IN DANBURY, CT-

1) EVERY BODY-

2) PAST LIVES–

3) ASTEROID CITY–

4) YOU HURT MY FEELINGS–

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MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH CO. FLORIDA-

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

a) THE LESSON–

b) ASTEROID CITY–

c) PERSIAN LESSONS–

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY-

a) THE LESSON–

b) PERSIAN LESSONS–

c) PAST LIVES–

d) ROISE & FRANK–

e) IT AIN’T OVER–

3) THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH-

a) BLUE JEAN– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “England, 1988 — Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean, a gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new girl at school catalyzes a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core.”

6/18/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and really poor ones from audiences. TRDB

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