GRAND PIANO- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A pianist returning to the stage five years after a public meltdown learns that a sniper will shoot him and his wife if he plays just one wrong note. But the gunman’s twisted motives go far deeper than anyone suspects.”
3/7/14– Good reviews all around including the one calling it fun in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/1/14- One of the more ridiculous movies I’ve seen in a long time. TRDB.
Add comment March 11th, 2014
BETHLEHEM- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “An informant for Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence service, Palestinian Sanfur is torn when his brother becomes an agency target. His tragic choice is complicated by his relationship with Razi, the boss, mentor and father figure who hired him as a teen.”
3/10/14- Very good reviews in general. The NY Times liked it also. TRDB.
3/10/14- I saw this today and liked it very much– just a few too many characters. Definitely worth seeing. TRDB.
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TWO LIVES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As the European communist bloc is collapsing, Katrine’s quiet life in Norway is interrupted by questions about her early years in East Germany. With the truth about her past catching up with her, Katrine must try to explain the facts to her family.”
2/28/14- Very good reviews. The NY Times liked it also. TRDB.fi
4/2/14- A well acted and fascinating story. I enjoyed it very much and definitely recommend it. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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THE LUNCHBOX- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Mumbai’s eerily reliable lunchbox delivery service erroneously sends a meal prepared by a young housewife to a lonely widower on the brink of retirement, the mistake ignites an exchange of notes and mutual fantasy between them.”
2/28/14-Very good reviews in general. I’ll see it. TRDB.
4/12/14- A sensitive movie about several lonely people. I enjoyed it very much. TRDB. At the Theater.
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CHLORINE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Obsessed with maintaining her family’s upper-crust lifestyle, Georgie pushes her put-upon husband, Roger, into a risky real estate investment. When the deal goes south, each member of the family starts to fall apart in his or her own neurotic way.”
2/28/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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WINTER’S TALE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mark Helprin’s novel provides the basis for this film starring Colin Farrell as a thief who breaks into an ill girl’s home and then falls for her. As the action shifts between past and present, the burglar also acquires a flying-horse guardian angel.”
2/14/14- Awful reviews all around including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment February 17th, 2014
LUCKY BASTARD- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. ” Porn aficionado wins a chance to have sex with a porn star on camera, but when his performance falls short, he blames the crew for humiliating him and decides to exact a gruesome revenge.”
2/14/14- Mixed reviews. The NY Times did not like it. TRDB.
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JIMMY P.- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Returning home from World War II, Blackfoot Native American Jimmy Picard suffers from a host of psychosomatic symptoms. In this drama based on a true story, he bonds with psychoanalyst Georges Devereux as the two explore his psyche for causes.”
2/14/14- A good review in today’s NY Times. Other reviews are mixed, some very good and some very bad. TRDB.
10/2/14- I agree with the “very bad” group of reviewers. Boring, boring and I turned it off. TRDB.
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A FIELD IN ENGLAND- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in 17th-century England, this black-and-white drama portrays the strange and psychedelic ordeal faced by two deserters from a battle. Captured by a demented alchemist and forced to dig for hidden treasure, the men unearth horror instead.”
2/7/14- Fairly good reviews– the NY Times liked it also. TRDB.
6/10/14- Just way to weird for me and I had to turn it off. TRDB. Netflix.
Add comment February 7th, 2014
7 BOXES- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In an outdoor Paraguayan market, a butcher offers a 17-year-old delivery boy $100 to transport seven sealed boxes to a drop-off point — a task that seems simple until he finds himself pursued by a rival and his gang, thieves and the cops.”
2/7/14- Good reviews from the NY Times and from most other critics. TRDB.
5/19/14- A ridiculous movie that somehow managed to get good reviews. I gave up at about half way. TRDB.
Add comment February 7th, 2014