Posts with the tag 'drama'
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR-2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Determined to fall in love, 15-year-old Adele focuses on Thomas. But it’s a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest. Soon, Adele begins exploring her desire for girls as she negotiates her way to becoming a woman.”
Rotten Tomatoes had this to say– “A 15-year-old girl finds her naïve perceptions of human sexuality challenged upon meeting a blue-haired girl who encourages her to assert her individuality in director Abdel Kechiche’s deeply perceptive drama. The recipient of the prestigious Palme d’ Or at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival, Blue is the Warmest Color stars Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux.”
9/28/13- Excellent reviews although A.O. Scott from the NY Times wrote a negative review after this film won at Cannes. TRDB.
11/2/13- Great acting by the two lead women and a lot of graphic lesbian sex have contributed to making this movie, the winner of the Palme d’Or Award in Cannes, the most talked about movie in a long time. The story itself was very good as well and I recommend the film. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 17th, 2013
SIGHTSEERS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Newly coupled Chris and Tina embark on an RV road trip to take in England’s unique sights and rolling countryside. But as events and people inadvertently raise Chris’s ire, the trip takes a gory wrong turn.”
6/16/13- Very good reviews with most reviewers calling this film weird. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 16th, 2013
MY BEST DAY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Small-town life is far from dull in this indie charmer that follows refrigerator repair company receptionist Karen in pursuit of her long-lost dad. After fielding a service call from the almost-stranger, Karen convinces a pal to pose as a mechanic.”
6/14/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times but audiences have liked the film. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 14th, 2013
FUKREY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Four young male friends tackle the challenges and unexpected catastrophes of growing up clueless in this music-packed Bollywood teen drama. Each has his own dream to pursue, but all four are fated to get into trouble while pursuing their goals.”
6/14/13- A barely “fair” review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 14th, 2013
THE BLING RING- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on fact, this comic thriller tracks the saga of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, who used the Web to time their robberies of stars’ homes. The teenage band stole millions in cash, jewelry and other items from victims including Paris Hilton.”
6/14/13- Mixed reviews in general and a weak one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 14th, 2013
IN THE FOG- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “An innocent man accused of treason by Russian partisans fighting the German occupation is marked for death by two of his fellow countrymen. When the trio is ambushed, the man, eager to clear his name, faces a moral choice under immoral circumstances.”
6/14/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times as well as good reviews from most critics. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 14th, 2013
TALL AS THE BAOBAB TREE- 2013.
6/14/13- This drama is about child marriage in Senegal. I’ve seen 2 reviews and they were good. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 14th, 2013
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. A shy sound engineer who normally works on documentaries agrees to do a depraved horror film crafted by an Italian film master, only to discover that the dysfunction surrounding the project blurs fiction and reality.”
6/14/13- Fairly good professional reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 14th, 2013
MUSEUM HOURS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Anne arrives in Vienna to visit an ailing relative, she takes refuge in the Kunsthistorisches Museum and befriends Johann, a guard. Director Jem Cohen blends fiction and documentary in this meditation on how art and the world shape each other.”
6/28/13- Great reviews all around including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
7/17/13- While parts of this movie were both novel and interesting the movie itself was a bit boring and the one relationship in the film went nowhere. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
June 14th, 2013
COPPERHEAD- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Believing that the North can’t win the Civil War, upstate New York farmer Abner Beech advocates for a negotiated peace with the South. Though Beech earns the violent disapproval of his neighbors, he demands his right to free speech.”
7/19/13- Poor review in today’s NY Times and from most others as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 14th, 2013
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