Posts with the tag 'drama'
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt’s growing ego. But lately the duo’s greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they’ve grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there’s still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act-both onstage and off-if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.”
3/15/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and mostly negative reviews from others as well. TRDB.
3/6/17- This movie was so stupid it was hilarious. I really enjoyed it. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
March 3rd, 2013
GINGER & ROSA- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “With the Cold War looming over them, teen best pals Ginger and Rosa share everything in early 1960s London — until betrayal drives them apart. Sally Potter directs this intimate period drama steeped in the anxieties of the dawning nuclear age.”
3/3/13- Mixed early reviews. TRDB.
3/15/13- Good review in today’s NY Times and from others as well. TRDB.
3/31/13- Despite being slow paced, good acting and some interesting characters made this movie enjoyable. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
March 3rd, 2013
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As Japan prepares to host the Olympics, Shun, a school reporter, fights to save a clubhouse from progress-minded authorities. He gets unexpected help from Umi, a classmate who’s fallen in love with him.”
3/3/13-Fairly good early reviews. TRDB.
3/15/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: animation, drama
March 3rd, 2013
CAMP (2013)- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A slick investment advisor attempts to impress a prospective client by volunteering as a counselor at a camp for foster children, and begins to reassess his priorities after developing a bond with a young boy from a broken home in this tender drama inspired by actual events. Eli’s mother is a drug addict, and his father is physically abusive. When police answer a domestic disturbance call at Eli’s home on his 10th birthday, the young boy is placed in a youth facility where compliance takes precedence over compassion.”
3/3/13- No reviews as yet but this sounds interesting. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 3rd, 2013
HORS SATIN- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Angel or devil, good or evil, Christ or Satan: These are the mystical questions revolving around the nameless figure living in the coastal dunes outside of a small French town. Named one of the top ten films of the year by Cahiers du Cinema and an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, Hors Satan is a provocative parable of identity, morality, and human relationships, defying notions of genre to become a mesmerizing and haunting original.”
Mixed reviews but more positive than negative. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 2nd, 2013
WAR WITCH- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In sub-Saharan Africa, 12-year-old Komona is kidnapped by rebel soldiers who force her to kill her parents and join their ranks. Over the next two years, Komona clings to life despite her horrific experiences and tries to pacify her parents’ ghosts.”
3/1/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/6/13- Very difficult to watch this moving drama of a girl who amazingly survives war and superstition but it should be a “must-see.” TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 2nd, 2013
MOLLY’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “”Molly’s Theory of Relativity” is a sexy, funny, surreal, and devastating portrait of a beautiful twenty-eight-year-old astronomer who, having unexpectedly lost her job, is poised to make perhaps the first reckless decision of her life. Her story unfolds during an eighteen hour period, on Halloween.”
3/1/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 2nd, 2013
THE UNSPEAKABLE ACT- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Dan Sallitt’s remarkable, boldly conceived fourth feature is a vivid character study of Jackie, a charismatic, fiercely intelligent, soulful young woman struggling to navigate the choppy waters of adolescence, and nurturing an intense emotional attachment to her older brother that crosses over unmistakably into incestuousness.”
3/1/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 2nd, 2013
WELCOME TO PINE HILL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fascinating reflection on transformation and life choices, filmmaker Keith Miller blends reality and drama to chronicle the life of Shannon Harper, a former drug dealer trying to go clean and working as a claims adjuster and a bouncer.”
3/1/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 2nd, 2013
FUTURE WEATHER- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After her mother abandons her, 13-year-old Lauduree tries to hide the fact that she’s living alone as she pursues her quest to help thwart global warming. But soon she must negotiate a difficult relationship with her alcoholic grandmother.”
3/1/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/5/13- A bit over-acted at a few points but overall a very good movie with some very good scenes. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 2nd, 2013
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