Posts with the tag 'drama'
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Marty, a struggling writer, needs inspiration to finish his screenplay Seven Psychopaths. He gets plenty of it when his oddball friends nab a crazed gangster’s beloved pooch and he inadvertently gets caught up in all the action.”
Very good reviews. TRDB.
10/12/12- Fair review at best in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
2/3/13- For a brief period I found this movie interesting, creative and even funny but the novelty wore off quickly and while I did see the entire movie I can’t say that I liked it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
September 26th, 2012
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After her husband is sent to prison for eight years, medical student Ruby shelves her studies to focus on her partner’s welfare as he serves his time. The couple soon learns the new pressures they need to bear if their relationship is to survive.”
6/8/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
6/9/15- I enjoyed this movie as it gave a really good picture of the issues involved in this type of arrangement. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
September 26th, 2012
ARGO- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by pretending that they are filmmakers rather than diplomats.”
Excellent reviews. TRDB.
10/25/12- A fascinating and apparently true story that will keep you on the edge of your seat. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
September 26th, 2012
FRED WON’T MOVE OUT- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With levity and sadness, two grown children and their aging parents struggle with the decision whether the older generation should stay in the house where they have lived for fifty years. Shot in the house where the director’s parents lived for close to fifty years shortly after they moved out, the film’s semi-autobiographical story is memorably acted by a small ensemble cast led by Elliott Gould. Shot in sequence in three weeks with a heady mix of improvisational work by both author Richard Ledes and his cast, the film’s personal approach to its subject captures a universal story uniquely told.”
Poor audience reviews but no professional reviews as yet. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 24th, 2012
186 DOLLARS TO FREEDOM- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This gritty drama based on a true story follows American surfer Wayne Montgomery as he moves to Peru in 1980. After being framed on drug charges, Wayne survives in the infamous El Sexto prison as corrupt officials try to extort money from his family.”
9/21/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 21st, 2012
DESERT HEARTS- 1985. Synopsis by Netflix. “Uptight literature professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) heads to Reno, Nev., in 1959 for a quickie divorce. While staying with Frances Parker (Audra Lindley) at her ranch to establish residency, Bell meets Parker’s adopted daughter (Patricia Charbonneau), a casino worker 10 years her junior. Bell finds herself increasingly drawn to the open and self-assured lesbian, and their developing intimacy releases buried emotions Bell has never explored.”
Obviously dated but this film was very risque and thought provoking at the time. I liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 20th, 2012
THE PAPERBOY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Convinced by a death row inmate’s female pen pal that the convict is innocent, a reporter and his brother investigate and discover a case marred by deceit, seduction and betrayal. Meanwhile, one brother falls for the convict’s mysterious confidant.”
Fair early reviews. TRDB.
10/5/12- A very interesting review in today’s NY Times and it’s both + and-. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 18th, 2012
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
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