Posts with the tag 'drama'
THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his daughter announces her engagement, musician Robert tries to talk her out of it — convinced it will end up like his marriage to her mother. But when the now-divorced parents meet again, Robert begins to reconsider his own choices.”
9/14/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times but most critics and audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
6/19/14- Great dialogue and acting made this movie very enjoyable. It reminded me of Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in their movies together. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2012
THE STAND UP- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “A year after his girlfriend’s death, Zoe Hardwick abandons his career as a stand-up comedian and reluctantly accepts a job as a kindergarten teacher. Much to Zoe’s surprise, the kids and a fellow teacher revive his interest in life.”
9/14/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2012
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “While Bebe floats around in the first flush of new love, her best friend DeeDee is bitter and self-destructive after a breakup. When they meet Clementine, who’s also dealing with relationship issues, the three go on a zany New York escapade together.”
10/19/12- An OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 11th, 2012
PITCH PERFECT- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who’d rather listen to what’s coming out of her headphones than what’s coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy Pitch Perfect. When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella.”
Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
9/28/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 11th, 2012
BRINGING UP BOBBY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Olive is a European exile living in Oklahoma with her 10-year-old son, trying to raise him properly even as her past begins to close in on her. Her son, however, has the same roguish charm that landed her in trouble in the first place.”
Weak reviews all over including today’s (9/28/12) NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 11th, 2012
BUTTER- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a gifted butter sculptor announces his retirement, his ambitious wife sees her hopes for future fame — and the presidency — melt away. She sets out to take up the mantle, but soon learns how cutthroat the world of pro butter sculpting can be.”
OK early reviews. TRDB.
10/5/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 10th, 2012
DESPERATE ENDEAVORS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This drama inspired by a true story follows Indian immigrant Ram Patel as he tries to make it big in New York in 1973. Ram’s desperation to provide for his growing family leaves him deeply in debt until he undergoes a spiritual awakening.”
9/7/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times but audiences have liked this so far. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 7th, 2012
THE EYE OF THE STORM- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “A woman recently divorced from a French prince and her washed-up actor brother return home to Australia, hoping to reconcile with their dying mother. But neither is prepared for the ensuing drama that brings the dread of their childhood back to life.”
Rotten Tomatoes had this to say– “In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying, as in living, Mrs Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Patrick White, The Eye of the Storm is a savage exploration of family relationships – and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy, which define them.”
9/7/12- Poor reviews for this movie but it sounds interesting and I’ll probably see it eventually. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 7th, 2012
NO- 2012- Synopsis by Netflix. “In this engaging drama from Chile, Gael García Bernal portrays René Saavedra, a hot-shot ad executive who creates a controversial media campaign opposing military dictator Augusto Pinochet during the referendum on his presidency in 1988.”
Very good reviews so far. TRDB.
2/15/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/12/13-I enjoyed the basic premise of voter impowerment and of course the history lesson but I felt that the movie was a bit tedious at times and I also agree with one critic who called the movie “gimmicky.” TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 5th, 2012
BARBARA- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1980 East Germany, Barbara, a doctor, is reassigned to a small rural hospital as punishment for trying to find work in the West. Biding time until her lover can help her defect, Barbara begins to suspect that her new boss knows of her plans.”
12/21/12- Great review in today’s NT Times and elsewhere too. TRDB.
3/4/13- I saw this movie today and liked it despite it’s slow moving plot. Not for everybody however. TRDB. Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 5th, 2012
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