PATANG- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This colorful drama is set in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, where each year a million kites take to the sky in the annual festival of the Uttarayan. Against this backdrop, six characters’ divergent paths intersect.” Very good early reviews. TRDB.
6/15/12- Very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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ON THE ROAD- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “At the height of the Beat era, New York writer Sal Paradise, his freewheeling buddy Dean, and Dean’s wife set out on a journey of self-discovery. Their cross-country quest for answers reflects the American character, attitudes and values of the time.” Very good early reviews. TRDB.
12/21/12- A weak review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
8/31/13- Incredibly boring and I turned it off. TRDB.
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MIGHTY FINE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When an ambitious father transplants his family from New York to New Orleans, his intentions are lofty, but his clan’s reactions are mixed. At the same time, his apparel business is headed for trouble in this bittersweet comedy set in the 1970s.”
5/25/12- Today’s NY Times gave this a good review except for the ending of the movie. TRDB.
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REDLEGS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “As three twentysomething pals — Aaron, Wilbur and Marco — reconnect to attend the funeral of a friend in Cincinnati, they wrestle with the choices they’ve made and the sometimes upsetting impact those choices have had on their relationships.”
5/25/12- Great review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “A team of journalists is dispatched to find out who’s behind a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel, with payment on return. After tracking down their oddball prey, the team has to decide how best to approach their subject.”
Very good early reviews. TRDB.
10/21/12- Of course this movie was ridiculous but the interaction between the characters made it just OK. If I weren’t in an airplane I would have turned it off. TRDB.
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BEL AMI- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Bel Ami is the story of Georges Duroy, who travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.” Weak professional reviews but good audience reaction so far. TRDB.
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DARK HORSE- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Now in his 30s but emotionally stuck in his early teens, a vintage-toy enthusiast strikes up an unlikely but successful relationship with a woman who has some adjustment troubles of her own — until a secret threatens to undermine the whole affair.” Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
6/11/12- Good review in NY Times last week. TRDB.
12/29/12- A story about a middle aged man with arrested development and his loneliness. Called a comedy but I didn’t think so and I found it depressing. TRDB.
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HIGH SCHOOL- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “After getting stoned with a school pothead (Sean Marquette) for the first time, a high school valedictorian (Matt Bush) unexpectedly faces a drug test that threatens his scholarship. Now the two concoct a scheme to get the entire student body high so everyone will fail. Co-stars in this indie comedy include Colin Hanks, Yeardley Smith, Adrien Brody as a drug dealer and Michael Chiklis as the school principle.”
Sounds kind of dumb but this movie has received good early reviews. TRDB.
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FOR GREATER GLORY- 2012. Synopsis by IMDB. “A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government’s attempt to secularize the country.”
A so-so review in the NY Times on 6/1/12. TRDB.
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MOONRISE KINGDOM- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Wes Anderson’s quirky drama follows the frantic search that ensues in a small New England town when two 12-year-olds fall in love and run away together. As the townsfolk hunt for the vanished kids, a storm causes even more profound communal upheaval.”
Very good early reviews, especially from the professionals. TRDB.
6/11/12- A sweet, charming, quirky love story. See it!!! TRDB. At the Theater.
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