Posts with the tag 'drama'
DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN- 2004. Synopsis by Netflix. “This Iranian drama was recognized at the Montreal festival of World Cinema as the Best First Feature by filmmaker Mariam Shahriar. Following in the trend of recent movies celebrating the strength of Iranian women, the film tells the story of a young woman who pretends she’s a man in order to get a job at a local carpet factory. Her secret is safe until a female colleague develops feelings for her. Stars Altinay Ghelich Taghani and Soghra Karimi.” No reviews. TRDB.
4/2/12- About as slow as molasses in the frig. but still an interesting view of a sub-culture in Iran. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 26th, 2011
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY- 1991. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in Taiwan during the year 1960, a talented but self-centered student refuses to compromise his moral standards with anyone — teachers, friends, parents or girlfriend.”
11/26/11- Great reviews for this 4 hour long movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 26th, 2011
ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “Love and chocolates may yet win the day in this delightful romantic comedy, which follows the slow-burn romance of talented chocolatier Angélique and chocolate-factory owner Jean-René, lonely souls who secretly share a debilitating anxiety disorder.”
11/26/11- An OK review in today’s NY Times and fairly good reviews in general. TRDB.
4/22/12- I enjoyed this cute, fluffy French comedy. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 26th, 2011
THE ARTIST- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This modern-day silent film artfully recounts the poignant end of the silent-movie era in the late 1920s. The story contrasts the declining fortunes of a silent-screen superstar with his lover’s rise to popularity as a darling of the “talkies.”
11/26/11- Great reviews including one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
12/24/11- I liked this movie very much. Very creative, well acted and an interesting story as well. TRDB. At the theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 26th, 2011
YOUNG ADULT- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Taken aback when she receives a letter from an old boyfriend announcing that he’s just had a baby with his wife, divorced fiction writer Mavis Gary decides to return to her small hometown and reconnect with her former lover.” Great audience reviews but no professional ones as yet. TRDB.
12/9/11- Great review in today’s NY Times and very good ones elsewhere– both professional and audience. TRDB.
12/16/11- Great, no. But an OK comedic drama that almost makes us like an unlikable character. TRDB. At the theater.
Tags: drama
November 22nd, 2011
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “The strained relationship between a mother and her teenage son turns tragic when the boy engineers a massacre at his high school, and the mother is forced to ask how much blame she deserves for the heartbreaking event.” Great early reviews. TRDB.
12/9/11- Excellent review in today’s NY Times and very good ones elsewhere. TRDB.
2/8/12- This movie was extremely difficult to watch and was very depressing at many levels but was very well done with great acting and really packed a punch. Call me before you see it!!! TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
November 22nd, 2011
W.E.- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Madonna directs this romantic drama that examines the parallel lives of famous divorcée Wallis Simpson and Wally Winthrop, a young 1990s housewife. Wally yearns to have a romance as dramatic as Wallis’s but discovers that history can be misleading.” Only a few reviews and they are poor. TRDB.
2/3/12- Review in today’s NY Times that I could not interpret. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 22nd, 2011
SHAME- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Thirtysomething New Yorker Brandon is outwardly reserved, but inside is seething with an overwhelming sexual addiction. When his tempestuous and much-loved younger sister invades his life, Brandon struggles to escape his self-destructive behavior.” Very good reviews. TRDB.
12/2/11- Just a weakly positive review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
5/12- Here’s what Rotten Tomatoes had to say—“Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon’s insular life spirals out of control.
5/16/12- An interesting study of yet one more type of addiction with all of the heartaches in brings for friends and relatives. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 18th, 2011
ANSWERS TO NOTHING- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This gripping ensemble drama follows a philandering husband, a depressed Hollywood screenwriter, a vigilante schoolteacher and other citizens of Los Angeles as their daily lives intersect an LAPD detective’s search for a missing child.”
12/2/11- Good review in today’s NY Times but miserable reviews in general. TRDB.
3/11/12- I agree with the Times on this one. I found it interesting and insightful. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 18th, 2011
ANOTHER HAPPY DAY- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Upper-crust family dysfunction takes center stage in this drama, which stars Ellen Barkin as a divorcée attending the highbrow wedding of the son she barely knows and trying to hold her own against a family that couches judgment in every smile.”
11/18/11- Mixed review in today’s NY Times- as many “up” as “down.” TRDB.
2/6/12- I thought that this movie was excellent and the many pros who thought it was unrealistic don’t know that much about family dynamics. Out on a limb but I think you should see it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 18th, 2011
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