TOMBOY- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Uncomfortable living as a girl, 10-year-old Laure decides to spend her childhood as Michael. When Michael’s family moves to rural France, the child wins friends and comes to understand the complexities of gender.”
1/16/11- Very good review in today’s NY Times and great reviews in general. TRDB.
7/19/12- I concur– very interesting, well acted and I liked this movie very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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A LONELY PLACE TO DIE- 2011. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.” Good early reviews. TRDB.
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LOOSIES- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “A New York City pickpocket is forced to reexamine his choices when he crosses paths with a one-night stand who informs him she’s having his baby. At the same time, he’s trying to stay one step ahead of the detective whose badge he stole.” Weak professional reviews and some weak audience reviews also. TRDB.
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DOG SWEAT- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “Filmed in Farsi in a clandestine, cinéma vérité style, this Iranian drama from director Hossein Keshavarz sheds light on the lives of six young Iranians whose inner desires are at odds with Islam’s conservative social mores. Among them are a feminist immersed in an affair with a married man, a pair of lovers in search of a place to carry out their furtive passions, and a gay man forced to confront the opposite sex in an arranged marriage.”
11/11/11- Good reviews in general and a good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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LETTERS FROM THE BIG MAN- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Golden Globe winner Colin Farrell (In Bruges) stars in this gritty crime drama as Mitchell, a recently paroled ex-con whose attempt at straight life includes taking a job as a handyman for a reclusive young starlet (Keira Knightley). Based on author Ken Bruen’s critically acclaimed novel, this adaptation marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed).”
11/11/11- Very good reviews in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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LONDON BOULEVARD- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “Golden Globe winner Colin Farrell (In Bruges) stars in this gritty crime drama as Mitchell, a recently paroled ex-con whose attempt at straight life includes taking a job as a handyman for a reclusive young starlet (Keira Knightley). Based on author Ken Bruen’s critically acclaimed novel, this adaptation marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed).” Bad reviews. TRDB.
3/10/12- Just awful!! I turned it off. TRDB. Netflix.
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STOLEN LIFE- 2005. Synopsis by Netflix. “A young girl’s lonely life seems to be looking up when she’s accepted by a university, but her joy is short-lived. Having been raised by indifferent relatives in Beijing, naive freshman Yan’ni (Xun Zhou) finds it hard to resist when a charming deliveryman starts to pay attention to her. But she’s soon on a downward spiral, as she becomes pregnant, drops out of school and ends up living in her lover’s drab room.”
11/11/11- A great story with great acting and I highly recommend it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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ALMOST PEACEFUL- 2004. Synopsis by Netflix. “A group of Jews living in Paris try to start their lives over after World War II. Married couple Albert (Simon Abkarian) and Lea (Zabou Breitman) reopen their tailoring business, Charles (Denis Podalydes) copes with the loss of his family to the death camps and Maurice (Stanislas Merhar) has lost his ability to love. Soon, they all realize that in order to move on, they’ll have to put their traumatic pasts behind them.” Good reviews. TRDB.
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A DANGEROUS METHOD- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this David Cronenberg-helmed biopic, Viggo Mortensen stars as Sigmund Freud, whose relationship with fellow psychology luminary Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) is tested when Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), one of the first female psychoanalysts, enters their lives. This World War I-set drama also stars Vincent Cassel as Otto Gross, a disciple of Freud, and Sarah Gadon, who plays Jung’s psychoanalyst wife.” Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
2/17/12- A mildly interesting account of the relationship of Freud, Jung and Sabina Spielrein. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment November 10th, 2011
YOUNG GOETHE IN LOVE- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “The love life of aspiring young poet Johann Goethe is the subject of this period biopic. As Goethe strains against his family’s expectation that he study law, he falls in love with Lotte, who is to be wed to another.”
11/4/11- Just an OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment November 6th, 2011