Posts with the tag 'drama'
NOTHING PERSONAL- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “In this moody drama from Polish director Urszula Antoniak, Anne (Lotte Verbeek) is a loner and a drifter, hitching rides through the Irish countryside, until she comes across an isolated cabin and strikes up an uneasy relationship with its owner (Stephen Rea). Each one has something to offer the other — the solace of his cabin, her welcome companionship — and in time, they begin to trust and even care for one another.” Good review in NY Times 11/19/10.
10/8/11- Interesting and very different even by my standards. I liked it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 20th, 2010
BURLESQUE- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “After club owner Tess (Cher) hires her to wait tables in an old-school Los Angeles burlesque joint, starry-eyed Ali (Christina Aguilera) sets her sights on taking the stage and blowing patrons away with her soaring voice. But she faces a lot of resistance. Ali’s hot performances have other performers seething with jealousy. Steve Antin directs this drama that co-stars Stanley Tucci, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher and Kristen Bell.” Fair reviews by professionals but good audience reaction. TRDB.
4/11- I really tried to watch this film but finally gave up after 40min., much longer than I generally watch a bad movie. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 20th, 2010
LEMON POPSICLE- 1978. “In 1950s Israel, Benzi (Yftach Katzur), Momo (Jonathan Sagall) and Yudale (Zachi Noy) are typical teenagers with one-track minds. Obsessed with losing their virginity, the three embark on a sex expedition. Calling on young girls, middle-aged nymphomaniacs and prostitutes with questionable hygiene, the boys are well on their way to becoming men. Director Boaz Davidson’s amusing coming-of-age jaunt earned a Golden Globe nomination.”
11/10- Very well done with excellent sound track. I liked the movie despite it being dubbed into English from Hebrew. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 20th, 2010
SUMMER IN GENOA (GENOVA)- 2008. Premise by Netflix. “After his wife’s tragic death, Joe (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Genova for a fresh start. The romantic Italian town has its effects on the girls, as teenager Kelly (Willa Holland) begins to test her sexuality and young Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine) believes she’s seen her mother’s ghost. Director Michael Winterbottom’s poignant tale of love, family and forgiveness co-stars Hope Davis and Catherine Keener.” Good reviews.
4/11- A very good movie with good acting and a fine screenplay without everything neatly wrapped. See it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 18th, 2010
UNKNOWN- 2011. Premise by Rotten Tomatoes. “A doctor (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident while visiting Berlin with his wife only to find that he’s been replaced by another man in this… A doctor (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident while visiting Berlin with his wife only to find that he’s been replaced by another man in this Dark Castle adaptation of Didier Van Cauwelaert’s novel. ORPHAN’s Juame Collet-Serra directs from a script by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell.” Excellent audience early reviews.
Tags: drama
November 17th, 2010
WHITE MATERIAL- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “Writer-director Claire Denis returns to her childhood home of Cameroon — and the site of her 1988 film, Chocolate — to spin this tale of a country torn apart by civil war, as African soldiers force French nationals to abandon their land. At the center of the story is Maria (Isabelle Huppert), a white woman who ignores her family’s fears and steadfastly refuses to leave her coffee plantation. Isaach De Bankolé and Christopher Lambert also star.” Great reviews, especially NY Times 11/19/10.
11/10- Despite all of the great reviews I found this movie disjointed with lots of individual scenes and no glue between them. Isabel Huppert is great as usual. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 15th, 2010
ME, TOO- 2009. Premise by Netflix. “Proving everyone is equal in their need for — and ability to feel — love, Daniel (Pablo Pinedo), a thirtysomething office worker with Down’s syndrome, embarks on a romance with Laura (Lola Dueñas), a neurotic but “normal” co-worker. Despite their apparent differences, Laura is attracted to Daniel, who is the first European with Down’s to graduate from a university. Álvaro Pastor and Antonio Naharro co-directed this touching, thoughtful drama.” Good early reviews. NY Times liked it- 11/19/10.
9/6/11- A wonderful movie about people accepting people for who and what they are. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 15th, 2010
HELENA FROM THE WEDDING- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “In this coming-of-middle-age chamber story, disappointed playwright Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen) puts on a jolly mask to host — with new wife Alice (Melanie Lynskey) — a New Year’s Eve gathering in the woods, but he can’t hide his starry eyes when the alluring Helena (Gillian Jacobs) joins the scene. Confined to a cabin’s close quarters, Helena barely notices Alex while Alex ignores Alice, and the tension ratchets up as the minutes wind down.” Only mediocre reviews.
3/11 Similar to other movies of this type but not nearly as good as any I’ve seen. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
November 12th, 2010
TINY FURNITURE- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “When twenty-something film theory major Aura (Lena Dunham) returns home after college to live with her artist mother in TriBeCa, she confronts a long list of personal and professional failures and wonders whether her dismal past will become her future. It’s an early midlife crisis for sure, but there’s hope on the horizon if Aura can figure out who she is and what she’s really meant to do. Dunham also wrote and directed this wry comedy.” OK review in NY Times on 11/12/10. Some friends hated it.
2/4/12- I liked the characters and the script and enjoyed the movie. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
November 12th, 2010
THE PORTUGUESE NUN- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “When a French actress shooting a movie in Lisbon sees a nun praying earnestly night after night in the chapel where the crew is filming, the young starlet tries to understand what drives the mysterious sister’s heartfelt devotion. But as she learns more about the nun’s spiritual calling, the actress discovers unexpected inspiration herself. This atmospheric drama from Eugène Green stars Beatriz Batarda, Leonor Baldaque and Francisco Mozos. Good early reviews.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 11th, 2010
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