{"id":13353,"date":"2014-02-06T21:55:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T21:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=13353"},"modified":"2014-03-26T21:27:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T21:27:03","slug":"film-reviews-488","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=13353","title":{"rendered":"FILM REVIEWS #488"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>FEBRUARY 6, 2014<\/div>\n<div>DEAR FRIENDS:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>YOU CAN ACCESS THIS NEWSLETTER AND OLD REVIEWS AT- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereeldrbob.com\/\">www.thereeldrbob.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) RUN &amp; JUMP- Comcast On-Demand<\/div>\n<div>2) THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLOLAE CEAUSESCU- Netflix<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT THE THEATER- NONE<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT HOME-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) RUN &amp; JUMP- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Struggling to support her family after her husband, Conor, is fundamentally changed by a stroke, Vanetia accepts a grant from a brain researcher named Ted. As Ted studies Conor, he and Vanetia form an unexpected bond.&#8221;1\/24\/14-\u00a0A very good review in today&#8217;s NY Times and from most other critics as well. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-\u00a0Despite the sadness of the basic topic I liked this movie very much. Comcast\u00a0On-Demand. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2) THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLAE CEAUSESCU- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Track<strong>\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0rise and fall of Romanian dictator<strong>\u00a0Nicolae<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Ceausescu<\/strong>\u00a0through this innovative historical documentary, which constructs his portrait by only using archival footage from speeches, pubic appearances, international visits and home movies. Culling more than 1,000 hours of recordings, director Andrei Ujica spent four years creating this detailed epic, which strives to reveal<strong>\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0powerful leader&#8217;s true character.&#8221; 9\/9\/11-\u00a0<strong>Good reviews in general and in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2\/5\/14<strong>-A masterful documentary that has NO talking heads or narration of any kind but exists only from archival footage that traces his political path. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>COMING TO NETFLIX NEXT TUESDAY, FEB. 11-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) ALL IS LOST- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this harrowing drama &#8212; which has no dialogue &#8212; Robert Redford portrays a man stranded alone at sea, courageously battling a ferocious storm as he struggles to survive with just a sextant and maritime maps to guide him.&#8221;9\/29\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews from all critics. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/18\/13-\u00a0Great review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/29\/13-\u00a0I enjoyed this movie a lot as the understated Redford pulled this solo off. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>2) THE SUMMIT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Combining interviews, archival footage and recreations, filmmaker Nick Ryan sets out to uncover what went wrong when 11 people died on their way up the infamous K2 &#8212; the deadliest day in modern mountaineering history.&#8221;10\/4\/13-\u00a0Fairly good reviews and the NY Times liked it very much. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>3) HOW I LIVE NOW- 2013.\u00a0 Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;While on vacation in rural England, American teen Daisy slowly comes to appreciate the people around her and soon falls in love with local boy Edmund. Daisy&#8217;s summer idyll comes to an abrupt end when rumors of World War III become a reality.&#8221;10\/16\/13-\u00a0Mixed reviews, more positive than negative. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/8\/13-\u00a0A poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>4) GRACE UNPLUGGED- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Every Sunday, 18-year-old Grace performs at church with her ex-rock star father, but she longs to share her talent with the rest of the world. Heading for the bright lights of Los Angeles, she soon must choose between stardom and faith.&#8221;10\/4\/13-\u00a0A few early reviews and they are poor. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>5) THE ARTIST AND THE MODEL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In 1943, disillusioned by the horrors of two world wars, sculptor Marc Cros gives up his art to live quietly in occupied France. When his wife brings home a young Spanish refugee, her beauty inspires the 80-year-old man to return to work.&#8221;8\/2\/13-\u00a0A poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times and mixed reviews elsewhere. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>6) AUSTENLAND- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Jane Hayes is so taken with Jane Austen&#8217;s novels that she decides to splurge on a trip to an English resort that caters to Austen fans. But when the authentic period romance Jane was promised proves unacceptable, she acts to alter her fate.&#8221;8\/6\/13-\u00a0Mixed early reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>8\/16\/13-\u00a0A poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>7) WADJDA- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Persistent 10-year-old Wadjda would like nothing more than a new bicycle so she can beat her friend (a boy) in a race. But it&#8217;s going to take some ingenuity to get one &#8212; especially in her culture, which sees bikes as a threat to a girl&#8217;s virtue.&#8221;8\/26\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/6\/13-\u00a0I enjoyed this movie about a young woman from an Arab country and her quest to follow her passion in an all male activity. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>8) ENOUGH SAID- 2013.\u00a0Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini star in this charming comedy about a divorced woman venturing into a relationship with a sweet man. But things get tricky when she discovers the man she&#8217;s dating is the hated ex-husband of her new best friend.&#8221;9\/24\/13-\u00a0Excellent reviews from nearly everyone.\u00a0TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>9\/29\/13-\u00a0With a\u00a0very good script, very good acting\u00a0and with\u00a0great chemistry between the two main actors this movie seemed like real life with all of \u00a0its conflicts. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>9) THE ARMSTRONG LIE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Filming cyclist Lance Armstrong as he trained for the 2009 Tour de France, director Alex Gibney had intimate access to the racer&#8217;s team. Gibney&#8217;s cameras were also rolling for Armstrong&#8217;s startling 2012 confession of performance-enhancing drug use.&#8221;10\/16\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/8\/13-\u00a0A good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>OPENED LAST FRIDAY (1\/31) IN ADDITION TO THE MOVIES I WROTE ABOUT ON 1\/30-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) BREAKING THE FRAME- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Envelope-pushing artist Carolee Schneeman talks about her disarming aesthetic &#8212; and her cats &#8212; in this all-encompassing documentary portrait that boasts a soundtrack of music by her late companion and collaborator, James Tenney.&#8221;1\/31\/14- A good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. Other critics have liked it also. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2) BRIGHTEST STAR- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;A young man nurses a hangover in a kind stranger&#8217;s apartment as he reflects on his first relationship, which broke up just the day before. As he struggles to start life anew, he meets an astronomer whose wisdom helps him put things into perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-\u00a0An awful\u00a0review in the NY Times and from most others as well. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>3) HANK: FIVE YEARS FROM THE BRINK- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;From Joe Berlinger, the director of the &#8220;Paradise Lost&#8221; trilogy, comes this documentary about U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his efforts to convince Congress that only a trillion dollar bailout of Wall Street would prevent economic ruin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-<b>\u00a0A weak review in today&#8217;s NY Times. Just a few others noted and they are mixed. TRDB.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) LOVE IS IN THE AIR<\/strong>&#8211; 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Fate and the same flight reservations bring two ex-lovers together for the first time in years &#8212; an unpleasant situation for both of them. During the trip from New York City to Paris, they have plenty of time to argue the past and the present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-\u00a0Mixed reviews. The NY Times didn&#8217;t care for it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5) MISS GRANNY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After learning that her family plans to send her to a nursing home, elderly widow Oh Mal-soon goes for a walk and wanders into a photo studio. When she emerges, Mal-soon miraculously finds herself transformed into a 20-year-old again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-\u00a0Just a few reviews&#8211; the NY Times liked it- 2 others did not. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>6) PETER BROOK: THE TIGHTROPE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Famed theater director Peter Brook reveals his approach to teaching and working with actors in this documentary filmed by his son, Simon Brook. The passionate Brook guides a cast of stage veterans through exercises meant to hone their onstage skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14- Just a few reviews as of now. The NY Times liked it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>7) SOMEWHERE SLOW- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After landing in the midst of a deadly convenience-store robbery, a 40-year-old cosmetics saleswoman sees an opportunity to change her unfulfilling existence and makes a split-second decision to leave it behind, altering her life forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-\u00a0Good audience reaction- mixed reviews so far from critics. The NY Times liked it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>8) THAT AWKWARD MOMENT- 2014. \u00a0Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When Jason&#8217;s relationship crumbles, his three best friends decide to show their solidarity by staying single until he&#8217;s ready to get back in the game. But the pact is put to the test when fate presents all three with their ideal ladies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/14-\u00a0Awful reviews all over. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>OPENING THIS WEEK- FEB. 7-<\/div>\n<div>There are a whole load of movies opening today but I could find only one that sounded at all interesting&#8212;&#8211; and it got lousy reviews-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) THE MONUMENTS MEN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them. Written, directed and starring George Clooney.&#8221;2\/1\/14-\u00a0<b>Poor reviews. TRDB.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>FLORIDA- At the Stonzek Theater Lake Worth Playhouse-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) OSCAR NOMINATED\u00a0SHORTS<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2) THE LAST OF THE UNJUST- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;This dark documentary examines the history of Theresienstadt, the Nazis&#8217; model ghetto created to counter rumors about mistreatment of interned Jews. Director Claude Lanzmann interviews Benjamin Murmelstein, one of the ghetto&#8217;s last living witnesses.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><strong>Good reviews. TRDB<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>COMCAST ON-DEMAND-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>NEW-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) AT MIDDLETON- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When uptight surgeon George and free-spirited retailer Edith accompany their teenagers on a tour of Middleton University, their initial dislike of each other turns into a possible romance as they split from the group on their own adventures.&#8221;2\/5\/14-<strong>\u00a0Mixed reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) 20 FEET FROM STARDOM- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2) ALL IS LOST- I liked it very much<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>3) THE BEST OFFER- I saw this On-Demand and liked\u00a0it very much<\/p>\n<p>4) BLACKFISH- Very good reviews<\/p>\n<p>5) BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR- Controversial but I liked it<\/p>\n<p>6) BLUE JASMINE- I like it but not as much as other Woody films<\/p>\n<p>7) BROADWAY IDIOT- Mixed reviews<\/p>\n<p>8)CAPTAIN PHILLIPS- Good but definitely not great<\/p>\n<p>9) CONCUSSION- I liked this movie<\/p>\n<p>10) DALLAS BUYERS CLUB- I liked it<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>11) DEAR MR. WATTERSON- This film had good reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>12) DON JON- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>13) ENOUGH SAID- I enjoyed this movie<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>14) FRUITVALE STATION- I highly recommend this film<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>15) GEOGRAPHY CLUB- OK reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>16) HOURS- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>17) IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?- Good review<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>18)JOBS- Weak reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>19) LEE DANIELS&#8217; THE BUTLER- Just ok in my opinion<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>20) LINSANITY- Mixed reviews&#8211; slightly more positive than negative<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>21) THE MOTEL LIFE- I watched this On-Demand and liked it<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>22) THE PUNK SINGER- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>23) RUN &amp; JUMP- I really enjoyed this one a lot<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>24) THE SELFISH GIANT- Great reviews but I didn&#8217;t care for it<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>25) SOME VELVET MORNING- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>26) SUNLIGHT JR.- I liked the movie<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>27) THE WAY, WAY BACK- I didn&#8217;t care for this movie at all<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cablevision Link&#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand\/Independent+Films\/IFC+In+Theaters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand%2FIndependent+Films%2FIFC+In+Theaters\">http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand%2FIndependent+Films%2FIFC+In+Theaters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DirecTV- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp\" href=\"http:\/\/www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp\">www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time Warner Link- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.twondemand.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twondemand.com\/\">www.twondemand.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>BOB&#8217;S PICKS IN THE SUBURBS-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>NEW IN THE BURBS-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) THE MONUMENTS MEN- Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them. Written, directed and starring George Clooney.&#8221;2\/1\/14-\u00a0<strong>Poor reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>HER- Bethel. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this sci-fi romantic comedy starring Joaquin Phoenix, love comes to a lonely young writer in the sleekest of packages when he finds himself falling for the advanced operating system he purchased to run his life.&#8221;<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>12\/18\/13-\u00a0Great review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/12\/14-<b>\u00a0One of the most creative movies I&#8217;ve seen in a while, this film is definitely worth seeing but I have trouble actually recommending it. It did stimulate a lot of discussion. TRDB.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>2) <strong>PHILOMENA- Bethel, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Floundering BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith and aging Irishwoman Philomena Lee form an unlikely bond when they pair up to find the son Philomena was forced to give up for adoption 50 years ago.&#8221;<\/strong>11\/22\/13-\u00a0Excellent reviews all around including the NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/29\/13-\u00a0I liked this movie very much. Great and true\u00a0story with great acting and very realistically done. Sad beyond sad at times. Everybody should see this. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>3 <strong>THE INVISIBLE WOMAN- Bethel, Clearview 100.\u00a02013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in this drama about the affair Charles Dickens began with a teen actress while at the height of his career. Felicity Jones plays the young thespian who catches Dickens&#8217;s eye, and Kristin Scott Thomas plays her mom.&#8221; <\/strong>12\/3\/13-\u00a0Mixed reviews but more good than bad. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>4)<strong> <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS- Bethel. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;The Coen Brothers helm this chronicle of struggling musician Llewellyn Davis, set during the height of the folk era in the early 1960s. The drama follows Davis through a week of creative highs and lows amid a bleak New York winter.<\/span> <\/strong>11\/21\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>12\/6\/13-\u00a0A good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>5) DALLAS BUYERS CLUB-\u00a0 Bethel, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Loosely based on true events, this drama follows Ron Woodroof, who refuses to accept he&#8217;ll die in 30 days when he&#8217;s diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. He extends his life and eventually helps many other AIDS patients by smuggling medications from abroad.&#8221;10\/16\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews for this Indie drama. TRDB.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11\/1\/13-\u00a0<strong>The review in today&#8217;s NY Times gave this movie an OK review but said that it lacked passion and &#8220;played it safe.&#8221; TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11\/23\/13-\u00a0<strong>Very good reviews but not from this guy. I felt that the movie was predictable at every stage and the acting from Jennifer Gardner was weak. The story however could have been more interesting if anyone other than McConaughey showed any interest. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6) <\/strong><strong>GLORIA<\/strong>&#8211; Jacob Burns, Clearview 100. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;A middle-aged divorc\u00e9e looking to fill the void in her life sees an opportunity for a permanent relationship when she meets a charming former naval officer. But baggage from the past may derail their romance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/24\/14- Great reviews in general and also from the NY Times in today&#8217;s review. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>7)\u00a0 12 YEARS A SLAVE-\u00a0Saw Mill Hawthorne, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;The autobiography of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was abducted from New York state and sold into slavery in the mid-1800s, serves as the basis for this historical drama. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Northup, and Brad Pitt plays an abolitionist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>9\/29\/13-\u00a0Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/18\/13-\u00a0A glowing review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/6\/13-\u00a0Overall I enjoyed this movie as this is clearly a story needing\u00a0to be told. The acting was wonderful.\u00a0Throughout the movie I couldn&#8217;t help thinking about this as another\u00a0Holocaust movie with the dehumanizing, the\u00a0oppression,\u00a0the splitting of families and the often random nature of the violence inflicted on the victims, in this case Blacks. My only objection was that\u00a0too many scenes seemed\u00a0the same\u00a0to me, each\u00a0showing the difficult daily\u00a0life on the plantation in one form or another.\u00a0TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>8) <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">NEBRASKA- Saw Mill Hawthorne, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When a cantankerous old boozer thinks he&#8217;s won a magazine sweepstakes prize, his son reluctantly takes a road trip with him to claim the fortune. As they drive from Montana to Nebraska, they visit friends and relatives to whom the dad owes money.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>11\/15\/13-\u00a0Good reviews in general and\u00a0a good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/29\/13-\u00a0I liked this movie very much. Great and true\u00a0story with great acting and very realistically done. Sad beyond sad at times. Everybody should see this movie. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>9) <strong>THE GREAT BEAUTY<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Jacob Burns, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;As charming 65-year-old journalist Jap Gambardella writes about Rome&#8217;s culture and social life, he reflects with bitterness on the passions of his lost youth, even as he paints a complex portrait of the lovely and ancient city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>11\/15\/13-<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><strong>Very good review in today&#8217;s NY Times and equally good reviews from most other critics. My friends have hated it. TRDB.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">10) <span style=\"font-size: small;\">THE WOLF OF WALL STREET- Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;<\/span>Martin Scorcese&#8217;s high-rolling Wall Street drama is based on the memoirs of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, whose giddy career &#8212; involving audacious scams and confrontations with the FBI and other agencies &#8212; ended in federal prison.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/13-\u00a0The NY Times liked this very much. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>12\/29\/13- Similar to American Hustle that I saw last week- way over the top but I liked it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11)\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">AMERICAN HUSTLE- Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;<\/span>This fictionalization of the &#8220;Abscam&#8221; scandal of the early 1980s follows con man Irving Rosenfeld and his lover, Sydney Prosser, as they help an eccentric FBI agent expose corruption among several members of Congress in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12\/13\/13-\u00a0A very good review in today&#8217;s NY Times and from most other critics as well. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For Independent Films in\u00a0Your Neighborhood\u00a0go to- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\">www.emergingpictures.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Independent Films in Palm Beach County go to <a title=\"http:\/\/www.lakeworthplayhouse.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lakeworthplayhouse.org\/\">www.lakeworthplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Films everywhere go to- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/\">www.fandango.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ENJOY!!<\/div>\n<div>THE REEL DR. 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