{"id":7153,"date":"2012-06-14T11:47:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T11:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2012-07-12T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T10:49:49","slug":"film-reviews-415","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=7153","title":{"rendered":"FILM REVIEWS #415"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>JUNE 14, 2012<\/div>\n<div>DEAR FRIENDS:<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>You can access this Newsletter and older reviews at- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereeldrbob.com\/\">www.thereeldrbob.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>After a 2 week vacation I am back in action here.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES FROM THE LAST 3 WEEKS-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>PARIAH<\/strong>&#8211; Netflix<\/div>\n<div>2) <strong>CRIME AFTER CRIME<\/strong>&#8211; Netflix<\/div>\n<div>3)<strong> IN DARKNESS- <\/strong>On a plane<\/div>\n<div>4) <strong>TAKE ME HOME<\/strong>&#8211; Netflix<\/div>\n<div>5)<strong> MOONRISE KINGDOM<\/strong>&#8211; At the Theater<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW IN THE THEATER SINCE LAST TIME-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> MOONRISE KINGDOM<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Wes Anderson&#8217;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.&#8221;<strong>Very good early reviews, especially from the professionals. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>6\/11\/12-<strong> A sweet, charming, quirky love story. See it!!! TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW AT HOME SINCE LAST TIME-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> PARIAH<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Premise by Netflix. &#8220;Brooklyn teen Alike (Adepero Oduye) is a model child around her devoutly religious family, but she sheds the good-girl image to reveal a harder side during a nightclub excursion with butch pal Laura (Pernell Walker) in this coming-of-age tale of urban identity and sexual expression. With curfew looming and her parents none the wiser, Alike must catch the bus back home, where she faces the complex negotiation of her contradictory worlds.&#8221; At Sundance 2011.<strong> Great reviews. TRDB.<\/strong>5\/24\/12-<strong> I liked this movie very much. A very difficult scene to watch between mother and daughter at the end of the movie. TRDB. <\/strong>Netflix.<\/div>\n<p>2) <strong>CRIME AFTER CRIME<\/strong>&#8211; 2010. Premise by Netflix. &#8220;Convicted of killing her brutally abusive boyfriend in 1983, Deborah Peagler languished in prison for 20 years. When California legislation allowing incarcerated domestic-violence survivors to reopen their cases becomes law, a pair of novice attorneys agree to take on her case. Armed with evidence of their client&#8217;s innocence, the two encounter a bewildering maze of bureaucratic procedures and political corruption as they seek justice.&#8221; <strong>Very good early reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5\/28\/12-<strong> I enjoyed this movie that was helped by making the attorneys as much of the story as this prisoner. TRDB.<\/strong> Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>3)<strong> MAN ON A LEDGE<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Netflix.\u00a0&#8220;When fugitive ex-cop Nick Cassidy steps onto a window <strong>ledge<\/strong> high above a busy Manhattan street, police psychologist Lydia Anders<strong>on<\/strong> tries to talk him down. But so<strong>on<\/strong> Anders<strong>on<\/strong> suspects that there&#8217;s more to Cassidy&#8217;s stunt than meets the eye.&#8221; <strong>Weak reviews in general. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6\/10\/12-<strong> I saw this on a flight to Hawaii and did not care for it. The fact that the hearing device wasn&#8217;t working too well may have improved the movie. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4)<strong> IN DARKNESS<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. &#8220;From acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland, In Darkness is based on a true story. Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town&#8217;s sewers beneath the bustling activity of the city above. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely alliance between Socha and the Jews as the enterprise seeps deeper into Socha&#8217;s conscience. The film is also an extraordinary story of survival as these men, women and children all try to outwit certain death during 14 months of ever increasing and intense danger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>12\/4\/11- <strong>An article (not a review) about this movie\u00a0in the NY Times today. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12\/9\/11- <strong>Fair review in today&#8217;s NY Times but excellent ones from others. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6\/10\/12-<strong> I saw this today on a flight coming home from California and I thought it was an OK movie that took a true story and managed to Hollywood-ize it to some degree. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>5)<strong> TAKE ME HOME<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Thom is an unlicensed New York cabbie who takes on the fare of his life when a woman asks him to drive her to California to see her ailing father. In classic rom-com style, the chemistry between the two builds as they make their way west.&#8221;<strong>Fairly good audience reviews so far. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>6\/11\/12-<strong> A cute romantic comedy and since I love road trip movies I enjoyed this one too. TRDB.<\/strong> Netflix.<\/p>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>COMING TO NETFLIX NEXT TUESDAY, JUNE 19-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITE<\/strong>&#8211; 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;An illiterate handyman named Germain (G\u00e9rard Depardieu) befriends<strong> Margueritte<\/strong> (Gis\u00e8le Casadesus), a highly educated 95-year-old woman. The two couldn&#8217;t be more different, with the oafish Germain bewildered by the literature that gives<strong> Margueritte<\/strong> such pleasure. Slowly the two form an unusual and intense bond, leading them to a greater understanding of their place in the world, and in each other&#8217;s lives.&#8221; <strong>Early professional\u00a0reviews are positive\u00a0but weak for audiences. TRDB.<\/strong>9\/16\/11- <strong>Weak review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>2) <strong>MY REINCARNATION<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;While fighting to preserve his spiritual legacy, a Tibetan spiritual master must also do battle with his own son, who has no interest in his destiny. The story that unfolds is a fascinating father-son conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>10\/28\/11- <strong>An interesting review in today&#8217;s NY Times and I&#8217;ll try to see this movie. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/11- <strong>A very interesting and well made documentary and I&#8217;d definitely recommend it. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3) <strong>RED TAILS<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;The 332nd Fighter Group, an all-black World War II unit made up of the best escort pilots and known as the <strong>Red<\/strong> <strong>Tails<\/strong>, fights racism at home while fighting the Nazis abroad in this action-packed drama based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/20\/12- <strong>Excellent audience reviews, poor professional ones and a &#8220;just OK&#8221; review in today&#8217;s\u00a0NY Times.\u00a0TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4) <strong>A BAG OF HAMMERS<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Best friends Alan and Ben are unable to face adulthood and lead decent, moral lives, much to Alan&#8217;s sister&#8217;s chagrin. But when the twosome must become &#8220;fathers&#8221; to <strong>a<\/strong> new neighbor&#8217;s son, stealing cars at funeral homes is no longer an option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/12- <strong>Poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times and in general. Audiences seem to have liked it though.\u00a0TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5) <strong>KEYHOLE<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;From surrealist master Guy Maddin comes this tale of a gangster trying desperately to reach his wife. Ulysses Pick arrives home with a body in tow and must hunt from room to room to find Hyacinth in a dreamlike odyssey taking place indoors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>4\/6\/12- <strong>Good review in today&#8217;s NY Times and some others as well. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6)<strong> THIS MEANS WAR<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Each determined to win the heart of a sexy blonde bombshell, two best friends and CIA spies turn their secret-agent skills against each other, heedless of the ever-widening trail of wreckage and collateral damage they leave in their wake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>2\/17\/12-<strong> Weak review in today&#8217;s NY Times and in general. Audiences seem to like it so far. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7) <strong>JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Siblings Jay and Mark Duplass direct this stoner comedy focusing on two brothers &#8212; one a moderate success, the other still living with Mom. A trip to the store for glue, however, turns into an encounter with destiny for the stay-<strong>at<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>home<\/strong> slacker.&#8221; <strong>Mostly very good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3\/16\/12- <strong>OK review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>OPENING THIS WEEK-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. &#8220;An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times. Befriended by a French Arab who offers him a job, Tom finds himself employed as a security agent as he struggles to write his second novel and see his daughter. Meanwhile, his personal life takes a turn as he becomes involved with a beguiling woman.&#8221; <strong>Good early professional reviews and just OK audience reaction. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>2) <strong>PATANG-<\/strong> 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;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&#8217; divergent paths intersect.&#8221; <strong>Very good early\u00a0reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>3)<strong> YOUR SISTER&#8217;S SISTER<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Jack, who is mourning the death of his brother, has a complicated relationship with his best friend, Iris, who used to date his brother. Their chaotic situation becomes even more tangled when Jack has a drunken tryst with Iris&#8217;s flighty <strong>sister<\/strong>.&#8221; <strong>Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><strong>An article about the director in the NY Times on 5\/6\/12. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>FLORIDA- At the Stonzek Theater Lake Worth Playhouse-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>THE DAY HE ARRIVES<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;This dreamlike, meandering narrative &#8212; shot in black and white and set in <strong>the<\/strong> Korean capital of Seoul &#8212; follows <strong>the<\/strong> movements of university professor Sungjoon, who&#8217;s supposed to meet a male colleague but comes across an old actress friend instead.&#8221;4\/20\/12 <strong>Excellent review in today&#8217;s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>2)<strong> GOODBYE FIRST LOVE<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this lyrical drama, 15-year-old Camille must deal with her devastation when an older boy with whom she&#8217;s fallen in <strong>love<\/strong> leaves to travel through South America. Over the next few years, she grows into a young woman and tries to <strong>love<\/strong> again.&#8221; <strong>Fair early reviews. TRDB.<\/strong>4\/20\/12- <strong>An OK review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>5\/8\/12- <strong>I found the story and the acting quite believable and interesting as well. TRDB. <\/strong>Comcast On-Demand.<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>COMCAST ON-DEMAND-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>NEW-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>POLISSE<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;This French drama presents a fictionalized but well-researched portrait of the juvenile protection division of the Paris court system, following a documentarian as she films the employees in the department and the children under its authority.&#8221; <strong>Good early reviews. TRDB.<\/strong>5\/18\/12-<strong> Good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>2) <strong>RED TAILS<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;The 332nd Fighter Group, an all-black World War II unit made up of the best escort pilots and known as the <strong>Red<\/strong> <strong>Tails<\/strong>, fights racism at home while fighting the Nazis abroad in this action-packed drama based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/20\/12- <strong>Excellent audience reviews, poor professional ones and a &#8220;just OK&#8221; review in today&#8217;s\u00a0NY Times.\u00a0TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3)<strong> BEL AMI<\/strong>&#8211; 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. &#8220;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&#8217;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.&#8221; <strong>Weak professional reviews but good audience reaction so far. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>1) 4:44 LAST DAY ON EARTH- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>2) 50\/50- A fun movie despite the heavy premise<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>3) BOOKER&#8217;S PLACE- Very good reviews<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>4) CITIZEN GANGSTER- Weak reviews<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>5) DESCENDANTS- I liked it very much<\/div>\n<div>6) FIRST POSITION- I enjoyed this movie about ballet and about child competition in general<\/div>\n<div>7) GOODBYE FIRST LOVE- I liked it<\/div>\n<div>8)HUGO- Great movie for ALL ages<\/div>\n<div>9) THE IRON LADY- Weak movie but worth seeing\u00a0just for Meryl Streep<\/div>\n<div>10) J. EDGAR- I enjoyed the movie- great DiCaprio<\/div>\n<div>11) JESUS HERNY CHRIST- Weak professional reviews but audiences have liked it<\/div>\n<div>12) LET THE BULLETS FLY- OK reviews but a poor one in the NY Times<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>13) MAN ON A MISSION- Fair reviews<\/div>\n<div>14) MARLEY- Great reviews<\/div>\n<div>15) MY WEEK WITH MARILYN- I liked this very much<\/div>\n<div>16) PARIAH- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>17) PINA- I liked it very much<\/div>\n<div>18)RETURN- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>19) SARAH&#8217;S KEY- Very good<\/div>\n<div>20) SLEEPLESS NIGHT- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>21) TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY- Fair reviews at best<\/div>\n<div>22) WE HAVE A POPE- I liked this very much<\/div>\n<div>23) WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN- Very good movie<\/div>\n<div>24) YOUNG ADULT- I thought this was good but not nearly\u00a0as good as the critics said<\/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>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">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\"><span style=\"color: purple;\">http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand%2FIndependent+Films%2FIFC+In+Theaters<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">DirecTV- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">Time Warner Link- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twondemand.com\/\"><span style=\"color: purple;\">www.twondemand.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>BOB&#8217;S PICKS IN THE SUBURBS (Westchester and Fairfield Counties)<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>NEW IN THE BURBS-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> LOLA VERSUS<\/strong>&#8211; Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne, Clearview 100.\u00a02012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When her fianc\u00e9 dumps her right before the wedding, 29-year-old <strong>Lola<\/strong> finds herself single for the first time in almost a decade. Desperate to figure out where her life goes next, quirky <strong>Lola<\/strong> seeks advice from her two best friends and hippie parents.&#8221;<strong>An article about the actress Greta Gerwig in the NY Times on 5\/6\/12. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>Very good early audience reaction. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6\/11\/12- <strong>Weak review in the NY Times last week. TRDB. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2)<strong> PEACE, LOVE &amp; MISUNDERSTANDING<\/strong>&#8211; Clearview 100. 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Distraught over her impending divorce, conservative lawyer Diane seeks refuge with her mother, Grace, even though the two haven&#8217;t spoken in years. Diane&#8217;s children are thrilled with their free-spirited grandma, while Diane finds <strong>peace<\/strong> and romance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really bad reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>1)\u00a0<strong>THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL-<\/strong> Jacob Burns, Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury,\u00a0Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;To make <strong>the<\/strong> most of their meager retirement savings, a group of British seniors relocates to India to live out their golden years at <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Marigold<\/strong> <strong>Hotel<\/strong>. But upon arrival, they discover that <strong>the<\/strong> once-lavish resort has wilted considerably.&#8221;Rotten Tomatoes said&#8211; &#8220;The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to &#8220;outsource&#8221; their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Very good early reviews called this film a bit schmaltzy but well done. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5\/4\/12-<strong> Today&#8217;s NY Times gave this an OK review. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/12-<strong>\u00a0I agree with the reviewers. A few good lines, a great travelogue and not a heck of a lot much more. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2) <strong>BERNIE<\/strong>&#8211; Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne. 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this black comedy inspired by real-life events, affable Texas mortician <strong>Bernie<\/strong> befriends the small town&#8217;s wealthiest widow and then kills her. But despite the suspicious nature of her death, no one wants to think anything but the best of <strong>Bernie<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>4\/27\/12- <strong>Good reviews in general and a difficult to interpret review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3) <strong>MOONRISE KINGDOM<\/strong>&#8211; Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Wes Anderson&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Very good early reviews, especially from the professionals. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6\/11\/12-<strong> A sweet, charming, quirky love story. See it!!! TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4)<strong> HYSTERIA<\/strong>&#8211; Garden Cinema Norwalk. 2011. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. &#8220;Hysteria is a romantic comedy with an accomplished cast led by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones and Rupert Everett, that tells an untold tale of discovery &#8211; the surprising story of the birth of the electro-mechanical vibrator at the very peak of Victorian prudishness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5\/18\/12- <strong>Poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times and weak reviews in general. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5) THE INTOUCHABLES- Jacob Burns.\u00a02012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this compelling story based on true events, affluent quadriplegic Phillipe hires Driss &#8212; a young Parisian petty criminal &#8212; to be his caregiver, and <strong>the<\/strong> two form an unexpected bond that changes both their lives.&#8221;<strong> Fairly good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5\/6\/12- <strong>An article in today&#8217;s NY Times talks about the movie and the lead actor. Apparently this has become a &#8220;hot&#8221; topic in France. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5\/25\/12-<strong> Weak review in today&#8217;s NY Times, but good reviews in general. \u00a0TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">For Independent Films in\u00a0Your Neighborhood\u00a0go to- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\"><span style=\"color: purple;\">www.emergingpictures.com<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">For Independent Films in Palm Beach County go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakeworthplayhouse.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.lakeworthplayhouse.org<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">For Films everywhere go to- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/\"><span style=\"color: purple;\">www.fandango.com<\/span><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>ENJOY!!<\/div>\n<div>THE REEL DR BOB<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 JUNE 14, 2012 DEAR FRIENDS: \u00a0 You can access this Newsletter and older reviews at- www.thereeldrbob.com \u00a0 After a 2 week vacation I am back in action here. \u00a0 QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES FROM THE LAST 3 WEEKS- \u00a0 1) PARIAH&#8211; Netflix 2) CRIME AFTER CRIME&#8211; Netflix 3) IN DARKNESS- On a plane [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-old-newsletters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7153"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7391,"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions\/7391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}