November 2017
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Emily King: The Animals (Tomek Ducki, 2015, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Farsh-E Irani (Persian Carpet, omnibus, 15 Iranian directors, 2007, doc) - 8/10 (R)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Emily King: The Animals (Tomek Ducki, 2015, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Farsh-E Irani (Persian Carpet, omnibus, 15 Iranian directors, 2007, doc) - 8/10 (R)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorAktan Arym KubatStarsNuraly TursunkojoevZarema AsanalievaAktan Arym KubatCentaur lives a modest life with his family in rural Kyrgyzstan until he abruptly becomes the center of attention when he is caught stealing a racehorse at night. A story inspired by the myth when horses became the wings of men.TV, 11/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Kentavr' in my country (on Cinemax). - DirectorAleksi SalmenperäStarsJoonas SaartamoJani VolanenPeter FranzénFictionalized story about the founding of the ill-fated Finnish mining company Talvivaara.TV, 11/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorsValérie MüllerAngelin PreljocajStarsAnastasia ShevtsovaVeronika ZhovnytskaJuliette BinocheA young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.TV, 11/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Polina' in my country (on SLO 1). - DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsHeath LedgerEmile HirschVictor RasukThe film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.TV, 11/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJuraj HerzStarsJana PlichtováFrantisek VeleckýPeter DebnarThe story of a freckle-faced washerwoman in whom a whole group of friends take an interest, with a sensual undertone of summer fun.OL, 11/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAmirhossein AsgariStarsAlireza BalediZeynab NaserpourArash MehrabanA boy has been fishing for some time in a grounded ship at the zero point border. He has chosen the place for his seclusion and serenity when the appearance a stranger takes away his peace and his work.TV, 11/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJörn DonnerStarsIngmar BergmanJörn DonnerSitting together on a sound stage, Donner interviews Ingmar Bergman in depth, with an emphasis put on on his Bergman's film and theater work. Bergman's personal life and thoughts on religion, family, and loss are also discussed.TV, 11/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorsMichel HazanaviciusDominique MézeretteStarsJohn WayneBurt LancasterLana TurnerGeorge Abitbol, "the Most Classy Man on Earth", dies sputtering his famous last words: "cr*ppy world!" What the heck did he mean? Reporters Steven, Peter and Dave investigate. La Classe Américaine is a montage of scenes taken from the Warner Bros. catalog and dubbed to fit the narration of what is arguably the greatest story ever told.OL, 11/3/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorsMarina Rice BaderDreya WeberStarsDreya WeberThunderbird DinwiddieDavid HaywardA lesbian love story about loss, nature, and healing.OL, 11/3/17. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAllen HughesStarsMark WahlbergRussell CroweCatherine Zeta-JonesIn a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.TV, 11/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsEmma VilarasauKarra ElejaldeTristán Ulloa5 years after a mom's 6 y.o. girl is murdered, she gets a phone call from someone claiming to be the daughter. An ex cop and a reporter help. A secret group called The Nameless may be behind it all.TV, 11/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJouko AholaTim RothAnna GourariA Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.TV, 11/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorsSólveig AnspachJean-Luc GagetStarsSamir GuesmiFlorence Loiret CailleDidda JónsdóttirSamir falls in love with Agathe, a swimming-instructor. To seduce her, he pretends he doesn't know how to swim so she can teach him.TV, 11/4/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGabriele SalvatoresStarsDiego AbatantuonoFabrizio BentivoglioCristina MarsillachA Spanish girl, Teresa, comes to Milan to meet Ponchia, Marco, Paolino, and Cedro, who haven't seen one another in years; her man, their old friend Rudy, is in jail in Marrakech and needs help and money. The five decide to drive to Morocco to get him out of trouble.TV, 11/4/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRon HowardStarsVince VaughnKevin JamesWinona RyderA man discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair.TV, 11/4/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsLaia CostaFrederick LauFranz RogowskiA young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.TV, 11/4/17. 10/10 (R).
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Un-be-liev-able!
A Cinematic masterpiece of huge proportions (as my humble rate indicates already). - DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsGeoffrey RushCharlize TheronEmily WatsonThe feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies.TV, 11/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLarry YangStarsYueting LangZiyi WangJin GuoSet in a remote village, the story begins with the sudden death of a husband and father whose family is new to the village's tight-knit traditional community. In the aftermath of that tragic event, the villagers come to know and understand the man's widow, a mysterious mute with a story to tell and the power to tell it wordlessly. Based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.TV, 11/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKing HuStarsPolly Ling-Feng Shang-KuanChun ShihYing BaiWhen the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.TV, 11/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsDean MartinJerry LewisLori NelsonA rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.TV, 11/5/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsGary CooperPaulette GoddardHoward Da SilvaIntrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.TV, 11/5/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnton SigurdssonStarsMargrét VilhjálmsdóttirSveinn Ólafur GunnarssonPétur ÓskarTwo girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve the case.TV, 11/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsDustin HoffmanKate ReidJohn MalkovichAn aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.TV, 11/6/17. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorStuart BurgeStarsCharlton HestonJason RobardsJohn GielgudThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.TV, 11/6/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladan SlijepcevicStarsStanislava PesicAli RanerIlija DzuvalekovskiA young woman tries not to become conformist like her parents, while her fiancé who had similar views, gradually became one. However it turns out that she cannot distance from her own background either.Orig. title: Kade po doždot.
TV, 11/7/17. 5/10 (FF).