December 2013
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Notes:
TV - TV viewing
OL - online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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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- DirectorEric SmallStarsHayden PanettiereRyan KelleyArmin Mueller-StahlThe Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.TV, 12/1/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsRock HudsonDoris DayTony RandallAn interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.TV, 12/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChris MalloyStarsYvon ChouinardDoug TompkinsKeith MalloyThe film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.TV, 12/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCourtney SolomonStarsDonald SutherlandSissy SpacekRachel Hurd-WoodAn invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface.TV, 12/1/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMariano BartolomeuStarsAfonso MalheiroSandra PitraMaria J. SwartThe story of one man's struggle to cope with the birth of his deformed child as he runs back and forth between his wife, mistress, and mother.OL, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorIvan MaksimovOL, 12/2/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorIvan MaksimovA film about the relationship between the three orphan toys in a closed space of the attic...OL, 12/2/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorIvan MaksimovA surreal world of animals trying to use their noses to do funny things, animals doing funny things despite their noses, and sucking rabbits addicted to carrots.OL, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert M. FrescoDenis SandersStarsLeonid BrezhnevNeville ChamberlainAlexander DubcekShort documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.OL, 12/2/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBill CrainStarsKari MichaelsenVictoria Paige MeyerinkTim PalladinoVal & Tim swipe Randall's car to enjoy a little harmless spin. Buoyed by their increased status and mobility, they convince their girlfriends to hop in. However, as the road takes a twist, the joy ride takes a similar turn...to DISASTER!OL, 12/2/13. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSidney PetersonStarsJeremy AndersonElma BarrettJack KloughA short experimental film by Sidney Peterson using double overlapping lenses to tell the story of a woman and a deep sea diver.OL, 12/2/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTony BrittenStarsJohn HurtJoseph HorovitzSimon KinderThis drama documentary for cinema explores the pacifism that was such a powerful influence on composer Benjamin Britten's life and work. The story begins in 1929 at Gresham's School in Norfolk, England. Our young actors take us into a world where social and political issues are actively addressed and young Ben Britten's hatred of all things militaristic is formed. As we explore the music that illustrated that hatred throughout his life, illustrated by new performances and unique observations from experts and friends, we frequently return to dramatic interludes at Gresham's, which cement the narrative - spoken by legendary actor John Hurt. The transcendent music of the War Requiem accompanies the climax of the film, before we return to Gresham's School 2012.TV, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAldo TardozziStarsIskra JirsakNika MiskovicZivko AnocicTwo 17 year old girls Lana & Irena meet in the unlikely place of a toilet in a nightclub bonding a friendship due to blood stain which could get both into serious trouble with the police.TV, 12/2/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLuis ValdezThis short film is based on the poem by the same title published by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967.OL, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí TrnkaA joyful puppet film based on a story from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It is a story of a philandering monk and a beautiful but dull lady who surrenders only to archangel Gabriel. A story full of medieval humor which takes place in a bizarre atmosphere of medieval Venice. The puppets used in the picture are some of the most beautiful by Jirí Trnka.OL, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorFrank WisbarStarsSybille SchmitzAribert MogCarl de VogtA beautiful young drifter comes to a small village and battles Death itself to save the man she loves.OL, 12/3/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBoris KolarStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannThe clock tower is out of order which leads to confusion in professor Balthazar's city. People oversleep or work through the night since they do not know the time. The clock is replaced but its grinding noise makes people grumpy and annoyed. Professor Balthazar turn things right again.TV, 12/3/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSusan FroemkeStarsCarl FillionPeter GelbJessica KruegerTV, 12/3/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena RowlandsA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.TV, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsStan LaurelOliver HardySamuel AdamsHired to sweep the chimney at Professor Noodle's house, the boys wreck the living-room and end-up in the mad scientist's laboratory where they interact with a rejuvenation potion.OL, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyRussell CusterOllie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.OL, 12/4/13. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsNine-Christine JönssonBengt EklundMimi NelsonA suicidal factory girl out of reformatory school, anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.OL, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackMarguerite HarrisonThe struggles of a hardscrabble Iranian nomadic tribe as they journey through bleak country to reach the grasslands that will save their livestock.OL, 12/4/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczStarsNina StarA partly-animated short film, a fairy-tale-like telling of why the nightingale only sings at night. A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the nightingale and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not made to be captive but free. In return for its freedom, the nightingale loans the child its voice for use in the daytime, which is why nightingales only sing at night.OL, 12/4/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsTommy Lee JonesSamuel L. JacksonGuy PearceAn attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.TV, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
- StarsBrian ForsterA young boy has a dream after nearly being run over after dashing out into the street. In it, a car from the '20s, one from the '40s and one from the '60s teach him the "See And Be Seen" traffic safety rules, and argue among themselves whether or not he will actually remember them.OL, 12/5/13. 4.5/10 (P).
- DirectorDan DrasinStarsIzzy YoungDan Drasin's documentary short, shot in a single afternoon in 1961, is often cited as the first major social protest film of the Sixties. When 19-year-old Drasin and his friends joined folk singers and protesters in Greenwich Village's Washington Square Park, they confronted NYC authorities to protest the cancellation of a standing permit to gather and sing in the park on Sundays. Here are the first signs of the political, racial and cultural issues that would soon erupt during the decade.OL, 12/5/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorDan DrasinStarsAnna SutheimRebecca SutheimTwo Valley Girls meet on the street and exhaust their entire vocabulary in exactly 48 seconds.OL, 12/5/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBobby BurnsAfter a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.OL, 12/5/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyHarry BernardStan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.OL, 12/5/13. 7.5/10 (R).
Note: Shorter (20 min) version is more effective. No wonder the different ending sequence lasting around ten minutes was omitted upon film's release (according to IMDb it was rediscovered in 1985 and subsequently released on video and DVD). - DirectorBrian BroughStarsAshley WilliamsMarla SokoloffNick ZanoTwo sisters find that they have to make their own way in the world after their father is jailed. Elinor is a cleaner in a spa. Marianne works for a marketing company but she also makes scented lotions, which turn out to be a real winner.TV, 12/5/13. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorZlatko GrgicStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannYoung Tom borrows his father's medical kit to visit the zoo and cure the sick animals. Willy is a cowardly tiger, Abdullah the camel has a broken hump, Archia the bear is depressed and Koko the elephant has something stuck in his trunk. When it is believed that Mickey the lion has eaten Tom, professor Balthazar is asked for help.Orig. title: Doktor za životinje.
TV, 12/5/13. 6.5/10 (FF). - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsAsia ArgentoMichael MadsenKelly LinA beautiful woman, Sandra, seduces a wealthy businessman, Miles Rennburg. Little does he realise that she has been sent to kill him at the behest of her boyfriend/crime partner, Lester. Controlling all this is Sue, Lester's wife.TV, 12/5/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul GoldingGeorge LucasIt is an abstract film with no story and no actors, that graphically depicts the reflections of moving light streaks and light flashes from traffic at night.OL, 12/6/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsKathi CarmackRandy DayCamille FranckComments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.OL, 12/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoseph StrickStarsRichard HammerInterviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place.OL, 12/6/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBilly GilbertAlthough they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.OL, 12/6/13. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsFeodor Chaliapin Sr.George RobeyOscar AscheIn Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry. Proclaiming himself a knight, he sets out with his squire, Sancho Panza, to reform the world and revive the age of chivalry, choosing a slut to be his noble lady Dulcinea. He mistakes inns for castles, a play about chivalry for the real thing, flocks of sheep for armies, convicts for wronged prisoners, and windmills for giants. While he and Sancho are off on their adventures, his niece, her fiancee, and the local priest think up a strategy to get him back home.OL, 12/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKatherine DieckmannStarsPaul RuddKen MarinoMaura TierneyA story about a tight-knit group of friends, who try to maintain their small-town way of life in the face of enormous changes in 1970s Long Island.TV, 12/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsPaul WalkerJason BiggsBruce GreenwoodBrutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.TV, 12/6/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsJoel McCreaYvonne De CarloPedro ArmendárizA Confederate officer and his men journey to Mexico to buy guns to continue the war effort. A Union officer determines to stop them.TV, 12/7/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNick HurranStarsBrittany MurphyRon LivingstonHolly HunterA woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.TV, 12/7/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPatrick SisamStarsTom ArnoldArmando AcevedoHolland HayesA commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.TV, 12/7/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJay RoachStarsRussell CroweBurt ReynoldsHank AzariaThe residents of a small town get over-excited when their hockey team gets chosen to host a televised event.TV, 12/7/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsRebecca HallBruce WillisVince VaughnEx-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.TV, 12/7/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsPierre BrasseurSerge ReggianiYves MontandIt's Paris in the winter after its liberation. A tramp who may also be Destiny predicts that Jean Diego will fall in love with a beautiful girl. That same evening, Jean meets Malou.TV, 12/8/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsRobin WilliamsKirsten DunstBonnie HuntWhen two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.TV, 12/8/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsDean CainJennifer BealsFrederic ForrestAn ATF agent goes undercover to retrieve stolen anthrax missiles.TV, 12/8/13. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorJ.P. SchaeferStarsJared LetoLindsay LohanJudah FriedlanderA film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.TV, 12/8/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRichard LadkaniStarsMartin LeidenfrostJoschka FischerElshad NasirovWe are dependent on gas. Gas heats our homes. Gas powers our heavy industry. In the near future, we won't have any alternatives to this limited resource. In Europe, the demand for natural gas will increase significantly until 2030 yet and at the same time its domestic production will decrease.TV, 12/8/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMartin KoolhovenStarsNoah ValentynBracha van DoesburghMimoun OaïssaA romantic comedy about the adventures of Nordip Doenia, a young Moroccan criminal in The Netherlands. His parents destine him for great things, but Nordip clearly has different ideasTV, 12/8/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSaul BassStarsPeter HansenPaul SaltmanMixing animation with live-action, Saul Bass' "Why Man Creates" is an eight-part meditation on the nature and struggle of creativity.OL, 12/9/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorAlexander HammidStarsMartha GrahamBertram RossPaul TaylorA dramatic retelling of the climactic scene from "Oedipus Rex" through interpretive dance and music.OL, 12/9/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsIoan GruffuddAlbert FinneyMichael GambonThe idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.TV, 12/9/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBogdan ZizicStarsFabijan SovagovicJagoda KaloperRade MarkovicThe manager of an export-import company meets a young girl who claims that her parents have been taken their house away after WW2. After finding out this to be true, he offers to marry her which she accepts. However, it turns out that the house needs thorough restoration. Since his salary is not enough to cover its massive expenses, he puts his honesty on test.Orig. title: Kuća.
TV, 12/9/13. 7.5/10 (FF). - DirectorWalt DisneyStarsVirginia DavisAlice's trip to the sea inspires her to dream of a visit to an animated underwater world.OL, 12/10/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsVirginia DavisLeon HolmesSpec O'DonnellWhen a ball is accidentally knocked through the window of a neighborhood haunted house, Alice is the only one brave enough to go inside to retrieve it. While she's in there she falls and bumps her head, sending her to a cartoon dreamworld in which she rescues a cat and battles some spirits in a ghost town.OL, 12/10/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigBernice HansenClarence NashA little elephant is ashamed of his trunk until he saves his tiger girlfriend with it by using it as a fire hose when her house burns.OL, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJack CuttingStarsBilly BletcherMelvin J. GibbyFlorence GillThe farm comes to life, to various classical tunes. The high point is a rooster serenading a chicken, with all the animals joining in. But then comes the sound that's even more welcome to the animals: the farmer and his wife with food (the only actual words spoken).OL, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorHiroshi ShimizuStarsMieko TakamineShin TokudaijiShin'ichi HimoriTwo blind masseurs travel to a mountain retreat. One of them falls for a visiting lady from Tokyo and investigates a series of thefts.OL, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGregory BatesonMargaret MeadStarsMargaret MeadA Bali ritual depicting the struggle of good (dragons) versus evil (witches) with dancers falling into and being revived from trances.OL, 12/10/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBoris KolarStarsNada AgbabaErik SchumannHelmer the gardener has a serious problem: the fruits in his garden are not growing but shrinking. Small fruits only gives him a small income. The professor helps his friend with a potion that super sizes Helmer's plants.TV, 12/10/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorTim StoryStarsIoan GruffuddJessica AlbaChris EvansThe Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.TV, 12/10/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBranko SchmidtStarsRene BitorajacNatasa Janjic MedancicLeon LucevA medical horror of corrupt gynecologists and true events from Croatian hospitals that will shock the public.Orig. title: Ljudožder vegetarijanac.
TV, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R). - DirectorAtanas HristoskovStarsPhillip AvramovIvaylo ZaharievNikolay StanoevAn elite school and a normal state school share the same building. They constantly fight each other, while one of their teachers, Stefan is trying to convince them that fighting is a temporary relief and is not going to make their future a better one. After one of the boys is beaten by the rival gang things get serious.TV, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
Note: Original title seems to be 'N 1' (the copy I saw had such a title). - DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsAl BernieThelma BoardmanBeatrice HagenVarious Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting Charlie McCarthy; Simple Simon and the Pieman are Laurel and Hardy.OL, 12/11/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsDonald controls the hounds (or maybe they control him), and Goofy is riding on his shy horse, as the fox outwits both of them. Some other Disney characters are seen briefly in the hunting party at the end.OL, 12/11/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrank TashlinFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancBilly BletcherBasin Street BoysAnother entry in the "books come alive" subgenre, with possibly more books coming alive than any other. We begin with some musical numbers, notably the various pages of Green Pastures all joining in on a song, The Thin Man entering The White House Cookbook and exiting much fatter, and The House of Seven (Clark) Gables singing backup to Old King Cole. The Three Musketeers break loose, become Three Men on a Horse, grab the Seven Keys to Baldpate, and set the Prisoner of Zenda free. They are soon chased by horsemen from The Charge of the Light Brigade and Under Two Flags and beset by the cannons of All Quiet on the Western Front. All this disturbs the sleep of Rip Van Winkle, who opens Hurricane so that everyone is (all together now) Gone with the Wind.OL, 12/11/13. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsTatsuo SaitôTomio AokiMitsuko YoshikawaTwo young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace.OL, 12/11/13. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorShôzô MakinoStarsMatsunosuke OnoeSuminojo IchikawaKijaku ÔtaniThe story of Jiraiya, a legendary ninja with great powers who set off on a adventure.OL, 12/11/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorArmando BoStarsJohn McInernyGriselda SicilianiMargarita LópezA tragic accident causes an Elvis impersonator to reassess his priorities.TV, 12/11/13. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorBernd BöhlichStarsHorst KrauseCarmen-Maja AntoniAngelika BöttigerThe village policeman Krause suddenly has a circulatory collapse. His family doctor immediately prescribes him a cure at the Baltic Sea.TV, 12/11/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsKonstantin LavronenkoMaria BonnevieAleksandr BaluevA trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city.TV, 12/11/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsShizue NatsukawaReiji IchikiEiji TakagiA classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March."OL, 12/12/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames AgeeHelen LevittJanice LoebImages of street life in New York's Spanish Harlem during the 1940s.OL, 12/12/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorCharlie 'Brown' DavisJimmy 'Country' RobinsonDavid 'Bat' WilliamsStarsCharlie 'Brown' DavisDavid 'Bat' WilliamsReginald 'Reggie' AckridgeA documentary and dramatization of gang life in 1960s Philadelphia.OL, 12/12/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí BartaIn Jiří Barta's imaginative debut, a magic book poses three riddles to an anteater-like creature. His reward for answering, a wrapped piece of candy, proves elusive. Barta's animation revels in the possibilities of transformation and symbolic logic.OL, 12/12/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMarko NovakovicStarsAnica DobraDusanka StojanovicMirjana KaranovicFIRST STORY: The Waiting Room. Vanja and Dara, middle-aged women from different social strata, meet in the the hall of a hospital waiting room, waiting to be called to prepare to have abortions; this unexpected meeting starts many questions in their minds and make them reconsider their decision. SECOND STORY: The Road. In the Serbian countryside, a mother is taking her daughter to the doctor who lives alone in a wagon in which he performs illegal abortions. All through their journey the mother's traditional attitude against pregnancy before marriage collies with her daughter's youthful wish for the birth of new life through love. THIRD STORY: Water. Nada, in her late 20s, is in a prison cell remembering the tragic events that made her kill her husband. In the hospital, where she was taken by a police car, trying to abort his child, she met a person she didn't expect to meet.Orig. title: Neko me ipak čeka.
TV, 12/12/13. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorIrene StarewiczWladyslaw StarewiczStarsClaude DauphinRomain BouquetSylvain ItkineWhen Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.OL, 12/13/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczStarsIrene StarewiczJan WichniekskiA girl in the forest found a broken lily and brought it to her grandfather, who at that time thought about the horrors of the outbreak of World War I, and the broken lily reminds him of poor Belgium. In response to a granddaughter's request to tell a fairy tale - he tells her about the lily.OL, 12/13/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPiotr DumalaOL, 12/13/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorPiotr DumalaUnder the starlight, a boy and a girl are running. A thunderstorm breaks out, trees are shattered, and a rain of silver needles turned into hair floats through the air.OL, 12/13/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí BartaUsing an array of gloves in different styles and from different historical periods, the film is a short history of the cinema - from silent movies via pastiches of Buñuel and Fellini and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to a futurist junkyard where tin cans become animated police cars in a city of urban decay.OL, 12/13/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorGene McPhersonStarsSheelagh BevanJamie BozianMary LeClairDriver education film depicting the dangers of teen-age drunk driving, wherein a prom date ends tragically.OL, 12/13/13. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsKelsey GrammerLauren HollyRob SchneiderLt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days.TV, 12/13/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn StockwellStarsPaz VegaJanet McTeerChristopher McDonaldWhen a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.TV, 12/13/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnna NegriStarsAnita CaprioliAlessio BoniFilippo TimiTV, 12/13/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsAudie MurphyBeverly TylerJames BestUnjustly accused of robbing the train he was riding home, Bill Doolin re-joins his old gang, participates in other robberies and becomes a wanted outlaw.TV, 12/14/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobin SwicordStarsKathy BakerHugh DancyAmy BrennemanSix Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.TV, 12/14/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAli SelimStarsElizabeth ReaserLois SmithPatrick HeusingerIn 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.TV, 12/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsWill FerrellJames CaanBob NewhartRaised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.TV, 12/14/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsAlec BaldwinKim BasingerMichael MadsenAn ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.TV, 12/14/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJacques BeckerStarsDaniel GélinAnne VernonElina LabourdetteEdouard is a pianist, married with Caroline. This evening, they are invited to Claude's. Claude is the snobbish uncle of Caroline, his son Alain (as snobbish as his father) is in love with Caroline. They spite Edouard a little because he's poor. At the party, Edouard must play the piano to make himself known by Claude's important acquaintances. But just before leaving, Edouard and Caroline quarrel about clothes, and Edouard goes alone...TV, 12/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrew AdamsonStarsBen BarnesSkandar KeynesGeorgie HenleyThe Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.TV, 12/15/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPatrick MarnhamManu RicheManu Riche and Patrick Marnham join forces to tell the story of the invention of the atomic bomb and its unintended consequences in todays world. They follow the tracks of 2 historical characters who forged this story: German-born Aby Warburg, the heir to a banking dynasty who became an anthropologist and studied the Indians of Los Alamos, and Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant idealist who will always be known as the inventor of the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. From New Mexico to Congo via Japan, Snake Dance offers a compelling reflection on the Promethean dimensions of nuclear power.TV, 12/15/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLaura MañáStarsElvira MínguezAntonio de la TorreMónica LópezA TV Movie about the woman who made feminine suffrage possible in Spain. A film about her fight and the way in which she was forgotten.TV, 12/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJean RenoirJean TédescoStarsCatherine HesslingEric BarclayJean StormAn impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.OL, 12/16/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorErik CharellStarsLilian HarveyWilly FritschOtto WallburgVienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.OL, 12/16/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsNorah JonesJude LawNatalie PortmanA young lonely woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of off-beat characters along the way.TV, 12/16/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRussell CroweMark StrongA CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.TV, 12/16/13. 7/10 (FF).