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Netflix Instant Queue–My List

Written by diana on April 28, 2014. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Netflix Instant Queue–My List

My last blog on the pleasure of curling up to watch past episodes of favorite TV programs or programs and movies you missed while they were being released for the first time was on February 6, 2012 (“Netflix Instant Queue”–BBC’s Your Best Bet). Netflix is now a juggernaut. For me the pleasures of Netflix downloading has...

“Blackfish”–A Whale of a Tale

Written by diana on April 19, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Blackfish”–A Whale of a Tale

Even if you are not a PETA member, you will be moved by “Blackfish“, in which SeaWorld captures and trains killer whales, also known as orcas, in captivity. The SeaWorld parks in Florida (with a brief filming in San Diego) are the center of this compelling film. An unflinching portrayal of the brutal misconduct of the...

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” –Hungary for Humor

Written by diana on April 14, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “The Grand Budapest Hotel” –Hungary for Humor

This British-German co-production directed by Wes Anderson is the adventure of Gustave, (a comedic turn for Ralph Fiennes) a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa (the astonishing 17-year old Tony Revolori) , the “lobby boy” who becomes his confident and essential companion....

“Shake Hands with the Devil”–The Backstory to “Hotel Rwanda”

Written by diana on March 5, 2014. Posted in movie reviews.

A Sundance award-winning documentary, this film takes the viewer to the hell experienced by General Romeo Dallaire, who was assigned to lead UN peace-keeping forces in Rwanda in the spring of 1994. In 100 days approximately 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered, most of them Tutsis at the hands of the Hutus. The images of heaps of dead...

“Dallas Buyers Club”– Not for Cowboys (or, A Lone Star in the Fight against AIDS)

Written by diana on February 24, 2014. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on “Dallas Buyers Club”– Not for Cowboys (or, A Lone Star in the Fight against AIDS)

Dallas Buyers Club Jared Leto as Rayon The true-life story of Texas AIDS pioneer, Ron Woodroof, set in 1985 Dallas, depicts his battle to fight for his life after being diagnosed as HIV-positive. His search for life-supporting experimental drugs via Mexico to help fellow HIV-positive people is the heart of “Dallas Buyers...

“Falling” —In and Out of Love

Written by diana on February 17, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Falling” —In and Out of Love

Falling A post-Valentine’s Day sleeper about romance with a Hitchcockian twist, “Falling” is a story based on the real-life experience of the novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard. Howard was courageous in exposing her vulnerability in this absorbing story originally produced for British television and now available on Netflix. Middle-aged novelist...