Movies that Smart, Bored, Jaded, Well Heeled Women over 40 who Love Indies Might Enjoy, in no particular order
includes some Sleepers for the World Weary...
List date: October, 2012
List date: October, 2012
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- DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNaomie HarrisOliver LitondoTony KgorogeThe story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.Truly a Soul Enriching Journey: the rare piece of Cinema which might just change your interior life...
- DirectorHal HartleyStarsParker PoseyJeff GoldblumLiam AikenFay Grim heads to Paris in pursuit of her deceased husband's notebooks, which could contain information that compromises the security of the U.S. But she's not the only one who is after them, and she's forced into a life-changing decision.Deliciously Pithy: A Satirical Swag Dance. Undercurrents of Smart. Leggy, Full Bodied, Sophisticated. Non-Pariel !
- DirectorMonte HellmanStarsTygh RunyanDominique SwainShannyn SossamonA young filmmaker gets wrapped up in a crime while shooting his new project on location.Slightly Reminiscent of Mulholland Dr. ; By a Director's Director.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsSean GulletteMark MargolisBen ShenkmanA paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.Smart/ non-boring concepts (like fibonacci & the Market)...could have been a bit more.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsIan HolmSarah PolleyCaerthan BanksA bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.thought provoking; stays with you.
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth GordonBud CortVivian PicklesYoung, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.When you're Different...
- DirectorMohamad Ali FardinStarsMohamad Ali FardinAzar ShivaVictoria NerssisianA little girl with a blind mother, accidentally becomes friends with a famous and rich singer who decides to help her in her life.french; Who's Crazier: the World~ Waging War, or the innocents in the Crazy House?
- DirectorDavid MametStarsSteve MartinBen GazzaraCampbell ScottAn employee who develops a lucrative secret process for his corporation is tempted to betray the company when higher ups attempt to take the process from him. Dastardly intrigue ensues.Mametian Telling of a Classic Long Game.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne MooreAn epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.it Sucks to be Alive; it Sucks not to be.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.the Pain of Having a Sh*tty Dad...
- DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsAnthony HopkinsDemi MooreSharon StoneThe destinies of 22 people of different races, sexes, beliefs and social classes are intertwined on the night that politician Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.Peace, Love, and Assassination...
- DirectorDave SilverStarsJena MalonePamela GrayPeter McRobbieA woman returns home to have a baby and witnesses an environmental accident involving genetically modified crop of corn. Doubted by the community, she questions her own sanity as she tries to discover what's happening.Believe it or not, a Really good movie... Sort of like Finding a Really Good Vintage Classic you've never heard of and reading it cover to cover on a rainy day in an overstuffed Sofa on Nantucket...
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank FinlayDuring WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.Cruelty, Desperation, Inhumanity, Survival... and Beauty.
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsTim RothPruitt Taylor VinceMélanie ThierryA baby boy discovered on an ocean liner in 1900 grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.this film introduced me to some Great Actors...
- DirectorRay LawrenceStarsAnthony LaPagliaGeoffrey RushRachael BlakeThe relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.Relationships and a Murder Mystery that actually seem Plausible...
- DirectorAllison AndersStarsIlleana DouglasJohn TurturroSissy BoydEdna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. After trying to make it as a singer/songwriter for 11 months in NYC, she has success writing songs for others at the Brill Building.i loved this movie on my own... but i loved it even more when My Mother and i watched it together... GREAT music... if you like the theme song, check out Elvis Costello's & Burt Bacharach's Collaboration: it's Still on my Playlist...
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJeni CourtneyEileen ColganMick LallyYoung Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.why this movie isn't on Everyone's Radar as a Classic is Beyond Me... Probably the Best Modern Retelling of a Classic Fairytale i've ever seen... Or, Might it Be Real, After All?
- DirectorHenry BromellStarsWilliam H. MacyNeve CampbellJohn RitterAlex, a hit man, tries to get out of the family business, but his father won't let him do so. While seeking the help of a therapist, he meets a sexually charged 23-year-old woman with whom he falls in love.Gotta Love William H. Macy... revelatory performances from many of the other actors i'd heretofore never thought much of...
- DirectorDavid MametStarsWilliam H. MacyDebra EisenstadtDiego PinedaWhen a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.Suspense for Grown-ups.
- DirectorUlu GrosbardStarsJennifer Jason LeighMare WinninghamTed LevineSadie is desperately looking up to her older sister Georgia who is a famous C&W artist. Her desperate need to be accepted by her sister is constantly complicated by her drug and alcohol problems.Sisters, Addiction, and Truths...
- DirectorAaron RottinghausStarsOlesya RulinJosh DanzigerBruce McGillLinked by a rare psychological disorder, Noah Greene and Emily Gates must uncover the mystery of a tragic past in order to find hope for the future.if you've run out of other things to watch, this one won't kill you... Thematic Folie à deux~ Avant garde.
- DirectorNicholas TomnayStarsDavid Hyde PierceClayne CrawfordNathaniel ParkerAn on-the-run convict looking for temporary cover finds it at the house of a very colorful character.I never got into this guy from Frasier... i just don't like sitcoms. But, This was Surprisingly Good. Tony, Esoteric and Deliciously Erudite.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsJulianne MooreXander BerkeleyDean NorrisAn affluent and unexceptional homemaker in the suburbs develops multiple chemical sensitivity.Julianna Moore does the Vapid Housewife thing REALLY well. A Favorite Actor.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEwan McGregorPierce BrosnanOlivia WilliamsA ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.Nothing particularly soul searing, no insights into The Human Condition; a decent, straightforward political intrigue/mystery movie without teenie boppers.
Familiar Scenery: takes place mostly On & Betwtixt Cape Cod and The Islands, in Stick Season. - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsRobert ArkinsMichael AherneAngeline BallJimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.Some of the best Movie Music.... EVER.