02014.03: A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act
Films I'm watching in March 02014. Part of A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act. #yfvba http://olearysreellife.tumblr.com/ @olearysreellife
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- DirectorAlexandra HidalgoIn order to meet stringent beauty standards, Venezuelan women often turn to plastic surgery. This documentary features conversations with 14 Venezuelan women and men on the subject.02014.03.01: on YouTube
- DirectorGerald PearyStarsPatricia ClarksonHarry Jay KnowlesElvis MitchellThe history of American film criticism.02014.03.01: Streamed on Netflix
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsJeremy ScahillNasser Al AulaqiSaleha Al AulaqiInvestigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.02014.03.01: Streamed on Netflix
- DirectorAnna KerriganStarsAnna KerriganAustin LysySam RosenCamden is thrilled to meet Alice, the half sister she never knew. In an effort to bond, the sisters and their significant others take a trip to Lionshead, the family estate in Massachusetts. Tensions build and ultimately explode over a week in the country.02014.03.02: streamed on Seed&Spark
- DirectorJoe Turner LinStarsEdward CrawfordNoah GalvinMatt HopkinsThree generations of reckless and unsustainable development have transformed the future environment into an almost total wasteland. Refugees from the future have found a way to return to the past, but the impact on present-day resources and fear of these 'immigrants' has led to the formation of citizen watch groups, who are determined to stop these time-travelers at any cost. Jackson, the teenage son of one of these bounty hunters, is enlisted into his first patrol -- eventually forcing him into a brutal choice between his father's principles and his own sense of humanity.02014.03.03: streamed on FutureStates.tv
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett JohanssonIn a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.02014.03.04: at AMC with my sweetie.
- DirectorPatricia RozemaStarsFrances O'ConnorJonny Lee MillerAlessandro NivolaFanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.02014.03.03: downloaded from Amazon Prime. I've lost track of how often I've seen this one. Everytime I see it from a slightly different perspective.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsNaomi WattsRobin WrightXavier SamuelA pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.02014.03.04: on blu-ray from Netflix
- DirectorPratibha ParmarStarsRobert L. AllenTony BrownAngela DavisThis film tells the compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the twentieth Century.Walker made history as the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple. A universal story of triumph against all odds not that different from Walker's own. Born, the eight child of sharecroppers, her early life unfolded in the midst of violent racism and poverty during some of the most turbulent years of social/political changes in the U.S. The film offers a penetrating look at the life and art of an artist, a self confessed renegade and human rights activist.02014.03.05: PBS American Masters
- DirectorAlyssa BolseyStarsCarole BolseyReevaluating her creative past leads an artist to explore a new future, breaking many of the visual guidelines she had followed throughout her career.02014.03.06: on Vimeo
- DirectorKristy Guevara-FlanaganStarsLynda CarterJane EspensonMichelle FrankThe history of fictional female heroes in Western media from Wonder Woman's creation onward.02014.03.06: on PBS
- DirectorMargaret BrownIn 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.02014.03.07: streamed on Netflix
- DirectorLeah MeyerhoffStarsSarah Bradley-KingPeter CorrieEmma Adele GalvinTwitch portrays a young girl's conflicted relationship with her disabled mother and her irrational fear that the disability is contagious. Slamdance Grand Jury Prize winner and Student Academy Awards finalist.02014.03.07: streamed on Vimeo
- DirectorJen McGowanStarsLily KnightRachel KanouseJohn PallottaAn ode to city life, Touch explores themes of isolation and the universal need for community when two strangers make the most important connection of their lives while waiting for a train.02014.03.08: on Indieflix
- DirectorAllison BergIn Ghana, women accused of witchcraft are torn from their families and banished to isolated "witch villages." This film follows accused witches through their daily struggle to survive in the Kukuo Witches Camp in Northern Ghana. As government agencies attempt to abolish this age-old tradition, these women find themselves caught between their society's deeply rooted beliefs and its drive toward modernization. WITCHES IN EXILE captures a country at a dramatic and emotional crossroads.02014.03.08: on Seed&Spark
- DirectorAnna JusticeStarsAlice DwyerMateusz DamieckiDagmar ManzelA Polish man rescues a Jewish woman during the chaos of WWII, but they become separated until a chance encounter over 30 years later in New York reunites them.02014.03.08: on Netflix
- DirectorValeria PuigStarsOscar SpalterMelanie SpangenbergMaximiliano MartinezA young woman who takes a cab to go back home after a one-night-stand has to face a long trip of confessions and anecdotes told by a lonely cab driver, who ends up telling her one of his deepest secrets.02014.03.09: on YouTube
- DirectorLaura ArchibaldStarsSusan SarandonHappy TraumTom BernadinExplores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the 60's and early 70's. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day.02014.03.09: streamed on Netflix
- DirectorLeticia TonosStarsJulietta RodriguezVictor ChecoGastner LegermeMaria, 18 year old daughter of a single mother, decides to look for the father she has never met after her mother dies in a tragic accident. She finally finds him in a nearby town, living in what appears to be a haunted old country house in the middle of a neglected banana plantation. Amidst the peculiarities and superstitions of the Dominican country side, father and daughter will have to face the ghosts of the past that haunt them both.02014.03.10: at IU Cinema
- DirectorAntonio CoelloStarsMoraima CimarraEvaristo MárquezBernardino Pérez02014.03.10: at IU Cinema
- DirectorKadija LeclereStarsSophie DewulfKhadija BendriouchAbdeslam HaddadSarah, thirty-year-old, goes to Morocco to meet her mother. For the first and the last time.02014.03.10: streamed on Culture Unplugged
- DirectorJulie WymanStarsJ.S. GilbertCheryl HaworthA chronicle of top Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth's struggle to defend her champion status in the twilight of her career.02014.03.11: on PBS
- DirectorSally PotterStarsElle FanningAlice EnglertAnnette BeningA look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.02014.03.12: Downloaded from Amazon Instant Video Prime.
- DirectorKat CoiroStarsJustin LongKeir O'DonnellEvan Rachel WoodA young writer tries to impress a girl he meets online with an embellished profile, but he finds himself in a real mess when she falls for him and he has to keep up the act.02014.03.12: on disc from MCPL
- DirectorFrancesca CoppolaStarsRobyn SpanglerFabio GhidoniGiulia RupiSet during the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Flamingos tells the story of Alice, a nine year old girl who spends one last day in the park with her father. The story develops around the delicate and uneasy relationship between a lost father and a daughter on the verge of understanding the difficult dynamics of her family. Flamingos is a story about the loss of innocence and the moment when we realize we are fundamentally alone on our journey through life.02014.03.12: streamed on Vimeo