October 2016
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Hillary Clinton: A Woman on the Edge (William Karel, 2016, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Donald Trump: The Apprentice President? (David Muntaner, 2016, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Q'eswachaka - The Last Inca Bridge (Chus Barrera/Pablo Barrio, 2014, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Bazaruto, Dugong's Land: A Tale of Survival (Franck Sanson, 2016, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Sistemske napake (Siniša Gačić, 2015, TV, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
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):
Hillary Clinton: A Woman on the Edge (William Karel, 2016, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Donald Trump: The Apprentice President? (David Muntaner, 2016, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Q'eswachaka - The Last Inca Bridge (Chus Barrera/Pablo Barrio, 2014, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Bazaruto, Dugong's Land: A Tale of Survival (Franck Sanson, 2016, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Sistemske napake (Siniša Gačić, 2015, TV, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
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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- DirectorBill CondonStarsBenedict CumberbatchDaniel BrühlCarice van HoutenA dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.TV, 10/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLance EdmandsStarsAmy MortonJohn SlatteryLouisa KrauseIn the frozen woods of an isolated Maine logging town, one woman's tragic mistake shatters the balance of the community, resulting in profound and unexpected consequences. Weaving together several connected story lines, BLUEBIRD explores the profound and transcendent effects of a tragedy on an isolated American town.TV, 10/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoger KumbleStarsRaven-SymonéMartin LawrenceKym WhitleyWhen an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father decides to accompany her to keep her on the straight and narrow.TV, 10/2/16. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSanna LenkenStarsRebecka JosephsonAmy DeasismontAnnika HallinJust as Stella enters the exciting world of adolescence she discovers that her big sister and role model Katja is hiding an eating disorder. A story about jealousy, love and betrayal.TV, 10/2/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsRooney MaraChanning TatumJude LawA young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.TV, 10/2/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsTien-Lu LiGiong LimKuei-Chung ChengPuppeteer Li Tian-lu tells his life story, and through it, the story of Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century.OL, 10/3/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorZdenek MilerTV, 10/3/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaco CabezasStarsNicolas CageRachel NicholsMax RyanWhen the daughter of a reformed criminal is kidnapped, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.TV, 10/3/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsVanessa HudgensSelena GomezAshley BensonFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.TV, 10/3/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladimir BlazevskiStarsBojana MaljevicBranislav LecicMiralem ZupcevicA love story between a teenager girl and a small time mob set in Belgrade during the times of great political turmoil.OL, 10/4/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJesse DylanStarsWill FerrellRobert DuvallJosh HutchersonFamily man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.TV, 10/4/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorIara LeeThe film is about the lives of porters that assist mountain expeditions and carry their luggage along the route.TV, 10/4/16. 8/10 (R).
Note (Silly Trivia):
14,000th title rated at IMDb. Yay? - DirectorNeil HagarStarsBarry BostwickNoelle BeckStephen CaffreyA biographer's latest project is a prominent family, so he heads to their home to do research. While he is there, one of their neighbors is killed and the son of the doorman is arrested, but he thinks that he is innocent, so he investigates and learns that someone in the family might be the killer.TV, 10/4/16. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorZdenek MilerOL, 10/5/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKaige ChenStarsLeslie CheungFengyi ZhangGong LiTwo boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.OL, 10/5/16. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorCharles-Olivier MichaudStarsKelly BlatzRichard JenkinsKim BasingerA former track coach decides to train a student with natural athletic talent. Tragedy strikes, forcing the student to confront everything that has been holding him back.TV, 10/5/16. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title '4 Minute Mile' in my country (on SLO 1). - DirectorKai ChristiansenStarsBarnaby MetschuratFrancis Fulton-SmithAnna SchudtThe good Goering.TV, 10/5/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorZdenek MilerOL, 10/6/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsKeanu ReevesBridget FondaRuocheng YingAfter the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.OL, 10/6/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsKristen BellOdette AnnableSigourney WeaverWhen a young woman realizes her brother is about to marry the girl who bullied her in high school, she sets out to expose the fiancée's true colors.TV, 10/6/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDjibril Diop MambétyStarsMansour DioufAmi DiakhateMamadou Mahourédia GueyeDramaan is the most popular man in Colobane, but when a woman from his past, now exorbitantly wealthy, returns to the town, things begin to change.OL, 10/7/16. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorBill MorrisonOn March 17, 1930, a crowd assembled outside Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary to witness Al Capone's transfer to Chicago, where he would stand trial. Filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer Vijay Iyer worked with a single panning shot, and accompanying soundtrack, to create this 12-minute film on the nature of spectacle.OL, 10/7/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsCameron DiazLeslie MannKate UptonAfter discovering that her boyfriend is married, Carly meets the wife he's been betraying; when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.TV, 10/7/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsMichael CaineRoger MooreSally KirklandTwo scientists working for UK and USA invent cold fusion. They decide to auction it off to foreign nations. Two look-alike crooks decide to steal their deposits but end working for CIA and MI5.TV, 10/7/16. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.StarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadJoel EdgertonUlrich ThomsenAt an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.TV, 10/7/16. 6.5/10 (FF).