November 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):
Tihotapci identitete (Marija Zidar, 2015, doc) - 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):
Tihotapci identitete (Marija Zidar, 2015, doc) - 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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- DirectorAlexandre CharlotFranck MagnierStarsFranck DuboscMarina FoïsCharles CrombezThe daily adventures of a boy named Boule and his spaniel Bill.TV, 11/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBranko SchmidtStarsIvo GregurevicNada DjurevskaGoran BogdanDetermined to move on with their life violently interrupted by war several years ago, an elderly couple returns to their restored home. We follow their everyday life through the four seasons. Every day She becomes more absent and lost. Instead of helping her, He acts brutishly, sometimes even cruelly, towards his wife. However, the realization that something is wrong with Her will make Him question his behavior and values.Orig. title: Imena višnje.
TV, 11/1/16. 7.5/10 (FF). - DirectorTim KirkbyStarsSheridan SmithPaul NichollsStephanie VogtA woman writes a blog about her experience with terminal cancer.TV, 11/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingKing HuRaymond LeeStarsSamuel HuiCecilia YipJacky CheungA kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.OL, 11/2/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorXavier DurringerStarsLina El ArabiSamia SassiMarc LavoineA French women lives her worst nightmare when she discovers that her daughter has been radicalised, and plans to leave for her "husband" in Syria.TV, 11/2/16. 7/10 (FF).
- StarsLiam NeesonJoe MullinsThe three-part documentary series On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels-including poets, teachers, actors and workers-took on the might of the British Empire.TV, 11/2/16. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown as a (one) TV movie in my country (on SLO 1). Runtime: around 90 min. - DirectorSatyajit RayStarsAjit BanerjeeHaradhan BannerjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeFour brothers converge around an ailing father.OL, 11/3/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorZoran CalicStarsDragomir Bojanic-GidraMarko TodorovicJelena ZigonUnlike in the previous sequel of "Foolish Years"/"Zika's Dynasty" film series, Zika's and Milan's grandson became crazy for girls, having sex with them simultaneously in his apartment. Granddads are now worried for different reason, so they visit the doctor who gives them an advice to send their grandson to the country in order to use his strength appropriately.Orig. title: Druga Žikina dinastija.
TV, 11/3/16. 4/10 (P). - DirectorArnaud LarrieuJean-Marie LarrieuStarsMathieu AmalricKarin ViardMaïwennAfter a brief affair with her seductive professor, a young student mysteriously disappears. As the police and the girl's stepmother tighten the noose on the cryptic tutor, he experiences a long-forgotten feeling. Is love the perfect crime?TV, 11/3/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael GreenspanStarsLeah GibsonTorrance CoombsShannon Chan-KentTwo roommates with abusive men in their pasts consider murder as an option to help settle each other's problems.TV, 11/3/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorZdenek MilerA fox tries to steal the eggs from the nest. But the little mole can trick him. Later the little mole's life is in danger when the fox catches him.Orig. title: Krtek a kachničky.
OL, 11/4/16. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorHiroshi ShimizuStarsKen UeharaRyuji IshiyamaEinosuke NakaA friendly bus driver and his passengers over the duration of one journey through the mountains to the nearest train station.OL, 11/4/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsLiam NeesonJulianne MooreScoot McNairyAn air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150 million into an off-shore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes.TV, 11/4/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.TV, 11/4/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.TV, 11/5/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTilda SwintonTom HiddlestonMia WasikowskaA depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.TV, 11/5/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJames BobinStarsAmy AdamsJason SegelChris CooperA Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.TV, 11/6/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn LasseterBradford LewisStarsOwen WilsonLarry the Cable GuyMichael CaineStar race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.TV, 11/6/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsLucy HaleFreddie StromaMissi PyleA modern, musical spin on the tale of Cinderella that follows a high school girl who falls for a boy at her Performing Arts school.TV, 11/6/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPatrick HealyStarsRini BellKansas CarradineTom CarverA cocky dot-commer hits rock bottom and has to patch his life together with what's at his disposal; a beach, a bus, and a burro. With the help of some surfers he learns to enjoy the here and now... wherever that may be.TV, 11/6/16. 1/10 (P).
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsDenzel WashingtonMark WahlbergPaula PattonTwo hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.TV, 11/6/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiJacky CheungWaise LeeWhen three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.OL, 11/7/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorZdenek MilerMole relaxes on his bed, with the gramophone playing. Mouse knocks on the door, and it opens. A gust of wind rushes in, knocking down mouse, and breaking a phonograph record. Mole is unhappy about his broken record. Mouse tries to cheer the despondent Mole by bring various round objects as intended replacements. Meanwhile, various animals in the trees play different musical instruments, and the notes settle to the ground like falling leaves. Mole and Mouse collect the notes in bowls, take them inside, and mix them up. They then knead the notes into dough, and cut it into strips. They wind the strips into a disc, and play the disc as a record on the gramophone. As the music begins, Mole and Mouse dance with joy.OL, 11/8/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorZdenek MilerThe little mole buys a robot to do the work for him. But two rats have other plans.OL, 11/8/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKira MuratovaStarsSergei PopovOlga AntonovaGalina ZakhurdaevaIn the old days it was called hypochrondria, or black melancholia. Now, apparently, it's termed the Asthenic Syndrome. Whatever it is, Nikolai, a teacher has got it, and it's not much fun.OL, 11/8/16. 8/10 (R).