02014.02: A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act
Films I'm watching in February 02014. Part of A Yearlong Film Viewing Balancing Act. #yfvba http://olearysreellife.tumblr.com/ @olearysreellife
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- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrie LarsonFrantz TurnerJohn Gallagher Jr.A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.02014.02.01: Independent Spirit Awards screener.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsLisaGay HamiltonYolonda RossEdward James OlmosFontayne is enlisted by Bernice - her estranged old friend and current parole officer - along with a disgraced cop to search for Bernice's son, who went missing on the Mexican border.02014.02.02: Independent Spirit Awards screener. Fabulous film.
- DirectorHebron Simckes-JoffeInfidelity, Happy & Together Vignette is a montage that highlights a particularly deciding moment in the lives of the three involved in a love-triangle.02014.02.03
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsOscar IsaacCarey MulliganJohn GoodmanA week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.02014.02.03: Independent Spirit Awards screener
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsDarlene LoveMerry ClaytonLisa FischerBackup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.02014.02.03: Independent Spirit Awards screener
- DirectorSteven K. TsuchidaStarsTimm SharpAnthony LiebetrauShin KoyamadaFinally, the perfect roommate.02014.02.04: streamed on Film Movement
- DirectorLars MovinSteen Møller RasmussenStarsWilliam S. BurroughsAnn DouglasJohn GiornoA portrait of writer William Burroughs.02014.02.04: streamed on Amazon Prime Instant Video
- DirectorFredrik EmilsonStarsMarie AlexisFredrik SjöstedtClaes JansonWar comes between a nurse-in-training and a rugged fighter pilot.02014.02.05: Streamed from Film Independent
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.02014.02.05: w/ my sweetie at AMC Bloomington 11
- DirectorBarney ElliottStarsLouise FullertonKeith HowAaron HuelinA social drama about a loving father with a propensity for violence and his struggle to earn his family's trust.02014.02.06: on Seed&Spark
- DirectorIsabella Wing-DaveyStarsAnita CareyMeg GibsonMacKenzie MeehanCandlesticks is a short dramatic comedy that deals with the lives of two sisters living in New York, their relationships, their politics and ultimately their differences. Zoe is getting married. Hannah doesn't believe in marriage. Will Hannah reconcile her political views with her love for her sister? Hallucinations, dinner table arguments and academic debates ensue as Hannah tries to find her way through.. From British Writer/Director Isabella Wing-Davey comes a story of how we struggle with accepting each others decisions, and how we navigate the complicated world of 21st century relationships.02014.02.06: on Vimeo
- DirectorRobbie ChafitzStarsKirk WardRobbie ChafitzCaroline Paris GluckTwo hard-bitten kindergartners share a "time out" on a remote corner of the school playground and delve into a world of anxiety, despair, revenge and cooties.02014.02.06: on Film Movement
- DirectorCindy KleineStarsAndre GregoryJulianne MooreLester Thomas ShaneAn exploration of the life and work of the groundbreaking director, actor, artist, and raconteur.02014.02.07: on disc from Netflix
- DirectorJehane NoujaimStarsAhmed HassanKhalid AbdallaMagdy AshourA group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.02014.02.08: on screener: Independent Spirit Awards
- DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsToni ServilloCarlo VerdoneSabrina FerilliJep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.02014.02.09: on screener: Independent Spirit Awards
- DirectorAndrè Chocron02014.02.09: on Vimeo
- DirectorRebecca DreyfusStarsBlythe DannerCampbell ScottHarold SmithIn March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts and successfully executed the largest art heist in modern history. Among the thirteen priceless works stolen was Vermeer's "The Concert" one of only 35 of the masters surviving works. Not a single one of the works has been recovered. STOLEN is a full exploration of the Gardner theft, and the fascinating, disparate characters involved: from the 19th century Grand dame Isabella Gardner to a private detective obsessed with finding the art to a terrorist organization with a penchant for stealing Vermeers.02014.02.10: on disc from MCPL
- DirectorByambasuren DavaaStarsBatchuluun UrjindorjBuyandulam DaramdadiNansal BatchuluunThe little Nansal finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend against all rejections of her parents.02014.02.11: on disc from MCPL
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsRobert RedfordAfter a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.02014.02.12: on blu-ray from Netflix
- DirectorVictoria MatherStarsDrew CaidenHaruka AbeNadia MorganStanleys life runs like clockwork...until an encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down.02014.02.12: downloaded from Vimeo so I could watch it at home. I'd seen this one some time before, but had completely forgotten until I started watching it again.
- DirectorNikyatu JusuStarsDennise GregoryEllie FoumbiEbbe BasseyAfter meeting her African Refugee mother for the first time in six years, 8 year old Hawa is forced to coexist with a woman teetering on the brink of insanity.02014.02.13: downloaded from Vimeo so I could watch it at home.
- DirectorKim MordauntStarsSitthiphon DisamoeLoungnam KaosainamSuthep Po-ngamLaos. In a land ravaged by war and exploitation, a boy whose family believe he is cursed must redeem himself by taking part in a dangerous rocket competition.02014.02.13: at IU Cinema
- DirectorDawn PorterStarsRoss BarnettMargaret BlockR.L. BoldenSpies of Mississippi tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain white supremacy. The anti-civil rights organization was hidden in plain sight in an unassuming office in the Mississippi State Capitol. Funded with taxpayer dollars and granted extraordinary latitude to carry out its mission, the Commission evolved from a propaganda machine into a full blown spy operation. How do we know this is true? The Commission itself tells us in more than 146,000 pages of files preserved by the State. This wealth of first person primary historical material guides us through one of the most fascinating and yet little known stories of America's quest for Civil Rights.02014.02.13: TV PBS
- DirectorJudy IrvingStarsMark BittnerMaggie McCallIvan StormgartA homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.02014.02.14: Spiritual Cinema Circle disc.
- DirectorRenuka JeyapalanStarsKris Holden-RiedSamantha WeinsteinPatricia FagenA bittersweet battle of wills develops between nine-year-old Josephine and her mother's new boyfriend in this poignant tale of modern family politics.02014.02.14: Spiritual Cinema Circle disc.
- 1999– 55mNot Rated7.8 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorTaylor HamiltonChristine KhalafianStarsAmiri BarakaJulian BondBonnie BoswellWhitney Young was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. As head of the National Urban League, he fought for the rights of thousands but was often criticized by the very people he was trying to help.02014.02.14: PBS Independent Lens
- DirectorSharon LaCruiseStarsNastajae AldersonAngela BassettDestiny GatsonA look at the life of African American political activist and newspaper publisher Daisy Bates.02014.02.15: PBS Independent Lens
- DirectorGuy ReidStarsRebecca AdamExplores the decisions an English woman made on her journey from being a BBC presenter with a rock and roll lifestyle to becoming a Tibetan Buddhist nun living in a forest in Sussex.02014.02.15: Downloaded from Vimeo to watch offline.
- DirectorJosie RourkeTim Van SomerenStarsRochenda SandallMark StanleyDwane WalcottCaius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.02014.02.16: at IU Cinema - packed house!
- DirectorRachel MayeriStarsDenise PearlmanJ.C. LeeSong Man ChohPrimate Cinema: Apes as Family is the premiere of a drama made expressly for chimps to an actual chimpanzee audience. Like people, chimps are fascinated by television. But until Apes as Family, no filmmaker had made a film to appeal to two ape species. This film contains all the primate dramas-around sex, food, territory, and politics. The movie follows an urban chimp into her home and what happens when she meets a bunch of wild strangers. The chimpanzees watching on televisions installed at the Edinburgh Zoo were a curious, and at times, rowdy bunch.02014.02.16: on MUBI
- DirectorChema García IbarraStarsLuismi BienvenidoFinita DuráCarmen EscribanoThey say that if you put your ear to the back of his neck, you can hear the Virgin talk.02014.02.16: on MUBI
- DirectorUlu BraunStarsStella BraunAnne JurenKatja MüllerRose petals fall on mossy ground. Athletes pave their way through the thicket of the forest - observed by hunters and gatherers. Hikers and nature lovers indulge in their bodies, while children are under the magic spell of modern mythical creatures. Fairy tales, myths and legends - the starting point of many of these stories has always been the forest. Ulu Braun`s video collage FORST spans an arc from a primeval forest saturated in mysticism to the mediatized nature theme park. An ecstatic passion-play about nature, power and your own decomposition.02014.02.16: on MUBI
- DirectorJaclyn GramignaStarsHeidi DewyngaertMichelle DeWyngaertBenjamin FrankenbergWhat happens when a girl has a very private moment, in a very public place?02014.02.17: streamed on Seed&Spark
- DirectorCheryl DunnStarsBoogieMartha CooperBruce DavidsonEverybody Street" highlights the lives and work of New York's iconic street photographers and the unparalleled city that has inspired them for decades.02014.02.17: streamed on MUBI
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.02014.02.17: streamed on Netflix
- DirectorPhilip Seymour HoffmanStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy RyanJohn OrtizA limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.02014.02.18: IU Cinema's #PSH Tribute
- DirectorTamara JenkinsStarsLaura LinneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanPhilip BoscoA sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.02014.02.18: IU Cinema's #PSH Tribute
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsTom CruiseMichelle MonaghanVing RhamesIMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.02014.02.18: IU Cinema's #PSH Tribute
- DirectorSophie FiennesStarsAnselm KieferBill KatzKlaus DermutzStarting in 2000, German artist Anselm Kiefer began constructing a series of large elaborate structures, comprising 48 buildings, a labyrinth of tunnels, bridges, lakes and towers. The film bears witness to an incredible creative process.02014.02.19: on disc from MCPL
- DirectorChantal AkermanStarsDelphine SeyrigJan DecorteHenri StorckA lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. However, something happens that changes her safe routine.02014.02.20: at Indiana University Cinema
- DirectorJessie AurittWith CDs, VHSs, and old cassette tapes stacked head high, Rainbow Music is a hoarders paradise, however, its quirky old owner, known as 'The Birdman', knows exactly where everything is and personally assists each of his customers.02014.02.21: on Vimeo
- DirectorChantal AkermanStarsChantal AkermanImpersonal and beautiful images of Akerman's life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.02014.02.21: at Indiana University Cinema
- DirectorChantal AkermanStarsStanislas MerharMarc BarbéAurora MarionThe tale of an Occidental merchant whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.02014.02.21: at Indiana University Cinema
- DirectorGermaine DulacStarsGermaine DermozMadeleine GuittyJean d'YdAn unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.02014.02.22: Indiana University Cinema with live original music by Garden Gates
- DirectorJean EpsteinStarsLéon MathotGina ManèsEdmond Van DaëleMarie wants to escape from her job and also from her lover, Paul, an unemployed drunk. She dreams of going off with Jean, a dockworker. The two men quarrel and fight over Marie on two occasions, but Paul retains a hold over her. Marie has a baby who falls ill and as time goes on Jean and a crippled neighbor try to help the child. Paul nearly causes the death of the child whilst in a drunken stupor and in a final struggle that occurs, the crippled woman seizes Paul's gun and shoots him dead.02014.02.22: Indiana University Cinema with live original music by Garden Gates
- DirectorShana FesteStarsGabriella WildeAlex PettyferBruce GreenwoodThe story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.02014.02.22: AMC Bloomington 11
- DirectorKyle EatonStarsEthan RoseMusical artist Ethan Rose conducts a live performance through synchronized iPods, each providing performers with a set of distinct instructions that guide their vocalizations & movements through stairwells, rooms & alcoves of Portland City Hall. This short documentary explores not only 'Between Rooms & Voices' but Ethan's additional installations that further investigate the combination of human voice & spatial acoustics.02014.02.23: on Vimeo
- DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsSkylan BrooksEthan DizonJordin SparksA coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.02014.02.23: Amazon Instant Video
- DirectorLisa HarewoodStarsMarcia BurrowesChé-Annika MayersWhen a barrel arrives from London bearing an unwelcome parcel, a caregiver in Barbados makes a hasty decision that risks destroying her special bond with a beloved child.02014.02.24: at Indiana University Cinema
- DirectorMariette MonpierreStarsStana RoumillacVincent Byrd Le SageChristophe CherkiA young Parisian woman of Caribbean descent returns to her native island of Guadeloupe looking for the father she has never known.02014.02.24: at Indiana University Cinema w/ director Mariette Monpierre present for a lively Q&A.
- DirectorYesim SezginStarsBaran AkbulutÖzgür AkdemirRiza AkinThe story of the film is about the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915. The film covers the resurrection of Turkey following its defeat in the Balkan War, through depictions of Sergeant Mehmet Ali from Biga, Corporal Seyit and many others.02014.02.25: at Indiana University Cinema.
- DirectorJessica HausnerStarsSylvie TestudLéa SeydouxBruno TodeschiniIn order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.02014.02.26: on disc from MCPL
- DirectorNisha PahujaStarsPooja ChopraManasvi MamgaiMarc RobinsonTwo young women follow completely divergent paths in the new, modernizing India-one wants to become Miss India, the other is a fierce Hindu Nationalist prepared to kill and die for her beliefs.02014.02.27: at Indiana University Cinema ... with filmmaker Nisha Pahuja present for Q&A.
- DirectorTadashi NakamuraStarsJake ShimabukuroThis intimate documentary gives viewers a singular glimpse into Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso, but also Jake, the young boy who grew up in a modest apartment to a single mother and unsuspectingly rose to international stardom.02014.02.28: downloaded from Amazon Prime Instant Video for viewing at home.