Tag Archives: movie-a-day

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

Posted on January 3, 2014 by farronfilms

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Film #313 Title: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster and Keith Carradine Dir: David Lowery Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Indie, Reviews | Tagged Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Ben Foster, Casey Affleck, David Lowery, film, Keith Carradine, movie, movie-a-day, review, rooney mara | Leave a comment

In the Fog

Posted on January 2, 2014 by farronfilms

In the Fog Film #312 Title: In the Fog (V Tumane) (2012) Starring: Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, and Sergei Kolesov Dir: Sergei Loznitsa Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Foreign, Reviews | Tagged film, In the Fog, movie, movie-a-day, review, russia, russian, Sergei Kolesov, Sergei Loznitsa, V Tumane, Vasili Bykov, Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin | Leave a comment

Blood

Posted on December 31, 2013 by farronfilms

Blood Film #311 Title: Blood (2012) Starring: Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, and Brian Cox Dir: Nick Murphy Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Reviews | Tagged bbc, Bill Gallagher, Blood, brian cox, british, conviction, film, Mark Strong, movie, movie-a-day, Nick Murphy, Paul Bettany, review | Leave a comment

La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

Posted on December 30, 2013 by farronfilms

La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus Film #310 TItle: La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus (2012) Dir: Mark Kendall Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States on a southward … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Foreign, Reviews | Tagged bus, camioneta, documentary, film, guatemala, La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus, Mark Kendall, movie, movie-a-day, review, spanish | Leave a comment

Greetings from Tim Buckley

Posted on December 28, 2013 by farronfilms

Greetings from Tim Buckley Film # 309 Title: Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012) Starring: Penn Badgley, Ben Rosenfield and Imogen Poots Dir: Daniel Algrant Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): A chronicle of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley’s performance at his father’s tribute concert in 1991. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Reviews | Tagged Ben Rosenfield, biopic, Daniel Algrant, film, Greetings from Tim Buckley, Imogen Poots, jeff buckley, movie, movie-a-day, music, Penn Badgley, review, tim buckley | Leave a comment

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Posted on December 26, 2013 by farronfilms

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Film #307 Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott and Sean Penn Dir: Ben Stiller Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Reviews | Tagged Adam Scott, Ben Stiller, film, james thurber, Kristen Wiig, movie, movie-a-day, review, Sean Penn, Shirley MacLaine, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, walter mitty | Leave a comment

127 Hours

Posted on December 24, 2013 by farronfilms

127 Hours Film #306 Title: 127 Hours (2010) Starring: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara Dir: Danny Boyle Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Drama, Reviews | Tagged 127 hours, Amber Tamblyn, aron ralston, Danny Boyle, film, james franco, Kate Mara, movie, movie-a-day, review | Leave a comment

The Elephant in the Living Room

Posted on December 20, 2013 by farronfilms

The Elephant in the Living Room Film #304 TItle: The Elephant in the Living Room (2010) Starring: Tim Harrison, Terry Brumfield, and Russ Clear Dir: Michael Webber Basic Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of a heated national debate, director Michael Webber takes viewers deep inside … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Reviews | Tagged documentary, exotic pets, film, Michael Webber, movie, movie-a-day, Russ Clear, Terry Brumfield, The Elephant in the Living Room, Tim Harrison | Leave a comment

The Way Way Back

Posted on December 17, 2013 by farronfilms

The Way Way Back Film #303 Title: The Way Way Back (2013) Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, AnnaSophia Robb, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Dir: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Reviews | Tagged Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, film, Jim Rash, Liam James, Maya Rudolph, movie, movie-a-day, Nat Faxon, review, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, The Way Way Back, Toni Collette | 4 Comments

Compulsion

Posted on December 16, 2013 by farronfilms

Compulsion Film #302 Title: Compulsion (1959) Starring: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, and Diane Varsi Dir: Richard Fleischer Basic Synopsis (from IMDb): Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case. My Mini Review: Based on the 1956 novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Reviews, Thriller | Tagged compulsion, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, film, hitchcock, Leopold and Loeb, meyer levin, movie, movie-a-day, Orson Welles, review, Richard Fleischer | Leave a comment