Lee Just Watched (Apr 12 - Apr 25)

1. Crossing the Line (07): DOC about four American GIs who defected to North Korea . Interesting, WWW

2. Love in the Time of Cholera (07): Based on the novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which I loved. I was wary of the film, but happily surprised. WBTIE.

3. Flannel Pajamas (06): Romantic indie drama about the evolution and dissolution of a relationship. CFE.

4. All About My Mother (1999): Spanish director Pedro Almodovar knocks it out of the park. Remember 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' (1988)? And again in (o4) with 'Talk to Her'? Always a treat.......

5. The Nines (07): Unusual film done in three acts. BMM. I think WWW but my guess is NECOT.

6. On and Off the Rails (07): British DOC. , compilation of British short docs about the railway system since its inception. Good if you are fascinated by trains.

7. Bombay (1995):Indian, NMCOT, I just can't get past the Bollywood dubbed singing and dancing to wait for the plot....

8. The Pact of Silence (03): French, Gerard Depardieu plays Jesuit priest who loses his career by getting involved with mysterious twins....I love him so I LEM. Good thriller that kept me guessing. EOS.

9. Onibaba (1965): Japanese director Kaneto Shindu's blk&wht tale set in wartorn medieval Japan. LEM, LLI, WWW.

10. Monsieur Ibrahim (03): French, set in 60's working class nieghborhood in Paris. Teenager bonds with local shopkeeper. LEM, LLI, WWW.

11. Mahangar (1963): Indian, 1960's explores the impact of feminism on one working class family. I loved all the characters and found this delightful. WWW.

Lee Just Watched (Mar 29 - Apr 11)

1. Atlantic Records: House That Ahmet Built (07): DOC, the story of how Ahmet built the R&B record label starting in 1947 thru today. Brilliant man, fascinating subject. WWW.

2. Come and See (1985): Russian, war story, NMCOT

3. Green Chair (05): Korean, married housewife and 19 year old minor have affair. CFE, OKBNG

4. Hana & Alice (04): Japanese, teenagers and their loves and friendships. OKBNG, CFE

5. Mongolian Ping Pong (05): Mongolian, well photographed, pretty, didn't capture me but other's might like it....

6. Attenborough in Paradise (96): compilation of his different travels when younger. Fascinating as always!!!WWW.

7. Kiss-Kiss Dahlings (92): plays by Wendy Wasserstein. I've seen enough of her plays now to say without hesitation that I dislike her work intensely.

8. Deep Water (06): Gripping DOC about the 1969 London Times sponsored around the world yacht race, focusing mainly on a man named Donald Crowhurst. WWW. EOS, LLI, LEM, WBTIE.

9. Even Money (06): Modern attempt at film noir, very dissapointing, stopped watching.

10. Clean (04): French, OKBNG story of a drug addict and her efforts to get clean and have her child back. The main characters were interesting so I enjoyed it.

11. The Real Dirt on Farmer John (06): Great DOC about farmer John Peterson of Illinois. His story from childhood, into the wild 60's, thru current day organic farming. WWW, LEM, NWIE, WBTIE, FAH,LLI.

12. The End of Suburbia (04): Well executed DOC about the creation of suburbia in America, it's questionable future, can it continue to exist without cheap energy? WWW.

13. Things We Lost in the Fire (07): Suzanne Bier of 'Brother's' and 'After the Wedding' directed but did not write this somewhat self indulgent script about ...hmmm, relationships, addiction, change, ...I love her Danish fims but this annoyed me a little. Rich folks angst for me is always a tricky subject. Part of me simply does not care....unless the material is handled really well.

14. Cocaine Angel (06): I just love this tiny little movie! A simple film following a period of days in the life of a cocaine addict who lives in Jacksonville, Fla. The main character also wrote the script. WBTIE, WWW, LLI. Something about his character was so totally endearing and unexpected.
I liked him so much that I lost my usual sense of judgement about his lifestyle. Dark and humorous at the same time. Probably NECOT.