Michael's Movies: Movies - 2013

2024-08-16 12 Years a Slave (2013) imdb.com

Director: Steve McQueen
Synopsis: In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, Kelsey Scott as Anne Northup, Benedict Cumberbatch as William Ford, Paul Dano as John Tibeats, Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps, Sarah Paulson as Mary Epps, Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey, Brad Pitt as Samuel Bass
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Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave
forbes.com
lwlies.com
rogerebert.com
Northup, his wife Anne, kids Northup kidnapped Northup, Ford, Tibeats Ford, Northup
Northup, Tibeats Epps, his wife Mary Epps, Patsey, Northup Northup Patsey punished
Northup, Epps Patsey, Northup Northup, Samuel Bass


2023-11-22 The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) imdb.com

Director: Martin Scorsese
Synopsis: A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, Cristin Milioti as Teresa Petrillo, Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff, Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia, Joanna Lumley as Aunt Emma, Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna, Ethan Suplee as Toby Welch, Kyle Chandler as FBI Agent Patrick Denham, Ted Griffin as FBI Agent Hughes
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Film
Jordan Belfort
themoviedb.org
rogerebert.com
hollywoodreporter.com
Jordan, Teresa Toby Welch, Jordan, Donnie, Teresa Jordan, Hanna In the 1st owned office
Naomi Jordan, Naomi Donnie, Jordan In the new Stratton office
Donnie, Jordan
Donnie, Steve Madden, Jordan Aunt Emma, Jordan Money trafficking FBI Hughes, Jordan, FBI Denham Yacht Jordan at helicopter
Interrogated by Denham Jordan, Donnie Jordan drugged Under FBI surveillance FBI raids Stratton office


2023-07-07 Stoker (2013) imdb.com

Director: Park Chan-wook
Synopsis: After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
Cast: Mia Wasikowska as India Stoker, Nicole Kidman as Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker, Matthew Goode as Charlie Stoker
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Film
nytimes.com
rogerebert.com
reelviews.net
patriotledger.com
Youtube. What do you want from me?
Youtube. Sheriff
Youtube. It Doesn't Matter Who You Are / Summer Wine
Evelyn, India at the funeral Charles, Evelyn, India Evelyn, Charles, Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn, Charles at the piano
Evelyn, Charles India India, Charles at the piano India
India, Charles in the forest India shooting


2022-07-10 The Wind Rises (2013) imdb.com

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Synopsis: A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Cast: Hideaki Anno as Jirô Horikoshi, Miori Takimoto as Naoko Satomi, Masahiko Nishimura as Kurokawa, Mansai Nomura as Caproni
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Film
Wiki
Jiro Horikoshi
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Ghilbi Wiki. Jiro Horikoshi
Ghilbi Wiki. Naoko Satomi
themoviedb.org
nytimes.com
rogerebert.com
variety.com
moviefail.com
Jirô with Caproni At work
In Germany In the hangar Plane testing With Kurokawa
With Naoko Naoko sick


2022-04-29 The Past (2013) imdb.com

Director: Asghar Farhadi
Synopsis: After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters between mother and daughter Ahmad unwittingly lifts the lid on a long buried secret...
Cast: Bérénice Bejo as Marie Brisson, Ali Mosaffa as Ahmad, Tahar Rahim as Samir, Pauline Burlet as Lucie, Elyes Aguis as Fouad, Jeanne Jestin as Léa, Sabrina Ouazani as Naïma
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Film
themoviedb.org
rogerebert.com
variety.com
filmfreedonia.com
filmsufi.com
Marie's house Marie Ahmad Ahmad, Marie
Ahmad, Samir's son Fouad Ahmad with Fouad, Léa Ahmad, Lucie, Fouad, Marie,
Lucie Samir Samir, Fouad
Samir, Marie Ahmad, Samir, Marie Naïma, Samir Samir with his comatose wife


2021-09-13 La danza de la realidad (2013) imdb.com

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Synopsis: In a Chilean little town, the son of an uprooted couple, formed by a rigorous communist father and a loving but weak mother, tries to pave his own path in a society that does not understand their Jewish-Ukrainian origins.
Cast: Brontis Jodorowsky as Jaime Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores as Sara Jodorowsky, Jeremías Herskovits as Alejandro, Bastián Bodenhöfer as General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
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Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
rogerebert.com
theguardian.com
Sara, Jaime, Alejandro Allejandro has his tooth removed without anesthesia The party meeting The fire brigade parade The plague
Sara heals Jaime Jaime leaves to kill Ibáñez Jaime saves Ibáñez Jaime with the horse Horse handler dies
Jaime poisons the horse and fails to kill Ibáñez Sara becomes invisible The woman who saved Jaime hangs herself With kind carpenter In the church
Jaime tortured by the Nazis Jaime freed Sara, Alejandro waiting for Jaime Humilliated Jaime is back Leaving Tocopilla


2017-04-23 I'm So Excited! (2013) imdb.com

Director: Pedro Almodovar
Synopsis: In a flight from Spain to Mexico, the pilots and crew are bi-sexual or gay and all have sex problems. When they learn that the landing gear is stuck, they try to find an airport for an emergency landing. A few passengers discover that they may die and some of them contact their families; others have sex.
Cast: Antonio de la Torre as Captain Alex Acero, Hugo Silva as Copilot Benito Moron, Lola Duenas as Bruna, Cecilia Roth as Norma Boss, Miguel Angel Silvestre as The Groom, Guillermo Toledo as Ricardo Galan, Blanca Suarez as Ruth, Paz Vega as Alba
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Wiki
rogerebert.com
newyorker.com
telegraph.co.uk
Copilot Benito Moron, Bruna the psychic, flight attendant, captain Alex Acero Ricardo Galan, Bruna, the Groom Newlyweds Norma Boss, the escort
Norma Boss Ruth, Ricardo's ex Alba, Ricardo's girlfriend Flight attendants dancing


2016-03-25 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) imdb.com

Director: Tommy Wirkola
Synopsis: Fifteen years after a horrific experience in a deceptively inviting ginger bread house, an orphan Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become famous for ridding the countryside of witches. Despite their stellar success record, the brother and sister face a unique challenge when an extremely powerful witch is identified as the culprit stealing children from a local village with the intent to sacrifice them in an ancient magical ceremony to be held on the night of the Blood Moon. As Hansel and Gretel race against the clock, making several unlikely allies on the way (among them include a troll and a witch hunter fanboy), they unexpectedly come across a link to their own pasts and the secret their parents took with them when they disappeared. The film was directed by Tommy Wirkola. Actresses Famke Janssen and Pihla Vitala co-star. - By Tracie Cooper
Cast: Gemma Arterton as Gretel, Jeremy Renner as Hansel, Famke Janssen as Muriel, Pihla Viitala as Mina, Thomas Mann as Ben
Links
Film
Grimm story
rottentomatoes.com
dvd.netflix.com
Liam Lacey
Neil Genzlinger
Stephanie Merry
Peter Travers
Elizabeth Weitzman
Youtube. Complete movie
Hansel Hansel, Gretel Hansel, Gretel, witch Mina arrested Hansel, Gretel, Mina
Hansel, Mina Gretel, Ben Muriel


2014-07-28 Venus in Fur (2013) imdb.com

Director: Roman Polanski
Synopsis: Roman Polanski adapts David Ives Tony Award-winning Broadway play about a frustrated theater director whose growing obsession with a volatile actress signals the start of an unexpected power shift. Exhausted after a day of unsuccessful auditions for the female lead in his play exploring the volatile relationship between a domineering mistress and her willing male subject, writer/director Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) broods over his lack of success when tempestuous actress Vanda (Emmanuelle Seigner) blows into the theater like a sweltering summer storm. Though at first reluctant to give the overly-assertive and questionably-talented actress an audition, Thomas eventually relents. Subsequently captivated by her intense erotic energy, he gradually begins to realize she was more prepared than initial appearances suggested, and that she's perfect for the role. Yet in his spellbound state, Michael fails to notice that Vanda - who even shares the same name as her fictional counterpart - has slyly managed to turn the tables on him and before long their relationship begins to strike an eerie parallel with those of his impassioned characters. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Emmanuelle Seigner as Vanda, Mathieu Amalric as Thomas
Links
Wiki.Film
Wiki.Play
Wiki.Novella
rottentomatoes.com
dvd.netflix.com
Steven Rea
Ty Burr
Stephanie Merry
Mick LaSalle
John Anderson
Betsy Sharkey
David Edelstein
Stephen Whitty
A.O. Scott
Joe Neumaier
Youtube. Trailer
Thomas, Vanda Vanda Thomas Thomas, Vanda's stockings


2014-07-22 Snowpiercer (2013) imdb.com

Director: Joon-ho Bong
Synopsis: The Host and Mother director Bong Joon-ho makes his English-language debut with this dystopian sci-fi thriller set in the aftermath of a failed global-warming experiment that ushered in the dawn of a new Ice Age. As a perpetual-motion engine keeps a super-powered locomotive speeding around the planet, the impoverished lower classes occupy the rear cars while the privileged upper classes are pampered in the front. The fragile balance of power between the two begins to shift, however, when an enigmatic message sparks a revolt that cannot be quelled. Luke Evans, Song Kang-ho, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, and Ed Harris star. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Chris Evans as Curtis, Song Kang-ho as Namgoong Minsu, Jamie Bell as Edgar, John Hurt as Gilliam, Tilda Swinton as Mason, Octavia L. Spencer as Tanya, Ed Harris as Wilford, Alison Pill as Teacher
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
dvd.netflix.com
Peter Howell
Bruce Ingram
Wesley Morris
J. R. Jones
Rene Rodriguez
John Anderson
Bill Goodykoontz
Tirdad Derakhshani
Tom Long
Ann Hornaday
Dana Stevens
Stephen Whitty
Claudia Puig
Betsy Sharkey
A.O. Scott
Mason Rebel tortured Gilliam Curtis fighting Song Kang-ho with daughter
The train in the frozen land Captive Mason In the school car In the school car. Shooting In the luxury car


2014-07-20 Begin Again (2013) imdb.com

Director: John Carney
Synopsis: An ambitious young female singer moves to New York City in search of stardom, but finds only disappointment until falling for a struggling record-industry executive who helps her down the road to fame. Songwriting duo Gretta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Levine) had been dating since college when they decided to seek their fortune in NYC. When Dave is signed by a major label, temptation proves too powerful for him to resist and the couple call it quits. Crestfallen, Gretta fights to get back on her feet until one night, while performing in the East Village, she catches the attention of Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a once-respected music executive who's since fallen on hard times. Enchanted by Gretta's powerful voice and skillful songwriting, Dan convinces her to join him in a collaboration that will transform them both over the course of one unforgettable summer. Written and directed by John Carney (Once, Zonad). - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Keira Knightley as Gretta, Mark Ruffalo as Dan, Adam Levine as Dave, Catherine Keener as Miriam, James Corden as Steve
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
dvd.netflix.com
LOGAN HILL. Singing an Ode to the Naked City
A.O. SCOTT. The Genre, if Not the Song, Remains the Same
Cath Clarke
Youtube. Like a fool
Dan, Gretta Gretta, Steve Performing in NYC Gretta, Dan's daughter Dave, Gretta


2014-05-31 The Immigrant (2013) imdb.com

Director: James Gray
Synopsis: A Polish woman separated from her sister on Ellis Island struggles to survive on the streets of Manhattan in this period drama from writer/director James Gray (We Own the Night, Two Lovers). The year is 1921. Polish sisters Ewa (Marion Cotillard) and Magda Cybulski (Angela Sarafyan) are seeking a brighter future when they board a boat bound for New York City. Upon arriving on Ellis Island, however, Magda is placed in quarantine after receiving a grim and unexpected medical diagnosis. A stranger in a strange land, Ewa falls under the spell of the malevolent Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix), who forces her into prostitution. Yet a ray of hope soon comes in the form of Bruno's cousin Orlando (Jeremy Renner), a suave magician whose romantic interests in Ewa may be her ticket to a life worth living. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Marion Cotillard as Ewa Cybulski, Joaquin Phoenix as Bruno Weiss, Jeremy Renner as Orlando the Magician
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
dvd.netflix.com
slantmagazine.com
Ewa, Bruno Ewa Ewa, Orlando Ewa


2013-12-26 White Reindeer imdb.com

Director: Zach Clark
Synopsis: Virginia real-estate agent Suzanne (Anna Margaret Hollyman) finds her Christmas spirit crushed when her husband Jeff dies just before the holidays, but gets an unexpected reprieve from her grief while forging a bond with his mistress Fantasia (Laura Lemar-Goldsborough) -- a fast-living stripper Jeff had been secretly seeing for the past year. But even the wild dance parties and drug-fueled nights Suzanne experiences with Fantasia can't seem to fill the emotional void in the floundering widow's life. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Anna Margaret Hollyman as Suzanne Barrington, Laura Lemar as Fantasia
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
David Lewis
Peter Keough
Robert Abele
Jeannette Catsoulis
Calum Marsh
Sam Adams
Alan Scherstuhl
In the supermarket With husband's colleague Vacations At home With neighbors With strippers


2013-12-15 The Invisible Woman (2013) imdb.com

Director: Ralph Fiennes
Synopsis: Director Ralph Fiennes teams with screenwriter Abi Morgan to adapt Claire Tomalin's book detailing the clandestine, 13-year-long love affair between celebrated English author Charles Dickens (Fiennes) and 18-year-old actress Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones), whose name was effectively erased from the history books following Dickens' death in 1870. Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander costar. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens, Felicity Jones as Nelly
Links
rottentomatoes.com
Alonso Duralde
Todd McCarthy
William Goss
Scott Foundas
A.N. WILSON. Revealed: The teenage mistress who mesmerised Charles Dickens... and broke his wife's heart
Dickens with Ternan family Dickens with his wife Nelly Dickens with Nelly


2013-12-10 Michael Kohlhaas (2013) imdb.com

Director: Arnaud des Pallires
Synopsis: Mads Mikkelsen stars in director Arnaud Des Pallires' drama about a 16th Century horse merchant who walks away from his comfortable life and assembles a small army to fight injustice. Michael Kohlhaas was an official selection of the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. - By
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen as Michael Kohlhaas, Melusine Mayance as Lisbeth, Delphine Chuillot as Judith
Links
en.wikipedia.org
Popular revolt in late-medieval Europe
Historical Michael Kohlhaas
Novella by Kleist
rottentomatoes.com
theguardian.com
filmschoolrejects.com
With wife Lisbeth Rebellion On the march With daughter Judith


2013-11-29 Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) imdb.com

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Synopsis: A 15-year-old finds her naïve perceptions of human sexuality challenged upon meeting a blue-haired student who encourages her to assert her individuality in director Abdel Kechiche's deeply perceptive drama. Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos) is in the midst of a sexual awakening when a handsome male classmate strives to catch her attention. Meanwhile, Adèle's daydreams keep drifting back to Emma (Léa Seydoux), a worldly art student she ran into on the street. Later, when Adèle and Emma forge an actual connection, the uncertain younger teen discovers a side of herself that she's never known, becoming increasingly comfortable in her own skin despite the reactions of her close-minded classmates. Blue Is the Warmest Color was the recipient of the prestigious Palme d' Or at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Léa Seydoux as Emma, Adèle Exarchopoulos as Adele
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
o.canada.com
Liam Lacey
Mick LaSalle
James Berardinelli
Dana Stevens
Stephen Whitty
Andrew O'Hehir
Emma, Adele Adele


2013-08-17 Blue Jasmine (2013) imdb.com

Director: Woody Allen
Synopsis: Woody Allen trades New York City for San Francisco with his comedy-drama Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett as a troubled former Manhattanite who moves to the City by the Bay to live with her sister after her wealthy husband divorces her. Forced to put her life back together piece by piece while under the effect of powerful anti-depressants, she dates a series of men, attempts to build a career, and slowly learns how to count on herself to survive. Alec Baldwin, Louis C.K., and Bobby Cannavale co-star. - By Perry Seibert
Cast: Cate Blanchett as Jasmine, Alec Baldwin as Hal, Sally Hawkins as Ginger, Bobby Cannavale as Chili, Andrew Dice Clay as Augie, Louis C.K. as Al
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
James Berardinelli
Lisa Kennedy
Rene Rodriguez
Tom Long
Steven Rea
Christopher Orr
Ann Hornaday
Ginger, Chili, Jasmine, Chili's friend Jasmine Jasmine, Augie
Jasmine, Hal, Augie, Ginger Ginger, Al Jasmine


2013-08-10 Elysium (2013) imdb.com

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Synopsis: In a future in which the privileged reside on an Earth-orbiting space station named Elysium and the less fortunate live on the surface of the blighted, overpopulated planet below, one man dares to defy the strict anti-immigration laws that separate the two disparate worlds in order to save all of mankind in this visceral sci-fi action thriller from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. The year is 2154, and the division between social classes has grown wider than ever before. As the rich enjoy a life of luxury and access to cutting-edge medical technology on Elysium, the rest of the human race contend with poverty, crime, and disease on the surface of planet Earth. Meanwhile, hard-line immigration laws ensure that only those who have been explicitly approved will ever set foot on the elusive paradise in the stars. 36-year-old Max (Matt Damon) lives in an L.A. shantytown and earns his living by working on an Armadyne assembly line. He's had a rough past, but he's struggling to stay on the right side of the law when he realizes that his only hope for survival after being exposed to deadly radiation is to reach Elysium. Should Max succeed, he will strike a major blow for equality in the eyes of his fellow surface dwellers; should he fail, it will mean certain death. In his quest to become the hero who can restore the balance between the rich and the poor, however, Max must first do battle with Elysium's hawkish Secretary of Defense Delacourt (Jodie Foster), who has devoted her entire career to maintaining that division, and whose key enforcer Kruger (Sharlto Copley) is notorious for his brutal tactics in driving out illegals. With the fates of millions hanging in the balance, Max sets his sights on Elysium and never looks back. Alice Braga, Diego Luna, William Fichtner, and Faran Tahir co-star. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Matt Damon as Max Da Costa, Jodie Foster as Secretary Delacourt, Sharlto Copley as Kruger, Alice Braga as Frey, Diego Luna as Julio, Wagner Moura as Spider, William Fichtner as John Carlyle
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
Christopher Orr
Adam Nayman
Kenneth Turan
Dana Stevens
Andrew O'Hehir
foxnews.com
John Anderson
James Berardinelli
Earth Elysium station Spider, Max Max shooting
Max running Max, car Secretary Delacourt


2013-06-30 The Bling Ring (2013) imdb.com

Director: Sofia Coppola
Synopsis: A group of celebrity-fixated L.A. teens begin burglarizing the homes of the rich and famous in this crime drama directed by Sofia Coppola, and inspired by actual events. As the members of the so-called Bling Ring begin taking greater risks to acquire the latest luxury brands, they quickly become the prisoners of their own ostentatious obsession. Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann, and Israel Broussard star. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Israel Broussard as Marc, Katie Chang as Rebecca, Emma Watson as Nicki, Leslie Mann as Laurie, Taissa Farmiga as Sam, Claire Julien as Chloe, Georgia Rock as Emily, Stacy Edwards as Marc's Mom, Marc Coppola as Mr. Hall - Marc's Dad, Janet Song as Rebecca's Mom, Annie Fitzgerald as Kate from Vanity Fair
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
hollywoodreporter.com
Rick Groen
Steven Rea
Ann Hornaday
James Berardinelli
Mick LaSalle
Dana Stevens
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
Lisa Kennedy
Peter Howell
Moira MacDonald
lenta.ru
youtube.com
All Rebecca, Marc on the beach Home schooling Nickie interviewed
Nickie Sam In court


2013-01-22 Mama (2013) imdb.com

Director: Andres Muschietti
Synopsis: Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their mother was murdered. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night. The day their father killed their mother, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished near their suburban neighborhood. For five long years, their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain), have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home. (c)Universal
Cast: Jessica Chastain as Annabel, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Lucas / Jeffrey, Megan Charpentier as Victoria, Isabelle Nelisse as Lilly, Daniel Kash as Dr. Dreyfuss
Links
en.wikipedia.org
rottentomatoes.com
netflix.com
R.Ebert
James Berardinelli
David Edelstein
Stephen Whitty
Kyle Smith
Michael O'Sullivan
Stephanie Zacharek
Lucas Lucas, Annabel Annabel
Dr.Dreyfuss, Victoria Lucas, Annabel, girls The girls
Mama - the ghost