'The New Girlfriend' is a French movie which opened at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014 and is just now showing in U.S. theaters. It's written and directed by Francois Ozon, based on a short story by Ruth Rendell. It stars Romaine Duris as David/Virginia, Anais Demoustier as Claire, and Raphael Personnaz as Gilles.
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'The Gift'
'The Gift' was written, directed and produced by Joel Edgerton and stars Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Mr. Edgerton.
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This is another movie, though, where too much information about the plot will spoil the experience of seeing the film. The acting and directing are excellent and the cleverly nonchalant scattering of clues can lead to seemingly blind alleys as motives are revealed and character flaws are exposed. It's definitely another movie that's worth seeing and savoring.
'Ricki and the Flash'
We were kind of wary of the Meryl Streep movie 'Ricki and the Flash'. It opened to middling reviews from critics and movie-goers. Nevertheless, with little that interested us among late summer movie releases, we ventured out to the Bow-Tie Chelsea to catch Ms. Steep as Ricki Rendazzo.
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While far from a great movie, 'Ricki and the Flash' gives movie-goers an opportunity to see Ms. Streep play a conflicted woman caught between her shrunken dreams of rock stardom and the mess left by shirking her responsibilities to her family. It's a must for Streep fans and rock lovers of a certain age.
'A Walk in the Woods'
'A Walk in the Woods' is directed by Ken Kwapis and based on a book by Bill Bryson. It stars Robert Redford as Bryson with Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson.
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This movie is an appalling waste of time and talent -- and a real disservice to some of America's loveliest scenery.