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THE COURIER

March 11, 2021 By Leave a Comment

THE COURIER

Based on a true story, THE COURIER takes us back to the Cold War and the palpable threat of nuclear annihilation. Once again, we are reminded that it was as much luck as it was diplomacy or mutually assured destruction that prevented World War III. In this case, the good luck of two people for… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, CI, cold war, Cuban Missile Crisis, MI6, Moscow, Soviet Union, spies

COLD WAR – Pawel Pawilkowski Interview

February 17, 2019 By Leave a Comment

COLD WAR – Pawel Pawilkowski Interview

Click here to listen to the interview. When talking about a film that is based on actual events, I always like to ask about the difference between emotional truth and factual truth. It’s a question I posed to Pawel Pawlikowski when I spoke with him on October 5, 2018, about his film, COLD WAR. Loosely… Read More »

Tagged With: cold war, Oscar nominee, Poland

COMMAND AND CONTROL — Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser Interview

October 18, 2016 By Leave a Comment

COMMAND AND CONTROL — Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser Interview

Any interview that includes the information that the military once misplaced thermonuclear weapons is an interview that could easily unleash torrents of paranoia. But talking with Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser about their latest collaboration, COMMAND AND CONTROL puts it in perspective. I’m not saying all concerns were quelled by the end, but hearing how… Read More »

Tagged With: Air Force, American military, Arkansas, cold war, Damascus Installation, Dave Powell, ICBM, Mike Pence, missile silos, nuclear accident, nuclear warhead, SAC, Secretary of Defense, Strategic Air Command, thermos-nuclear weapons, Titan 2 missile, Vice-Presidential Debates, Wilbur Mills

OPERATION AVALANCHE

September 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment

OPERATION AVALANCHE

There is something irresistible about a well-constructed conspiracy theory.  The juxtaposition between the secret hands behind the scenes pulling the strings that control our destiny, and the peculiar sense of security that the world is not just a series of random events, that there is an order to it even if he have no collective… Read More »

Tagged With: CIA, cold war, conspiracy theory, covert operation, espionage, moon landing, NASA, Stanley Kubrick

ON THE MAP — Dani Menkin Interview

July 22, 2016 By Leave a Comment

ON THE MAP — Dani Menkin Interview

It was the year, according to filmmaker Dani Menkin, when everything felt right. It was 1977 and the Maccabi basketball team was making history for the young country. Many years later, Menkin would make a documentary about the “miracle on hardwood” that played such a big part of his childhood. When I spoke with him… Read More »

Tagged With: air conditioning, Aulcie Perry, basketball, Belgium, cold war, European Championship, Hey Jude Productions, Israel, Jewish identity, Natan Sharansky, NBA, Red Army, Soviet Union, Tal Brody, Yom Kippur War

Gary Oldman on Inspiration, Stillness, and Bedroom Acting.

April 13, 2016 By 1 Comment

Gary Oldman on Inspiration, Stillness, and Bedroom Acting.

Click here to listen to the interview. Gary Oldman is an actor known for disappearing into his roles, and playing George Smiley, a spymaster known for being able to disappear into the background is a tour de force for him. When I spoke to him on November 16, 2011, I was most interested in asking… Read More »

Tagged With: book to film, cold war, espionage, remake

BRIDGE OF SPIES

October 16, 2015 By Leave a Comment

BRIDGE OF SPIES

Clad, metaphorically, in a shining armor of truth, and wielding an equally luminous sword of righteousness, Tom Hanks as attorney James Donovan is the embodiment of American virtue, right down to the meat loaf he has for dinner, the which is not touched until he has said grace with his wife and three kids. There was, no… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, cold war, East Berlin, espionage, plane crash, Soviet Union, spy plane, U2

PAWN SACRIFICE

September 18, 2015 By 1 Comment

PAWN SACRIFICE

Chess has never been more compelling cinematically than in PAWN SACRIFICE. Whether you know nothing about the game, or you are a grand master, the story of Bobby Fischer’s rise to the world championship, and the toll it took on his already fragile psyche, has all the suspense and intrigue of an espionage thriller. That… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, chess, cold war, government surveillance, Liev Schreiber, narrative, paranoia, PAWN SACRIFICE, politics, Steven Knight, Tobey Maguire

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

August 11, 2015 By 2 Comments

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

Having quaffed a drink laced with something that will shortly knock him cold, Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) does the sensible thing. He gathers some throw-pillows and carefully places first them, and then himself, upon the nearest sofa. Once, he explains to the person responsible for slipping him the mickey, he hit his head during the… Read More »

Tagged With: 1960s, Armie Hammer, atom bomb, based on a television series, CIA, cold war, espionage, feature, Henry Cavill, Illya Kuryakin, KGB, Napoleon Solo, narrative, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE

October 21, 2014 By 1 Comment

There is a moment in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, one of many actually, that tells you that this is no ordinary sci-fi flick. Michael Rennie as the alien visitor Klaatu has gone undercover in a Washington D.C. boarding house in order to learn more about the Earthlings he’s been sent to contact. He… Read More »

Tagged With: andrea chase, classic, cold war, flying saucers, paranoia, peace, resurrection, review, robot

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