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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

SPUTNIK

August 16, 2020 By Leave a Comment

SPUTNIK

As is traditional in one of the more intriguing sub-genres of speculative fiction, the most dangerous monsters of SPUTNIK turn out to be the ones that didn’t come from outer space. That is the only standard trope to be found in this lean and lyric film from Russia, though, as it takes a sober look… Read More »

Tagged With: corruption, cosmonaut, extra terrestrial, human nature, Khazakhstan, Russia, Soviet Union

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

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

THE FOG OF WAR

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

For years now, Errol Morris has been turning out visually sophisticated, intellectually dexterous documentaries about life’’s eccentrics. Those who not only march to the beat of a different drumming, but who also may not be using any form of percussion at all with which to keep time. With the FOG OF WAR, he turns his inquiring lens… Read More »

Tagged With: American history, Cuban Missile Crisis, Curtis LeMay, John F. Kennedy, Johnson, Kennedy Assassination, Lyndon, Robert McNamara, Russians, Soviet Union, Vietnam war

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