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I'd sacrifice 1000 Android users to spend some time alone with Jennifer Connelly.
 
We have recently spent time watching --
  1. Oppenheimer. But it is a long film, and definitely should be taken in 1-hour chunks.
  2. Fat Man and Little Boy. 1989. An alternative to Oppenheimer.
  3. Hidden Figures. For the third time. Eminently re-watchable.
  4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The story line had to be changed when the previous star, Chadwick Boseman died, but it is an interesting film. Lots to think about, even for a comic-based super-hero film.
  5. Cromwell. 1970. With Richard Harris and Alec Guinness (also Timothy Dalton as a right-royal rotter...)
I did not finish Oppenheimer, in fact turned it off early on. For whatever reason, I was not in the mood for this kind of story telling of which I have no label for, just gloomy. Of possible interest, my son tells me The Imitation Game is told in the same manner, of which I have not seen that either.
 
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
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One of the best Cold War films ever produced. Lot of moving parts here, lots of subtleties that matter. Shooting in B&W absolutely the right move as adds to the atmosphere & depth of the film. One to watch...

Q-6
It’s been so long, I don’t remember it, but I think I watched it. I venture to say this is very much a different film, from Atomic Blond of which you're a fan of, but are there any good comparisons between these movies that can be made regarding intrigue? AB is propelled by physical encounters, but there is also the search for a NOC list (also prominently featured in the first Mission Impossible Movie), a rogue station chief, and the identity of a double agent. Similiar themes at all? 🤔
 
I did not finish Oppenheimer, in fact turned it off early on. For whatever reason, I was not in the mood for this kind of story telling of which I have no label for, just gloomy. Of possible interest, my son tells me The Imitation Game is told in the same manner, of which I have not seen that either.
Same here, just wasn't in the mood so shut it down. The imitation Game is a better watch IMO, Oppenheimer while technically excellent is akin to pulling teeth...

Q-6
 
I did not finish Oppenheimer, in fact turned it off early on. For whatever reason, I was not in the mood for this kind of story telling of which I have no label for, just gloomy. Of possible interest, my son tells me The Imitation Game is told in the same manner, of which I have not seen that either.
I finished it but this Veritasium video was much more enjoyable and informational than the movie.
 
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Hellboy (2004)- No one can outdo Ron Perlman as Hellboy. I never read the Dark Horse comic, but this story, its visuals, and atmosphere is great…Nazi’s and the occult. Good creative practical effects and CGI, I don’t insist on agreement. :) However another case of an unenlightened audience 66% RT, the only vindication is the 2019 Hellboy was horrid and scored lower.

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Before jumping to modern times, it starts in WWII, to introduce Hellboy, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland and intend to free the Ogdru Jahad to aid them in defeating the Allies and bringing on Armageddon.
 
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I did not finish Oppenheimer, in fact turned it off early on. For whatever reason, I was not in the mood for this kind of story telling of which I have no label for, just gloomy. Of possible interest, my son tells me The Imitation Game is told in the same manner, of which I have not seen that either.

The Imitation Game only tells one of the several stories coming out of Bletchly Park. There is also the story of Gordon Welchman* who provided the first breakthroughs in breaking Enigma messages, as well as the hundreds of women who worked in the background, doing the grunt work of breaking the messages once the day's cipher had been broken.

Oppenheimer, as I mentioned above, is best taken in 1-hour lots.



* and who, like Turing, was prosecuted in later life, but for a different matter
 
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Ive discovered a swag of Russian movies on youtube made by Mosfilm.
They seem to be ad free...but subtitled..if you dont mind the reading.

Stalingrad, Part One | WAR FILM | FULL MOVIE​


Liberation is a five part movie. The scale of the battle scenes is massive.

 
Hellboy (2004)- No one can outdo Ron Perlman as Hellboy. I never read the Dark Horse comic, but this story, its visuals, and atmosphere is great…Nazi’s and the occult. Good creative practical effects and CGI, I don’t insist on agreement. :) However another case of an unenlightened audience 66% RT, the only vindication is the 2019 Hellboy was horrid and scored lower.


Before jumping to modern times, it starts in WWII, to introduce Hellboy, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland and intend to free the Ogdru Jahad to aid them in defeating the Allies and bringing on Armageddon.
For anyone who finds this stuff interesting:

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Ive discovered a swag of Russian movies on youtube made by Mosfilm.
They seem to be ad free...but subtitled..if you dont mind the reading.

Stalingrad, Part One | WAR FILM | FULL MOVIE​


Liberation is a five part movie. The scale of the battle scenes is massive.

There is also the classic Russian silent film Battleship Potemkin. From 1925, so the only dialogue is on screen cards that have subtitles. It is considered a cinematic masterpiece. You can watch it on YouTube

 
Seven Days In May (1964)- One of the quintessential Cold War films, a riveting story about an attempted coup of the US Federal Govt that takes place in the early 60’s during the negotiation of a nuclear disarmament treaty between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglass, and a supurb all star cast. Directed by John Frankenheimer, who also directed another Cold War classic The Manchurian Candidate and another favorite WWII film The Train. He is known for a gripping hard edged style presentation.

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Hellboy (2004)- No one can outdo Ron Perlman as Hellboy. I never read the Dark Horse comic, but this story, its visuals, and atmosphere is great…Nazi’s and the occult. Good creative practical effects and CGI, I don’t insist on agreement. :) However another case of an unenlightened audience 66% RT, the only vindication is the 2019 Hellboy was horrid and scored lower.


Before jumping to modern times, it starts in WWII, to introduce Hellboy, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland and intend to free the Ogdru Jahad to aid them in defeating the Allies and bringing on Armageddon.
The first movie I saw with Perlman was 'The name of the rose'...found him more erm...unsettling in that than Hellboy.
 
I'm watching 13th, a Netflix Original documentary. I've been hearing really good things about it, so I decided to give it a go—it's great! I probably can't talk about it on here, but please go watch it.
 
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I did not finish Oppenheimer, in fact turned it off early on. For whatever reason, I was not in the mood for this kind of story telling of which I have no label for, just gloomy. Of possible interest, my son tells me The Imitation Game is told in the same manner, of which I have not seen that either.
Of those two films I prefer The Imitation Game ...
 
Same here, just wasn't in the mood so shut it down. The imitation Game is a better watch IMO, Oppenheimer while technically excellent is akin to pulling teeth...

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agreed.

and Opp... is just soooooooooooooo long.... although The Mother of Dragons is nude... so there's that... ;)
 
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