Cliff Varnell Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Edited September 19, 2015 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Although I don't understand the relationship of the others to political assassination, the film Z is a really excellent film that can only be called a classic. Just the editing of that movie makes it worth seeing. And the performance by Jean Louis T, as the prosecutor is galvanizing. Sort of reminds me what the HSCA would have been if Sprague had stayed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Although I don't understand the relationship of the others to political assassination, Seven Days in May isn't specifically about political assassination, is it? Dr. Strangelove is a satire on Kennedy-era political paranoia. What is The Battle of Algiers about if it isn't "political assassination"? The Exterminating Angel, The Wages of Fear, and Weekend are all great "political" films from the era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Cliff: Seven Days in May is about taking out a president by military takeover, sort of like the attempted 34 coup against FDR. Close to an assassination. Z is a really good film that is based on an actual event. Wonderfully made in every way--acting, directing, and editing. Battle of Algiers, which I have seen four times, is about a long anti colonial struggle, in which all kind of terror tactics were used over a number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Cliff: Seven Days in May is about taking out a president by military takeover, sort of like the attempted 34 coup against FDR. Close to an assassination. Z is a really good film that is based on an actual event. Wonderfully made in every way--acting, directing, and editing. Battle of Algiers, which I have seen four times, is about a long anti colonial struggle, in which all kind of terror tactics were used over a number of years. Sympathy for the assassins... My favorite line from The Wages of Fear -- "Wherever there's oil, there're Americans" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Newton Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 This is a good movie that has a specific JFK Assassination theme. I won't give it (the plot) away but I enjoyed almost all of it and the soundtrack by Tangerine Dream is just icing on the cake. Flash Point (1984) full movie on youtube: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 From Costa-Gavras, director of Z From Gillo Pontecorvo, director of The Battle of Algiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 We forgot another one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) An obvious one we're too cool to have cited earlier... Edited September 20, 2015 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 WInter Kills was so far over the top it was camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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