What’s there easiest way to get the breaths for this quest I’ve been fishing like crazy and I’ve got nothing. I spouse have a +3 fishing Rod
I love movies/series like The Report, The Looming Tower, Chernobyl, Syriana, Homeland, Body of Lies etc. Any recommendations? Thaaank you!
how does everyone feel about Kevork and the accuracy of the channel’s coverage of the ever-changing events in Syria? curious about the sub’s opinion
>“We have laws against it precisely so we can get away with it. Corruption is our protection. Corruption keeps us safe and warm. Corruption is why you and I are prancing around in here instead of fighting over scraps of meat out in the streets. Corruption is why we win.”
Or Johnny Chase in The Comish when I played that bulimic pedophile. Did you see that one, Paul?
What are some Oscar-winning/nominated performances for movies that, to use a beloved Blank Check phrase, don’t exist?
I watched Good Night, and Good Luck last night and was reminded just how much I love this type of movie. Syriana by far stands out as the best I have ever watched, though it took a few rewatches to appreciate it fully. Michael Clayton is beautifully understated and, like Syriana, set to an a fantastic score. The other thing about these movies is that they avoid that classic Hollywood pitfall of overdramatising the plot because political or "talk-movies" are considered too boring. The Informant! springs to mind as another enjoyable but more humorous take on the same genre.
The few suggestions I have gathered (but not watched) so far are:
- All the President's Men
- The Constant Gardener
- 12 Angry Men
- Charlie Wilson's War
I am watching Syriana, the movie. A part supposedly takes place in Beirut. I lived most of my life in Beirut so was looking forward to that. As soon as this part began, I felt something off. All secondary actors look Moroccan (dark skin, moustache, round face). I could not recognize any location. I did not hear one word of Lebanese. The "hezbollah-controlled southern suburb" had old, traditional streets with arcades and no hanging cables at all and everywhere men walking around with machine guns. If this is Beirut then I am a flying elephant. To be fair, they got a few things right. There was a power cut in one scene, and they had Lebanese licence plates on cars. So anyway, I was right, that part was shot in Casablanca, morocco (just like I guessed straight away). They never came to Beirut.
Really liking these kinds of movies that show a realistic depiction of corporate life while forcing the characters through classic ethical dilemmas. I think Margin Call, Michael Clayton and Syriana all do this very well while discussing the important political/ economic issues of our times. Pretty well directed as well in my opinion.
Any more recommendations out there?
