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Jonathan Rhys Meyers recommended Ivan The Terrible: Part I (1944) in Movies (curated)

 
Ivan The Terrible: Part I (1944)
Ivan The Terrible: Part I (1944)
1944 | Biography, Drama, History
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"Ivan the Terrible, Part 1. Sergei M. Eisenstein. Mainly because he shot it during the middle of the second world war, and he had thousands of extras to choose from. It was one of those movies made during, of course, the second world war. Stalin had absolute power, which means that they could literally do anything with this production. Their production was epic on a scale that’s never been seen before because they were using — sort of very freely — prisoners of war for these big scenes. But the end result is the film is an extraordinary interpretation of what Ivan the Terrible, Part 1, is. It’s extraordinary for a myriad of different reasons, but one of those reasons is it was made during the second world war, and you can see aspects of it that we don’t really see about the world at that time. Do you know what I mean? Eisenstein was very cleverly able to mirror Stalin, mirror Hitler, within the confines of that film — disguising it, of course,as Russian folklore to get the movie made. In fact, he probably sold it to Stalin like, “You are as great as Ivan the Terrible was!”Of course he was, but terrible also. It was a great way of being able to reflect the politics, the situation of Europe, the situation of the world at that time within the confines of the film. It’s a great film. Magnificent. His use of individualizing on individual characters is mind blowing. I’m sure every great director has studied it for weeks and weeks, months and months at a time in their lives."

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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated The Prowler (1981) in Movies

Apr 30, 2018  
The Prowler (1981)
The Prowler (1981)
1981 | Horror
7
7.0 (6 Ratings)
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Gory kills
Made at the height of slasher boom made by the same team who would go to make friday the 13th final chapter its bascally a who dunnit as u try to figure out who the killler is linked to an unsolved murder at the end of world war 2 trigged by a dear john letter. The kills are really gory tom savini at his gory best is it any good i liked it but i watch it probably but not the best slasher film ive seen
  
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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Bridge of Spies (2015) in Movies

Aug 6, 2020  
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
2015 | Drama, History, Thriller
9
8.1 (17 Ratings)
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This is not a traditional "war" film by any stretch.

The Cold War ran long and strenuous and many people on every side made sacrifices and gave everything they had in an effort to do what they believed was right (in many cases.)

Tom Hanks is brilliant (as usual) in demonstrating the mental gymnastics and anguish required to fill the role of a spy during that time in our world.

I won't go into detail about the story in the movie because there is an awful lot to unpack and all of it is relevant to the overall payoff, but please do yourself a favor and watch this movie.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2666 KP) rated City of Scoundrels in Books

Nov 8, 2019  
City of Scoundrels
City of Scoundrels
Victoria Thompson | 2019 | Mystery
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Saving a War Widow from Scoundrels
It’s the fall of 1918, and the draft age for World War I has been increased, upsetting Elizabeth Miles since her fiance, Gideon Bates, has been drafted. Gideon is focusing his last few weeks as a civilian on drafting wills for soldiers. Most of them are, but one of the exceptions is Tom Preston, part owner of Preston Shoes, which has made a fortune providing shoes to the soldiers. Tom wants a new will leaving his share of the family business to his new wife and their unborn child – a wife the rest of his family knows nothing about. When word comes back that Tom has died, this new will goes missing, and his family doesn’t want to acknowledge his widow. Elizabeth is quick to jump in, getting her family, all conmen, to come up with a scheme to get this war widow the money she should have inherited. But what complications might there be along the way?

Yes, there are complications. We wouldn’t have much of a novel without them. It would have been nice if they are started a little sooner, but that’s a minor complaint. I was hooked the entire time, and it only became harder to put the book down the further I got into it. History came alive, and I felt like I was part of what was happening in the New York City area during this time. It helps that the characters are extremely strong. Through them, I came to care about the plot and the history that was unfolding around us. Yes, I felt that welcomed into the world that I was actually part of what was happening on the page. If you aren’t taking these trips back in time, you need to do so today.
  
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Micah Ulibarri (79 KP) rated Betrothed #1 in Books

Mar 24, 2018  
Betrothed #1
Betrothed #1
Sean Lewis, Steve Uy | 2018 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Only one issue (0 more)
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A comic book written by a play wright? That's right.

In a world where two warring factions in another dimension are in a war for ages, their two future rulers have been placed on Earth to grow up. When they meet, they immediately feel a connection.
This is not Romeo and Juliet, as the issue immediately tells us.
I was absolutely riveted. For the exposition that this issue had To do, ithought it was done very smoothly. I also found I really enjoyed the characters especially the main two. My biggest regret isthatthere is currently only one issue out. I will be adding this series to my monthly pulls because I believe it warrants the support.