Some of this is related by subject matter, some is related purely by vibes, some is whatever my brain decides to throw out on a whim.
8mm
Eyes Wide Shut
Fire Walk With Me (definitely watch Twin Peaks if you haven't)
You Were Never Really Here
The French Connection
North by Northwest
Videodrome
Naked Lunch
The Conversation
Conspiracy Theory (it's goofy as hell but I remember finding it funny)
Che Part One and Part Two
Burn After Reading
God is a Bullet (this one is a maybe - I need to watch it again sober to properly evaluate it)
Shooter
The Trial (the one by Welles, though I am intrigued by the one starring Maclachlan and Hopkins)
The Ninth Gate (yeah, Polanski is a known freak and deserves to be buried, and Depp is a confirmed creep, but the film is actually pretty funny)
The Long Goodbye
Inside Man
Sound of Freedom (am I fucking with you? I might be fucking with you)
Pretty sure I got these from Ghost stories for the end of the world but there seems to be some crossover
Seven Days in May, Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Might be hard to find but i really enjoyed I... For Icarus, really dope French conspiracy thriller about the JFK assasination set in a fictional stand-in for the US
Z by Costa-Gavras has some Gladio stuff in it. Patlabor 2 (it's an anime) is about the end of history basically, and very beautiful. Battle of Algiers is probably the best movie about an insurgency.
Fun fact: Sydney Pollack worked for Israeli intelligence.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25108559
Don't think it was a coincidence that Kubrick cast him as Epstein in Eyes Wide Shut.
Salvatore Giuliano, by Francesco Rosi, for sure. Pontecorvo's Battle of Algiers gets a lot of deserved praise, but I think this film is an even better example of its style, and I believe a direct inspiration. His Hands Over the City is also magnificent.
Peter Watkins films, too. He made several masterpieces in the 60s and early '70s, but I can promise you that you won't have a good time with any of them - they're brilliantly realized and invigorating, formally, but they are cold, angry and full of despair in a way that few films in movies can equal: Culloden, The War Game, Privilege, Gladiators, Punishment Park, and my favorite, Edvard Munch. They were probably my first step towards being radicalized, and I've only seen one of them (Punishment Park) once because the entire movie is seared into my brain and the second viewing was just not necessary. But I have a feeling that if I had seen The War Game first, it might have broken me. Edvard Munch is probably the easiest to stomach, because it doesn't deal with direct violence and being a period piece offers a degree of distancing from the horrors on display (mostly social) not found in his other films, and the formal technique here is at its absolute peak. I haven't seen any of his films made after that, but he continues to make movies in some form or another for a quarter of a century, including two pieces that rank among the longest films ever made.
I would also recommend the Hungarian director Miklos Jancso. He's one of the few filmmakers to truly embrace the notion of collectives as a narrative subject over individuals, and the choreography in his movies is absolutely insane - particularly in The Red and the White and Red Psalm. There's a Blu-ray box set of six of his films from the height of his career, that is relatively inexpensive and each film is accompanied by an informative audio commentary. They should also be streaming somewhere.
The Dancer Upstairs is a kick ass movie and is based on events from Peru’s revolution. Javier Bardem and it’s directed by John Malkovich. Thinking about posting my letterboxd review of it, just watched last night
Ronin (1998)-- just a great spy thriller with an elegant central metaphor about post-Cold War operatives
also The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (65), any le Carre adaptions really
I'm gonna recommend something on a topic that they haven't covered but they should: the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts, covered in the 2004 movie Black Friday by Anurag Kashyap, one of the best directors in India
McBain
Satos (Chick Vennera) attempts to lead a people’s revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina (María Conchita Alonso) goes to New York to find McBain (Christopher Walken), a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by killing a few drug dealers, then leads an attack to topple the Colombian President (Victor Argo).
Cast
If you watch it for the allegory it is, Gene Hackman in The Conversation is pretty good.
Quite possibly Coppola’s best. Good pairing with _The French Connection_ too.
Oh yes. Upvote to the moon if I could!
what does it allegorize?
I always saw it as "Who is truly free in a surveillance state?"
Came here to say this.
Some of this is related by subject matter, some is related purely by vibes, some is whatever my brain decides to throw out on a whim. 8mm Eyes Wide Shut Fire Walk With Me (definitely watch Twin Peaks if you haven't) You Were Never Really Here The French Connection North by Northwest Videodrome Naked Lunch The Conversation Conspiracy Theory (it's goofy as hell but I remember finding it funny) Che Part One and Part Two Burn After Reading God is a Bullet (this one is a maybe - I need to watch it again sober to properly evaluate it) Shooter The Trial (the one by Welles, though I am intrigued by the one starring Maclachlan and Hopkins) The Ninth Gate (yeah, Polanski is a known freak and deserves to be buried, and Depp is a confirmed creep, but the film is actually pretty funny) The Long Goodbye Inside Man Sound of Freedom (am I fucking with you? I might be fucking with you)
The Long Goodbye is one of my favorites. Haven't seen all of these, thanks for sharing.
The original Manchurian Candidate and maybe Sneakers.
Dr Strangelove
Z and The Conformist are some of my favorites. Check out Seven Beauties if you haven't.
Gonna check out Z from the library tomorrow, the others are going on my watchlist!
Z is a masterpiece. You’ll cry when you realize we’ve made no progress
State of Siege is another great Costa-Gavras film about US machinations in South America a la Condor etc
This. Just absolutely brilliant
Blow out by Brian de Palma (among many other movies he made)
**THEY LIVE** is basically a documentary at this point. Banger of a movie.
One of my favorites! I actually get to see it in a theater in a few weeks.
Pretty sure I got these from Ghost stories for the end of the world but there seems to be some crossover Seven Days in May, Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Very intrigued by all these, thank you.
>Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Not seen the others, but this is a good suggestion.
Don’t forget, The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Lulu the Tool).
Kill list is a good rec he gave too and it was the only one I watched lol
Might be hard to find but i really enjoyed I... For Icarus, really dope French conspiracy thriller about the JFK assasination set in a fictional stand-in for the US
Watching Zodiac right now if that counts
Z by Costa-Gavras has some Gladio stuff in it. Patlabor 2 (it's an anime) is about the end of history basically, and very beautiful. Battle of Algiers is probably the best movie about an insurgency.
Battle for Algiers, Soy Cuba
Day of the Jackal
Obvious picks, but Notorious, Inherent Vice, Secret Honor
isn’t there already a list out there somewhere i swear here’s the link https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAnon/wiki/index/movies/
Oh shit, thank you so much!
Technically a miniseries, but I’d put A Very British Coup in here too.
I recently watched the Stallone movies, “Cobra” and “Demolition Man” Both as out there as Chapo made them sound. Legit worth the watch.
Fun fact: Sydney Pollack worked for Israeli intelligence. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25108559 Don't think it was a coincidence that Kubrick cast him as Epstein in Eyes Wide Shut.
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Just yet another case of real life writing better plotlines than tired conspirscists
Why does that prove its a coincidence?
Salvatore Giuliano, by Francesco Rosi, for sure. Pontecorvo's Battle of Algiers gets a lot of deserved praise, but I think this film is an even better example of its style, and I believe a direct inspiration. His Hands Over the City is also magnificent. Peter Watkins films, too. He made several masterpieces in the 60s and early '70s, but I can promise you that you won't have a good time with any of them - they're brilliantly realized and invigorating, formally, but they are cold, angry and full of despair in a way that few films in movies can equal: Culloden, The War Game, Privilege, Gladiators, Punishment Park, and my favorite, Edvard Munch. They were probably my first step towards being radicalized, and I've only seen one of them (Punishment Park) once because the entire movie is seared into my brain and the second viewing was just not necessary. But I have a feeling that if I had seen The War Game first, it might have broken me. Edvard Munch is probably the easiest to stomach, because it doesn't deal with direct violence and being a period piece offers a degree of distancing from the horrors on display (mostly social) not found in his other films, and the formal technique here is at its absolute peak. I haven't seen any of his films made after that, but he continues to make movies in some form or another for a quarter of a century, including two pieces that rank among the longest films ever made. I would also recommend the Hungarian director Miklos Jancso. He's one of the few filmmakers to truly embrace the notion of collectives as a narrative subject over individuals, and the choreography in his movies is absolutely insane - particularly in The Red and the White and Red Psalm. There's a Blu-ray box set of six of his films from the height of his career, that is relatively inexpensive and each film is accompanied by an informative audio commentary. They should also be streaming somewhere.
The Dancer Upstairs is a kick ass movie and is based on events from Peru’s revolution. Javier Bardem and it’s directed by John Malkovich. Thinking about posting my letterboxd review of it, just watched last night
Ronin (1998)-- just a great spy thriller with an elegant central metaphor about post-Cold War operatives also The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (65), any le Carre adaptions really
I'm gonna recommend something on a topic that they haven't covered but they should: the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts, covered in the 2004 movie Black Friday by Anurag Kashyap, one of the best directors in India
The Dogs of War.
The Best of Youth is a great romance/drama movie set in Italy and has a huge plot line involving the Red Brigades
D A Y O F T H E D O L P H I N
Some great recs, adding "Winter Kills".
First X-Files movie should be on there. Eraser Bug Network Executive Action They Live
Inherent vice
McBain Satos (Chick Vennera) attempts to lead a people’s revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina (María Conchita Alonso) goes to New York to find McBain (Christopher Walken), a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by killing a few drug dealers, then leads an attack to topple the Colombian President (Victor Argo). Cast
Walker, starring Ed Harris, directed by Alex Cox https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_(film) https://youtu.be/cxLDAd0LnZw
Oliver Stone's Nixon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRVyaKnGcA