History Film Screenings

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The latter being a more historical film?

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Yes, ties itself to specific moments of Kovic’s life rather than a director avatar. Plus it has a bigger scope.

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Here is a very good, but unknown film about WW2 end. It is called Vent d’est (wind from the east) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108480/ it was made in the 90s by France and Switzerland. Malcolm McDowell plays the role of General Smyslovsky. the film is about the 1st Russian army that surrendered to Lichtenstine and Lichtenstein did not permit soviet to murder soldiers and families of this army. this film is forbidden in modern-day Russia and Belarus.
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Thank you for the suggestion. We will consider adding this to our lists someday.

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Tonight’s Feature

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1980 | R | 129 minutes (2h 9min)

“The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.”

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Starting in 5 minutes

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Raging Bull has finished, next week it’s Apollo 13

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Tonight’s Feature

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1995 | PG | 139 minutes (2h 19min)

“NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely, after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage, putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.”

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20 minutes to go

Failure is not an option.

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Apollo 13 has finished, next week it’s Das Boot.

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Tonight’s Feature

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1981 | R | 208 minutes (3h 28min)

“The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.”

Given the length, we’ll be starting at 7:30pm GMT

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This is the story of 42 raw recruits caught up in a war they didn’t understand, and the Captain who must lead them in their struggle to survive.

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Das Boot has finished, next week it’s Charlie Wilson’s War.

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To recap:

Jul 24 - Charlie Wilson’s War
Jul 31 - Spartacus
Aug 7 - Gettysburg
Aug 14 - The Last King of Scotland
Aug 21 - Hotel Rwanda
Aug 28 - The African Queen
Sep 4 - Gandhi
Sep 11 - Wings
Sep 18 - Born on the Fourth of July
Sep 25 - Tombstone
Oct 2 - Somewhere in Time
Oct 9 - Birdy
Oct 16 - Michael Collins
Oct 23 - The Passion of Joan of Arc
Oct 30 - The Blair Witch Project
Nov 6 - The Aviator
Nov 13 - Public Enemies
Nov 20 - Malcolm X
Nov 27 - 1941
Dec 4 - Tora! Tora! Tora!

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Tonight’s Feature

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2007 | R | 101 minutes (1h 41min)

“A drama based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.”

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5 minutes to go before the screening…

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At the moment I can’t access my room, use the spare room instead.

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Charlie Wilson’s War has finished, next week it’s Spartacus.

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For the Spartacus screening I’m inviting a few Discord pals over from my forum, some of them are under 18 so keep the chat PG-13 like the movie, ok?

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I’m alright with that. I’m not the PG-13 kind (trust me, my entire family would swear like horny sailors, even my son) but hey, I’ll try. :slight_smile:

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