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rndmprsn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:33 PM Original message |
Your top three political/historical movies please...for my netflix queue, Thanks. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. three days of the condor |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
65. JFK, The Insider, |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #65 |
82. The Insider is another great one! |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Reds |
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rndmprsn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. YES...one of my faves, how did i forget that one! |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. I rewatched Reds about a month ago. Great great film!!!!! |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. I agree "Reds" is among my top three favorites, also "Guilty by Suspicion" |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
170. I'm going to re-watch that tonight, |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thirteen Days, Distinguished Gentleman, Idiocracy! n/t |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. definitely Idiocracy! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. It's got electrolytes! n/t |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. haha....... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I wonder how Wal-Mart was able to keep their name out of it though. n/t |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #52 |
80. I don't know........ |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
91. Something I saw tonight on television made me think we are living in the film Idiocracy |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #91 |
160. Remember Carlin's rants on tv reality shows? |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. What was the one about Huey Long of Louisiana, that was really a pretty good |
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rndmprsn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. wasn't that all the kings men? |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. Thats it, eom. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Dr. Strangelove |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
136. My favorite movie of all time! |
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pt22 (400 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. Inherit the Wind |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. A satire/comedy |
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Rick Myers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. What a great movie!!! Not many have seen that one!!! |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
74. That is one of my all-time favorite movies. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
156. That sounds about right |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #156 |
162. Yep, the height of the psychedelic era. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. "Soy Cuba" (1964) - a must see. Also "Salt of the Earth" (1954) and "El Norte" (1983) |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
84. Good choices |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Salt of the Earth is in the public domain now, you can watch it on Google Video or Archive.net |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
143. El Norte rocks |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. All The President's Men... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. Parallax View, Manchurian Candidate, and Nashville |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. The ORIGINAL Manchurian Candidate! |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. that was great! |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Iron Jawed Angels. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Good pick. n/t |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
62. Most excellent movie!!! |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 06:36 AM Response to Reply #62 |
113. Indeed. It should be required viewing as part of American History. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. Lawrence of Arabia. The original Manchurian Candidate. Dr. Strangelove. The Mouse That Roared. |
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XRubicon (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. The Fog of War, All My Sons, Full Metal Jacket (nt) |
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XRubicon (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Young Mr. Lincoln too... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. To Kill a Mockingbird. |
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stevil (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Check Out.... |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
23. The Americanization of Emily; Wag the Dog; Network |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
87. "Americanization..." is a great film! |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
101. "The Americanization of Emily" is a wonderful movie.. |
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MinM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Seven Days in May (1964) |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
90. Or the 1994 remake The Enemy Within with Forest Whitaker |
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MinM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #90 |
126. I just watched Forest last night in 'The Great Debaters' |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #126 |
161. I've liked him in almost every thing I have seen of his |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. "Paths of Glory", "Gandhi" and "Viva Zapata". |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. The Lion in Winter |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. Charlie WIlson's War -- |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
125. Loved that movie but if you can catch the story of the real |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
29. Primary Colors |
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MinM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. Salvador (1986) |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
31. "Z" and "Missing" |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
66. Costa-Gavras! Absolutely! Also Vischonti's "The Damned" |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. All the Kings men (original please), Manchurian Candidate (original please) and Inherit the Wind. |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
33. V for Vendetta is my number 1! |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
34. Gore Vidal's Lincoln |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
37. Gandhi, Syriana, Apocalypse Now. (nt) |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. Some of my favorites have already been listed above, but also: |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. Almost anything by John Sayles |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Brother From Another Planet -- one of my all time fave movies! |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Been meaning to watch Roan Innish with my kid... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. It's a gorgeous movie, one of my all time favorites. It's the kind of movie I wish had been made |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
89. Ah, another "Brother" lover! |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 06:34 AM Response to Reply #89 |
112. Man. I've gotta see that again. |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #112 |
122. You know, you're right |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
85. Though not qualifying for this list... |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
42. Blade Runner, Citizen Kane, Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. "The Battle of Algiers," "Z" and "Paths to Glory." |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #43 |
116. Battle of Algiers, Battle of Algiers, Battle of Algiers. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #116 |
124. Yes. Battle of Algiers! |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #43 |
130. I was just about to say Battle of Algiers, |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
44. Reds, The Distinguished Gentleman and |
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RoseMead (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. Schindler's List, The Killing Fields, The Last King of Scotland |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. Good Night, and Good Luck |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. 'Matewan', Sir, If They Have It, And Put It To The Front Of The Queue |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
78. Enthusiastically seconded. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
132. If it were possible to give 2 seconds then here I am - I was in Matewan last week |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. It's not one of my favorites |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. Network....... |
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Midwestern Democrat (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
53. 2 other films not yet mentioned - "Advise and Consent"; "The Best Man" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
55. Dick |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #55 |
96. genius! from the acting to the plotting....everything |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:07 AM Response to Reply #55 |
108. Holy crap was that movie funny! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #108 |
141. I caught it by accident a year or so ago and loved it |
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SergeyDovlatov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
56. V for Vendetta, Unknown War, The Palermo Connection |
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tech3149 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. Sophie Sholl The Final Days |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. I picked the "The Best Years of our Lives" too........ |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
60. V for Vendetta one of my favorites. |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
61. 'Breaker' Morant ...........n/t |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #61 |
120. I was gonna say that! |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #120 |
163. Read the |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #61 |
138. That one is a good reminder of the history of British imperialism, too |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #138 |
164. You too..............n/t |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #164 |
166. I'll never forget the line in that film where one of the defendants says |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
63. Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck. |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
64. Since two were already taken- Idiocracy and V for |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
67. Gentleman's Agreement..... |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #67 |
148. That's a great movie... |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
68. Network |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. The Man |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
70. The Battle of Algiers, The Trials of Henry Kissenger, A Place Called Chiapas |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
71. Network, Why We Fight, Fahrenheit 9/11. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Why We Fight was a great one. n/t |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
72. Wag the Dog, Bob Roberts & Dr. Strangelove.....And The Candidate & any of Michael Moores films. |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
73. John Adams |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
76. A Face in the Crowd. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #76 |
144. most excellent - Andy Griffith is great |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
77. The Keeper:The Legend of Omar Khayyam |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
79. _The Seduction of Joe Tynan_, starring Alan Alda & Meryl Streep. |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
81. Several personal favorites come to mind |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
83. The Contender with Joan Allen |
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Stardust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:04 AM Response to Reply #83 |
95. Definitely! |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
88. "The Year of Living Dangerously", "Queen Margot", "Before Night Falls".... |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
92. "The Manchurian Candidate," "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
93. Red Cherry |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
94. Here is a discussion of documentaries with a list of a lot of great ones: |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #94 |
165. And Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
97. Judgment at Nuremburg |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
98. State of Siege, Love and Anarchy, Bob Roberts, Nashville, |
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MinM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
99. Power (1986) |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
100. Some good ones on this list. I'll add Manufacturing Consent and reiterate Network |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
102. "1984," "Fahrenheit 451," and the documentary "Idiocracy." |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
103. State of the Union, in which Spencer Tracy plays a Republican candidate who |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #103 |
154. I've seen that; it's really good! |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
104. ha ha ha America>>>>see link below |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
105. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
106. Catch-22, All the Presidents Men, Fahrenheit 451, M*A*SH*, and of course as somebody |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
107. "Missing", "The Candidate" and one of my personal favourites, 'The Farmer's Daughter' |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
109. Another three...The Crucible, Quiz Show and Conspiracy... |
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halliburtonsux (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
110. 'State of Siege,' 'Z,' 'The Andromeda Strain (2008 version)' |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
111. 3 |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
114. The American President |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #114 |
123. Second that! Here is one of the best-written political speeches ever, |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #114 |
128. Along the same lines... "Dave" |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #128 |
135. Another good movie |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
115. My picks |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
117. "Breach" - dramatized, to be sure, but it's based on history |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
118. Fahrenheit 451, Orwell Rolls In His Grave, Manufacturing Consent: Chomsky and The Media |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
119. 13 Days |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
121. The recent John Adams miniseries on HBO was brilliant. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
127. Bullworth |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
129. "Matewan" |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
131. The Weather Underground |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
133. The King of Hearts. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
134. Disorderlies |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
137. Ghandi, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Michael Collins |
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road2000 (995 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
139. Don't think these have been named... |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
140. Mine |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
142. JFK... |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
145. 'Seven Days in May', 'Michael Clayton' , 'They Live' |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
146. Canadian Bacon... |
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road2000 (995 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
147. Fail-Safe n/t |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
149. Z |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
150. Seven Days in May |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
151. "Thank You For Smoking". And nobody suggested the musical, "1776"? |
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2hip (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
152. If you like dark comedy - |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
153. Did anyone mention "The Grapes of Wrath"? |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
155. HBO's "Path to War;" "Inherit the Wind;" "The Fog of War" (last is documentary) |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
157. V |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
158. all The King's Men 1949 version... |
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yeswecanseattle (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
159. Street Fight, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, Primary colors |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
167. Most of my favorites have been mentioned already |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
168. Harlan County, USA |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
169. The Best Man |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
171. RECOUNT |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
172. I'll try to add a list here of mine... |
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rndmprsn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
173. WOW...thanks for all of these awesome picks. |
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