With the world engrossed by the turmoil of the News of the World newspaper’s demise amidst a whirlwind of phone-hacking allegations (which I’m sure many of you agree was done in the most despicable of manners to people who were thoroughly undeserving of such treatment), I began thinking about the giant conspiracy amongst News International big wigs surrounding their underhand actions.
Conspiracy theories have long been at the forefront of popular culture: from the mysteries surrounding Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana’s deaths to elements of the politics of virtually every regime to have even an ounce of power, we quite simply love them. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the film world has picked up on this and produced hoards of films with a conspiracy theory narrative. So as we all theorise about The News of the World, sit back and enjoy the ten best conspiracy theory films out there!
Conspiracy theories have long been at the forefront of popular culture: from the mysteries surrounding Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana’s deaths to elements of the politics of virtually every regime to have even an ounce of power, we quite simply love them. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the film world has picked up on this and produced hoards of films with a conspiracy theory narrative. So as we all theorise about The News of the World, sit back and enjoy the ten best conspiracy theory films out there!
- 7/13/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
Meryl Streep is a robot freak who's good at everything! While I was compiling this list, I teared up a bunch of times. Damn you, Meryl.
"I'll Remember Your Love In My Prayers," from Secret Service (1977)
A TV movie with John Lithgow back in the day. She also sang "God Save The South" in this one. It's really pretty. I'm a sucker for a good autoharp, man.
"You Don't Know Me," Ray Charles, from Postcards From The Edge (1990)
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"I'll Remember Your Love In My Prayers," from Secret Service (1977)
A TV movie with John Lithgow back in the day. She also sang "God Save The South" in this one. It's really pretty. I'm a sucker for a good autoharp, man.
"You Don't Know Me," Ray Charles, from Postcards From The Edge (1990)
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- 7/12/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
"Your World To Take"
A thousand or so free aliens meet in a Ramada Inn conference room to see Sophia, and to let her know that mostly they do not want to go home. When Sophia insists, Thomas and his lov-ah Isabelle decide to shoot Sophia, then don't go through with it, surprising no one. Thomas doesn't go through with stuff, ever. One of the little girls kidnapped and held with Leila's sister escapes, and Sean and Leila try to question her but don't get much information before an assassin shows up with a bullet and a syringe intended for...Leila; not the little girl. VP Jarvis survived the car bomb but before confessing everything to the President, his wife tells him that she and their children have been threatened by Dempsey's agents. And unlike Thomas, Dempsey does go through with stuff, often. Jarvis wavers, again.
"If Thomas helped humans discover nuclear energy,...
A thousand or so free aliens meet in a Ramada Inn conference room to see Sophia, and to let her know that mostly they do not want to go home. When Sophia insists, Thomas and his lov-ah Isabelle decide to shoot Sophia, then don't go through with it, surprising no one. Thomas doesn't go through with stuff, ever. One of the little girls kidnapped and held with Leila's sister escapes, and Sean and Leila try to question her but don't get much information before an assassin shows up with a bullet and a syringe intended for...Leila; not the little girl. VP Jarvis survived the car bomb but before confessing everything to the President, his wife tells him that she and their children have been threatened by Dempsey's agents. And unlike Thomas, Dempsey does go through with stuff, often. Jarvis wavers, again.
"If Thomas helped humans discover nuclear energy,...
- 11/23/2010
- Shadowlocked
Clint Eastwood made his name as a movie star in spaghetti Westerns, such as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," and as a badass in the "Dirty Harry" series, but as he got older, he became an Academy Awards darling as well, churning out award winners like "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby" year after year.
Now, he's poised once again to receive award season kudos for his thought provoking film "Hereafter," starring Matt Damon.
Now, he's poised once again to receive award season kudos for his thought provoking film "Hereafter," starring Matt Damon.
- 10/24/2010
- Extra
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm Castle (alibi)
New hit Us mystery series starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, about a bestselling author whose writer’s block is cured when he teams up with a young detective to solve murders. A sadistic thief targets members of high society. Season One, episode 4.
9.00pm Warehouse 13 (Virgin 1)
This family friendly scifi drama captures the spirit of The X-Files and Friday the 13th the series. After saving the life of an international diplomat in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the U.S. Government has collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve some of the missing objects and investigate reports of new ones.
8.00pm Castle (alibi)
New hit Us mystery series starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, about a bestselling author whose writer’s block is cured when he teams up with a young detective to solve murders. A sadistic thief targets members of high society. Season One, episode 4.
9.00pm Warehouse 13 (Virgin 1)
This family friendly scifi drama captures the spirit of The X-Files and Friday the 13th the series. After saving the life of an international diplomat in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the U.S. Government has collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve some of the missing objects and investigate reports of new ones.
- 6/24/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
"I'm the president, but he's The Boss." With those words, President Barack Obama greeted Bruce Springsteen Sunday night at a White House reception before the iconic rocker was lauded with Kennedy Center Honors along with Robert De Niro, comic genius Mel Brooks, jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck and opera singer Grace Bumbry.A surprise list of stars performed as part of the nation's highest honors for those who have defined American culture through the arts. It's an awards show that opens with the national anthem and spans jazz, opera, movies and rock 'n roll . part of a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.Jon Stewart opened the tribute to Springsteen, recounting his theory on how The Boss came to be."I'm not a music critic, nor historian, nor archivist," Stewart said. "But I am from New Jersey. And so I can tell you what I believe.
- 12/6/2009
- Filmicafe
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