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1952 – A History of Violence (2005)

spacetime coordinates: 2000’s Millbrook, Indiana, / Philadelphia

A History of Violence is a 2005 American action-thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a small-town diner who is thrust into the spotlight after confronting two robbers in self-defense, thus changing the lives of him and his family forever. (wiki)

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1951 – Malignant (2021)

spacetime coordinates: 2010’s Seattle / Seattle Underground

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Malignant is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. It stars Annabelle WallisMaddie HassonGeorge Young, and Michole Briana White. Malignant was released theatrically and on HBO Max in the United States on September 10, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures. (wiki)

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‘Malignant, is camp horror at its finest, a leaky cauldron of influences that mix into a wild third act as gory as it is unpredictable. From its murder mystery to its flickering neons to its wide-eyed, fragile protagonist, Malignant is first-and-foremost an ode to Italian giallo.’ strangeharbors-review

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1950 – Kate (2021)

spacetime coordinates: late 2010’s Tokyo at night

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Kate is an American action thriller film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku MartineauWoody HarrelsonMichiel Huisman, and Tadanobu Asano. It was released on September 10, 2021, by Netflix. (wiki)

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1949 – O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

spacetime coordinates: 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 crime comedy-drama film written, produced, co-edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George ClooneyJohn Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Chris Thomas KingJohn GoodmanHolly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles.

The film is a modern satire loosely based on Homer‘s epic Greek poem The Odyssey that incorporates social features of the American South. The title of the film is a reference to the Preston Sturges 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, in which the protagonist is a director who wants to film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, a fictitious book about the Great Depression. (wiki)

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1948 – Tigerland (2000)

spacetime coordinates: September 1971, Tigerland (the name of a U.S. Army training camp during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, located at Fort PolkLouisiana as part of the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Training Center. As often the last stop for new infantrymen on their way to Vietnam, Tigerland was established in humid and muggy Fort Polk in order to closely mimic the environmental conditions of South Vietnam.)

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Tigerland is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Colin Farrell as Private Roland Bozz. It takes place in a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Vietnam War. (wiki)

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1940 – Rebelle (2012)

spacetime coordinates: civil war in sub-Saharan Africa

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War Witch (French: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, and who is believed to be a witch. The film was primarily shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in French and Lingala. (wiki)

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1939 – Pathfinder (unrated version, 2007)

spacetime coordinates: a Viking Age expedition arrives in North America, intending to subjugate or slaughter the native “Skræling” population.

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Pathfinder (also known by the alternate title Pathfinder: The Legend of the Ghost Warrior) is a 2007 American epic action film directed by Marcus Nispel. It stars Karl UrbanClancy BrownRalf MoellerMoon BloodgoodRussell MeansJay Tavare, and Nathaniel Arcand.

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The film was loosely based on a 1987 Norwegian film Pathfinder. It was also adapted into a graphic novel by Dark Horse Comics. (wiki)

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