movies

1283 – Sphere (1998)

timespace coordinates: the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 1990’s

Sphere is a 1998 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed and produced by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin HoffmanSharon Stone, and Samuel L. JacksonSphere was based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. (wiki)

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1000 feet below the ocean, navy divers discover an object half-a-mile long. A crack team of scientists are deployed to the site in Deepsea Habitats. What they find boggles the mind as they discover a perfect metal sphere. What is the secret behind the sphere? (imdb)

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1282 – Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016)

timespace coordinates: 70’s – 80’s USA

Donald Trump has it all. Money, power, respect, and an Eastern European bride. But all his success didn’t come for nothing. First, he inherited millions of dollars from his rich father, then he grabbed New York City by the balls. Now you can learn the art of negotiation, real estate, and high-quality brass in this illuminating made-for-TV special feature, Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal: The Movie. (imdb)

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Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie is a 2016 American parody film by the production company Funny or Die. Loosely based on the 1987 autobiographical book Trump: The Art of the Deal,  the film purports to be a 1988 adaptation of the book, with Johnny Depp as Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie was released for free on Funny or Die.com on February 10, 2016, in order to coincide with Trump’s real-life victory at the 2016 New Hampshire primaries. The release of the movie was so secretive, most news outlets did not know it existed until the day it was released, with Salon calling the film a “surprise biopic” and saying it was released “without warning”.  The film became available for streaming on Netflix starting on August 1, 2016. (wiki)

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1281 – The Loved One (1965)

timespace coordinates: LA, 1964

The Loved One is a 1965 black and white comedy film about the funeral business in Los Angeles, which is based on The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy (1948), a short satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh. It was directed by British filmmaker Tony Richardson and the screenplay—which also drew on Jessica Mitford‘s book The American Way of Death (1963) —was written by noted American satirical novelist Terry Southern and British author Christopher Isherwood.

The film stars Robert MorseJonathan WintersAnjanette Comer and Rod Steiger. Among those making appearances in smaller roles are John GielgudRobert MorleyRoddy McDowallJames CoburnMilton BerleDana Andrews and Liberace. (wiki)

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1280

The Avengers (2012)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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Avengers: Endgame (2019)

 

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1279 – A.I. Rising (2018)

timespace coordinates: socialist world in 2148. space mission to the Alpha Centauri star system.

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A.I. Rising (also known as, Ederlezi Rising and Ederlezi ébredése) is a 2018 English-language Serbian science fiction film directed by Lazar Bodroza and based on a 1980s short story by Zoran Neskovic that was adapted for film by screen-writer Dimitrije Vojnov. The film stars Sebastian CavazzaStoya and  Marusa Majer. (wiki)

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1278 – Forza Horizon 4 (2018 video game)

timespace coordinates: environment based in a fictional representation of the United Kingdom, in a region that includes condensed representations of Edinburgh, the Lake District (including Derwentwater), and the Cotswolds (including Broadway), among others, and features over 450 licensed cars.

1524228324-111Forza Horizon 4 is an open world racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released on 2 October 2018 on Xbox One and Microsoft Windows after being announced at Xbox’s E3 2018 conference. It is the fourth Forza Horizon title and eleventh instalment in the Forza series. The game is noted for its introduction of changing seasons to the series. (wiki)

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1277 – Sacred Games S.2 (2019)

timespace coordinates: 1994 > early 2000’s > modern-day MumbaiMombasa, Kenya, Dubai, Croatia

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A policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, politicians, cultists, spies, and terrorists — the lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched, and the bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai. The series is based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel Sacred Games by author Vikram Chandra. (rottentomatoes)

The title sequence, logo, and title designs were designed by graphic designer Aniruddh Mehta and Mumbai-based motion lab Plexus, who drew inspiration from the Hindu mythology for the designs. Mehta said that each emblem was a contemporary take on “stories from ancient Hindu scriptures, mandala‘s, mixing modern design elements with characters from the Indus Valley Civilization” that were derived from the episode titles. (wiki)

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