2343 – A Haunting in Venice (2023)

timespace coordinates: 1947 Venice

 Haunting in Venice is a 2023 American mystery film produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green, loosely based on the 1969 Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party. It serves as a sequel to Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express, in which Branagh reprises his role as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The ensemble cast includes Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Michelle Yeoh. (wiki)

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“In Venice, we say, Every house is haunted or cursed.”

2341 – Bodies (TV Mini Series 2023)

timespace coordinates: 2023 / 1941 / 1890 / 2053 London

Bodies is a British crime thriller limited series primarily written and created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin, based on the DC Vertigo graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winslade. The series consists of eight episodes and premiered on Netflix on 19 October 2023. (wiki)

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2334 – Blue Beetle (2023)

timespace coordinates: near future Palmera City (inspired by Miami, Akira (1988) and Neo Tokyo (1987)

Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle. It is the fourteenth installment of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, and stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle alongside Bruna Marquezine, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez. (wiki)

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2307 – Battle Los Angeles (2011)

timespace coordinates:  August 2011  Los Angeles /  Santa Monica area / Camp Pendleton

Battle: Los Angeles (also known as Battle: LA, stylised as Battle Los Angeles in the opening sequence and internationally as World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles) is a 2011 American military science-fiction action film directed by Jonathan Liebesman. The story follows a Marine Staff Sergeant played by Aaron Eckhart who leads a platoon of U.S. Marines, joined by other stranded military personnel, defending Los Angeles from alien invasion. The ensemble cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo, and Michael Peña. (wiki)

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“Experts consider the prospects of an actual invasion of Earth by extraterrestrials to be extremely unlikely, due to the enormous cost in time and resources.” (wiki :))

2303 – Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

timespace coordinates: 2020’s Las Vegas Valley night drive

Sympathy for the Devil is a 2023 American psychological thriller film directed by Yuval Adler and written by Luke Paradise. It stars Nicolas Cage as The Passenger and Joel Kinnaman as The Driver. (wiki)

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Bring Him to Me (2023)

Bring Him to Me is a 2023 Australian crime thriller film directed and produced by Luke Sparke and written by Tom Evans. The film stars Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Liam McIntyre, Rachel Griffiths and Sam Neill. (wiki)

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2279 – Beau Is Afraid (2023)

Beau Is Afraid is a 2023 American surrealist tragicomedy horror film written and directed by Ari Aster, who also serves as a co-producer.

The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title character, Beau Wassermann, and also includes a supporting ensemble cast consisting of Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Michael Gandolfini, Zoe Lister-Jones, and Richard Kind.

Its plot follows the mild-mannered but paranoia-ridden Beau as he embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to attend his mother’s funeral, confronting his greatest fears along the way. (wiki)

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2272 – How the Other Half Lives

spacetime coordinates: New York City slums in the 1880s

How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York (1890) 

an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. The photographs served as a basis for future “muckraking” journalism by exposing the slums to New York City’s upper and middle classes. They inspired many reforms of working-class housing, both immediately after publication as well as making a lasting impact in today’s society.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of How the Other Half Lives, by Jacob A. Riis