1459 – Jojo Rabbit (2019)

timespace coordinates: Nazi Germany during the later stages of World War II

Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows), based on Christine Leunens‘s book Caging Skies. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes “Jojo” Betzler, a Hitler Youth member who finds out his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. He must then question his beliefs, while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend, a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler (Waititi). The film also stars Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, and Sam Rockwell. (wiki)

imdb   /   rottentomatoes

1455 – The Monuments Men (2014)

timespace coordinates: 1943 – 1944 occupied France > Austria

RG-111-SC-204899.tif

The Monuments Men is a 2014 comedy / war film directed by George Clooney, and written and produced by Clooney and Grant Heslov. The film is loosely based on the non-fiction book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter.

Historical accuracy   /  MFAA   /   imdb   /   rt

1432 – Greener Grass (2019)

Greener Grass is an 2019 American comedy film, written and directed by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe in their feature directorial debuts, based on the 2015 short film of the same name (YOUTUBE). It stars DeBoer, Luebbe, Beck Bennett, Neil Casey, Mary Holland and D’Arcy Carden. (wiki)

DeBoer and Luebbe explained that the films of David Lynch, John Waters and 1960s and 1970s landscape photography was an influence. Visually the film is reminiscent of 80’s-music-video aesthetic / fashion aesthetics / 90’s infomercials.

imdb   /   rt

1427

Olafur Eliasson made some Waterfalls in NYC. The Southern Mothers made a music video about the Waterfalls:

1418 – Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

sequel to Zombieland (2009) directed by Ruben Fleischer

imdb   /  video games   /  sequel   /   Spin-off

1394 – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)

timespace coordinates: 1969 Los Angeles

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It features a large ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, and Al Pacino. The film follows an actor and his stunt double, as they navigate the changing film industry, and features “multiple storylines in a modern fairy tale tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age” (wiki)

imdb   /  Character background   /  Pop culture references   /  Historical accuracy   /  Controversy

---

1391 – Abominable (2019)

timespace coordinates: 2010’s Shanghai/ Hong Kong >  Sichuan region > the Gobi Desert  > the banks of the Yellow River > the Himalayas

Abominable is a 2019 computer-animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio. It was written and directed by Jill Culton and co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and stars the voices of Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin, and Michelle Wong. (wiki)

imdb