2205 – The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

spacetime coordinates: 1830 West Point, New York

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Scott Cooper, adapted from the 2003 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, and Robert Duvall. Its plot follows veteran detective Augustus Landor as he investigates a series of murders at the United States Military Academy with the aid of Edgar Allan Poe, a young military cadet. (wiki)

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2202 – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

spacetime coordinates: private island in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, with Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case revolving around a tech billionaire and his old friends. The ensemble cast includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. Glass Onion received critical acclaim and was named one of the best films of 2022 by the National Board of Review. (wiki)

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2175 – Wild Wild Country (TV Mini Series 2018)

spacetime coordinates: 1968 India  > 1981 – 1985 Antelope, Oregon / Rajneesh

Wild Wild Country is a Netflix documentary series about the controversial Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho), his one-time personal assistant Ma Anand Sheela, and their community of followers in the Rajneeshpuram community located in Wasco County, Oregon, US. (wiki)

(Original Caption) Oregon: Rajneeshpuram. Bhwagwan Shree Rajneesh gestures as he invites his own assassination during news conference 7/20. It was announced that security people had found that one of the reporters had smuggled a gun into the news conference, the first ever held by Bhagwan. He answered questions for two and a half hours.

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spacetime coordinates: 1890 – 1891 London / Paris / Switzerland

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively.

Eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson are hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist’s plot to gain control of Britain by seemingly supernatural means. Rachel McAdams stars as their former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood.

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 period mystery action film directed by Guy Ritchie. It is the sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprised their roles as Holmes and Watson, respectively, alongside Noomi Rapace as Simza, Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes, Jared Harris as Professor Moriarty, and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. Although the film follows an original premise, it incorporates more closely elements of Conan Doyle’s short stories, including “The Final Problem” (1893) and “The Adventure of the Empty House” (1903). In the film, Holmes and Watson travel across Europe with a Romani adventuress to foil an intricate plot by their cunning nemesis, Professor Moriarty, to instigate a major European conflict.

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2167 – The Guard (2011)

spacetime coordinates: 2000’s Connemara district in the west of Ireland

The Guard is a 2011 Irish buddy cop crime comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham. (wiki)

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2165 – In Bruges (2008)

spacetime coordinates: set and filmed in (2000’s) Bruges, Belgium

In Bruges is a 2008 black comedy crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as their enraged boss. OST by Carter Burwell. (wiki)

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2161 – Emily the Criminal (2022)

spacetime coordinates: 2020’s Los Angeles

Emily the Criminal is a 2022 American crime drama film written and directed by John Patton Ford. It stars Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Gina Gershon. (wiki)

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