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1306 – Midsommar (2019)

timespace coordinates: 2018 midsummer celebration at  the Hårga commune, Hälsingland, Sweden

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MV5BMzQxNzQzOTQwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDQ2NTcwODM@._V1_Midsommar is a 2019 folk horror film written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence PughJack ReynorWilliam Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, and Will Poulter. It follows a group of friends who travel to Sweden for a festival that occurs once every ninety years and find themselves in the clutches of a pagan cult. A co-production between the United States, Sweden and Hungary, Midsommar is scheduled to be released on Digital HD (on Apple TV) on September 24, 2019 and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 8, 2019. (wiki)

According to Ari Aster, this was meant to be his first horror movie since Hereditary (2018) was intended to just be a family drama.

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1299 -Battleship (2012)

timespace coordinates: 2012 Hawaii / USS Missouri

Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction action film that is loosely based on the board game of the same name. The film was directed by Peter Berg and stars Taylor KitschBrooklyn DeckerRihannaTadanobu AsanoAlexander Skarsgård and Liam Neeson. In the film, the crews of a small group of warships are forced to do battle against a naval fleet of extraterrestrial origin in order to thwart their destructive goals. (wiki)

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1276 – Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

timespace coordinates: 2010’s Detroit /  Tangier

only_lovers_left_alive_ver6_xlgOnly Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda SwintonTom HiddlestonMia WasikowskaAnton YelchinJeffrey WrightSlimane Dazi and John Hurt. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Germany, the film focuses on the romance between two vampires. (wiki)

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1275 – The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

timespace coordinates: 2010’s small rural town Centerville

The Dead Don’t Die is a 2019 American horror comedy film / cautionary tale written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It features an ensemble cast including Adam DriverBill MurrayChloë SevignySteve BuscemiAustin ButlerRZATilda SwintonTom WaitsDanny GloverCaleb Landry JonesRosie PerezCarol Kane and Selena Gomez and follows a small town’s police force as they combat a sudden zombie invasion. (wiki)

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1263 – All Is True (2018)

timespace coordinates: After the Globe Theatre burns down in 1613 William Shakespeare returns home to Stratford with his wife, Anne HathawayMV5BODI5Nzc1Nzk2Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTg5MTQ5NjM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_All Is True is a 2018 British film directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by Ben Elton. It stars Branagh as playwright William Shakespeare. (wiki)

 “…as if the fire that gutted the Globe also burned his brain.” Matthew Lickona – San Diego Reader 😛

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1243 – WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW (2009)

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The Rise & Fall of WCW examines the storied history of World Championship Wrestling, from its beginnings in the territory system through Ted Turner‘s acquisition (80s) and the savage battles with WWE for sports-entertainment domination in the 90s, with exclusive insight from the people behind the scenes and in the ring. (Length: 540 minutes)

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