252 – The Girl King (2015)

spacetime coordinates: 17th century Sweden

The 2015 film The Girl King is a biographical drama about Christina, Queen of Sweden  [(18 December 1626 – 19 April 1689) reigned as Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654]. It was directed by Mika Kaurismäki and written by Michel Marc Bouchard who, following writing the screenplay for the film, wrote his stage play Christine, La Reine-Garçonwhich enjoyed a successful run in 2012 at Montreal’s Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and then in English at the Stratford Festival in 2014.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1254322/

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The Pope described Christina as “a queen without a realm, a Christian without faith, and a woman without shame”.

251 – Apocalypto (2006)

spacetime coordinates:  pre-Columbian Yucatan and Guatemala, 1502

Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic adventure film directed and produced by Mel Gibson and written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia.  Similar to Gibson’s earlier film The Passion of the Christ, all dialogue is in a modern approximation of the ancient language of the setting. Here, the Yucatec Maya language is used, with English and other language subtitles, which sometimes refer to the language as Mayan.

Themes

Historical Accuracy

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243 – Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

A sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452749-bright-sided

242 – The Circle (2017)

The Circle is a 2017 American techno-thriller film directed by James Ponsoldt and written by Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers, based on Eggers’ 2013 novel of the same name.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4287320/

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“What are you most afraid of? Unfulfilled potential”

“SECRETS ARE LIES.

SHARING IS CARING.

PRIVACY IS THEFT.” the circle

241 – Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

spacetime coordinates: 2007 Antarctica

Encounters at the End of the World is a 2007 American documentary film by Werner Herzog. The film studies people and places in Antarctica.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093824/

239 – BBC documentaries

Secrets Of Silicon Valley  

Horizon 2016 – The Mystery of Dark Energy  (on dailymotion)

This World 2013 – A History of Syria 

This World 2014 – Rwanda’s Untold Story 

This World After Brexit. The Battle for Europe – (youtube)

Our World 2017 – China’s New Silk Road 

Storyville 2017 – Silk Road Drugs Death and the Dark Web

Storyville 2017 – Oink Man Loves Pig

232 – Baby Driver (2017)

spacetime coordinates:  2017 Atlanta, Georgia.

(bad music / good people)

Baby Driver is a 2017 crime action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Bernthal. The plot follows Baby, a young getaway driver and music lover who must work for a kingpin.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3890160/

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