2017 – The Sinner (TV Series 2017–2021)

The Sinner is an American police procedural anthology television series developed by Derek Simonds for USA Network. It is named after Petra Hammesfahr‘s 1999 novel, which served as the basis for the first season. Bill Pullman starred as a police detective who investigates crimes committed by unlikely culprits and attempts to uncover their motivations. Only Pullman appeared in every season, with the rest of the cast changing for each season’s story.

Originally intended as an eight-part miniseries, The Sinner premiered on August 2, 2017, to critical acclaim and high ratings. The show’s success led to USA Network turning it into an anthology series, airing 32 episodes over four seasons, ending on December 1, 2021. (wiki)

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2016 – The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)

spacetime coordinates: 1880’s > 1900’s London / New York in 1907

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is a 2021 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Will Sharpe, The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch (as Louis Wain), Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones. (wiki)

Wain, Louis 1860–1939. “Kaleidoskop-Katzen: Katzenmuster auf Grün”. Gouache auf Papier, 22,4 × 17,5 cm. London, Bethlem Art and History Coll.

L0026931 A cat in “gothic” style. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org A cat in “gothic” style. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939. Gouache 1925/1939 By: Louis William WainPublished: – Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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2007 – Night Teeth (2021)

spacetime coordinates: 2020. a night of party-hopping across LA.

Night Teeth is a 2021 American vampire thriller film directed by Adam Randall. It stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry, Raul Castillo, Megan Fox, and Alfie Allen. (wiki)

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2002 – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

spacetime coordinates: + 1970’s – 80’s + USA 

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Showalter based on the documentary of the same name. The film depicts the controversial history of televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker, portrayed by Jessica Chastain (who also produces the film) and Andrew Garfield, respectively. (wiki)

The film had been a passion project of Chastain‘s for a number of years before it ended up being made. She had seen the documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) around 2012 and felt drawn to tell Tammy’s story after acquiring the rights to produce a biopic about the infamous televangelist.

Jessica Chastain does her own covers of Tammy Faye’s original songs.

 

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1986 – Red Notice (2021)

Red Notice is a 2021 American action comedy film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. It stars Dwayne Johnson  Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. With a $200 million production budget the film became the most-viewed film on Netflix during release day.

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1971 – Dune (2021 film)

spacetime coordinates: 10191, ocean planet Caladan / desert planet Arrakis

Dune (titled onscreen as Dune: Part One) is a 2021 American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve. It is the first of a planned two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, primarily covering the first half of the book. (wiki)

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1968

spacetime coordinates: 1992 / 2019 Cabrini-Green – Chicago

Candyman (1992)

Candyman is a 1992 American gothic supernatural horror film, written and directed by Bernard Rose and starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons and Vanessa E. Williams. Based on Clive Barker‘s short story “The Forbidden“, the film follows a Chicago graduate student completing a thesis on urban legends and folklore, which leads her to the legend of the “Candyman“, the ghost of an artist and the son of a slave who was murdered in the late 19th century for his relationship with the daughter of a wealthy white man. (wiki)

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Candyman (2021)

Candyman is a 2021 supernatural slasher film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, and DaCosta. The film is a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and the fourth film in the Candyman film series. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, and Kyle Kaminsky. Vanessa Williams, Virginia Madsen, and Tony Todd also reprise their roles from the original film. (wiki)

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