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Thirteen Days (2000) Director: Roger Donaldson Recently Barbados, the Island Country in the Caribbean, cut her ties from British Commonwealth and declared herself a republic. She unceremoniously replaced QEII with her President as the Head of State to cut off England's previous legacy in slavery.  It also declared China as a friendly nation to rub salt on an open wound. To strengthen bilateral ties, flights between countries were commenced, and Barbados went so far as to let the Middle Kingdom finance many of its development projects. The Western world decries that this is a prelude to a takeover of Barbados by China via debt traps. Barbados denies, saying that China's loans constitute only 2.5% of the nation's total debt. America is, of course, hot under the collar because of its proximity to the United States. This kind of reminds us of the thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the autumn of 1962, which almost triggered the Third World War.  Soviet SS4 ballistic mi...

Dark Legacy II: The Assassination of JFK Jr.(2014) This is a followup documentary film to the one released in 2009 which incredulously implicated George HW Bush in the 1963 assassination of JFK in the streets of Dallas.  It looks like the Bush-Kennedy animosity seems to continue into the next generation. George W Bush is said to be cited in the death of JFK's son. John F Kennedy Jr. I remember reading about his plane crash on 16th July 1999. The cause of his mishap was told to be spatial disorientation as he was flying at night and lost his bearings when he made a sharp turn near the coast on a dark night with no stars. At that time, I thought it was just a case of a rich kid crashing his new toy.  Now, this documentary shows many loopholes in the reporting, investigation, the search and rescue missions and even official statements from the authorities. JFK Jr was a licenced and experienced pilot who is said to be meticulous in the handling of his flight paths. He h...

As it happened on 22nd November 1963... https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/arts/television/as-the-world-turns-interrupted-by-kennedys-shooting.html?referer=https://www.google.com.sg/ The Day the World Stopped Turning ‘As the World Turns’ Interrupted by Kennedy’s Shooting Clockwise from top left, Helen Wagner and Santos Ortega in the episode of “As the World Turns” that was interrupted by a CBS News Bulletin, as Walter Cronkite began reporting on Kennedy’s assassination. Cronkite’s updates were followed by commercials, like one for Nescafé. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CBS By THOMAS VINCIGUERRA NOVEMBER 22, 2013 As usual, on that Friday afternoon, Mable Snodgrass, a 19-year-old first-time mother, was at home in Echols, Ky., watching “As the World Turns.” Ten minutes in, at about 12:40 p.m., the soapy drama was bubbling. Nancy Hughes, played by Helen Wagner, had just told Grandpa (Santos Ortega) that her son, Bob, had invited his ex-wi...

JFK 1991 Director: Oliver Stone This film is on the list of most controversial movies ever made for the silver screen. For a lover of conspiracy theories like me, it is God sent. Bring it on, I say! Even after the secret documents related to Kennedy's assassination is declassified in 2029, the conspiracy is not going die off. This 3hours 20mins story requires a lot of patience, and keen ears for dialogue as that is where the action lies. Forget about special effects and daredevil stunts. It starts with the aftermath of JFK's assassination. As we know on the fateful day of November 22nd, 1963 in downtown Dallas, his motorcade was shot at. JFK perished, Lee Oswald was apprehended, he was shot dead by a Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner and that is it. No trials. The Warren's Commission put a lid on further speculation after its investigation concluded that Oswald acted unilaterally. This film is actually the point of view of a particular DA from New Orleans,...

November 22, 1963 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. In the mid 70s MGR in his endeavour to win mileage in his political career, unashamedly used a line from John F Kennedy's inauguration speech (Ask what your country has done for you but what you have done for your country!) a verse in a song in one of his propaganda movies, "Naan En Piranthen'(' நான் ஏன் பிறந்தேன் '). The History Channel recently screened episodes on the ever famous unofficial royal family of America - the Kennedys. Such an honour does not come cheap, as seen in the series. It had a curse associated with it. The first episode started with a scene on the eve of the 1960 American elections, and the story is told in series of flashback interposed with 'present' (i.e. 1960) unfolding of events. It is an enjoyable 7 part series on the events pre-dating and tribulations following the appointment of JFK's presidential throne till ...