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Post by jimmalone on Feb 9, 2020 12:43:30 GMT
A horrific famous event, crucial in 20th century history that's never really been told comprehensively except in passing ways. The Wikipedia description and actual context and details would be an amazing script itself. The civilian involvement is often completely ignored. Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November Pogrom was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. The German authorities looked on without intervening. The name Kristallnacht ("Crystal Night") comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after the windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings and synagogues were smashed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KristallnachtYes, even here in the German-speaking world this hasn't been featured much in film, almost as if it was breaking a taboo and despite being a huge part in history lessons in school and also rightfully still present in memories and discussions. Because as you said this was one of the most horrifying events in history, because it definitely broke a huge taboo in the most terrible way! You can say that this was actual the beginning of the holocaust.
Not sure if I could stomach a film about it though.
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Post by jimmalone on Feb 9, 2020 13:09:43 GMT
Still waiting for a good film about Leif Erikson, his life in Greenland and the travels to New Foundland.
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Post by Mattsby on Feb 13, 2020 23:00:58 GMT
Surprised there hasn't been a biopic on Maila Nurmi.... You know....... Vampira Here's a brief bit on her - www.austinfilm.org/2015/02/the-incredible-but-true-story-of-maila-vampira-nurmi/1954-1955 should be the focus. From pin-up model and coat-check girl to the first horror tv host - The Vampira Show, only 50 eps - when she refused to sign away the rights to her character, it was canceled. In the summer of '55 she's held hostage for hours by a home invader. September, her close friend James Dean dies. For the next several years, she's mostly out of work, getting by on appearances, some B movies, and when that dried up, she started installing linoleum flooring and cleaning the houses of celebrities!
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Post by rhodoraonline on Feb 14, 2020 2:21:24 GMT
Jeannette Rankin - Do you hate Donald Trump (plenty do), do you love him (plenty do) - well Jeannette Rankin speaks to the current US political divide maybe more than anyone actually. A pacifist who voted against going to war 1 day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - rather than just abstaining even. She is either the definition of a committed free thinker or a moral or at least naive idiot - her story would make a great film, that Hollywood I reckon isn't really willing to make in all its contradictions. This is a tour de force waiting to happen for an actress. On December 8, (1941) Rankin was the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the declaration of war on Japan. Hisses could be heard in the gallery as she cast her vote; several colleagues, including Rep. (later Senator) Everett Dirksen, asked her to change it to make the resolution unanimous—or at very least, to abstain—but she refused. "As a woman I can't go to war," she said, "and I refuse to send anyone else.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_RankinShe looks like a straight away Rooney Mara lookalike to me. Age Mara a little bit and she can pull it off.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 15, 2020 15:46:18 GMT
At one time, infamous, Sean Sellers - a notorious murderer who was executed for a crime committed as a 16 year old juvenile - is now almost forgotten. His story ties into so many cliches - satanism, media manipulation, religious conversion it's almost unbelievable that it actually happened and how. Sean Richard Sellers (May 18, 1969 – February 4, 1999) was an American murderer, one of 22 persons in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 to be executed for a crime committed while under the age of 18, and the only one to have been executed for crime committed under the age of 17. His case drew worldwide attention due to his age as well as his jailhouse conversion to Christianity and his claim that demonic possession made him innocent of his crimes.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Sellers
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 15, 2020 21:18:53 GMT
I'm not sure that it would make a great movie, but Jackie Coogan had some interesting things happen in his early life. Most notable suing his mother for spending all of his money as a child actor, but the murder of his friend Brooke Hart (the alleged murderers were lynched and Coogan is reported to have been the one holding the rope) could also be interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_CooganEdit: Reading about the Brooke Hart case, it would be pretty interesting as well. Lynching as media circus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Hart
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Post by cherry68 on Feb 20, 2020 16:14:12 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 20, 2020 18:00:31 GMT
I'm pretty amazed that a full movie hasn't been done on the Benny Paret v. Emile Griffith fight in 1962. It's even been turned into an opera. A televised event to decide the welterweight boxing champion, it's become infamous as an event where Paret called his (closeted bisexual) opponent Griffith a faggot at the weigh-in. Griffith proceeded to defeat Paret in twelve rounds with a flurry of punches that wound up killing him. The ensuing investigation into boxing was part of the decline of its popularity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Paret_vs._Emile_Griffith_IIIOH. Lenny Abrahamson is actually making a movie about this. Silly me, should have read to the end of Griffith's Wikipedia page.
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Post by nyxe on Feb 25, 2020 16:55:48 GMT
I would love to see a biopic of Mata Hari, as well as one of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra. Both lived interesting lives that I would love to see translated to film.
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Post by stephen on Feb 25, 2020 20:19:03 GMT
The story of William Walker, recently chronicled on the excellent podcast Behind the Bastards, would make a fantastic film.
(Yes, I know that Ed Harris played him in Walker in 1987, but that movie is not good.)
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 29, 2020 12:28:04 GMT
The reign of Liu Ziye - tells a Shakespearean story - of murder, madness, wealth and the corruption of power - his entire reign was an insane jumble of petty behavior and assassination plots. There are many Chinese emperor stories that would make a great films - but it's up to the West to make them - for now at least. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Ziye Former Deposed Emperor of Liu Song or Emperor Qianfei ((劉)宋前廢帝) (25 February 449 – 1 January 466), personal name Liu Ziye (劉子業), nickname Fashi (法師), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. His brief reign as a teenager was known for his violent and impulsive acts, including the slaughter of many high-level officials and his sexually immoral behavior. He was assassinated just a year after becoming emperor.
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 23, 2020 20:14:00 GMT
The life and troubling legacy of Philip Luty would make for one hell of a movie if with the right people behind it. The short version is that he didn't like Britain's ban on guns and decided to prove that any schmuck with a working knowledge of firearms could make their own weapons out of items you can find in a hardware store. So... he did that. And wrote a book detailing how to make your own. Eventually convicted for illegally bearing firearms (and later embroiled in a legal battle over an accusation of "creating records that could be of use to a person who wants to commit or prepare a terrorist attack"). Weapons of his design have been used by criminals (notably an attack on a synagogue in Germany) and his legacy is very touchy among gun rights activists and gun rights opponents. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Luty
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Post by getclutch on Mar 24, 2020 2:47:47 GMT
This would be an almost 3-year event. Not sure if I saw this on the History or Discovery channel. Anyways, it showed a great doc on constructing on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Around 8 billion was spent & I believe over 30 people died in the process of those three years. If done right, it could be an interesting watch.
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Post by Mattsby on May 2, 2020 22:37:43 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_R._WallaceThere's not enough info on this guy , but his wiki is hilariously bizarre , and would make a fascinating biopic. Chemist for DuPont, a publisher, a gambler, an L Ron Hubbard esque "philosopher" whose pamphlets were said to help you lose weight, seduce people, and win money! Indicted on federal tax crimes, he tried to amend the court oath, defended himself, lost, and was sent to prison. Later at 73y/o was struck by a car and killed. Amazing last line of his book Poker: Guaranteed Income for Life By Using the Advanced Concepts of Poker (1968) "I am no longer a professional poker player because I found that to be successful at my business I was spending my life surrounded by losers."
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Post by Mattsby on Jun 3, 2020 1:34:02 GMT
This would make a great comedy (Nina Arianda and Meryl Streep, my casting) - would work as a play or movie on the hysteria of celebrity and the leniency of celebrity too, etc. 1921, movie star Bebe Daniels (20y/o) became the first woman arrested for speeding in Orange County CA, and was sentenced to 10 days in jail. The Judge allowed her mother (also an actress!) to stay with her in her jail cell (what!) and the cell itself was redecorated with furniture, flowers, Persian rugs, desserts, hundreds of phonograph records; Abe Lyman’s orchestra would visit and serenade her; she was allowed “field trips” to a local park; and got one day off her sentence for good behavior! Her guest book had 792 visits (this in just 9 days). Right after release, Paramount made a movie called The Speed Girl to capitalize on publicity, it was released the very same year. Another bio bit, on a serious note - 1934, Bebe has a big court case against her long-going stalker, a WW1 vet who kept returning to terrorize her after leaving institutions - he even defended himself and cross-examined Bebe’s husband. Bebe unnerved moves to London and retires from the movie business.
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 4, 2020 5:26:12 GMT
Watched a show this week on the highest ranking female mobster ever (and still alive) Maria Licciardi in Italy. Fascinating and ruthless who actually made her reputation by exploiting women in prostitution and sexual slavery. Not sure who could play her but it's a great and weirdly nuanced story about how she rose and stayed in control........and like I said still alive, still in power in Italy. Licciardi was referred to as La Madrina ("The Godmother") and earned the nickname La Piccolina ("The Little Girl") early on in her criminal career, due to her diminutive height. She is known respectfully as La Principessa ("The Princess"), due to her good standing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2020 13:50:33 GMT
Watched a show this week on the highest ranking female mobster ever (and still alive) Maria Licciardi in Italy. Fascinating and ruthless who actually made her reputation by exploiting women in prostitution and sexual slavery. Not sure who could play her but it's a great and weirdly nuanced story about how she rose and stayed in control........and like I said still alive, still in power in Italy. Licciardi was referred to as La Madrina ("The Godmother") and earned the nickname La Piccolina ("The Little Girl") early on in her criminal career, due to her diminutive height. She is known respectfully as La Principessa ("The Princess"), due to her good standing.
Ooooo looks wise at least Colman would be quite suited for this.
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Post by MsMovieStar on Jul 4, 2020 14:47:00 GMT
Watched a show this week on the highest ranking female mobster ever (and still alive) Maria Licciardi in Italy. Fascinating and ruthless who actually made her reputation by exploiting women in prostitution and sexual slavery. Not sure who could play her but it's a great and weirdly nuanced story about how she rose and stayed in control........and like I said still alive, still in power in Italy. Licciardi was referred to as La Madrina ("The Godmother") and earned the nickname La Piccolina ("The Little Girl") early on in her criminal career, due to her diminutive height. She is known respectfully as La Principessa ("The Princess"), due to her good standing.
Ciao bello, oh honey, this could be a perfect vehicle for me!
I'm practically fluent in Italian now after watching lots of Anna Magnani & Silvana Mangano movies during lockdown. I'm familiar with Italian things and drink Negronis & Bellinis all the time. I even once had an Aperol Spritz, which I feel is an intergral part of the role. I would also be prepared to consume large quantities of Grappa, which I hear is like Tequila, should the part require it. As an actress, I like to go all the way...
I'm in great shape as I've spent my time in isolation dancing all day and night. I feel like I've dislocated every bone in my body. The neighbors have been complaining that my cocktail shaker has is keeping them from sleeping. I'm a real fast learn, and could have all the moves down to Raffaella Carra's A far l'amore comincia tu in about twelve hours, breaking only for light refreshments. Without my Louboutins' I'm 5.1' (1.5m). I'm seeing wardrobe by D&G, Valentino, Prada and Armani Privé... and I've already made a list of items required for the role...
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 25, 2020 18:17:42 GMT
The Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac's founder) "Munich LSD Incident" - not just a sad, cruel story but one that encapsulates (and for Green culminates) the social movements and eras too - both literally and symbolically. The death of the 60s, the corruption of idealism, fractured political directions, the attraction and usage of celebrity, and finally the cult of religion, the complete loss of identity and then into an abyss of political radicalization into terrorism (Baader Meinhof). With Peter Green's passing today at 73 a reminder about his horrifying, tragic incident which exacerbated his "mental illness" ......an astonishing story.
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Post by stephen on Jul 25, 2020 18:42:05 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 25, 2020 19:03:20 GMT
Nothing like a pumpkin spice latte to take the edge off.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Jul 25, 2020 23:40:22 GMT
No alligators were harmed in the making of this movie.
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Post by stephen on Jul 31, 2020 14:58:01 GMT
The Cadaver Synod: One of the most bizarre occurrences in the history of the Catholic Church was the posthumous ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus, who had been dead for seven months at the time. Formosus's successor's successor, Pope Stephen VI, had Formosus's corpse dug up and brought before the papal court for judgment. Literally, they propped up the rotting corpse and appointed a deacon as his counsel/spokesman.
Formosus was accused of transmigrating sees in violation of canon law, of perjury, and of serving as a bishop while actually a layman. Eventually, the corpse was found guilty. Liutprand of Cremona and other sources say that, after having the corpse stripped of its papal vestments, Stephen then cut off the three fingers of the right hand that it had used in life for blessings, next formally invalidating all of Formosus' acts and ordinations (including, hilariously, his ordination of Stephen VI as bishop of Anagni, which made him a major candidate for the papacy later on). The body was finally interred in a graveyard for foreigners, only to be dug up once again, tied to weights, and cast into the Tiber River.
As expected, this did not go well for Stephen, as public opinion on him turned sour immediately. It didn't help matters where Formosus's corpse washed up on the riverbank, and rumors soon spread that stated the dead pope's body was performing miracles. Soon, a public uprising deposed Stephen. He was imprisoned and, that summer, strangled to death.
Formosus's reputation was rehabilitated by Pope Theodore II, and a year later, Pope John IX (they went through a lot of popes in a short time during this era) nullified the Cadaver Synod, excommunicated seven cardinals involved in the affair, and prohibited ever digging up a corpse and trying it in a court ever again.
Imagine that movie. Now imagine that movie directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 31, 2020 18:37:42 GMT
stephenActually back then a bishop couldn't be moved from a city to another, so the ones who were Bishops already weren't allowed to become Pope (who is the bishop of Rome). The cancellation of Stephen 's ordination as bishop made his papacy more legal.
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Post by stephen on Jul 31, 2020 18:42:02 GMT
stephen Actually back then a bishop couldn't be moved from a city to another, so the ones who were Bishops already weren't allowed to become Pope (who is the bishop of Rome). The cancellation of Stephen 's ordination as bishop made his papacy more legal. Good point, though to be fair, Stephen's ascension as pope is highly suspicious to say the least, because this was during the time when the legitimacy of certain popes was called into question. It's theorized that Formosus making Stephen bishop of Anagni was against Stephen's will, so there would've been more than a touch of vengeance on Stephen's part for instigating the trial. Perhaps Formosus made Stephen bishop to prevent him from attaining the papacy, as a way of defanging a rival?
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