Thomas Sorlie

I was told we already won this war.

we’re doing the meme ourselves now

The Thick-Walled Room - The Thick-Walled Room - The Criterion Channel Directed by Masaki Kobayashi • 1956 • Japan Even early on in his directing career, Masaki Kobayashi didn't shy away from controversy. Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of...

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Dir: Masaki Kobayashi
DP: Hiroyuki Kusuda
1956

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Throne of Blood.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa
DP: Asakazu Nakai
1957

Soldiers on the streets. What's behind South Africa's plan to deploy the army in high-crime areas South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in a country that has some of the highest violent crime rates in the world.

"Crime experts have expressed concern over Ramaphosa’s latest deployment plans, saying that the army isn’t a long-term solution to fighting crime, and soldiers aren’t experts in domestic law enforcement."

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Israel sees no certainty Iran’s government will fall despite war Israeli officials in closed discussions have acknowledged there is no certainty the war against Iran will lead to a collapse of its clerical government, a senior Israeli official told Reuters, with no...

"Despite discontent with the regime, the sense of Iranian pride and patriotism is growing and people are expressing hatred for Reza Pahlavi, Trump and Netanyahu," the resident added, naming the son of ⁠Iran's former shah, ​who had urged military intervention.

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Trump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better life Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the United States, ​he said, citing mass shootings in public places as well as...

"People are being shot in broad daylight. American citizens are being shot and killed," said ‌the 53-year-old, who moved to California in 2003. "I don't want to live in a place like this."

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Israel launches ground assault in southern Lebanon Israeli army says it deployed troops 'deeper into southern Lebanon', beyond five positions it has occupied since the 2024 ceasefire

In a statement on Tuesday, Katz said that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had authorised the army to “advance and hold additional dominant terrain in Lebanon”.

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‘We are on the eve of a fateful campaign in Lebanon,’ security official tells outlet * * *

A senior security official tells Ynet: “We are on the eve of a fateful campaign in Lebanon which will determine the future of both countries.”

“There is a security discussion right now,” says the official. “The campaign in Lebanon is going to expand significantly.”

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The Shahed drone appears to be the AK-47 of this war.

Could there ever be a military coup in the United States?
If so, what would be the implications?

Iran war live updates: Regime issues threat against protesters; drone reportedly hits major US diplomatic facility in Iraq Iran’s police chief says protesters will be treated as ‘enemies’ and that security forces remain stationed in the streets

Iran’s police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan has warned Iranians on state TV that anyone who takes to the streets “at the enemy’s request” will be “confronted as an enemy, not a protester”.

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Great twist ending!

Elevator to the Gallows Directed by Louis Malle • 1958 • France Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by J...

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Dir: Louis Malle
DP: Henri Decaë
1958

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What if Franz Ferdinand had not been assassinated?

Long-time buddies Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were out for a pleasant van drive in Oklahoma when, all of a sudden, their lives would change.

No One Asked Top Ten silent movies:

1. Nosferatu
2. Metropolis
3. The General
4. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
5. The Passion of Joan of Arc
6. Battleship Potemkin
7. Modern Times
8. The Lodger
9. Faust
10. Safety Last!

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The more silent movies I see, the more I appreciate #TheArtist. I hope it got modern audiences to explore silent cinema’s treasures. #TCMParty

The final spoken line breaks the silence the same way early talkies shocked audiences with synchronized voices.
#TCMParty #TheArtist ^JW

This is sad to watch when you think about how an estimated 75 percent of silent films are lost forever, due to nitrate film being flammable, poor storage, and the studios ordering them to be destroyed. #TheArtist #TCMParty

Republicans in the Trump era.

Join us as we celebrate the life and career of the late Robert Duvall with a special programming tribute.

We kick off our evening with TENDER MERCIES ('83), the film for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Today the number of displaced in Lebanon has reached 700,000 people according to the UN, 200,000 of which are children... news.un.org/en/story/202...

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The Hollowing of Sovereignty: Nigeria’s Trilemma and the Retreat of the State | African Arguments Nigeria’s trilemma and the retreat of the state

"To save the state, the federal government must abandon its pastime of reactive, distant governance. Security is not an abstract concept to be debated in the capital; it is the physical, breathing presence of the state in the lives of its most vulnerable."

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Have Election Crackdowns Become the Norm? Domestic and Cross-Border Repression in East Africa | African Arguments Election crackdowns in East Africa

"More recent examples of attacks on activists and civil society, independent media, the judiciary, and key opposition figures who have expressed interest in running for president have created a climate of fear ahead of the 2027 elections."

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