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The new tv show from Showtime about Roger Ailes, the Chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Studios is on HBO Nordic, so I decided to give it a view. The show stars Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, and it depicts his entire history of Fox News. From the humble beginnings to the 9/11 attacks and all the way up to his death.

Keeping bias out of this review, I enjoyed watching the story unfold. I love Russell's portrayal of Roger, and I find it interesting to see, how Fox grew from a, let's be honest, amateur studio to the giant powerhouse we see today.

Nothing is left out. Every scandal. Every mistake. Every low and every high are in the show. Episode 1 starts in 1995, and it depicts several key points in Fox News, among those how Hannity was hired. The drama slowly unfolds, and it also shows how much of a mess Fox was in the beginning.

Episode 2 starts out on the morning of 9/11, where we see a fast-thinking Roger, doing what he did best - break the news to the people. The episode also showed the negative effect of that. Breaking the wrong, and often unsubstantiated news, like the time when we were told that Saddam Hussein had WMD's, and then Geraldo Rivera openly lied about him being in Tora Bora.

I look forward to the next episode, on the 14th of july.

So far, I give this series a 7/10. Room for improvement, but it doesn't need much to be a great show!

I remember as a kid, around 12-13 years old, me and my sister would be watching this show in her bedroom every night that was made in England back in the late 70's going into 1980. Prisoner Cell Block H was like a soap about a women's prison with all these interesting characters on the show that were of course, prisoners.

I'm sure some on here, especially over in Europe around my age, or a little older may remember this show.

Comet TV was doing a weekend marathon and Star Trek: First Contact was on last night.
It's a Science Fiction movie about space travelers in the 24th century. The focus of the movie is for the spaceship Enterprise who went back in time to thwart the efforts of the cybernetic Borg, an alien group of organisms who traveled back in time to change history.

I dislike TV commercials and get up to pursue other interests (like snacks in the kitchen) and often miss parts of the movie, but it's expected to play again this month!

Usually the last music I listen to before bed is playing over and over when I awake. Today is no different.




While on the subject of resistance being futile, news this morning, Trump's claims of election fraud aren't going well for him.
After seeing the ads where's he's asking for donations to support his court battle that 60% of the money goes to pay off his campaign debt... the longer he keeps an audience to believe he actually has a chance, the better-off he is financially. Not conceding is expected, but there will be a new president swearing in January 20th.

I've got a lot of time on my hands these days.

Has anyone seen the series 1883?

Was told I'd enjoy it. Not so sure tho.

Forgot that I don't know how to post a youtube video from my phone. Eish!

Not just because of the cinematography and other technical aspects , but also for the emotional touch supported by those mesmerising musical representation ,

It's going to be an EVERGREEN movie.








And the Qala jukebox..

I was scrolling through Amazon Prime yesterday, as you do. The movie Bloodshot caught my eye, and I thought "Hang on, isn't that the one with Vin Diesel? I have always wanted to see that".. So I did. I quite liked it. Action packed, full of pretty spectacular stunts but the CGI wasn't really the best. Most noticeable was when Vin was having a superheroesque brawl with one of the villains. Very enjoyable two hours. Once that was over, a quick break with some food, and then I jumped straight to Netflix, and into a suspenseful thriller, that was suuper dark. Night Hunter, was the name of that movie. It stars Henry Cavill as a weathered detective in Canada, who is investigating a death, and gets caught up in a very dangerous case, involving a recently arrested man linked to years of female abductions and murders. Besides Cavill, Alexandra Dadario, Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci and Brendan Fletcher completes the main cast. Brendan Fletcher REALLY shines in this movie, which is a great watch. It's filled with great acting and a twist you never see coming. When it happened, I went "Of COURSE! How could I not have seen it?".. The final movie of the night was the 1983 CLASSIC (yes, it's a classic!) Blue Thunder. Why did I decide to watch that? Well, after the darkness that was Night Hunter, I wanted to watch something light and fun, because ending your night with a dark thriller really doesn't do anything to help you sleep. Trust me, I know!

Anyway, Blue Thunder is one of those movies where you go "Wow, it was a simpler time back then". The movie itself is hugely entertaining, full of, for the time, great action and the lead role is well played by Rob Scheider and the rest of the cast is Warren Oats, Candy Clark and Daniel Stern (yes, Marv from Home Alone). When I saw Daniel on screen, I went "Hang on, he seems familiar.. Who is he..?".. I had to go to IMDb to find out, and when I did, it was yet again one of those "Of COURSE!" moments.

I might have to watch more movies from the eighties, because they are a LOT of fun!

It's rare that a Danish film is received well by everyone, particularly when it's made by two relatively unknown directors. They received some money from The Danish Film Institute, and then they got to work making an action thriller, that is fairly well put together. The story spans just over a day, and we follow two police officers, Jens and Mike, on their patrol in the wake of the violent arrest of a 19 year old man, who ends up in a coma. Once confirmation comes through that the young man has died, the two cops are trapped in the ghetto, where the deceased was from, with tensions mounting towards them. It's now up to them to find a way out, before they are killed.

Alongside them is Amos, a boy they arrested for throwing an item at their squad car. He helps them navigate the maze of buildings, until they reach safety.

One of the cops, Mike, is extremely racist, which can be tough to watch, while Jens is much more respectful towards everyone. Mike uses derogatory terms towards everybody, and I would imagine that the actor playing the racist cop, had to ask if the other actors were okay with being called extremely rude and disrespectful names. I met the actor who is playing Mike, when I was on a shoot for a crime tv show, and he's super friendly and caring towards everyone, so it was weird seeing him take on this racist of a role.

The setting of the movie is in a place called Svalegården, which is based on a real life ghetto about 15 minutes driving from where I live. It was weird seeing that on screen, but the setting really helped making Shorta a thrilling and exciting watch. Shorta, by the way, is Arabic for cop, and the original title for the movie was "panser", which means armor in Danish. It's also the Danish slang word for cop. So this is very much a cop based film, with certain elements mixed into the story. Racism, police brutality and violence, to name a few.

The cast in the film is Jesper Lohmann as Mike, Simon Sears as Jens and Tarek Zayat as Amos. Tarek in particular is great in the film. When you think of Danish films, you might think that all we make are gloomy crime dramas, and cringe worthy comedy, which is true. This is the second time a Danish film has tried to be a serious action film, the first one being the WWII drama Flammen & Citronen.

In general, Shorta was an enjoyable two hours of content.

8/10

Trailer for Shorta/Enforcement:

Yesterday, I was bored, so I watched three films back to back. Mosul, A Man Apart and The Last Runway. Let's begin with Mosul!

What is it about? It's set in the Iraqi city of Mosul, at the height of the ISIS regime, and we follow a small Iraqi swat team, in their efforts to fight back against the terrorist movement. All the actors are Iraqi or Arabic, meaning that this film is in Arabic, with very few English phrases. The movie is filled with fantastic moments, and it also has a fair amount of blood and gore. If you like foreign films, give this a watch. Just do me a favor: Watch it in the original language with subtitles for the best experience.

Next up is A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel as Sean, an ex-gang banger turned DEA special agent, who busts a drug lord on Mexican soil. However, retaliation is swift, and after a tragic event, Sean digs deep into his past and unleashes justice his own way. This is an old fashioned revenge action flick, with decent performances by Diesel and his co-stars, and it's worth a watch on a Sunday morning, when you don't have anything else to do. It's not bad, but it's not good either. It's a middle of the road typical American revenge flick, with some explosions and shootouts, and a plot that is pretty solid.

So that leads me to the last film on today's blog: The Last Runway (or Leal, solo hay una forma de vivir), if we have to get specific. After a series of embarrassing attempts at busting a drug lord, a former Colonel, Fernandez, is appointed Minister of the National Anti-Drug Agency (SENAD). He purges the special forces, and starts from scratch to fight the first of many battles against the drug trafficking on the border of Paraguay and Argentina. As with Mosul, this film is in a different language than English. It is Spanish this time, which makes the movie super fun to watch. It has everything: Action, comedy and a fair bit of good music as well. The main villain is.. Not very threatening, however his brother is. He comes across as someone with a VERY short fuse, not something you want while running a drug smuggling ring. But the movie DOES get credit for being very inventive with the camera angles.

Grade time! Mosul gets a 9/10. Great film, highly recommended! A Man Apart gets a 6/10. Nothing special, but just a middle of the road grade. The Last Runway gets an 8/10. Fun and extremely creative!

When i saw that Zack Snyder made a zombie film, starring Dave Bautista, I was intrigued. Then the trailer dropped, and we got our first look at the film - it looked promising.

It dropped on Netflix three days ago, on the 21st of May. I didn't have time to watch it when it dropped, so I waited until Saturday to watch it. So how was it? Did it sink its teeth into my attention, or would it be a dead view?

Initially, things were promising. The opening scene was good, although the soldiers in the scene made some extremely stupid decisions. "Fine, it's a film. I'll let it slide", was my thought. The rest of the film can only be described as awful. Truly awful. The characters are not likeable at all, and even when most of them die, I didn't feel anything. "Oh, that person died? I don't care, I am so bored!"

The film stars Dave Bautista as Scott Ward, a mercenary and the founder of a mercenary group called Las Vengeance. Other people in the cast include Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Thoe Rossi and Matthias Schweighöfer. Other cast members include Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt and Tig Notaro, who was cast in place of the actor who had to be let go due to allegations of less than good stuff.

The entire city of Las Vegas has been walled off due to a zombie outbreak. Mr Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada) enters a diner that Scott Ward works at, and gives him a proposition: Help him steal 200 million dollars from an underground bank vault, and he will be paid $50 million. After his initial hesitation, Scott agrees to do it. He gathers his team, and they attempt the heist of a lifetime. However, dangers lurk in the shadows. Dangers that are known as Alpha's, which are a new breed of smart zombies.. Yes, you read that right: Smart zombies. The entire point of zombies is that they are mindless drones, whose sole desire is to eat anything that lives, so making a new type of "smart zombies" is just absolutely ridiculous!

I will give credit to the makeup team. They did an excellent job with the Alpha's. They look great! They even include a tiger AND a horse, which are pretty well made. The film has a lot.. And I mean a LOT of gore. However, a lot of gore doesn't make a film any good. I was extremely bored throughout the film, which is a very bad sign.

As a whole, the film gets a 5/10

This is a series on Paramount starring Sylvester Stallone. The premise is that Stallones character was released from prison after 20 years and sent to Oklahoma to start a mafia crime branch in Tulsa.

If you can would enjoy the tv show Happy days being merged with the Supranos you will be entertained. Stallone is a 75 year old “Fonzie”. He takes over a marijuana shop just by walking in hitting the security guard over the head with a coffee thermos grabs the nerdy owner by the collar and walking out with $50,000 in cash.

Another ridiculous episode, Stallone and his gang of locals walk into a biker club and beat everyone with baseball bat with no serious injuries.

There are also some disgusting murder scenes like the Sopranos had so it is kind of a weird merger of romanticized the good macho guys win mixed with blood and guts.

There are 9 episodes and the second season is being filmed now. I give this 4 out of 5 stars.