Tag: History

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: In Memory of Johan H. Stenersen.

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Death by China (2012)*

TITLE: Death By China

RELEASE DATE: 8/17/2012

RATING: NR

In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization with the strong support of a Democratic President and Republican Congress.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? Yes

after the credits

We see another interviewee and says “…and this whole notion that ‘what’s good for multinationals is good for America’ – that’s completely wrong.”

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Cross of Honour (2012)

TITLE: Cross of Honour (aka. Into the White)

RELEASE DATE: 4/12/2013

RATING: R

Norway, WWII: A group of British and German soldiers find themselves stranded in the wilderness after an aircraft battle. Finding shelter in the same cabin, they realize the only way to survive the winter is to place the rules of war aside.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Emperor (2012)

TITLE: Emperor

RELEASE DATE: 7/2013

RATING: PG-13

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: Dedicated to Yoshiyuki Narahashi.

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Day of the Falcon (2011)

TITLE: Day of the Falcon

RELEASE DATE: 11/23/2011

RATING: R

Set in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and modern, liberal father-in-law.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: Special tribute to Youssef Marzouk (Rider).

Special thanks to Frank S. for this submission

Hava Nagila: The Movie (2012)*

TITLE: Hava Nagila: The Movie

RELEASE DATE: 7/19/2012

RATING: NR

A documentary on the history, mystery, and meaning of the ubiquitous Jewish standard that follows the around-the-world journey of the song from Ukraine to Youtube. of the song “Hava Nagila.”

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

There are various clips of Hava Nagila being performed in various movies and television shows. This is followed by an old Connie Frances TV performance from the late 50s/early 60s.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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No (2012)*

TITLE: No

RELEASE DATE: 8/9/2012

RATING: R

An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see archival footage of Patricio Aylwin taking over as the new president of Chile. Later during the credits, we see behind-the-scenes footage of the cast and crew talking while eating oranges.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Koch (2012)*

TITLE: Koch

RELEASE DATE: 10/8/2012

RATING: NR

A documentary on Ed Koch, the mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

The credits start with Ed Koch joking and talking about the renaming of the Queensboro Bridge to Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, and show him presiding at the official unveiling ceremony. Mixed in are various scenic shots of NYC.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

TITLE: Zero Dark Thirty

RELEASE DATE: 12/19/2012

RATING: R

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

NOTE: THE FILMMAKERS WISH TO ESPECIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES WHO WERE MOST IMPACTED BY THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS FILM: THE VICTIMS AND THE FAMILIES OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS; AS WELL AS THE ATTACKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE MARRIOTT HOTEL IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN; IN KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA; AND AT THE CAMP CHAPMAN FORWARD OPERATING BASE IN AFGHANISTAN. WE ALSO WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE MANY EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

Let Fury Have the Hour (2012)?

TITLE: Let Fury Have the Hour

RELEASE DATE: 2012

RATING: NR

A documentary that chronicles how a generation of artists, thinkers, and activists used their creativity as a response to the reactionary politics that came to define our culture in the 1980s.

What did you think of this film?