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The Life of Birds, 1998..

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Enemy of the State, 1998..




The N.S.A. refused to cooperate with the production. Aerial footage of their headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland had to be shot from public air space.

The picture of a younger Gene Hackman shown in a white shirt and tie, supposedly from his N.S.A. file, was taken from The Conversation (1974). Hackman's character Edward "Brill" Lyle, closely resembles his "Conversation" character, Harry Caul. In The Conversation (1974), Harry Caul, like Brill, is a paranoid surveillance expert who has his workplace in an industrial warehouse. Also, Brill wears the same translucent raincoat worn by Harry Caul in the previous movie. In the movie Harry Caul (like Robert Clayton Dean in this movie) is pressured to hand over a tape that has evidence of a murder conspiracy. At the end of The Conversation (1974), Caul demolishes his apartment when he thinks people who have been observing him might be coming for him. It's been suggested by more than one movie critic that Brill could actually be an older Harry Caul, living under a pseudonym.

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The Rock, 1996..






Sir Sean Connery insisted the producers build a cabin for him on Alcatraz, as he didn't want to travel from the mainland to the island every day. He got what he asked for.
There were tensions during shooting between director Michael Bay and Walt Disney Studios executives who were supervising the production. On the commentary track for the Criterion Collection DVD, Bay recalls a time when he was preparing to leave the set for a meeting with the executives and was approached by Sir Sean Connery in golfing attire. Connery, who also produced this movie, asked Bay where he was going, and when Bay explained that he had a meeting with the executives, Connery asked if he could accompany him. Bay complied, and when Bay arrived in the conference room, the executives' jaws dropped when they saw Connery appear behind him. According to Bay, Connery then stood up for him, and insisted that he was doing a good job and should be left alone.

Some of the Navy SEALs in this movie were played by real Navy SEALs.

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To Have and Have Not, 1944.

One of my favourite films.

[Barry]

Enemy of the State, 1998..






The N.S.A. refused to cooperate with the production. Aerial footage of their headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland had to be shot from public air space.

The picture of a younger Gene Hackman shown in a white shirt and tie, supposedly from his N.S.A. file, was taken from The Conversation (1974). Hackman's character Edward "Brill" Lyle, closely resembles his "Conversation" character, Harry Caul. In The Conversation (1974), Harry Caul, like Brill, is a paranoid surveillance expert who has his workplace in an industrial warehouse. Also, Brill wears the same translucent raincoat worn by Harry Caul in the previous movie. In the movie Harry Caul (like Robert Clayton Dean in this movie) is pressured to hand over a tape that has evidence of a murder conspiracy. At the end of The Conversation (1974), Caul demolishes his apartment when he thinks people who have been observing him might be coming for him. It's been suggested by more than one movie critic that Brill could actually be an older Harry Caul, living under a pseudonym.

Not a bad film - but IMO, not a patch on 'The Conversation'.

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The Hunt... Attenbourgh/BBC..

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super series that.. amazing pictures and good info.

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The Rock, 1996..






Sir Sean Connery insisted the producers build a cabin for him on Alcatraz, as he didn't want to travel from the mainland to the island every day. He got what he asked for.
There were tensions during shooting between director Michael Bay and Walt Disney Studios executives who were supervising the production. On the commentary track for the Criterion Collection DVD, Bay recalls a time when he was preparing to leave the set for a meeting with the executives and was approached by Sir Sean Connery in golfing attire. Connery, who also produced this movie, asked Bay where he was going, and when Bay explained that he had a meeting with the executives, Connery asked if he could accompany him. Bay complied, and when Bay arrived in the conference room, the executives' jaws dropped when they saw Connery appear behind him. According to Bay, Connery then stood up for him, and insisted that he was doing a good job and should be left alone.

Some of the Navy SEALs in this movie were played by real Navy SEALs.

One of my favourites- introduced my wife to it last week, she absolutely loved it too. Going to watch Highlander tonight to continue the Connery theme.

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The Jungle Book, 2016... a masterpiece of film making imo




One of the treasures in King Louie's temple is the Genie's lamp from Aladdin (1992).

The CGI character Baloo is so large and furry, he took almost five hours of rendering time per frame.

The talking animals in this movie were created using animal behavior, then having the actors and actresses copy those movements in motion-capture visual effects.

Lyricist Richard M. Sherman, who wrote songs for The Jungle Book (1967), composed a new verse for "Wanna Be Like You" for Christopher Walken, where King Louie declares that he is a Gigantopithecus.

This is the final movie of Garry Shandling (Ikki the Porcupine), released less than a month after he died of a heart attack. In a tragic parallel, The Jungle Book (1967) also had a posthumous performance from Verna Felton (Winifred, Hathi's wife).

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Too Many Crooks, 1959....




Gordon's car is a 1955 Jaguar XK 140. In excellent condition in 2019 this car could be worth $150,000 or more. As of 2010 the car in the film was still registered in the U.K.

The hearse is a 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I. Most hearses like this one started out as limos and were re-bodied in the 1930s to 1950s.

The American car the crooks crash into the storefront is a 1941 Chrysler Royal.