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The Boys Next Door
Released in VHS Tape by Hallmark Home Entertainment (18 February, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: John Erman
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Beautiful, simply beautiful.
Perfectly cast and well-acted. This a very touching movie without being sappy.

Excellent Potrayal of the Plight of Disability Services
This movie was incredibly accurate. Not only in relation to the limits of Holywood distortions, but it was true to the experiences, values, and attitudes of those involved. It captured the current crisis in Direct Support Services so well. It gave a face to the sad truth of what our nation values and does not value; and our nation clearly does not value its disabled brothers and sisters. The only problem is that hardly anyone will ever see this film, I wish it was on PBS or CBS, etc.

Excellent!
I loved this movie----Nathan Lane really is great in this! A MUST SEE!

The Song of the Lark
Released in VHS Tape by PBS Home Video (19 June, 2001)
MPAA Rating:
Director: Karen Arthur
Starring: Alison Elliott and Maximilian Schell
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An excellent choice...
I loved this presentation on Masterpiece. I'd never read the book, or really given Willa Cather's works a lot of thought until I saw this movie. The story is beautiful, a young woman who has an amazing talent, as many of us do, yet still seeks to find herself, as also many of us do. Alison Elliot does a magnificent job, I'd love to see her in more Masterpiece Works. (She also starred in The Buccaneers)

A Masterpiece of American literature
After the horrid job Hollywood did on her novel A LOST LADY, Willa Cather refused to allow her works to be converted to dramatic form--and she put it in her will. But that was before Masterpiece Theater raised the stakes for the transformation of literary classics to film. Now that a few of Cather's works are no longer in copyright, some have been filmed with mixed results. The Masterpiece Theater film, THE SONG OF THE LARK, is the best of the lot, a fine presentation of the story of a young girl who finds her voice when she connects the two things--the western lands and the music--that she loves. This production has the good sense to end the story at its climax, leaving the weaker ending (which Cather herself acknowledged) to the reader's imagination.

A Musical and Dramatic Must See
This story follows a young musician through the trials of her art. She begins her musical career at the piano but finds that her voice is her gift. The music and drama of this movie are beautiful and deserve a personal review. I highly recommend this movie.

Someone Like You
Released in VHS Tape by Fox Home Entertainme (14 January, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, and Hugh Jackman
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Dang, but that Ashley's cute!
I can't help it. Even though this is basically a chick-flick, I loved it.

I guess someone like Sandra Bullock or maybe Jennifer Anniston could have pulled off Ashley's role as Jane Goodall (no relation to the gorilla woman) - after all, chick-flick-chicks are pretty interchangable. But there's something about Ashley Judd that makes you sit up and think, gosh, this girl (woman, I guess) is just a little different. I'm gonna pay just a little more attention to this one.

Maybe it's the way her character interacts with the other actors. She's working with "professional supporting actors" Greg Kinnear and Marisa Tomei, not to mention the future Wolverine Hugh Jackman. None of their characters, as Jane's love interest, best friend, and roommate, respectively, have any reason to exist except to provide Ashley with opportunities to be adorable.

The screenplay is genuinely witty. There's one scene in which Ashley finds her diaphragm, which she has apparently been keeping in storage, and blows dust off it. That single action tells you more about her character's life than twenty pages of dialog. Another hilarious bit has Greg Kinnear's character reciting an imaginary "deconstruction" of male manipulation techniques in terms of Jane/Ashley's "New Cow Theory."

Ashley makes acting in a piece like this look easy, unlike Marisa Tomei, whose over-the-topness makes you a little conscious of the fact that she's "on" (don't get me wrong -- Marisa's cute, too, but she's no Ashley!).

There's a scene in which Ashley has to run. We all know that Ashley can run like frickin' Prefontaine. Yet she's playing a "girlie" girl, so she hams it up just enough, with the skidding and arm-waving, so that she looks like a puppy who can barely make it to its dish without banging into the refrigerator.

Okay, so I'm biased. But I liked this movie a lot.

Excellent
Watched this movie several times, and enjoyed more and more each time. Ashley Judd is wonderful in this role, and in this movie she really plays wonderfully (unlike boring High Crimes, where the story might be interesting but there is nothing special about the performance of the actors) - in this movie she plays with her face, eyes, facial expression - truly charming. Several scenes I just had to watch over and over - they were so wonderfully performed. And of course, the story is the one that many girls can relate to... Would highly recommend

Gaby
Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (21 March, 2000)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: Luis Mandoki
Starring: Liv Ullmann and Rachel Chagall
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The Power of Courage; the power of love
An emotionally gripping, touching, and sadly inspirational story based upon the life and creative contribution of Gaby Brimmer. Born of wealthy Jewish refuge parents residing in Mexico after the Second World War, she was afflicted with Cerebral Palsy and unable to move all but her left foot. Despite this, and with the love and wisdom of her parents and life-long Nanny she was the first so handicapped person to challange the entry exams and to proceed through high school and the University at Mexico City, distinguishing herself in the process. She went on to be published, in articles and in her autobiography. Rachel Levin's performance as the severely handicapped Gaby has to be seen to be believed. As a Doctor of Medicine and a writer, I found it astounding. Gaby Brimmer died of a stroke on January 3rd of this year. The world is richer for her inspiration and poorer for the loss.

The Last Tattoo
Released in VHS Tape by Anchor Bay Entertainment (29 May, 2001)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: John Reid
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Well Done Mystery
Almost Hitchcock-like, this movie keeps you interested. I am writing this review before the DVD is released, but after viewing the movie three times - I'm hooked!

The accuracy of the costumes and the beauty of the New Zealand setting easily let your imagination place you right in this World War II drama. Give this film two minutes of your time and you'll be so deeply entrenched in the story you won't even be able to pause the DVD.

Rod Steiger gives one of his classic performances, and Tony Goldwyn (the guy you loved to hate in "Ghost") keeps you wondering whether he's a good guy or bad guy.

As the story unfolds, the twists and turns play on your emotions and keep your logic hard at work. This is a wonderful movie, and I am buying a copy for my parents just to take them on a trip back to a time long gone.

The Lesser Evil
Released in VHS Tape by Mgm/Ua Studios (21 August, 2001)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: David Mackay
A prank gone horribly wrong resurfaces decades later to haunt the participants in this compelling little indie suspense flick, told with an unusual double-flashback technique. In the first flashback, Ivan, Frank, George, and Derek reunite for the first time in 22 years. In the second, we witness the deadly chain of events that drove the friends apart. Back in the first flashback, we learn that the police have at last turned up evidence that points to Derek. The dual structure of the movie makes for an engaging parallel rise in suspense: just as events spin out of control for the teenagers, their later selves descend into a chaos of mistrust and divided loyalties. Not once, but twice the four friends must learn that gunplay and threatened manhood don't mix. --Ali Davis
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An intelligent thriller
I was fortunate enough to see "The Lesser Evil" at a Chicago film festival featuring great independent films. It is an intelligent dramatic thriller in which four high school friends are faced with the consequences of their actions. They are all involved in a couple of killings and the film slowly reveals who is really to blame and who should pay for their mistakes. Its also about how people change as they grow up and live with a dark secret. Arliss Howard, the guy who played Cowboy in "Full Metal Jacket" is a priest troubled by guilt. Paymer, who's in just about everything these days, is a bitter lawyer. Goldwyn, who is now making a name for himself as a director, is a cop with a criminal past. And Feore is a trouble maker without a spine. The film has some good twists and while it ties up well, it doesn't do so cleanly for the characters which makes it feel more real. Ultimately its the kind of film that you talk about long after its over.

Great Movie!
A prank gone horribly wrong returns to haunt four boys in their adult life.

This movie was really a pleasant surprise. Good story, great acting. If you like stuff like "A Simple Plan", then you'll like this. A real little-known gem.

Left me thinking
An intricate plot. A narrative that weaves back and forth between past and present in order to unmask the characters. A moral decision was made twenty five years ago that haunts the ensemble cast. Now they find themselves faced with a similar moral crises as adults. Each characer is both protagonist and antagonist. Ultimately good and evil is defined as matters of degree. An excellent film that left me thinking.

A Walk on the Moon
Released in VHS Tape by Miramax Home Entertainment (08 October, 2002)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen
Although its tale of marital crisis unfolds a bit too cleanly, A Walk on the Moon--which was coproduced by Dustin Hoffman--offers a welcome relief from the juvenile assault of skull-throbbing blockbusters. The story is gently involving, the characters are authentic, and, best of all, Diane Lane is given a chance to show why she's one of the most genuine and underrated actresses of her generation. Here she plays Pearl Kantrowitz, a devoted housewife on a routine vacation in the Catskills with her TV repairman husband Marty (Liev Schreiber), 14-year-old daughter (Anna Paquin), and rambunctious younger son (Tovah Feldshuh).

It's the summer of 1969. Neil Armstrong has made his "one small step for man," Woodstock is about to happen nearby (leading to a barely plausible dramatic coincidence), and while her husband is away on business, Pearl is cautiously receptive to the seductions of "the blouse man" (Viggo Mortensen), a hippie salesman who offers the adventure and passion that Pearl sacrificed to young pregnancy and marriage. Once the stage for infidelity is set, A Walk on the Moon progresses predictably, but first-time screenwriter Pamela Gray stays true to the emotions of her characters, and actor Tony Goldwyn (making a smooth directorial debut) maintains precisely the right tone to downplay most of the movie's dramatic clichés. Add to this a sharp dynamic between Lane and Paquin, whose performances create a substantial mother-daughter relationship. Graced by stolen moments and fleeting expressions that speak volumes, this unassuming little film is eminently worthwhile. --Jeff Shannon

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Good concept, but the script should have been better
It's 1969 in a bungalow colony near Woodstock where husbands come up weekends to visit their wives and kids. Pearl Kantrowitz, at 32 is the mother of a 14 year old daughter and a 5 year old son. When a hippie salesman comes to the bungalow colony to sell blouses, she's drawn into an affair with him. This is a time period that I'm familiar with. I, myself, was only 30 years old then. I, too, had children. I also looked at the hippie world as an adventure that was somehow passing me by. I remember those feelings and those wonder years.

Diane Lane, cast as the mother, with her confusion and mixed loyalties, played her part well. So did the hippie lover, Viggo Mortensen, who has the kind of good looks that are sketched on the covers of romance novels. Anna Paquen is superb as the 14 year old daughter, coming of age herself, who goes to Woodstock and sees her mother there with the hippie. And the husband, played by Liev Shreiber is wonderful as he tries to cope with his wife's changes and his love for his family. Cast as Pearl's Jewish mother-in-law, Tovah Feldshuh should have been better. The role is a good one, but the Yiddish words as written in the script were awkward.

One of the reasons I hesitate to recommend this video is that the setting was artificial. For example, in the few Woodstock scenes, the sun was always shining and it seemed to last just one short afternoon. The real Woodstock lasted 3 days and it rained constantly. I also thought the Jewishness and silliness of the bungalow colony was overdone. Every single cliche and Yiddish expression were thrown in. I found this distracting from the central human story of a family trying to cope with a changing world. The scenes were much too long and the story moved too slowly. Too many scenes were just talking and no action. The plot was predictable and there were no surprises. And I kept looking at my watch every ten minutes.

The title refers to the moon walk by the astronauts, watched on flickering black and white television sets that summer. It's a big theme reflecting a changing world. But in spite of good acting and interesting story, this film tried hard, but just didn't make it.

Husbands, Rare Book Dealers & Blouse Men - Choices! Choices!
Unfaithful was okay for a melodrama but a tad too idealized for my blood. Its hook at keeping me interested was Olivier MartinezÕs raw sexiness. Walk on the MoonÕs story is so much more interesting, erotic and poetic in obvious as well as subtle ways. 1st, Viggo Mortenson is a worthy temptation to stir the waters of doubt. The writers and actors present more conflict articulating a marriage at crossroads of changing times and a couple that married too young. There are also more interesting subplots. The husband (wearing toy cowboy attire or trying to dance to Jimi Hendrix), mother-in-law (strong and loving) and kids all add more interesting dimensions to the infidelity Diane Lane brings to the screen. She is not all selfish addiction and has more rounded reasons for seeking really rockinÕ bons temps with the blouse man. This added more suspense and satisfaction at the end. As enticing as ViggoÕs eyes and voice are, the soundtrack is rich and offers a pleasantly and sensually surprising selection of songs. I can pick which movie I prefer, but don't make me choose between Walker Jerome and Paul Martel. It just ain't fair.

tender and abrasive simultaneously. . .lane is brilliant.
I freely admit that it was Diane Lane's impeccable performance in Unfaithful that prompted me to rent this film. I was equally impressed by her talents in this film. Anna Paquin was amazing as well as the rest of the cast.

The film deals with sexual repression. . . and the consequences of an awakening one Jewish mother of two experiences by having an affair on a family vacation during the summer of love.

As the first man walks on the moon, his experience coincides with this lady's first walk on the terrain of an extramarital affair. Both are free in a new frontier. She and her daughter both sneak to be a part of woodstock with harrowing results. Pay particular attention to Lane's return from the festival . . .she's nails it. Diane Lane portrays this character with both sympathy and scorn... breathtaking.

Truman
Released in VHS Tape by Hbo Studios (13 January, 1998)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Frank Pierson
Harry S. Truman had a hard row to hoe as the 33rd president and he never enjoyed popularity while in office. Think about what occurred on Truman's watch: the bombing of Hiroshima, a nationwide railroad strike, the rise of the Southern States' Rights Party, integration of the armed forces, the ascendancy of McCarthyism, the early cold war, and finally the Korean Conflict and Truman's decision to fire General MacArthur. Few American presidents have been faced with more difficult and dangerous times than Truman. It wasn't until some 50 years later that Harry Truman, a farmer from Missouri, got his due appreciation in the history books. Truman follows the man from his beginnings as an artillery officer in WWI through his connections with Missouri's Pendergast political machine and onward to Washington. The always-excellent Gary Sinise is a perfect fit for the Truman character, having obviously studied the President's plainspoken Missouri twang and ramrod-straight bearing at great length. Diana Scarwid is also very good as Truman's long-suffering wife Bess; the film studies the relationship between the two in some depth, and also sheds light on the men who surrounded Truman in Washington. Truman's chief failing is that in its effort to detail 40 years of the man's life, certain historical events are given short shrift in order to fit them all in. Nonetheless, Sinise inhabits the character well; the scene where the President ruminates on dining alone in the White House (while Bess is back in Missouri) is a great, understated comment on the loneliness, isolation, and stress of the job. --Jerry Renshaw
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WHO SAYS HISTORY ISN'T INTERESTING!
Film biography is very ticky business. Directors are often tempted to to make their subjects out to be over the top martyrs, or self- importent gods. Frank Pierson avoids that trap in this wonderful look at our 33rd president, Harry S. Truman. The Truman we see here, as brought to us by the always wonderful Gary Sinise, is a very flawed human being. He's not sure of everything, and he makes his share of mistakes. However, he is also an honest, inteligent man, who works hard to help our country, and becomes one of our greatest presidents.Pierson's attempt to make such an honest movie is commendable, as is his wonderful recreation of America in the first half of this century. Rural Missouri in the 1920's and Washington D.C. in the 1940's are brought to us effortlessly. It is a delight to see such informative and interesting portrayals of great men like Harry Truman coming out in recent years. It is importent that we as Americans know about the great men who have served our country, and what better a way then through the movies?

We Need Another Truman!
Gary Sinise does a magnificent job of playing one of the greatest Presidents in history. To see the saga of a President who didn't rely on the polls, but instead simply did the right thing and let the chips fall where they may is very refreshing. From this movie (and even moreso if you read McCullagh's book, or any book about Truman and MacArthur) you can easily see why Truman HAD to fire the general. This is an amazing story: the story of a man who, at age 49 was a poor farmer in Missouri, and at the age of 60 was President of the United States. Anyone who loves this country should cherish this film.

Gary Sinise does it again!
This DVD stars Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman and covers his life from when he is a farmer, through marrying Bess, up until the time he leaves the White House. Gary is terrific as usual and when he gets going as the older Truman on the campaign trail, he is dynamic. Also stars Diana Scarwid as Bess, who is usually in campy movies such as playing Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest, but she is also very endearing as Mrs. Truman. There are some very cute points, especially when the Truman's move into the White House, the "first house they have ever had alone" and Mrs. Truman comments about how dirty it is! Not to be missed! One minor flaw - there are NO special features on this DVD.

Doomsday Gun
Released in VHS Tape by Hbo Studios (26 March, 1996)
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director: Robert Young (III)
Average review score:

Here's to the engineers
As an engineer's son, I have never seen a better portrayal of an engineer's enthusiasm for new problems and new challenges. In one unforgettable scene, Frank Langella brought to the screen for the first time in my opinion what can only be called, "the-joy-of-development."

Too often films that deal with invention focus on that moment when the problem comes together and is solved. What they fail to recognize is the first step, when the men and women are looking at the challenge ahead, has even more emotional potential.

Thankfully the writers and actors in this film did not forget this human truth.

The cast is excellent. The script is uneven, but the only reason this is obvious is because instead of staying mildly good throughout, like most made for cable films, this movie is mildly good with occasional scenes of brilliance; such as almost any moment what Langella or Spacey grace the screen.

If you are an engineer or just have one as a friend or member of the family, see this film. It's a wonder.

An Excellent Portrayl of Events Little of Us Know of...
"Doomsday Gun" shouldve been a theatrical release because of its topics. Frank Langella plays the part of scientist/arms specialist Dr. Gerald Bull, who spent most of his career building massive guns of ultimate destruction. After spending a year in prison for breaking international embargo laws by shipping his weapons to Africa, he makes building the largest and most powerful gun in the world his passion...and obsession. Befriended American CIA Agent Jim Price (Kevin Spacey), desperately tries to convince Bull while in prison that he must stop his weapon production for his own safety. Bull thinks however that everyone, even Price is out to shut down his dream. He makes a deal with Iraq at the height of the Gulf War, to build the ultimate super-gun that can be theirs for money. Money never appears to be the issue though, for Dr. Bull is willing to risk everything to see his gun and his name go down in history...regardless of the prices he might have to pay. The movie is brilliantly done with a cast of true and convincing characters, who expose the details of one of the biggest government cover-ups in many years. Many movies based upon true events we could surely have done without, but this film is one that I believe had to be done...leaving the question in everyone's mind: "Would we have known all about this by just relating stories of news reports?"...

Artillery, Saddam Hussein and the Mossad = Gulf War
This is the true story of Dr. Gerald Bull played by Frank Langella in a simply excellent performance. Kevin Spacey is fantastic as a CIA agent with heart. Tony Goldwyn, son of Samuel Goldwyn (i.e. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - MGM) is perfect as the "true company man" for THE Company (CIA). Alan Arkin, a long-time favorite of mine, plays an Israeli general turned into a Mossad agent. And the characters playing the Iraqis are really, really good. Get the movie. It's pretty factual and quite amazing indeed.

Here's a few additional facts about the story to intrigue you:

Dr. Gerald Bull was the founder of Space Research Corporation ... a Canadian ballistics expert, Bull modified artillery weapons, worked on the USA's HAARP gun program and upgraded SCUD missiles for various customers. He did work for every country, except Russia, which he hated (but the SCUD's he modified were Russian-made). He also did work, through the CIA, for the USA and some of its allies.

Dr. Bull had to run things through the customs services of many countries of course to move his weapons. He ran afoul of U.S. Customs and got a year in a federal penitentiary for which he did not forgive the CIA, instead expecting immunity.

Bull was contracted by Saddam Hussein, who at that time was a pro-U.S. interest (against Iran and supported by then-Vice-President Bush) to build a "Supergun" that would fire a 2,000 lb shell over 100 miles (and further). Saddam's hope was to be able to shell Israel with bio/chem weapons from an artillery gun (which is not uncommon) but from great range. Israel had destroyed Iraq's nuclear weapons reactor (designed to produce weapons-grade plutonium) for which Saddam vowed revenge. The Mossad gave a lot of warnings to Bull about helping Iraq arm, which Bull repeatedly ignored.

the CIA and British MI6 turned a blind eye to Bull's operations in Iraq, for which Bull, expecting protection, gave them info on the German bunkers and C&C centers Saddam had constructed underground. Ah, but in the spy business there are no sweethearts, and the Mossad assassinated Bull in Brussels before he could finish the "Supergun" (the Babylon Gun) ... a smaller version, the "Baby Babylon" gun had been completed and tested at that time ...

This was all financed through a "bank" in America where funds were diverted from American taxpayers to Saddam, ostensibly for agricultural enterprises ... Saddam reportedly paid Bull $20-25 million for his work ... the mysoginistic viewpoint at the time was that any enemy of Iran (i.e. Iraq) is a friend of the USA ... didn't quite work out that way ...

After Bull was dead, MI6 feigned surprise at the discovery of "Supergun" barrel pieces being constructed in a foundry in England and they were impounded before they could all be shipped out (on Iraqi IL-76 transports I believe). Some pieces did make it out to Iraq.

Thus the silly and complicted politics of the Middle East ... where the USA once propped up the Shah of Iran and sold him 79 F-14A Tomcats, he was deposed and Iran became a U.S. enemy ... and still is to this day ... Saddam, a former protected entity, invaded Kuwait less than 6 months after Bull was assassinated ... and the rest was seen on CNN 24 hours per day.

Doomsday Gun
Released in VHS Tape by Hbo Studios (04 June, 1996)
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director: Robert Young (III)
Average review score:

Here's to the engineers
As an engineer's son, I have never seen a better portrayal of an engineer's enthusiasm for new problems and new challenges. In one unforgettable scene, Frank Langella brought to the screen for the first time in my opinion what can only be called, "the-joy-of-development."

Too often films that deal with invention focus on that moment when the problem comes together and is solved. What they fail to recognize is the first step, when the men and women are looking at the challenge ahead, has even more emotional potential.

Thankfully the writers and actors in this film did not forget this human truth.

The cast is excellent. The script is uneven, but the only reason this is obvious is because instead of staying mildly good throughout, like most made for cable films, this movie is mildly good with occasional scenes of brilliance; such as almost any moment what Langella or Spacey grace the screen.

If you are an engineer or just have one as a friend or member of the family, see this film. It's a wonder.

An Excellent Portrayl of Events Little of Us Know of...
"Doomsday Gun" shouldve been a theatrical release because of its topics. Frank Langella plays the part of scientist/arms specialist Dr. Gerald Bull, who spent most of his career building massive guns of ultimate destruction. After spending a year in prison for breaking international embargo laws by shipping his weapons to Africa, he makes building the largest and most powerful gun in the world his passion...and obsession. Befriended American CIA Agent Jim Price (Kevin Spacey), desperately tries to convince Bull while in prison that he must stop his weapon production for his own safety. Bull thinks however that everyone, even Price is out to shut down his dream. He makes a deal with Iraq at the height of the Gulf War, to build the ultimate super-gun that can be theirs for money. Money never appears to be the issue though, for Dr. Bull is willing to risk everything to see his gun and his name go down in history...regardless of the prices he might have to pay. The movie is brilliantly done with a cast of true and convincing characters, who expose the details of one of the biggest government cover-ups in many years. Many movies based upon true events we could surely have done without, but this film is one that I believe had to be done...leaving the question in everyone's mind: "Would we have known all about this by just relating stories of news reports?"...

Artillery, Saddam Hussein and the Mossad = Gulf War
This is the true story of Dr. Gerald Bull played by Frank Langella in a simply excellent performance. Kevin Spacey is fantastic as a CIA agent with heart. Tony Goldwyn, son of Samuel Goldwyn (i.e. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - MGM) is perfect as the "true company man" for THE Company (CIA). Alan Arkin, a long-time favorite of mine, plays an Israeli general turned into a Mossad agent. And the characters playing the Iraqis are really, really good. Get the movie. It's pretty factual and quite amazing indeed.

Here's a few additional facts about the story to intrigue you:

Dr. Gerald Bull was the founder of Space Research Corporation ... a Canadian ballistics expert, Bull modified artillery weapons, worked on the USA's HAARP gun program and upgraded SCUD missiles for various customers. He did work for every country, except Russia, which he hated (but the SCUD's he modified were Russian-made). He also did work, through the CIA, for the USA and some of its allies.

Dr. Bull had to run things through the customs services of many countries of course to move his weapons. He ran afoul of U.S. Customs and got a year in a federal penitentiary for which he did not forgive the CIA, instead expecting immunity.

Bull was contracted by Saddam Hussein, who at that time was a pro-U.S. interest (against Iran and supported by then-Vice-President Bush) to build a "Supergun" that would fire a 2,000 lb shell over 100 miles (and further). Saddam's hope was to be able to shell Israel with bio/chem weapons from an artillery gun (which is not uncommon) but from great range. Israel had destroyed Iraq's nuclear weapons reactor (designed to produce weapons-grade plutonium) for which Saddam vowed revenge. The Mossad gave a lot of warnings to Bull about helping Iraq arm, which Bull repeatedly ignored.

the CIA and British MI6 turned a blind eye to Bull's operations in Iraq, for which Bull, expecting protection, gave them info on the German bunkers and C&C centers Saddam had constructed underground. Ah, but in the spy business there are no sweethearts, and the Mossad assassinated Bull in Brussels before he could finish the "Supergun" (the Babylon Gun) ... a smaller version, the "Baby Babylon" gun had been completed and tested at that time ...

This was all financed through a "bank" in America where funds were diverted from American taxpayers to Saddam, ostensibly for agricultural enterprises ... Saddam reportedly paid Bull $20-25 million for his work ... the mysoginistic viewpoint at the time was that any enemy of Iran (i.e. Iraq) is a friend of the USA ... didn't quite work out that way ...

After Bull was dead, MI6 feigned surprise at the discovery of "Supergun" barrel pieces being constructed in a foundry in England and they were impounded before they could all be shipped out (on Iraqi IL-76 transports I believe). Some pieces did make it out to Iraq.

Thus the silly and complicted politics of the Middle East ... where the USA once propped up the Shah of Iran and sold him 79 F-14A Tomcats, he was deposed and Iran became a U.S. enemy ... and still is to this day ... Saddam, a former protected entity, invaded Kuwait less than 6 months after Bull was assassinated ... and the rest was seen on CNN 24 hours per day.

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