Every now and then I watch one that catches my interest. Most recently it was "The Old Man and the Sea: Return to Cuba."
shareThe Love Goddesses (1965) on the Criterion Channel, a flawed and dated documentary about sexy ladies in films. I rated it a 6/10.
shareAzorian: The Raising of the K-129 (2010) /tt2042455
This documentary recalls a chapter in the history of the Cold War that remained a closely-guarded secret for over three decades.
In 1968, as all eyes were fixed on the Space Race, the superpowers were playing chess in the world's oceans, with nuclear submarines their most powerful pieces. Consequently, when Russia's K-129 disappeared on its third patrol, both sides were keen to trace the wreck. Soviet efforts alerted the US, who triangulated reports of an underwater explosion and within months found the hulk. What followed was one of the most remarkable exploits of the Cold War, as the US planned to salvage the submarine -- armed with nuclear torpedoes and ballistic missiles -- to gain its secrets. Dubbed Azorian, the project was handled by the CIA rather than the Navy, but it took six years to come to fruition, as a unique salvage vessel had to be built to raise the hulk. The project was only partially successful, as the K-129 broke up as it was raised. What was recovered remains an official secret, but six bodies, heavily irradiated, were buried at sea with military honours, and a film of the ceremony was later handed to the Russians.
CIA staff tell their story in their own words for this film, which includes footage of the wreck taken during the 1974 mission, and is the first full public account of the project.
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Magnet links to the two parts.
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sharefree one on youtube about history of the israel palestine "argument"
shareA while back I watched The Man Who Skied Down Everest on TCM and it was absolutely fascinating.
shareDid he make it?? Bet he was dodging alot of corpses on the way down??
shareIt was 1970. Don't think it was quite full of corpses yet. They shot tons of footage of the climb. It was a huge operation. The ski run was an epic colossal failure. He was only on his feet for about 30 seconds and went down the rest of the mountain on his face. But this was before Everest had become a tourist destination so they're still doing everything old school. Super interesting.
shareI guess that one on Netflix about social media with actors playing roles.