The second episode of the Spy Ops was about “Operation Just Cause,” which deposed Manuel Noreiga after American forces invaded Panama. The episode, in detail, spoke about the incidents that led the CIA and the American government to take such drastic steps to safeguard their power in the region. The next episode revolves around ‘Operation Pimlico,’ launched to safely extract a Kgb spy working for MI6 from Moscow. The episode takes us through the incidents that led the British to bring back their biggest asset.
Who is Oleg Gordievsky?
Spy Ops Episode 3 takes one through the peak of the spy network, the Cold War era. The Soviet Union and the United States were hardly looking eye to eye, but there were plenty of spies on both sides who leaked information. Oleg Gordievsky was one of the many Kgb officers who was considered one of the greatest spies that worked for British intelligence,...
Who is Oleg Gordievsky?
Spy Ops Episode 3 takes one through the peak of the spy network, the Cold War era. The Soviet Union and the United States were hardly looking eye to eye, but there were plenty of spies on both sides who leaked information. Oleg Gordievsky was one of the many Kgb officers who was considered one of the greatest spies that worked for British intelligence,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Slovak director Robert Kirchhoff is in postproduction with his documentary “All Men Become Brothers,” which follows the life of Czechoslovak politician Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), Film New Europe reports.
Dubček was leader of Czechoslovakia from January 1968 to April 1969. He attempted to reform the communist government during the Prague Spring, but was forced to resign following the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968.
The film is produced by Kirchhoff’s Atelier.doc and coproduced by Radio and Television Slovakia, Czech Republic’s Endorfilm and Czech Television.
Kirchhoff’s past titles include “Normalization,” which received a Special Mention from the Between the Seas jury at Jihlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival.
Production took place from 2018 to 2021 on locations in Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey and Slovakia. Well-known figures from Czechoslovak and international politics and culture, such as Italian politician Romano Prodi, Italian novelist Umberto Eco, Czech novelist and playwright Pavel Kohout, and Czech director...
Dubček was leader of Czechoslovakia from January 1968 to April 1969. He attempted to reform the communist government during the Prague Spring, but was forced to resign following the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968.
The film is produced by Kirchhoff’s Atelier.doc and coproduced by Radio and Television Slovakia, Czech Republic’s Endorfilm and Czech Television.
Kirchhoff’s past titles include “Normalization,” which received a Special Mention from the Between the Seas jury at Jihlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival.
Production took place from 2018 to 2021 on locations in Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey and Slovakia. Well-known figures from Czechoslovak and international politics and culture, such as Italian politician Romano Prodi, Italian novelist Umberto Eco, Czech novelist and playwright Pavel Kohout, and Czech director...
- 7/10/2022
- by Zuzana Točíková Vojteková
- Variety Film + TV
Ivan Passer’s first American film and his first in the English language is a core life-with-a-junkie tale in a cold Manhattan winter. George Segal is the ‘habituated, not addicted’ (he says) user whose married life has already been destroyed. Can he escape with the help of his new girlfriend? Hector Elizondo’s pimp/pusher has no intention of letting that happen. What’s weird is Passer’s frequently light tone — Segal’s criminal antics verge on the absurd. It’s a great film to see Karen Black, a young Robert De Niro and even Paula Prentiss in action, and yet another snapshot of Times Square in its most degraded decade.
Born to Win
Blu-ray
Fun City Editions
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / Scraping Bottom / Street Date May 31, 2022 / Available from Vinegar Syndrome / 27.99, from Amazon / 34.99
Starring: George Segal, Karen Black, Paula Prentiss, Hector Elizondo, Jay Fletcher, Robert De Niro, Ed Madsen, Marcia Jean Kurtz,...
Born to Win
Blu-ray
Fun City Editions
1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / Scraping Bottom / Street Date May 31, 2022 / Available from Vinegar Syndrome / 27.99, from Amazon / 34.99
Starring: George Segal, Karen Black, Paula Prentiss, Hector Elizondo, Jay Fletcher, Robert De Niro, Ed Madsen, Marcia Jean Kurtz,...
- 4/30/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Using a manhole cover to disable a tank works well if you can get it into the treads, but Molotov cocktails are more effective against trucks – such are just a couple of the discoveries unearthed by Czech filmmaker Jan Sikl in his docu “Reconstruction of Occupation,” a granular look at the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia based on never-before-seen footage. The documentary premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Saturday.
The Soviet-led crackdown, ordered in response to the reforms of hardline communism ushered in by Alexander Dubcek during the Prague Spring of that year, marked a historic turning point that brought citizens of Czechoslovakia who had hoped for a lessening of brutal repression back into line for another 20 years. It’s been thoroughly studied and was remarkably well documented by filmmakers at the time, many having escaped to the West with film reels hidden in wheel wells of cars,...
The Soviet-led crackdown, ordered in response to the reforms of hardline communism ushered in by Alexander Dubcek during the Prague Spring of that year, marked a historic turning point that brought citizens of Czechoslovakia who had hoped for a lessening of brutal repression back into line for another 20 years. It’s been thoroughly studied and was remarkably well documented by filmmakers at the time, many having escaped to the West with film reels hidden in wheel wells of cars,...
- 8/25/2021
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Gerard Depardieu, the Oscar-nominated French actor who took on Russian citizenship to avoid paying taxes in his home country, is set to star as the Soviet Union's leader Leonid Brezhnev in a new film set during the Prague Spring uprising of 1968.
Slovak writer Karol Hlavka is working on the script of a yet untitled film, which is to be directed by Croatian helmer Lordan Zafranovic (Occupation in 26 Pictures). The movie will focus on Alexander Dubcek, the leader of Czechoslovakia who, in 1968, embarked on a series of reforms to the communist system aimed at liberalizing political life in ...
Slovak writer Karol Hlavka is working on the script of a yet untitled film, which is to be directed by Croatian helmer Lordan Zafranovic (Occupation in 26 Pictures). The movie will focus on Alexander Dubcek, the leader of Czechoslovakia who, in 1968, embarked on a series of reforms to the communist system aimed at liberalizing political life in ...
- 8/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gerard Depardieu, the Oscar-nominated French actor who took on Russian citizenship to avoid paying taxes in his home country, is set to star as the Soviet Union's leader Leonid Brezhnev in a new film set during the Prague Spring uprising of 1968.
Slovak writer Karol Hlavka is working on the script of a yet untitled film, which is to be directed by Croatian helmer Lordan Zafranovic (Occupation in 26 Pictures). The movie will focus on Alexander Dubcek, the leader of Czechoslovakia who, in 1968, embarked on a series of reforms to the communist system aimed at liberalizing political life in ...
Slovak writer Karol Hlavka is working on the script of a yet untitled film, which is to be directed by Croatian helmer Lordan Zafranovic (Occupation in 26 Pictures). The movie will focus on Alexander Dubcek, the leader of Czechoslovakia who, in 1968, embarked on a series of reforms to the communist system aimed at liberalizing political life in ...
- 8/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
(''The Ear'' opened Wednesday Film Forum. It was orginally reviewed May 15, 1990, at the Cannes Film Festival.)
A legend in its own time, Karel Kachyna's ''The Ear'' was personally disliked by former Czechoslovak premier Gustav Husak for its naked criticism of methods used by the secret police for spying on its own government officials.
Shot in 1969 during the waning days of the Alexander Dubcek regime, it's been shelved for 20 years. Its screenplay was written by a man who knew well the Machiavellian machinations of the Czech secret police: Jan Prochazka, who before his death from cancer in 1971, formulated the protest declaration signed by leading Czech and Slovak intellectuals against the 1968 invasions by its Warsaw Pact neighbors.
''The Ear'' begins on a melodramatic note. The period is the Stalinist '50s: At a state reception, Ludvik, a deputy underling in a government office, discovers that his superior and other colleagues have been arrested, indicating a show trial is in the offing. Upset, and with his tipsy wife, Anna, on his arm, he leaves the party and heads for his suburban home, only to find that the house keys have mysteriously disappeared from his wife's purse.
The mystery deepens when the couple then discovers that the door to the house is actually unlocked. And there's no electricity, although the neighboring house is fully lit.
When they notice a car parked in front of their house, Anna and Ludvik begin to panic: their arrest is now a strong probability.
''The Ear'' has weathered the interim two decades due mostly to Josef Illik's striking black-and-white images, but acting and directing are also major pluses. It also tops the list of a fine crop of two dozen Czechoslovak films dating from 1968-70 that has stayed in the vaults.
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
A legend in its own time, Karel Kachyna's ''The Ear'' was personally disliked by former Czechoslovak premier Gustav Husak for its naked criticism of methods used by the secret police for spying on its own government officials.
Shot in 1969 during the waning days of the Alexander Dubcek regime, it's been shelved for 20 years. Its screenplay was written by a man who knew well the Machiavellian machinations of the Czech secret police: Jan Prochazka, who before his death from cancer in 1971, formulated the protest declaration signed by leading Czech and Slovak intellectuals against the 1968 invasions by its Warsaw Pact neighbors.
''The Ear'' begins on a melodramatic note. The period is the Stalinist '50s: At a state reception, Ludvik, a deputy underling in a government office, discovers that his superior and other colleagues have been arrested, indicating a show trial is in the offing. Upset, and with his tipsy wife, Anna, on his arm, he leaves the party and heads for his suburban home, only to find that the house keys have mysteriously disappeared from his wife's purse.
The mystery deepens when the couple then discovers that the door to the house is actually unlocked. And there's no electricity, although the neighboring house is fully lit.
When they notice a car parked in front of their house, Anna and Ludvik begin to panic: their arrest is now a strong probability.
''The Ear'' has weathered the interim two decades due mostly to Josef Illik's striking black-and-white images, but acting and directing are also major pluses. It also tops the list of a fine crop of two dozen Czechoslovak films dating from 1968-70 that has stayed in the vaults.
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 3/28/1992
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.