Saturday, August 20, 2022

A rendezvous with death

Wolfgang Petersen (1941-2022) died a few days ago. Decided to pick up one of his works. He left behind a great resume from Das Boot to The Perfect Storm and from Outbreak to Air Force One. All great movies, but I chose my favourite In the Line of Fire (1993) where an aging former JFK bodyguard (Clint Eastwood) protects the life the current president of U.S.A.. John Malkovich as one of the greatest screen villains in the history of cinema as the assassin Mitch Leary.

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Somewhere beyond the sea

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