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FLIX PIX (1213): “THE ANDERSON TAPES: Crime and the Surveillance State”

Posted on March 23, 2024 by KPKeelan

THE ANDERSON TAPES (directed by Sidney Lumet, 1971) *** (out of 5) . > Hollywood stalwart Sidney Lumet directed Sean Connery in this middling crime caper about ex-con John “Duke” Anderson- a professional thief, just out of jail and already looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Alan King, arts, capers, Christopher Walken, cinema, crime, criticism, drama, Dyan Cannon, entertainment, films, heists, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Martin Balsom, movies, opinion, Quincy Jones, reviews, Sean Connery, Sidney Lumet, surveillance, The Anderson Tapes | Leave a comment

QuickPix (40): “Great DOCUMENTARIES For You to Savor, Vol. 9”

Posted on January 24, 2024 by KPKeelan

> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading →

Posted in QuickPix | Tagged adventure, art, Canadian cinema, cinema, conflict, control, criticism, entertainment, Everest, exploration, family secrets, films, George Mallory, ideas, Israel, Israeli cinema, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Liam Neeson, middle east, mountain climbing, movies, National Geographic, nature, opinion, Palestine, power, QuickPix, reviews, Sarah Polley, security, Stories We Tell, surveillance, The House I Live In, The Law in These Parts, The Wildest Dream | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (463): “Like It Or Not, There’s an EYE IN THE SKY”

Posted on April 7, 2022 by KPKeelan

EYE IN THE SKY (directed by Gavin Hood, 2016) **** (out of 5) . > This is a deft, taut political thriller that delves deeply into the reality and moral implications of murder by drone, making it a very topical … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, art, cinema, criticism, drones, Eye in the Sky, films, Gavin Hood, Helen Mirren, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, reviews, surveillance, thrillers | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (316): “The All-Seeing Eye of the NATIONAL BIRD is Watching…”

Posted on January 24, 2022 by KPKeelan

NATIONAL BIRD (directed by Sonia Kennebeck, 2016) ****+ (out of 5) . > No matter how you feel about the shadowy U.S. drone program, it’s hard to deny that technology like this is a two-edged sword. . Executive producers Wim … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged criticism, documentaries, drones, Errol Morris, films, government, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, National Bird, national security, opinion, reviews, Sonia Kennebeck, spying, surveillance, Wim Wenders | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (100): The Films of JUNE 2020

Posted on July 24, 2021 by KPKeelan

. JUNE 2020 was a busy film month! Not much else to do, if you have no sex partner and you can hardly heave the house! In this bunch, we get comedies, romances, dramas, animation, film noir, sci-fi, horror, caper … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: surveillance

FLIX PIX (1213): “THE ANDERSON TAPES: Crime and the Surveillance State”

QuickPix (40): “Great DOCUMENTARIES For You to Savor, Vol. 9”

FLIX PIX (463): “Like It Or Not, There’s an EYE IN THE SKY”

FLIX PIX (316): “The All-Seeing Eye of the NATIONAL BIRD is Watching…”

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