March 2025
Shadows of Power: The Cost of Secrecy and Survival
The Deep State is real...
Guest Curator
James Tomasino
Bonus Theme
Documentaries Rule
Discussion Time
07 Apr 2025 — 20:00 UTC
Shadows of Power: The Cost of Secrecy and Survival
In a world where secrets dictate survival and deception blurs the line between right and wrong, three gripping stories reveal the human cost of espionage and political ambition. From a hunted CIA analyst, to a relentless assassin, to a defense strategist haunted by the fog of war, this collection explores the perilous dance between power, morality, and fate.
Details
Maybe there's another CIA, inside the CIA.
Tagline
His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.
Overview
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Release Date
Sep 24, 1975
Revenue
$41,509,797
Runtime
117 min
Genres
Thriller
Mystery
Production Companies
The De Laurentiis Company
Paramount Pictures
Tom Ward Enterprises
Wildwood Enterprises
Production Countries
United States of America
Trailer
Film 1
Three Days of the Condor
Sydney Pollack — 1975
Details
We are not terrorists, you understand. We are patriots.
Tagline
Nameless, faceless... relentlessly moving towards the date with death that would rock the world.
Overview
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Release Date
May 16, 1973
Revenue
$16,056,255
Runtime
143 min
Genres
Action
Thriller
Production Companies
Universal Productions France S.A.
Warwick Productions
Warwick Film Productions
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
France
United Kingdom
Trailer
Film 2
The Day of the Jackal
Fred Zinnemann — 1973
Details
We shall not cease from exploring, and at the end of our exploration, we will return to where we started, and know the place for the first time
Overview
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Release Date
Oct 26, 2003
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Genres
Documentary
TV Movie
History
War
Production Companies
SenArt Films
RadicalMedia
Production Countries
United States of America
Trailer
Bonus Film
The Fog of War
Errol Morris — 2003
