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Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death (2002)
To be taken for what it is
Having seen another documentary by this reporter on the British series "Dispatches". I see no evidence whatsoever of a pro-Taliban slant in his work. In fact, in the British documentary, he challenges Afghan police who appeared to have allowed Taliban to meet in their building.
Unlike the other reviewer, I don't believe it necessary to show every Taliban atrocity to give perspective to a purported American atrocity. Prisoners have the right under international law not to be murdered. When we fail to be outraged by accusations of atrocities by our own forces, then we lose any claim to the moral high ground, and become just another bestial faction out to sate its blood lust, each vile act serving to justify the next.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)
High tech Soviet sci-fi (Americanized)
Derived from a magnificent, early 60's Soviet sci-fi about a manned trip to Venus. The models, sets, vehicles, weapons, robots, costumes, and other tech items are equal to or better than the best of its Western contemporaries in terms of imagination and realism. Co-starring Faith Domergue and Basil Rathbone - yes, Sherlock Holmes - in overdubbed scenes designed, I guess, to make you not notice that in the rest of the movie, the dubbed English audio track doesn't follow the Russian lip movements. The original Russian story does come through, of a fantastically complex world explored by men from Earth employing high tech contrivances. In fact, the quality of the engineering is so good, they must have had input from Soviet industry and/or academia. All in all, a fascinating peak into Soviet sci-fi and how Hollywood had to mask its Soviet pedigree to have it accepted by Americans.