The Making of JFK - Oliver Stone at the National Press Club

A friend of mine made a big Asian commercial with Oliver Stone a while back, and I recall him telling me that the CIA were still persecuting him over 20 years later for making JFK. I recommend this National Press Club presentation and Q&A because Oliver Stone has changed over the years but at this time he was really in the spotlight for shaking up the country and the context is brilliant.

Please note, we now know the Abraham Zapruder film was doctored, other than that most of the information is still on the money.

1973 BBC Documentary - The Killing of President Kennedy

A good find. 

This BBC documentary that investigated JFK's murder by the power elite covers a lot of ground that could not be broadcast on today's BBC. Today's corporate media self censors and would be reluctant to point out that the CIA, FBI, Mossad, Mob were all involved.

The last thing people need to learn is that power is rotten and corrupt at the top beyond most people's wildest imagination. Most people aren't ready for that kind of information.

This documentary is a little old on some themes that we now know are less important, like the Mob and Cuban anti-Castros but still unearths some juicy lies that cannot be talked about in mainstream media.

The Real Bangkok

A little bit morbid in subject matter, but The Guardian have made an outstanding piece of film, that captures my favourite City in the world, in a gritty but elegant way.

This film of Bangkok, connects with me more than any of the bland upmarket shopping malls and consumer-lifestyle marketing images of Bangkok, that focus on superficial cosmetic beauty. 

I know many of the places where this was filmed, and understand the main character talking without the subtitles. He's in a reflective mood that isn't easy to capture on film with Thais that don't know you. It takes a little time before that unguarded talk comes out.

Yet even in it's worst light this creation is powerful filming for me and a reminder of how much I love the people and the city.

Here's my attempt to film the Bangkok I see.