PBS has aired an excellent 10 part documentary series titled The Vietnam War (2017-2018) narrated by Peter Coyote. The total futility of our involvement, along with the casualty count on both sides and the civilians, is incredible and depressing. I've watched all ten episodes twice, at different times, and both times I could not stop watching.
Movie/film suggestions.
While this is of course a forum for the discussion of all things audio/hi-fi and music, pretty much all of us are also lovers of movies, the enjoyment of which is effected by the reproduction of the sound they contain (with the exception of silent movies 
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I've been focused on David Lynch movies since his death, but with current events so much a part of our lives at the moment, I plan on re-watching a movie I’ve seen only once, and years ago. That movie is:
The Madness Of King George. Apropos, no?
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I was thinking of that series just a minute ago. If I remember correctly, I think one story that hit hard was of a seasoned vet who was in a trench with his unit and one of our jets came in low to drop some Napalm. He watched as the pods were released and immediately noticed they were spinning backwards, meaning it was heading to where he was so he grabbed the guy next to him and held him overhead as he crouched down. When it was all done and over, all he held was a charred torso. It was routine in jungle warfare for soldiers, upon wakening to clench their fists as tightly as they could to squeeze out the bluish fungus that filled the scratches and cuts in their hands so they could use them for the day. Being a Seabee in the Pacific Theater, my dad had jungle rot in his feet for the rest of his life. He had the VA use the strongest meds to some weak acids poured into the bottom of his feet to try to eradicate it. He had to stop the love of his life, bowling, from being unable to stand and walk properly for longer periods of time. I love all those PBS series as well. From WWI to WWII, the Civil War, etc. One need to be reminded. All the best, |
@immatthewj still on the Matt Dillon subject. You, me and Dupree. Not a big deal but he just did so fine. Unlike Owen Wilson, annoying in 4 out of 5 acts. Dillon is just cool, enjoyable, effortless in anything he does. |
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