Sentences with phrase «cold war espionage»

Only a few years ago, the idea that for - profit companies and foreign agents could use powerful data technologies to disrupt American democracy would have seemed laughable to most, a plotline from a Cold War espionage movie.

It follows the same unglamorous portrait of intelligence gathering in the real world of Cold War espionage played out like an existential chess game with agents sacrificed like pieces on the board.

Combining elements of cold war espionage, creatures of fantasy, a love story, murder and betrayal, this is a fantasy for adults that still yearn for a bit of magic in their lives.

The film is an adaptation of the popular 1960s television series of the same name, which came out in the post-James Bond era of Cold War espionage, gadgetry and international glamour.

John le Carre's Cold War espionage books were a cut above the usual airport read - richer prose, more cerebral characters, chess - match plots.

Already a seasoned playwright in his native U.K., the 36 - year - old makes his feature screenplay debut with «Bridge of Spies,» a Cold War espionage thriller with none other than Steven Spielberg at its helm and Tom Hanks as its hero.

Walter Matthau solidified his reputation as a formidable comedic force in this delightful Cold War espionage romp.

Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water is a fairy tale romance, monster flick, and Cold War espionage thriller all rolled into one.

The Cold War espionage thriller is just one of the many genres and modes of cinema subtly referenced in Barcelona and that comparatively define Stillman's distinct brand of comedy.

And while that's a somewhat misleading portrait of Our Man in Havana, a satire of international cold war espionage in the hot zone of Batista's Cuba, it's not completely off base.

Conventional double - cross Cold War espionage tale that's exciting but to be a great film could have used a more forceful direction by Michael Winner.

A solid Cold War espionage thriller.

Not exact matches

Throughout the Cold War, there were anti-anti-Communist liberals who belittled the reality of Soviet espionage.

During the Cold War, the U.S. military became convinced it was losing the «mind race» against the Soviet Union, and as recently as the late 1980s was investigating a range of paranormal phenomenon and their potential uses in espionage and combat, says Jonathan Moreno, a philosopher at the University of Pennsylvania who studies military applications of cognitive science.

A complex espionage thriller that makes impeccable use of a careful pace to stretch the tension to its maximum and an appropriately dark cinematography to recreate the paranoia of the»70s and the Cold War maneuvers, while Gary Oldman underacts in a perfect performance.

Seek, stylish and superbly performed, BBC America's Cold War drama The Game offers more to look at than think about, but then there's something about espionage that almost always calls for a little eye candy.

Counterspy is a cartoon love letter to espionage thrillers and cold war unease.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R for violence, profanity, sexuality and nudity) Screen adaptation of John le Carre's classic, espionage thriller, set at the height of the Cold War, about a disgraced, former head of British intelligence (Gary Oldman) who comes out of retirement to catch the Soviet mole who has infiltrated the agency's highest echelons.

In 1973, in the midst of the Cold War, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6 and code - named the Circus, is desperately trying to stay ahead of other nations via espionage.

Having originated in the Soviet Union's Red Room, Natasha is fundamentally a product of Cold War - era espionage fiction, which has started to see a resurgence in the form of movies like Atomic Blonde and Red Sparrow.

She's a product of the world of espionage, its secrets clouded in the back alleys of Cold War Berlin.

But the team still took risks, with Metal Gear Solid 3's Cold War - era espionage and the addition of a continually decreasing stamina gauge.

The film becomes a biting critique of American culture in 1960s, a heist picture, a tale of Cold War - era espionage, a monster movie, a fairy tale, and, perhaps above all else, a tender love story between two unlikely lovers.

I never read the John Le Carré novel the movie was based upon, but I was still drawn in by its all - star British cast and intriguing espionage premise set during the Cold War.

Streaming TV: Bloodline: Season 3 brings the Netflix original dark family drama with Kyle Chandler and Linda Cardellini to a close (13 episodes) and from Germany comes The Same Sky (Germany), an espionage mini-series set final years of the Cold War from Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel.

«The President's Analyst» (Theodore J. Flicker, 1967) I love this movie — the perfect paranoid Cold War 1960s espionage satire companion to «Dr. Strangelove» and James Bond, with James Coburn in the title role.

Hitting movie theaters this weekend: New Year's Eve — Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher The Sitter — Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (limited)-- Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy Movie of the Week Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy The Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy The Plot: In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley (Oldman) is forced from semi-retirement to -LSB-...]

The Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy The Plot: In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley (Oldman) is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.

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As she's being debriefed by her handlers (Toby Jones, John Goodman), it's revealed that another MI6 agent, James Gascoigne, had a list of every espionage officer in the city on both sides of the Cold War conflict.

Farewell (Unrated) Timely espionage thriller, based on the real - life exploits of a KGB defector (Emir Kusturica) who handed over a list of Soviet spies to French President Francois Mitterand (Philippe Magnan) at the height of the Cold War.

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Whittell's 2010 true account of the three Cold War prisoners exchanged by top American and Soviet agents on a Berlin bridge on February 10, 1962 is sure to thrill any espionage fan.

Although wearing a sweater is not a requirement while reading A Colder War, it might provide a modicum of protection against the chills Cumming so calmly inflicts via his crackerjack depiction of international espionage.

«Agent takes players on a paranoid journey into the world of counter-intelligence, espionage and political assassinations during the height of the Cold War at the end of the 1970s,» Rockstar said in a 2009 press release.

Supposedly overseen by Dan Houser and the Grand Theft Auto team at Rockstar North, this Cold War - era game was said to focus on political espionage and action.

Hot off the heels of making Hard West, CreativeForge Games invited us to check out its latest strategy experience as it merges XCOM with some Cold War conspiracy and espionage to deliver one of the most compelling new titles in the genre.

It was a Cold War shooter that focused on stealth, assassinations, espionage, and counter-espionage.

The Cold War was rife with espionage, political underhandedness, and secrecy by intelligence agencies across the globe.

It's got everything Cold War intrigue needs: a struggle between the old and new worlds, espionage, and Sputnik-esque paranoia - inducing tech.

Then there's always Agent, the Cold War - era espionage game that has been lingering in game limbo since 2009.

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Jazzpunk: Director's Cut ($ 14.99) Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis.

Agent takes players on a paranoid journey into the world of counter-intelligence, espionage and political assassinations during the height of the Cold War at the end of the 1970s.

During the Cold war that even landed him in a Russian jail for espionage for a while, as he was visiting Russia on his quest for oceanographic data (he once told me of that adventure over breakfast in a Beijing hotel).