Movies for May 2014: The Square and The Unknown Known

John C. is hosting for May. The movies to see are:

The Square (2013)

Trivia:

The film is both the first Kickstarter (crowd-sourced) film to be nominated for an Oscar, but it is also the first film released by Netflix to receive a nomination.

and

The Unknown Known (2013)

Trivia:

Rumsfeld does not come off well, especially compared to the agonized McNamara in Morris' earlier "The Fog of War", and it doesn't appear to be the fault of the filmmaker. 

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Other Notes

Hosting line-up

• June: Hugh 
• July: Nic 
• August: Don
• December: Bill 

OSF: The Tempest is a great production. Interesting to watch Forbidden Planet and compare and contrast.

Portland is having the Shakespeare project.  All of Shakespeare plays are being produced in Portland. Info here:  http://portlandshakes.org/.

Othello is at Portland Center Stage right now and is supposed to be great.

Movies and TV Shows to Watch

• Wit by Emma Thompson
• The Train with Burt Lancaster
• True Detective (series)