Sean Connery hands Nicholas Cage a slip of paper as bagpipes whisper. Front pew, Right Leg it reads. It’s the map to a buried treasure. The great American mystery in a church pew in Fort Walton, Kansas. Gold? Eternal Youth? Absolute knowledge? No, it’s a tiny little microfilm. Cage holds the film up to the…
Tag: Zapruder Film
For Moore’s Eyes Only
Two years before the general public saw the Zapruder film, a covert operative is secreted through the back entrance of the New Orleans District Attorney’s office in a nondescript sedan. Accompanied by unidentified FBI agents, the spy is whisked through the garage, up an elevator and straight into the office of Big Jim Garrison himself,…
Parkland: The Forgotten Tales of November 22nd
Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s film Parkland, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination is out on Blu-Ray, DVD and VOD this week and even if you don’t agree with its lone gunman perspective, it’s a well-acted and moving portrayal of this tragic event. Parkland is named after the hospital in which President…
3 Steps to Ease the Pain
The dispute over the true circumstances of the JFK assassination has raged for nearly have a century. Just when it seems like the fire will die down, a new revelation, watershed book or controversial film stokes the flames of debate. Perhaps America’s ongoing obsession with the darkest day in its history stems from the fundamental…
Assassination Agnostic 