Re:The Conversation (1974)
by mindslight on Sunday September 08, 2013 @01:01PM
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It would have been better for the submitter to link to an informational site instead of one of many media providers. But here's a better one that won't arbitrarily tell you to screw off:
Re:The Conversation (1974)
by cheeseprocedure on Sunday September 08, 2013 @04:59PM
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Non-US citizen here. I bounce off a Linode in the US (which I require for other purposes anyway; there are surely cheaper options).
SSH has a baked-in SOCKS proxy. Example: I SSH into my VPS with the "-D 55555" commandline option, configure my browser to use a SOCKS proxy at localhost:55555, and visit www.netflix.com. That HTTP traffic is tunneled over the SSH connection, and as far as Netflix is concerned, it originates at the US datacenter hosting my VPS.
Re:The Conversation (1974)
by jfb on Sunday September 08, 2013 @01:50PM
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Enemy Of The State [1], the Tony Scott Joint, is a sort of follow-on, sort of homage to The Conversation, which is in my opinion the best American movie ever made. It's a worthy double bill.
Re:The Conversation (1974)
by jetd on Sunday September 08, 2013 @02:02PM
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This movie is like Nap. Dynamite. People either love it or hate it. It seems rather dull till last part. When you see the last part man what an ending... There should have been a sequel, btw. However, EotS is completely different. Former is about individuals with no political motives at all. Latter is all political.
Re:The Conversation (1974)
by pauldelany on Sunday September 08, 2013 @07:44PM
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There's something to note about this film which, once you know it, detracts from it in a significant way. Since it's a bit of a spoiler, if anyone want's to know drop me a mail.
Re:The Conversation (1974)
by kitcar on Sunday September 08, 2013 @02:00PM
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Reading up a little on it beforehand may make you appreciate it more, the movie is really an pivotal moment in the development of sound design as a core aspect of film making. I know the first time I saw it I found it boring as well, but then a second viewing after reading up on it was much more enjoyable.
Re:The Conversation (1974)
by bcl on Sunday September 08, 2013 @11:49AM
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I don't remember what they predicted, but since I usually like Gene Hackman movies it was likely 3-4 stars. I gave it 2, way too boring for even a 70's movie.
Marty Kaiser, was a technical advisor to that film and enemy of the state. Here's him @ The Last Hope Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQZJTAx5b54
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) - A Brief Primer on the Arcane Art and Science of Electronics Surveillance and Bug Detection
http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/4554309/The_Conversation_(197...
SSH has a baked-in SOCKS proxy. Example: I SSH into my VPS with the "-D 55555" commandline option, configure my browser to use a SOCKS proxy at localhost:55555, and visit www.netflix.com. That HTTP traffic is tunneled over the SSH connection, and as far as Netflix is concerned, it originates at the US datacenter hosting my VPS.
http://wiki.vpslink.com/Instant_SOCKS_Proxy_over_SSH
[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120660/
This movie is boring, BTW.
http://www.philipbrophy.com/projects/mma/Conversation.html
http://cinephilefix.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-power-of-so...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/
The Conversation's IMDB rating is 8.0, which is why I watched it, and while the movie was not bad, it was boring :)
Kids these days...
A.O. Scott reviews The Conversation for the NY Times.