The Propaganda Game (2015)

The Propaganda Game (2015)

North Korea, formerly known as the hermit kingdom, is perhaps the largest source of instability as regards world peace. Its border is one of the most militarized in the world. The lack of impartial information, both inside and coming out of the country, is the perfect setting for a propaganda war, which will be analyzed in the film through numerous examples of the surprising way in which information is manipulated, in and about North Korea. Alejandro Cao de Benos, the sole foreigner who works for the DPRK Government, and many locals will show us their vision of the reality in North Korea. The other side of the story will be reflected through interviews to South Korean citizens, human rights advocates, diplomats, propaganda experts, etc. (IMDB)

Trog (1970)

Trog (1970)

aka

La caverna del terror

Das Ungeheuer

A prehistoric troglodyte (Joe Cornelius in a hairy apesuit left over from "2001") gets discovered living in a cave in Britian. Stubborn, hard-nosed, dedicated anthropologist Dr. Brockton (a remarkably sincere performance by legendary actress Joan Crawford in her last role) wants to study him. Huffy local jerk Sam Murdock (a deliciously hammy Michael Gough) vehemently disapproves. Director Freddie Francis treats Aben Kandel's patently ridiculous script with jaw-dropping seriousness, thus ensuring that this picture qualifies as a choice chunk of pure gut-busting camp. The scenes depicting Dr. Brockton bonding with Trog are priceless: she teaches him how to wind up a toy doll and toss a ball! Other unintentionally uproarious moments include Trog freaking out when he hears loud rock music and Trog mixing it up with a German Shepherd. Better still, the inevitable last reel mondo destructo rampage certainly delivers the rousing goods: Trog tosses a guy through a window, impales another man on a meat hook, overturns a car, and abducts a little girl (the ubiquitous Chloe Franks of "Tales from the Crypt" and "Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?"). The solid cast play their parts totally straight: Bernard Kay as the stalwart Inspector Graham, Kim Braden as Brockton's cute blonde daughter Anne, David Griffin as eager young scientist Malcom Travers, Thorley Walters as a firm magistrate, and Robert Hutton as renowned surgeon Dr. Richard Warren. Desmond Dickinson's sharp cinematography, John Scott's cool ooga-booga score, the cruddy (far from) special effects (Trog's cave looks like it's made out of cardboard and paper mache -- and probably was!), and some laughably lousy stop-motion animation dinosaurs further add to the infectiously inane fun of this enjoyably asinine hoot. (IMDB  Woodyanders)