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Last night, in my ongoing attempt to watch the "1,000 Greatest Films," I watched Army of Shadows. What a great movie... really. It's a gritty, 1969 film that deals with the French Resistance during World War II. It doesn't get into the politics, or even the details of the missions - it mostly focuses on the tension of life as a secret operative, and how one group was able to maintain focus in the face of imminent capture. It would make a great double feature with Munich, if I had the nerve to watch both of them back to back. Lino Ventura, as Gerbier, one of the leaders, puts in a cooler-than-DeNiro performance. Just brilliant.

... and as long as I'm posting in this thread, my .02 on Stone's JFK: it's a fun movie - which is as fun to watch as many late '60s-early '70s political thrillers. The fact that I don't believe a bit of the conspiracy doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the film. In fact, time has been kind to the movie - when it was released, I was annoyed that Stone promoted it by sending "educational" information to schools studying the assassination. With that disgusting promotional blitz a thing of the past - the movie can now comfortably stand on its own - as a solid, well-crafted piece of entertainment.