Bridge of Spies

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Steven Spielberg's 'Bridge of Spies' Trailer: The Cold War Rests on Tom Hanks' Shoulders

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bridge-spies-trailer-cold-war-800341?facebook_20150605

What happens when Steven Spielberg and The Coen Brothers team up? The answer is Bridge of Spies, a Cold War-era thriller rooted in the real life story of Francis Gary Powers, a U.S. pilot shot down in the Soviet Union in 1960.

Tom Hanks plays James Donovan, an insurance attorney tasked with negotiating a potential prisoner exchange with the Soviets, with the return of Powers relying on the U.S. surrendering Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance).

Also appearing in the movie are Alan Alda and James Caan. Ethan and Joel Coen co-wrote the screenplay for the movie with Matt Charman. Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger produce.

 

[Shaggy]

That looks good!!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Bridge of Spies

Release Date: October 16, 2015
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violence and brief strong language)
Screenwriters: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Matt Charman
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Website: BridgeofSpies.com | Facebook | Twitter

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch, Alan Alda

Plot Summary: A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, “Bridge of Spies” tells the story of James Donovan (Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. Screenwriters Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen have woven this remarkable experience in Donovan’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life.

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[Bert]

Hard to describe,,, it was a good movie but in all honesty I was bored to tears.

I had some other things on my mind tho, I was a bit anxious so I feel like that might have been a factor so I'm interested to see what other ASFN moviegoers think.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Hard to describe,,, it was a good movie but in all honesty I was bored to tears.

I had some other things on my mind tho, I was a bit anxious so I feel like that might have been a factor so I'm interested to see what other ASFN moviegoers think.

this is really weird... but I literally had the exact same experience, right down to the other things on my mind making me anxious. and by the end of the movie all I thought was... solid performances, kinda interesting story, but with all that talent involved (Spielberg directing, Hanks acting, Coen Brothers co-scripting), all I could think was... that was it?

 

[Absolute Zero]

My wife and I saw this tonight and totally loved it. Keep in mind that I absolutely love historical Cold War flicks. This James Donovan was an absolute bad ass in a suit. I had never heard of him before this film. Two thumbs up here.

The shots of Berlin were amazing. To the building of the wall, the families being separated, people being shot trying to escape, to the fortified Checkpoint Charlie. What a scary time and situation for Donovan to dive into. I think today, we don't give much thought to Berlin in that era, it is "old news." But it really was an extremely intense situation all the way around, its tough to compare it to anything today with as much as was on the line there.

 

[UncleChris]

My wife and I saw this tonight and totally loved it. Keep in mind that I absolutely love historical Cold War flicks. This James Donovan was an absolute bad ass in a suit. I had never heard of him before this film. Two thumbs up here.

The shots of Berlin were amazing. To the building of the wall, the families being separated, people being shot trying to escape, to the fortified Checkpoint Charlie. What a scary time and situation for Donovan to dive into. I think today, we don't give much thought to Berlin in that era, it is "old news." But it really was an extremely intense situation all the way around, its tough to compare it to anything today with as much as was on the line there.

Absolutely agree. This was made like most older movies, i.e. there were no heads exploding or fights/battle scenes every 10 minutes or constant situation-comedy snappy lines all the time. Yes, it was slow... and for this kind of movie, that's exactly as it should have been. 4.5 out of 5 stars for this one. The entire cast did an excellent job and as he almost always does, Hanks me me believe that he WAS James Donovan.

One small thing.... the scene with the U-2 getting hit and going down were pretty much fiction. There's a whole story about that (I actually worked with a guy who was active Air Force during the Powers event), but that's for a different thread.

Top notch movie!

 

[DemsMyBoys]

My wife and I saw this tonight and totally loved it. Keep in mind that I absolutely love historical Cold War flicks. This James Donovan was an absolute bad ass in a suit. I had never heard of him before this film. Two thumbs up here.

The shots of Berlin were amazing. To the building of the wall, the families being separated, people being shot trying to escape, to the fortified Checkpoint Charlie. What a scary time and situation for Donovan to dive into. I think today, we don't give much thought to Berlin in that era, it is "old news." But it really was an extremely intense situation all the way around, its tough to compare it to anything today with as much as was on the line there.

I went through Checkpoint Charlie in 1973. The East Germans let small groups of people in for government-sponsored tours of East Berlin. We had to submit applications while in West Berlin then wait for approval. On the appointed day we went to Checkpoint Charlie. After walking through a gate (while having rifles trained on us by snipers in towers on the East German side) we were escorted to a small shed and told to surrender our passports. We were allowed to bring in one camera and told we could only film when given the OK. They frisked us. We had to purchase five East German marks. We couldn't bring any other money with us. (We'd left all our valuables in the hotel safe per instructions.)

Then they put us on a bus and took us on a tour. We were allowed to get out at a park that had a huge statue of Mother Russia. (Ugly.) They allowed us to photograph that. We couldn't photograph any people. We couldn't talk to any East Germans. We couldn't photograph the Wall. Or the Bradenburg Gate. Nor could we get close to either. They gave a spiel on the glories of Communism. It was a very depressing (and at times frightening - we had armed East German soldiers with us the entire time) experience. It was obvious the East German people were living in poverty and the oppression was suffocating.

As we left we waited by a small shop. I knew enough German to ask if I could go inside. They nodded yes. (My maiden name is ethnic German. Maybe that helped. I was the only person allowed to go in. ) I found a small thermometer with the Berlin Bear on it that cost two marks so I bought that. I shoved the change down inside my pocket when no one was looking.

When we got back to the guard shack they returned our passports and asked for the five marks. I said "Nein" and pointed to my thermometer. So I smuggled out East German currency which was strictly verbotten. (I still have the thermometer. I keep it next to a postcard of John Kennedy I bought in West Berlin.)

Then we were marched back to the gate and re-entered the Western Sector. The American soldiers all had big grins on their faces and said, "Welcome back to freedom!" I felt like kissing every single one of them.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Awesome, thanks for sharing that!

 

[cardncubfan]

I went through Checkpoint Charlie in 1973. The East Germans let small groups of people in for government-sponsored tours of East Berlin. We had to submit applications while in West Berlin then wait for approval. On the appointed day we went to Checkpoint Charlie. After walking through a gate (while having rifles trained on us by snipers in towers on the East German side) we were escorted to a small shed and told to surrender our passports. We were allowed to bring in one camera and told we could only film when given the OK. They frisked us. We had to purchase five East German marks. We couldn't bring any other money with us. (We'd left all our valuables in the hotel safe per instructions.)

Then they put us on a bus and took us on a tour. We were allowed to get out at a park that had a huge statue of Mother Russia. (Ugly.) They allowed us to photograph that. We couldn't photograph any people. We couldn't talk to any East Germans. We couldn't photograph the Wall. Or the Bradenburg Gate. Nor could we get close to either. They gave a spiel on the glories of Communism. It was a very depressing (and at times frightening - we had armed East German soldiers with us the entire time) experience. It was obvious the East German people were living in poverty and the oppression was suffocating.

As we left we waited by a small shop. I knew enough German to ask if I could go inside. They nodded yes. (My maiden name is ethnic German. Maybe that helped. I was the only person allowed to go in. ) I found a small thermometer with the Berlin Bear on it that cost two marks so I bought that. I shoved the change down inside my pocket when no one was looking.

When we got back to the guard shack they returned our passports and asked for the five marks. I said "Nein" and pointed to my thermometer. So I smuggled out East German currency which was strictly verbotten. (I still have the thermometer. I keep it next to a postcard of John Kennedy I bought in West Berlin.)

Then we were marched back to the gate and re-entered the Western Sector. The American soldiers all had big grins on their faces and said, "Welcome back to freedom!" I felt like kissing every single one of them.

Awesome story Dems. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jf-08]

Absolutely agree. This was made like most older movies, i.e. there were no heads exploding or fights/battle scenes every 10 minutes or constant situation-comedy snappy lines all the time. Yes, it was slow... and for this kind of movie, that's exactly as it should have been. 4.5 out of 5 stars for this one. The entire cast did an excellent job and as he almost always does, Hanks me me believe that he WAS James Donovan.


Top notch movie!

+1

My girlfriend and I enjoyed this and thought the acting was very good from everyone. Mark Rylance was phenomenal.

The scenes in Berlin were fantastic.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Absolutely agree. This was made like most older movies, i.e. there were no heads exploding or fights/battle scenes every 10 minutes or constant situation-comedy snappy lines all the time. Yes, it was slow... and for this kind of movie, that's exactly as it should have been.

no... just no. there's no such thing as ANY good movie that supposed to be or feeling "slow". That doesn't mean there has to be exploding heads or whatever else you noted up there, but if you told Spielberg that he accomplished exactly what he wanted, making a "slow" movie, he'd think he did something pretty wrong. a movie like this should still have tension at all times... and for me, it just felt a little flat. no peaks or valleys dramatically speaking. I just never felt the urgency of the drama in this story. Like I said, good performances, interesting subject matter, but dramatically pretty inert.

 

[UncleChris]

no... just no. there's no such thing as ANY good movie that supposed to be or feeling "slow". That doesn't mean there has to be exploding heads or whatever else you noted up there, but if you told Spielberg that he accomplished exactly what he wanted, making a "slow" movie, he'd think he did something pretty wrong. a movie like this should still have tension at all times... and for me, it just felt a little flat. no peaks or valleys dramatically speaking. I just never felt the urgency of the drama in this story. Like I said, good performances, interesting subject matter, but dramatically pretty inert.

Eye of the beholder......

 

[Stout]

I enjoyed it. It was a good slow burn type of movie, sprinkled with a dry sense of humor that kept me entertained. An interesting story, for sure.

 

[Bada0Bing]

I sometimes have a hard time with courtroom dramas and spy films. I definitely had a hard time remaining focused during this one. Seemed like a well done film though.