Last Days In Vietnam (Rory Kennedy) online stream Feb 5-7

[Octafish]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/lastdays/

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Thank you for the heads up!!!!

Got me something to watch this weekend!!!!

[Octafish]

3. You are most welcome, Cooley Hurd!

The film does more than bring back a remarkable and under-reported history of the fall. Between the lines we can see the hypocrisy and avarice, as well as the patriotism and compassion, that put the nation into that moment.

[MrMickeysMom]

2. I was impressed with the doc she made of her ma, Ethyl Kennedy...

I'm guessing this will be quality. I would say she has access to much of the background and surely must have had keen interest in depicting it.

Thank you so much, my friend.

[Octafish]

4. You are most welcome, MrMickeysMom!

Rory also directed "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib." She should be on network teevee more, but she has brought up the Big Taboo:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022194573

Thank you for caring, my Friend!

[MinM]

5. Nation Newman Nisman

Thanks for the heads up, Octafish.

It's interesting because The Nation has come out with a negative review ..

Tim Shorrock @TimothyS · Feb 5

"How Rory Kennedy’s ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Distorts History." By @NickTurse in @thenation: http://bit.ly/1C3RHWd

Now this is nothing new for The Nation .. especially with regard to the Kennedys.

Although as that piece mentions The Nation has produced far more good than bad. A current example would be Greg Grandin's excellent piece on the assassination of Alberto Nisman.

BTW an excellent read on the origins of the Vietnam War comes from John Newman ..

James Douglass' book is another good one on Vietnam too.

Looking forward to Rory's film.