https://freerepublic.com/tag/barrylevinson/ en-us Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:27:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389345/posts Barry Levinson's 1982 film Diner is set in Baltimore at the end of 1959, in the final days of what had been a momentous year, and just before what would be a pivotal decade. The year had begun with the success of the Cuban revolution and its recognition by both the US and Soviet governments, and Barry Gordy's founding of Motown. Pope John XXIII announced the Second Vatican Council and Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in Iowa. Later in the year China abolished the Tibetan government and replaced the Dalai Lama, NASA... SteynonLine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389345/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:27:47 GMT