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The Fallen (2004)
War Movie Blog | November 10th 2009
The Fallen (2004) Sitting here trying to figure out what to write about 2004’s The Fallen. Honestly, I can’t come up with an awful lot. What you get here is some eh, alright-to-fair acting by a group of relative unknowns, in a p read more
The Last Drop (2005)
War Movie Blog | November 9th 2009
The Last Drop (2005) In 2005’s The Last Drop, a team of British paratroopers get diverted on a super-top-secret mission on the heels of Operation Market Garden. As “The Last Drop” (referring to the last glider drop of the op read more
Weekend/Culture/Film: The Dilemmas of Rewriting WWII Film History
WCW inSight | October 17th 2009 by Andrew Scharf
WCW inSIGHT Weekend Edition/Culture/Film: Dimitri Keramitas reviews the latest “World War II” movies and their failure to capture what really took place substituting crass entertainment A Cinematic World by Dimitri Keramitas, WCW Columni read more
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
War Movie Blog | September 11th 2009
Where do I even begin. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is, plainly put, an excellent film that should move even the most hardened person in some way. Young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) is the son of a Nazi officer (David Thewlis) who moves his family to read more
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
War Movie Blog | September 11th 2009
Where do I even begin. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is, plainly put, an excellent film that should move even the most hardened person in some way. Young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) is the son of a Nazi officer (David Thewlis) who moves his family to read more
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
War Movie Blog | September 9th 2009
Part social commentary, part war movie, 1956’s Between Heaven and Hell is all of one thing: dark. Not that dark is bad, and in this case, actually makes for one hell of a good film. The story revolves around one Francis Gifford (Robert Wagn read more
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
War Movie Blog | September 9th 2009
Part social commentary, part war movie, 1956’s Between Heaven and Hell is all of one thing: dark. Not that dark is bad, and in this case, actually makes for one hell of a good film. The story revolves around one Francis Gifford (Robert Wagn read more
The Rape of Europa (2006)
War Movie Blog | August 31st 2009
During WWII, one of the concerns of the Allied high command was how to protect the priceless artifacts of world culture present in Europe from the ravages of war. The Rape of Europa chronicles these efforts, and more interestingly, delves into the wo read more
The Rape of Europa (2006)
War Movie Blog | August 31st 2009
During WWII, one of the concerns of the Allied high command was how to protect the priceless artifacts of world culture present in Europe from the ravages of war. The Rape of Europa chronicles these efforts, and more interestingly, delves into the wo read more
Inglorious Basterds (2009)
War Movie Blog | August 26th 2009
To quote my favorite cartoon horse…. “Hmm. No sir, I don’t like it!” A renegade bunch of Nazi hunters loose in pre-invasion Germany? What could make for a better war movie?! Yeah, if only that’s what the movie was ab read more
Inglorious Basterds (2009)
War Movie Blog | August 26th 2009
To quote my favorite cartoon horse…. “Hmm. No sir, I don’t like it!” A renegade bunch of Nazi hunters loose in pre-invasion Germany? What could make for a better war movie?! Yeah, if only that’s what the movie was ab read more
1941 (1979)
War Movie Blog | August 25th 2009
In all of Hollywood history, I don’t think there have been many projects involving quite as many famous names and faces, in front of and behind the camera, as the “epic” 1941. Directed by none other than Steven Spielberg, with a s read more
1941 (1979)
War Movie Blog | August 25th 2009
In all of Hollywood history, I don’t think there have been many projects involving quite as many famous names and faces, in front of and behind the camera, as the “epic” 1941. Directed by none other than Steven Spielberg, with a s read more
No Man is an Island (1962)
War Movie Blog | June 30th 2009
Anyone who thinks the Hollywood “Formula” picture is a new or recent creation is fooling themselves. No Man is and Island is a direct ancestor of todays average fare, and unfortunately it just ain’t that good. As the Japanese read more
No Man is an Island (1962)
War Movie Blog | June 30th 2009
Anyone who thinks the Hollywood “Formula” picture is a new or recent creation is fooling themselves. No Man is and Island is a direct ancestor of todays average fare, and unfortunately it just ain’t that good. As the Japanese read more
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
War Movie Blog | June 29th 2009
OK, lets take a bit of a different take on events in Asia during the early part of World War II…. The Japanese are rolling through China and Manchuria in 1937, and to top it off, China itself has its own problems between the Communists and the read more
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
War Movie Blog | June 29th 2009
OK, lets take a bit of a different take on events in Asia during the early part of World War II…. The Japanese are rolling through China and Manchuria in 1937, and to top it off, China itself has its own problems between the Communists and the read more
The Purple Heart (1944)
War Movie Blog | June 25th 2009
The Purple Heart is of course the medal given to servicemen wounded in the line of duty. The movie of the same name, really doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the medal. At least not what I could tell. What it is, though is a read more
The Purple Heart (1944)
War Movie Blog | June 25th 2009
The Purple Heart is of course the medal given to servicemen wounded in the line of duty. The movie of the same name, really doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the medal. At least not what I could tell. What it is, though is a read more
The Dam Busters (1955)
War Movie Blog | June 24th 2009
You’d think that a film about developing a one-off weapon that defies all logic would be incredibly un-interesting, right? Wrong!! The Dam Busters takes a look at one of the more ingenious weapons devised and implemented during World War read more
The Dam Busters (1955)
War Movie Blog | June 24th 2009
You’d think that a film about developing a one-off weapon that defies all logic would be incredibly un-interesting, right? Wrong!! The Dam Busters takes a look at one of the more ingenious weapons devised and implemented during World War read more
Valkyrie (2008, Blu-Ray)
War Movie Blog | May 22nd 2009
In 1944, a segment of the German Army was fed up with what Hitler was doing to the country, and put into motion a series of events that nearly resulted in success. Nearly. Valkyrie is a telling of that story. Revolving around Col. Stauffe read more
Valkyrie (2008, Blu-Ray)
War Movie Blog | May 22nd 2009
In 1944, a segment of the German Army was fed up with what Hitler was doing to the country, and put into motion a series of events that nearly resulted in success. Nearly. Valkyrie is a telling of that story. Revolving around Col. Stauffe read more
Straight Into Darkness (2004)
War Movie Blog | February 27th 2009
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you crossed a war movie with Tales From the Crypt, and added a little bit of LSD-induced weirdness… you’d probably wind up with Straight Into Darkness. Two Allied prisoners manage to esca read more
Black Book, aka Zwartboek (2006)
War Movie Blog | February 23rd 2009
Black Book is a gritty tale of intrigue set in Holland during World War II. Director Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Robocop) pulls no punches here, and the result is a really, really good picture. A young Jewish girl, Rachel Stein (Carice van read more
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