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  • 1950s Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

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Apocalypse Now: Redux (1979/2001)

WarMovieBlog on Shore Leave

Published on April 24th, 2013 | by Chris

It’s true.  I’m taking a break from war movies for a while.  I may still watch one on occasion, but every so often I have to take a break and “resensitize” as it were.  After so ... Read More


1970s

Zulu Dawn (1979)

Zulu Dawn (1979)

Published on March 25th, 2013 | by Chris

Zulu Dawn takes a star-studded look at the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British suffered a crushing defeat to the Empire in South Africa at the hands of the Zulu in 1879. The movie spends about ... Read More


New Releases

COPPERHEAD

Copperhead Trailer

Published on March 22nd, 2013 | by Chris

Director Ron Maxwell of Gods and Generals and Gettysburg fame this summer brings us Copperhead. Starring Billy Campbell, Angus MacFayden, Augustus Pew, Lucy Boynton, Francois Arnaud, Casey Brown, Genevieve Steele, Josh Cruddas, Andrea Lee Norwood, Hugh ... Read More


1940s

Cottage to Let (1941)

Cottage To Let (aka Bombsight Stolen, 1941)

Published on March 22nd, 2013 | by Chris

Alright.  I’m not even sure how to explain this movie.  So this review will be shorter and probably more confusing than most.  I’m hesitant to call Cottage to Let a “War movie,” for obvious reasons, but ... Read More


1990s

Bravo Two Zero (1999)

Bravo Two Zero (1999)

Published on March 19th, 2013 | by Chris

The true story of a British SAS unit during the Gulf War back in January 1991, Bravo Two Zero takes us behind enemy lines in Iraq, and into a run for our lives. Given the callsign ... Read More


1990s

Ride With the Devil (1999)

Ride With The Devil (1999)

Published on March 16th, 2013 | by Chris

Ride With The Devil leads us into the infamous Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence, Kansas during the Civil War, through the eyes of a band of “independent southerners,” most notably one Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire.)  Although the ... Read More


2010s

Iron Sky (2012)

Iron Sky (2012)

Published on March 13th, 2013 | by Chris

(Speaking of war movie/scifi crossovers…) I realize I’m going to get raked over the coals for this, but I thought Iron Sky was a terrible movie.  Terrible, and everyone involved knows it, and because of that, ... Read More


Articles

The Empire Strikes Back

10 Sci-Fi War Movies and Series

Published on March 12th, 2013 | by Chris

There’s no denying that the Science Fiction genre and the War Movie genre are closely related.  I’m currently working on a piece which will chronicle the influence that war movies have had on scifi films and ... Read More


1990s

Behind The Lines (1997)

Behind The Lines (1997)

Published on March 10th, 2013 | by Chris

Behind The Lines, or Regeneration, depending on where you see it, takes place during World War I in an Army mental hospital in Scotland.  Dr. Capt. Rivers (Jonathan Pryce) is the lead doctor in charge of ... Read More


1950s

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Published on March 7th, 2013 | by Chris

Iconic director Samuel Fuller brings us Fixed Bayonets!, a film about a platoon in Korea with a dangerous mission… to cover the rest of the battalion’s retreat and make the enemy think that they are facing ... Read More


Reviews

On The Double (1961)

On The Double (1961)

Published on March 4th, 2013 | by Chris

Lets keep rolling with the comedies, and take a look at On The Double.  Starring the always classy Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, and the unmistakable Wilfred Hyde-White…. American Private Ernie Williams (Danny Kaye) has a unique ... Read More


2000s

Day Zero (2007)

Day Zero (2007)

Published on March 1st, 2013 | by Chris

“If you were drafted and had 30 days to report, what would you do?” Not that long ago, it was a question that we would actually have to answer.  Since the end of the Vietnam war, ... Read More


1950s

The Wings of Eagles (1957)

The Wings of Eagles (1957)

Published on February 26th, 2013 | by Chris

The inimitable combination of John Wayne and John Ford team up once again for 1957′s The Wings of Eagles.  The story of Frank “Spig” Wead, a pioneer of Naval avation who overcame many hardships and challenges ... Read More


1950s

The Sad Sack (1957)

The Sad Sack (1957)

Published on February 23rd, 2013 | by Chris

Continuing in a vein of comedy-slash-war movies, this time we look at 1957′s The Sad Sack.  A comedy of errors starring none other than the coordination-challenged Jerry Lewis... Read More


1980s

Biloxi Blues (1988)

Biloxi Blues (1988)

Published on February 20th, 2013 | by Chris

Based on Neil Simon’s play (and he also does screenwriting duty here), Biloxi Blues follows Army recruit Eugene Jerome (Matthew Broderick) through basic training at Biloxi MS in 1945.  Hilarity ensues. The movie is basically Jerome’s ... Read More


1970s

Shout at the Devil (1976)

Shout at the Devil (1976)

Published on February 17th, 2013 | by Chris

No, this has nothing to do with Motley Crue, whatsoever…. Rather Shout at the Devil is a practically unknown little surprise of a movie starring Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, and Barbara Parkins…. We find ourselves in ... Read More


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