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“Private Ryan” Ghastly?!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
“Private Ryan” Ghastly?!

CNN has a brief interview with the author of a new book (give your agent a bonus!), historian Antony Beevor, who seems to have a beef with “Saving Private Ryan.”  First off let me say I agree with some of what he’s got to say in the article.  I especially think he’s right about... »

What is the best film about the U.S. military?

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Springfield News-Sun posits the question, “What is the best film ever made about the U.S. military?” and gets some interesting results.  Personally I find it telling that most of the answers are more-or-less recent films….  So what’s your answer?  Here’s a few of theirs…. STEVE BILLINGSLEY, Fairborn: “It would be ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and... »