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Information on New War Movie Releases
New on DVD 2/19/08
A pair of war movies make their DVD debuts today, without any further…. In The Valley of Elah (2007) A career officer (Jones) and his wife (Sarandon) work with a police detective (Theron) to uncover the truth behind their son’s disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq. Redacted (2007) Meh. Redacted. Read my review of Redacted... »
EW on “Rambo”
Entertainment Weekly has psted their review of “Rambo.” Pretty short, but they do give it better than average marks, which does surprise me. Haven’t had a chance to see it yet (can’t get away!) This closing statement does give a little bit of hope that the old Rambo’s not dead yet…. The brutality, tough enough to... »
New on DVD 7/17
This week all I could find releasing on DVD was this little tidbit from Argentina, a film about the local perspective on the Falkland Islands conflict of ‘82: Blessed By Fire (2005) A powerful Argentinean antiwar film in the tradition of American Vietnam films such as Full Metal Jacket and Coming Home, Blessed By Fire is... »
“The Company” Mini-Series from TNT
Unsure when the promotion for this started, but I just saw the ads on TNT. This looks like it could be good. Really good…. Here’s the blurb from the official site: With this cast, and the same minds that brought us Band of Brothers, I suddenly can’t wait! This summer, TNT proudly presents The Company, the... »
Transformers (2007)
(insert that funky mechanical sound here…) I know what you’re thinking. “Why are you posting a review of a film like Transformers on a War Movie Reviews site??!!!” The answer is simple, but takes a bit of explaining… “More than meets the eye” indeed! I should start off by saying that I never owned a... »
Rescue Dawn Opens to Limited Release
And an un-promoted one at that. Maybe I’ve been outside the areas its being released in, but I’ve heard nothing about it. Guess I’ll be waiting for the DVD…. Based on the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a test pilot and thus made his way to America, where he joined... »
Heroes Fight For Freedom
Now then! I don’t know where the body of this post went. Really. I did type it. Warner Brothers Pictures is set to release the World War II Collection Vol. 2: Heroes Fight for Freedom on June 5. Just in time for the D-Day anniversary I suppose. Included in this set are six... »
More John Wayne War Flicks on DVD 5/22
Doh! Missed these yesterday! Here’s a few more from The Duke! Haven’t seen any of them. Yet!Back to Bataan (1945) After the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese in World War II, Col. Joseph Madden (John Wayne) of the U.S. Army stays on to organize guerrilla fighters against the conquerors. Back to Bataan is also... »
New on DVD for 5/22
A whole squad of new war movie DVDs make their debut, just in time for some Memorial Day movie marathons! Letters from Iwo Jima (2007) There’ll be a review of this sometime in the next couple of weeks, if NetFlix comes through! (So far I’m impressed…) I just hope it doesn’t rub me the wrong way... »
New on DVD 5/15
This week three very different films get DVD releases…. Iwo Jima: 50 Years of Memories (1996) Over 25,000 Americans died. One of three was killed or wounded. After 36 days, it was over. This harrowing account of the Battle of Iwo Jima, broadcast on its 50th anniversary, is told entirely through those veterans who survived it–many... »
