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More News on “Defiance”
Here's a little more news on Defiance, a World War II story about the Russian resistance... Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos and Tomas Arana are joining the cast of the Daniel Craig starrer "Defiance" for Paramount Vantage. Ed Zwick wrote and is directing the World War II drama, which is based on a... »
THE WAR – on PBS September 23
Just found out about this one as well. This should be simply incredible.... THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. The series explores... »
Ride of the Valkyries!
Looks like at least parts of the filming for Valkyrie (or maybe I should say "Rubicon?") are proceeding! I can only imagine what the older folks would think seeing a sight like this... Looks like at least one of them was a Junkers Ju 87, aka "Stuka".... Has the name of the picture changed?... »
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... »
“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... »
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... »
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... »
Bump in “Valkyrie” Filming
Heh, this is kind of ironic, don't you think? Germany has barred Bryan Singer and company from shooting at a German military site because the filmâs star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist. The German government does not recognize as a church. According to THR, Berlin says Scientology masquerades as a religion to make money,... »
From the Navy Archives
This is kind of funny, coming 40 years later.... Navy refuses to cooperate for Ransohoff filmBy ARMY ARCHERDFrom the Army Archerd Archive May 16, 1967 GOOD MORNING: Rock Hudson requested an OK -- via Sen. George Murphy's office -- to visit a submarine in preparation for his role in Filmways' "Ice Station Zebra." However,... »
Gandolfini to Star in Iraq Film
From Reuters: By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three months after his notorious blackout farewell from "The Sopranos," actor James Gandolfini will return to HBO with a documentary about wounded U.S. veterans of the Iraq war, the network said on Monday. "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" will debut on the pay-cable TV... »
