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Dale Dye Speaks
There’s a great interview with war movie adviser Dale Dye up over at The Atlantic. Lots of interesting stuff in there, about his “boot camp”, his experiences in Vietnam, Oliver Stone vs. Spielberg, and his take on war movies in general. A good read… So what do you consider your mission in Hollywood? To correct... »
71: Into The Fire to Open in U.S.
Supposedly making big waves in Hawaii this summer, and in Korea, is the Korean War story, 71: Into the Fire. It’s about 71 college students who are told to hold the line against the advancing North Koreans. From the trailer, It looks to have a lot of, um, John Woo-”action movie” styled moments and well... »
“Western Front” Remake to star Daniel Radcliffe
Not to poo-poo yet another remake, let alone a remake of a film that really doesn’t need to be remade, the 1930 classic All Quiet on the Western Front will get the treatment. And the lead role? Expect to see Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe take the lead spot as the young German infantryman cast... »
Restrepo – Jun. 25th
Again, always the last to know. sigh. Anyway, this looks interesting, can’t wait to get a chance to see it. Probably won’t be til it hits disc but looking forward to it just the same. Guess this means I’ll have to add a new category as well! From IMDB: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington’s year dug... »
Ken Watanabe Directs Film about the 442nd?
Well, its certainly a story worth telling, as the article points out. It’ll be interesting to see a) if the rumors are true and b) how he approaches it. Ken Watanabe is usually to be found being tough and awesome in front of the camera in the likes of Batman Begins, Letters From Iwo Jima... »
Red Dawn Reboot Causing a Stir
If you haven’t heard by now, MGM is rebooting the 1984 Cold War classic, Red Dawn. Only this time the Soviet Red Menace(tm) is being replaced by the Chinese Red Menace(tm) much to the dismay of many. Just search for it, you’ll see what I mean. I’ll wait. If you recall the original Red Dawn... »
Rambo vs. The Monster? No! Thank God!
Thank God for small miracles. Personally I think Rambo should be left alone. I mean, I thought Rambo 4 was a fitting piece of closure for the character. To resurrect him now that he’s gone home for good would seem to defeat the purpose. Am I wrong? But this, this would have been completely... »
2009 Veterans’ Day Movies on TV
A little late to the party, but with the 11th falling square in the middle of the week, doesn’t look like they’re doing the big weekend marathons this time… Turner Classic Movies dredges up some real obscurities this time around, at least ones I can’t say I’m familiar with. Wish I still had my satellite!... »
Renny Harlin to Take on Russia-Georgia War
Hm, not sure what to make of this. I would think that 1) It’s way too soon to make any kind of film out of this that isn’t one-sided in some way. Do we really have all the facts here? and 2) Unless he’s got a bunch of insiders from both sides of the... »
John Woo on “Red Cliff” and “The Flying Tigers”
An interesting article from JoBlo.com (ha), interviewing director John Woo about a couple of his upcoming war movie projects. The biggest is “Red Cliff”… RED CLIFF is the most expensive Chinese film ever made, and as far as I’m concerned, worth every penny. This story of the Battle of Red Cliff is very familiar to... »
