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Red Tails?! Further Signs of the Apocalypse!
In another "I thought it would never actually happen" moment, .... Lucasfilm has actually finished Red Tails, a heavily CGI-laden movie about the Tuskegee Airmen. Actually I caught a brief glimpse of this trailer a few days ago, was like "eh? oh, its the Tuskegee Airmen" since I saw Cuba Gooding Jr. in it... »
The Bomber
Or, "Ballad of the Bomber" is a Russian/Ukrainian produced 8-part mini-series which will make its debut on DVD in Europe and the UK soon. No word on if we'll see it here or not. From the press material: In this high-budget all-action movie, a soviet aircraft crashes on Nazi-occupied territory. But the pilot and... »
Glee’s Max Adler in “AWOL”
Glee's (ick) Max Adler spills something about his role in an upcoming Vietnam war movie, AWOL. I'll have to do some digging to uncover some more on this one. But, FTA: ....I'm going back to Michigan in August to film my next movie, "AWOL." It's a Vietnam war movie, dealing with soldiers and the... »
Spielberg’s “War Horse” Trailer
Well. I guess its time to say something about "War Horse." I've been avoiding it, because, well, its a "horse movie" and I'm really not sure how this is going to play out. But, judging from the trailer there will be lots of WWI scenery and CGI eye-candy to take in, so... From the... »
“Act of Valor” set for 2012
We all knew this was coming. The Hurt Locker Director Kathryn Bigelow is set to release a movie portraying the recent Navy SEAL elimination of Osama Bin Laden... starring actual Navy SEALS. This is nothing new in the history of war movies, to be sure, but we'll have to see what the finished product... »
Renny Harlin on ’5 Days of War’
Argh. Always the last to know! Again! (Well, I did report briefly on this back in 2009, but never heard anything since!) Renny Harlin was interviewed by "Den of Geek" regarding his movie "5 Days of War" (or 5 Days of August) which is supposedly out on DVD and Blu Ray. I don't see... »
“Dam Busters” Remake, Dog Renamed
Yeah, OK, renaming the dog is probably a good idea. Remaking The Dam Busters? A little confused as to WHY anyone would want to do this. I mean, its a little slow to start, and I don't think today's audiences would quite appreciate all the development and testing that goes on there.... but really? ... »
Original ‘Apocalypse Now’ Reviews
The Blu Ray of 'Apocalypse Now' is hitting shelves in the UK, and here's a post from 'The First Post' which brings up some of the original reviews of this classic. It is the power, wrote Roger Ebert in his 1979 review for the Chicago Sun-Times, of cinema and those "moments of agony and... »
Gettysburg, Gods and Generals Blu-Ray Giveaway
Hey that rhymes! Erm, anyway. As mentioned in my previous post, we're giving away ONE pair of the newly released Blu Ray editions of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals in association with Warner Bros. All you have to do is this: Give the WarMovieBlog Facebook page a 'Like.' (Check the right-hand sidebar also...) If... »
Memorial Day War Movies on TV 2011
Looks like this year will be an improvement over previous years, almost makes me wish I had satellite/cable again! Well, maybe not. But to start with, Turner Classic Movies is going all out with an all-weekend war movie marathon, with a bunch of top-shelf classics.... and a bunch of titles I don't recognize! Set... »
