Monsters and Critics reviews the recent double feature DVD release of Sands of Iwo Jima/Flying Tigers.... Sands of Iwo Jima shows the Duke in one of his best wartime performance and actually has the best looking print of the reissues but that has to do with it being restored for it’s original release.  The... »

If the environment of Stalag 17 looks vaguely familiar, its because it was the inspiration for the television series "Hogan's Heroes," the irreverent adventures of a group of Allied POW's held by the Germans in World War II.   Based on Billy Wilder's Play of the same name, it gained William Holden an Oscar for... »

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 war... »

Before the movie-generating events of World War II, there was "the big one" and the heroes that emerged from it. "Sergeant York" explores the events surrounding one of the most legendary heroes of the war, one Alvin C. York, masterfully played by Gary Cooper. Once you get past the first oh, hour or so,... »

It's John Wayne for cryin out loud! The Duke! How can you not enjoy this! Seriously, "The Sands of Iwo Jima" takes us to that hell-hole of an island in the Pacific, and the steps along the way. Sergeant John Stryker (John Wayne) is the seasoned and gruff company Sgt. who takes his band... »

The readers of The American Legion Magazine voted "Saving Private Ryan" as the best war movie of all time, although with only 11% of the vote. That's OK, its at the top of my list. "The movie depicts the realism of war by showing the bravery, fear, cowardice and horror of it all," said... »

OK, So maybe "To The Shores of Tripoli" isn't so much a "war movie" as a "wartime movie", but I think it still fits the bill.... It's the journey of one Chris Winters (John Payne) who joins the Marines in chase of a dame, one Mary Carter (Maureen O'Hara), who it seems is also... »

Fox Movie Channel pays tribute this Memorial Day also, with a schedule of some classic but lesser-known films (times probably Eastern? site doesn't say...): 6:00am - Halls of Montezuma (1951) 8:00am - To The Shores of Tripoli (1942) 10:00am - The Sand Pebbles (1966) 1:00pm - The Left Hand of God (1955) 2:30pm -... »

Just a note on Turner Classic Movies Memorial Day schedule.  Set your Tivo's (or DVR of your choice) and grab some corn!  The entire day, from pre-dawn to late night is nothing but war movies!  Here's the rundown, and links to the WMB reviews where applicable....  (all times Central...) 3:05am - Fail Safe (1964)... »

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... »

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... »

This just in... Edward Zwick and thesp Daniel Craig are teaming for World War II action-drama "Defiance," about a band of Jewish resistance fighters. Paramount Vantage is in advanced negotiations to pick up domestic distrib rights. Zwick is writing, directing and producing. Film -- the next for both of them -- is based on... »

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... »