The 1979 now-classic Apocalypse Now and the later "Redux" on Blu Ray should be hitting shelves near you today, both in a standard 2-disc edition, and a "Full Disclosure" 3-disc edition, which includes the "Hearts of Darkness" documentary along with a bunch of other extras.... If I read things correctly, this will also be... »
Wow, man. Talk about perspective. Just released on DVD and Blu Ray over here is the Russian-made 9th Company. It's about a group of recruits who are trained up and sent off to Afghanistan. In a way I think this film is especially relevant today. You could likely take all those red stars off... »
Ah the classics, such as 1964's Fail Safe, based on the Burdick novel of the same name.... And then somebody gets the bright idea to remake it. Not just "reboot it", but remake it more-or-less verbatim. That's what happened with 2000's Live TV experiment Fail Safe. Now, the original film is a real gem. ... »
The Memphis Belle was the first B-17, along with her crew, to complete all 25 of her missions and bring everyone back alive. The 1990 movie Memphis Belle is an homage to the plane, and more importantly the crew. An admirable goal to be sure, but be warned: The first half of this movie... »
I figured I'd throw this one up as a lark. As an "I dare you to watch this" type of thing. Oh, and it'll be one of the few times I get to mention Mystery Science Theater 3000 on this site, so WIN. The Starfighters is a Cold War airplane flick, plain (ha) and... »
Take a story that likely resonated with a lot of people circa 1957, add in a dash of romance with an attractive leading lady, an overprotective father figure, and top it off with lots of cold war paranoia... oh, and I almost forgot. AIRPLANES. Lots of them. Big ones. Like the B-52. Yeah, now... »
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... »
Radio Bikini is a short documentary that explores the "able" and "baker" nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Actually the movie is sort of a two-fold documentary. One part examines the "takeover" of the atoll by American forces and the subsequent "relocation" of the native peoples. Basically they fed them a bunch... »
Tigerland. The title refers to an "immersion" style boot camp training ground where new Army infantry recruits were sent before they boarded that plane to Vietnam. But the film's focus is merely leading up to that. The thing is, by 1971, everyone knows the war is pointless, and especially so everyone who's found themselves... »
In much the same vein as "The Red Baron," we bring you "The Blue Max." A tale from the novel by the same name from Jack Hunter. The story follows one Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) as he makes his way from the German infantry in The Big One up to a Lt. in the... »
Yeah, there were no WMD's in Iraq. And we pretty much know why, and why we thought there were. Green Zone attempts to, well, I dunno, explain a bit of that? Maybe. I think. At least Chief Miller (Matt Damon) and "spook" Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson) want to, while other elements in "spook" Poundstone's... »
The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944. Movies have tried and failed (the aptly named but poorly executed Battle of the Bulge) and succeeded (Band of Brothers, countless others).... But few manage to combine the two into a wildly excellent, yet kind of disappointing picture such as Battleground. What do I mean? Well, let's... »
Yeah, sometimes you just have to kick back, and take in the classics for what they are. That is to say, undeniable products of their time. 1943's Destination Tokyo is definitely one of those films. I'd go as far as saying that Destination Tokyo is one of the prime examples of your typical US... »
