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Articles tagged "world war ii" TV ReviewIndependent Lens: Wings of Defeatby Cynthia Fuchs[5.May.09] :. Wings of Defeat shows that, then and now, the kamikaze pilots were complicated and diverse individuals, not stereotypical fanatics. NewsBritish TV miniseries ‘Enemy at the Door’ released on DVDby Bruce Dancis [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][23.Feb.09] :. Not all Britons were spared from being conquered by the Nazis during World War II. The British Channel Islands were deemed by the British government to be undefendable - they are much closer to...  News‘Defiance’ co-stars had to endure cold, primitive conditions to play WWII rebelsby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Jan.09] :. Think Holocaust movie. What do you see? Lines of weary men, women and children being herded to their deaths? That’s the conventional view. But in the based-on-fact World War II drama...  Multimedia ReviewCall of Duty: World at Warby G. Christopher Williams[9.Jan.09] :. Call of Duty: World at War's catalysts for combat personalize the brutality that the player will mete out on the Axis by dehumanizing and "othering" the Japanese and the Germans as barbarians and monsters.  News‘Valkyrie’ director says he tried to depict history as an old-fashioned thrillerby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][19.Dec.08] :. Filmmaker and World War II buff Bryan Singer read of the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and the first thought to cross his mind was “thriller.” The director of “The Usual...  TV ReviewPOV: Inheritanceby Cynthia Fuchs[10.Dec.08] :. This notion of "help" -- impossible, necessary -- colors Inheritance, a documentary about living with memories of a Nazi father. Why, Spike, Why?by Chris Barsanti[17.Oct.08] :. For all of Spike Lee's status as the eternal Young Turk, he's also a moviemaker who came of age just a few years after the brat pack of Spielberg, Scorsese, de Palma, et al. Featured Article Books ReviewThe Day of Battle by Rick Atkinsonby Desmond Ryan [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][13.Dec.07] :. Atkinson's earlier work, An Army at Dawn, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2003, and, if anything, The Day of Battle is even more engrossing. Featured Article Books ReviewThe Day of Battle by Rick Atkinsonby Thomas Peele [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][16.Oct.07] :. Relying on military histories and documents, the private letters and diaries of generals and front-line soldiers, news accounts and interviews, Atkinson creates a seamless, stunning narrative that is the equal of An Army at Dawn. Now ‘The War’ comes homeby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][2.Oct.07] :. If you’ve read, watched or listened to media in the past two weeks, you already know the story of “The War” (3 stars, PBS/Paramount, $129.99; look for discounts in the $90 range).... Tale of those who recovered European art a masterpieceby David Tarrant [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][1.Oct.07] :. DALLAS—Robert Edsel will tell you he’s no Indiana Jones. But the former Dallas oilman has traded the search for Texas black gold for what he calls the greatest treasure hunt in... Taking it personally: ‘The War’ hits homeby Eric Mink [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)][27.Sep.07] :. Dec. 8, 1941, Camp Claiborne, La. My dearest Ethel: You undoubtedly want to know what’s been going on in the past day. Naturally, with Japan’s declaration of war, there was a lot of... ‘The War,’ documentary series beginning Sunday on PBSby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][23.Sep.07] :. At first, Ken Burns’ monumental new work, “The War,” looks and sounds familiar, and because of that, is almost comforting. There are recognizable Burns touches everywhere. The... Ken Burns stays on march for PBS’ ‘The War’by Sam McManis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Sep.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Another morning’s worth of interviews behind him, yet a whole afternoon and evening’s worth of personal appearances still ahead, Ken Burns turned away from the TV... ‘War’ stories: Ken Burns’ documentary brings all fronts into focusby Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][20.Sep.07] :. Acclaimed big-screen directors from William Wyler to Steven Spielberg have been drawn to it. Newsman Tom Brokaw gave voice to the generation that lived through it. And the History Channel has... Documentary maker pays tribute to World War II veteransby Gail Shister [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][16.Aug.07] :. The presence of Ken Burns’ father looms large in his son’s latest PBS epic. But viewers won’t know it. An unidentified photograph of Lt. Robert Kyle Burns Jr. is the first and... Call of Duty: Roads to Victoryby Gregory Trefry[19.Jul.07] :. Call of Duty has nothing to do with the reality of World War II. It is a heroic version of an idea that we hold about being in a war that most us of don't remember, but only understand through movies and books. Spaghetti War Flicks: World War II Brought to Life, Sort ofby Chadwick Jenkins[18.Jul.07] :. I love Spaghetti Westerns, even the not-so-great ones. I even like the bad dubbing. ‘Pastime’ blends love, baseball and World War II internmentby Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.May.07] :. The score is tied as the runner leads off third base, the batter tenses and the pitcher gets ready to deliver. The crowd in the small-town ballpark holds its collective breath as the battle between... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewBlack Book (Zwartboek) (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.May.07] :. Broadly drawn and ballsy, the movie features horrendous violence and stupefying melodrama: it's WWII without the usual sober romance, the Greatest Generation meets Starship Troopers. An Unnamed Chapterby Chadwick Jenkins[19.Apr.07] :. Verdict on Auschwitz goes a long way toward guaranteeing that this "unnamed chapter" in human history shall not remain unspoken; it will reverberate throughout history as a reminder of the depths of depravity into which human beings may fall. |
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