2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (724+ words) As it turns out, it's much easier to make a movie when everyone knows who the bad guys areo n screen. I will admit that I love a good WWII movie or TV show. I have sat and watched Band…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1331+ words) We can fill in the blanks when it comes to movies you maybe have never seen. I've been known to watch a lot of WWII movies, maybe it's my Dad era or just a taste thing, but it's nice to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (795+ words) "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war? No, but I served in the company of heroes." As we enter the 250th year of America, I've been looking back at some of the movies and TV shows that best reflect what…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1442+ words) We dissect what makes these war stories stick out on screen. World War II is probably Hollywood's favorite war because it has clear sides of good and evil, and there is nostalgia for the stories handed down to us by…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (679+ words) It's time to go to the mattresses. There are so many all-time great quotes from The Godfather that we could do a whole month on dissecting them all, but today, I want to talk about one that has entered the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (560+ words) Inside The Deer Hunter and its impact on storytelling today. 'The Deer Hunter' (1978) Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter (1978) stands tall as one of the most hauntingly brilliant portrayals of friendship, loss, and the wounds of war. The movie follows a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1167+ words) The cowboy played emotions the right way in this film. For decades, "The Duke" defined the Western genre. He played stoic, unflappable lawmen and cowboys in cinematic landmarks like The Searchers and Stagecoach. And John Wayne delivered some of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (921+ words) The Best Years of Our Lives is a movie that introduced us to a more complicated side of war heroes. It's hard to believe now, but there was a time in World War II when filmmakers and stars left Hollywood…...

2+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (757+ words) Oliver Stone's Platoon is the only American movie ever made that does not glorify war. I grew up thinking war movies were all these rah-rah escapades that glorified clean uniforms, flag-waving heroes, and clear-cut victories. And then I saw Oliver…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (346+ words) Sometimes, you want to see a comically evil antagonist get what's coming to them. 'Captain America: The First Avenger' When the world gets too much to bear, and it feels like the news is too weighty, I like to put…...