Tag: War Movies
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Movie Review: ‘Pearl Harbor’ (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001): A Missed Tribute Wrapped in Spectacle Pearl Harbor Directed by: Michael Bay Written by: Randall Wallace Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Jon Voight, Mako, Colm Feore, Tom Sizemore, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alec Baldwin Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer Music by: Hans Zimmer Studio(s): Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Buena Vista Motion…
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Movie Review: ‘The Battle of Britain’ (1969)
The Battle of Britain Written by: James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex Directed by: Guy Hamilton Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Edward Fox, Curt Jurgens, Ralph Richardson, Ian McShane, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Patrick Wymark, Michael Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, and Robert Shaw The Battle of Britain (1969): A War Epic That Soars, Stalls, and…
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Movie Review: ‘The Hurt Locker’
The Hurt Locker (2008) Written by: Mark Boal Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christopher Sayegh There is, apparently, a simple rule-of-thumb (at least for those folks who keep track of these things) that war movies, no matter how well-made they may be, simply do not attract huge…
A Certain Point of View, Too 