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  • War Movie Mondays Again: Lawrence of Arabia

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This time around we’re taking a look at Director David Lean’s 1962 widescreen epic Lawrence of Arabia, which is one of…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: First Blood

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This time we’re featuring 1982’s First Blood (a.k.a Rambo: First Blood), directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film stars Sylvester Stallone as John…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: The Guns of Navarone

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week’s pick is the classic World War II commando caper The Guns of Navarone (1961) directed by J. Lee Thompson,…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: M*A*S*H

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week we’re focusing on acclaimed director Robert Altman’s 1970 anti-war comedy classic M*A*S*H. The movie was adapted by screenwriter Ring…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: The Steel Helmet

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This time we’re focusing on Samuel Fuller’s 1951 film The Steel Helmet. The Steel Helmet is one of the most honest,…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: The Longest Day

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again where we take a look at a classic (or not-so-classic) war movie you may or may not have seen. This week…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: Zulu Dawn

    It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week’s movie is 1979’s Zulu Dawn. Zulu Dawn is a prequel to the 1964 film Zulu and tells the story…

  • War Movie Mondays Again: The Big Red One

    The Big Red One: The Reconstruction is director Samuel Fuller’s (Fixed Bayonets, The Steel Helmet, Merrill’s Marauders) autobiographical account of his experiences with the legendary 1st U.S. infantry division during World…