Author Archives: Douglas Barnett

About Douglas Barnett

A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Doug majored in History with a double minor in film studies and political science. He enjoys films of all types which range from the good, to the bad, to the excellent. His vast knowledge of film makes him the best at cocktail parties and in many social circles. Don't play him in the game scene it, unless you are willing to except defeat.

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Exterminator’

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1980 release of James Glickenhaus’s ‘The Exterminator‘ which takes us from the jungles of war torn Vietnam to the urban jungle of the crime stricken and bankrupt New York City of 1980. The Film stars … Continue reading →

Posted in Anchor Bay, Blu-Ray, Cult Cinema, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Christopher George, Dick Boccelli, James Glickenhaus, Patrick Farrelly, Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Steve James | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Missing in Action’

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1984 release of director Joseph Zito’s Missing in Action which was the first installment of the franchise. Chuck Norris stars for the first time as Col. James Braddock, who years earlier escaped a POW camp … Continue reading →

Posted in Cult Cinema, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, MGM, Netflix, Prequels and Sequels, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Chuck Norris, David Tress, James Hong, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joseph Zito, Lenore Kasdorf, M. Emmet Walsh, Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus | 9 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Missing in Action 2: The Beginning’

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is yet another classic from the world of Golan Globus a.k.a. Cannon Films, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985) which was directed by Lance Hool and stars Chuck “White Lightning” Norris as Colonel James Braddock in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, MGM, Netflix, Prequels and Sequels, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Bennett Ohta, Christopher Cary, Chuck Norris, Cosie Costa, David Chung, Joe Michael Terry, John Wesley, Lance Hool, Menahem Golan, Pierre Issot, Professor Toru Tanaka, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams, Yoram Globus | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Hanoi Hilton’

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is from the wonderful world of Cannon Pictures with the 1987 feature The Hanoi Hilton. It was directed by Lionel Chetwynd and tells the story of downed American airmen who suffered greatly at the hands of their North … Continue reading →

Posted in Cult Cinema, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged Aki Aleong, Cannon Films, David Soul, Doug Savant, Jeffrey Jones, Jesse Dabson, John Diehl, John Vargas, Lawrence Pressman, Lionel Chetwynd, Menahem Golan, Michael Moriarty, Paul Le Mat, Stephen Davies, Yoram Globus | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Andersonville’

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is The TNT original film Andersonville (1996) from acclaimed film maker John Frankenheimer (Seven Days in May, Against the Wall). The film stars Jarrod Emick (Pvt. Josiah Day), Frederic Forrest (Sgt. McSpadden), Ted Marcoux (Martin Blackburn) Gregory Sporleder … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Emmy Awards, Movies, Netflix, Networks, TNT, TV, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged Cliff De Young, Frederic Forrest, Frederick Coffin, Gregory Sporleder, Jan Triska, Jarrod Emick, John Frankenheimer, Olek Krupa, Peter Murnik, Ted Marcoux, William H. Macy, William Sanderson | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘Gettysburg’

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American War between the states, this week’s pick is the 1993 epic Gettysburg directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and adapted from the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-Ray, Books, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, New Line, News, Prequels and Sequels, Reviews, TNT, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged C. Thomas Howell, Cooper Huckabee, James Lancaster, Jeff Daniels, John Rothman, Joseph Fuqua, Kevin Conway, Martin Sheen, Michael Shaara, Morgan Sheppard, Patrick Gorman, Richard Anderson, Richard Jordan, Ronald F. Maxwell, Sam Elliot, Ted Turner, Tom Berenger, Warren Burton | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Flight of the Intruder’

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is a salute to U.S. Navy pilots during the Vietnam War with director John Milius’s (Red Dawn, The Wind and the Lion, Rough Riders) Flight of the Intruder (1991), which was based on the novel written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-Ray, Books, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Lionsgate, Netflix, Paramount, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Brad Johnson, Danny Glover, David Schwimmer, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Corbett, John Milius, Rossana Arquette, Stephen Coonts, Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames, Willem Dafoe | 2 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Final Countdown’

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1980 military/science fiction classic The Final Countdown directed by Don Taylor, which stars Kirk Douglas (Capt. Matt Yelland), Martin Sheen (Warren Lasky), James Farentino (Air Wing Cmdr. Richard Owen/Richard Tideman), Katherine Ross (Laurel Scott), Ron … Continue reading →