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: ‘MAS*H’

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1970 comedy classic M*A*S*H, from acclaimed director Robert Altman. M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) was adapted by screen writer Ring Lardner, Jr. and based on the hit novel from Richard Hooker about three military surgeons … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Blu-Ray, Books, Classics, Comedy, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Blu-Ray, Donald Sutherland, DVD, Elliott Gould, Gary Burghoff, Korean War, Neflix, Rene Auberjonois, Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner, Robert Altman, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skerritt | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Fat Man and Little Boy’

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1989 drama directed by Roland Joffe Fat Man and Little Boy which were the code names given to the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan, ending the war in the Pacific during World War … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Movies, Paramount, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Atomic Bomb, DVD, Dwight Schultz, Fat Man & Little Boy, John Cusak, Manhattan Project, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Paul Newman, Roland Joffe, WWII | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Southern Comfort’

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week is a different kind of war movie, because it’s a war movie on the home front which mirrors the actions and feelings of what the country was going through during the latter half of the Vietnam War. Southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, DVD, Thriller, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Brion James, Fred Ward, Keith Carradine, Lewis Smith, MGM/UA, Netflix, Peter Coyote, Powers Boothe, Ry Cooder, Sonny Landham, T.K. Carter, Walter Hill | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Cross of Iron’

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is legendary filmmaker and pioneer of balletic death scenes Sam Peckinpah’s 1977 production of Cross of Iron. The film stars James Coburn (in one of his finest performances, and as one of Peckinpah’s go-to-actors) as Sgt. Rolf Steiner, … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged David Warner, DVD, Hen's Tooth Home Video, James Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian Schell, Movies, Netflix, Sam Peckinpah, War Movies | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Longest Day’

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

In celebration of the Normandy D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, this week’s review is the 1962 “Grandaddy of all war movies” The Longest Day. Legendary producer Darryl F. Zanuck and directors Ken Annakin (British scenes), Andrew Marton (American scenes), Bernhard … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Blu-Ray, Curt Jurgens, DVD, Eddie Albert, Gert Frobe, Henry Fonda, Jeff Hunter, John Wayne, Mel Ferrer, Paul Anka, Red Buttons, Richard Beymer, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Roddy McDowall, Sean Connery | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Where Eagles Dare’

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

1986’s Where Eagles Dare is a World War II spy/action film which is based on Alistair MacLean’s novel about a group of allied commandos who must break into an impregnable German fortress in the Bavarian Alps and rescue an American … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, MGM, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged Alistair MacLean, Brian G. Hutton, Clint Eastwood, Derren Nesbitt, Ferdy Mayne, Ingrid Pitt, Mary Ure, MGM/UA, Richard Burton, Ron Goodwin, Warner Bros | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘Von Ryan’s Express’

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick bring us back to my favorite of all the wars, World War II. The chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra leads an all star cast in Von Ryan’s Express (1965) which tells the story of a massive … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Movies, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Adolfo Celi, Brad Dexter, Edward Mulhare, Frank Sinatra, Mark Robson, Netflix, Sergio Fantoni, Trevor Howard, Wolfgang Preiss | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘Hamburger Hill’

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Hamburger Hill (1987) is an intensely, well acted Vietnam War movie which shows seasoned combat troops at their very best. The film follows a group of men of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne … Continue reading →