Category Archives: Biopic

War Movie Mondays: ‘Sergeant York’

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1941 Howard Hawks classic Sergeant York which stars Gary Cooper as the back woods Tennessee hero of World War I. The supporting cast include Walter Brennan (Pastor Pile), Joan Leslie (Gracie Williams), George Tobias (“Pusher” … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘MacArthur’

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the American Caesar, and the hero of the Pacific War. Joseph Sargent directs MacArthur (1977) which is a biopic about famed American General Douglas MacArthur who led Allied forces to victory in World War II and … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Wind and the Lion’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

Happy New Year to all you faithful War Movie Monday fans, and thank you for a fantastic year of classic war films. This week’s pick to ring in the start of a new year is the John Milius 1975 classic … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Cromwell’

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1970 British epic Cromwell which stars veteran actor Richard Harris as the man who led Parliamentary forces to victory during The English Civil War. The film also stars Sir Alec Guinness (King Charles I), Robert … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Rough Riders’ Miniseries

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the heroes of a forgotten American war, The Spanish American War which until the First Gulf War, was the shortest war in American history. John Milius (Red Dawn, Flight of the Intruder, The Wind and the … Continue reading →

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Sacha Baron Cohen Signed To Play Freddie Mercury In Queen Biopic

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Matt Raub

Every once in a while, a piece of casting news comes out of left field and seems like the best possible choice for a film. That is 100% the case in this piece of news, as Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen … Continue reading →

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Check Out A New Trailer For ‘Middle Men’

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Matt Raub

The world of internet pornography is certainly a gigantic one. It’s…entertained millions, if not trillions of consumers across the globe for nearly two decades, and even helped usher in a new world of digital consumerism. Where did it all get … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘The Runaways’

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Dakota Fanning is all grown up and delivers an impressive performance in this bio-pic that skims the story of the origins of The Runaways. The all female rock band was a novelty in the 70’s, when founder Joan Jett (played by … Continue reading →

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