Category Archives: Classics

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Enemy Below’

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the World War II submarine action thriller The Enemy Below (1957) directed by Dick Powell and stars Robert Mitchum (Cpt. Murrell) Kurt Jurgens (Cpt. von Stolberg), Theodore Bikel (‘Heinie’ Schwaffer), Russell Collins (Doc), and Al Hedison, (Lt. … Continue reading →

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‘Lord of the Rings’ Extended Edition Trilogy Now Available for Download

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Joe Gillis

That’s right folks. If you don’t currently own a Blu-ray player but have an iTunes account, an XBox Live account or have a PS3 but don’t want to buy physical media, you can still own The Lord of the Rings … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ’12 O’Clock High’

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the valiant fliers of United States Army Air Corp in the 1949 release of director Henry King’s 12 O’Clock High. The film stars Gregory Peck (Brig. Gen. Frank Savage), Hugh Marlowe (Lt. Col. Ben Gately), Gary … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Ninth Configuration’

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1980 release of William Peter Blatty’s The Ninth Configuration which is a Gothic, thriller, comedic, war picture.  The film stars Stacy Keach (Col. Hudson Kane), Scott Wilson (Capt. Billy Cutshaw), Jason Miller (Lt. Frankie Reno), … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Platoon’

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

Happy Memorial Day to all those currently serving in the U.S. armed forces, and to you vets of America’s foreign wars.  This week’s pick is Oliver Stone’s 1986 Academy Award winner for Best Picture Platoon, which depicts the horrors and … Continue reading →

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Seth MacFarlane Taking It Back To The Stone Age With A ‘Flintstones’ Reboot For Fox

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Matt Raub

Before you flip your collective lids, the Family Guy creator isn’t taking on another live action venture into the residents of Bedrock. Instead, Macfarlane is working with Fox on a brand new animated series based on the modern Stone Age … Continue reading →

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Roger Corman’s Classic Sci-Fi ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’ Coming to 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray and DVD

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

What makes a movie a classic? Is it some kind of social significance? Or, is it what the movie meant to people when it first came out? Or maybe its just fondly remembered for its amazing cheesiness and being so … Continue reading →

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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 →

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