Category Archives: Classics

War Movie Mondays: ‘To Hell and Back’

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes World War II’s most decorated hero. Audie L. Murphy stars as himself in the 1955 film To Hell and Back directed by Jesse Hibbs. The film was based on Murphy’s autobiography of the same name. The … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Force 10 from Navarone’

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1978 release of Force 10 from Navarone, directed by Guy Hamilton (Battle of Britain). This was the sequel to the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone, which I wrote about last week. The film is loosely … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Columbia Pictures, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Foreign Films, MGM, Prequels and Sequels, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Alan Badel, Alistair MacLean, Angus MacInnes, Barbara Bach, Carl Weathers, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Guy Hamilton, Harrison Ford, Michael Byrne, Richard Kiel, Robert Shaw | 2 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Four Feathers’ (1939)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is yet another African adventure. Zoltan Korda (Sahara) directs the 1939 version of The Four Feathers based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, which is one of the greatest redemption stories set during the Sudanese campaign to … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Khartoum’

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic 1966 British colonial film Khartoum directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Ardrey. Charlton Heston stars as famed British General Charles “Chinese” Gordon who defended the ancient city against Muslim extremists in 1884-85 Africa. … Continue reading →

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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: ‘Midway’

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is Midway (1976) which depicts the U.S. and Japanese naval battle which turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. Director Jack Smight assembled some of Hollywood’s A-list talent including Charlton Heston (Capt. Matt Garth), Robert … Continue reading →

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‘Peabody & Sherman’ Animated Film Coming; Downey Jr. To Lend Voice

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Those who remember the original Rocky and Bullwinkle show remember two sister franchises fondly. Those being Dudley Do-Right about a bumbling Canadian protagonist and his wins against the evil Snidley Whiplash, and then there was Peabody and Sherman. The latter … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Bataan’

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the first American combatants of World War II who began fighting the Japanese in the Philippines following the clandestine attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Bataan (1943) was directed by Tay Garnett and stars Robert … Continue reading →