Category Archives: DVD Reviews

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Lost Battalion’ (2001)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 2001 A&E original The Lost Battalion directed by Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) which tells the story of the U.S. Army’s 308th battalion, 77th Infantry Div. and their amazing five day struggle against fierce German opposition in … 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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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: ‘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 →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Sahara’ (1943)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is a unique look at behind the lines action during the North African campaign in the early days of World War II. Zoltan Korda directs the 1943 Columbia Pictures release of Sahara, a morale booster of a … 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: ‘Stalag 17′

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Merry Christmas to all you War Movie Monday fans and thank you for following this year’s cavalcade of classic war pictures. This week’s pick is in honor of the Christmas season, with the 1953 William Wilder classic Stalag 17 which follows … Continue reading →