Category Archives: War Movie Mondays

War Movie Mondays: ‘Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo’

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

In honor of Memorial Day and to all our members of the Armed Forces past and present, this week’s War Movie Monday pick is the MGM World War II classic Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) which depicts the exploits of … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Steel Helmet’

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Samuel Fuller’s The Steel Helmet (1951) is one of the most honest, unflinching, in your face war films ever made. Set during the opening stages of the Korean War, the film follows a small squad of Americans who face off … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The War of the Worlds’

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Albeit a Sci-Fi classic, The War of the Worlds (1953) is a multi genre film. Based on H.G. Well’s classic novel about a Martian invasion of Earth, the film represents America’s fear of Bolshevik communism in the 1950s. The film … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays (Wednesday Edition): ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s War Movie Monday pick is Universal Picture’s first ever Academy Award winning film for Best Picture and for Best Director (Lewis Milestone), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). The film stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Uncommon Valor’

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the Vietnam MIA rescue film Uncommon Valor (1983) directed by Ted Kotcheff (Rambo: First Blood). It stars Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Patrick Swayze, Reb Brown, Tim Thomerson, Robert Stack and Randall “Tex” Cobb. Uncommon Valor touches on … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘First Blood’

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic 1982 Ted Kotcheff war/thriller First Blood a.k.a Rambo: First Blood (1982), the first installment in the legendary Rambo series. The film stars Sylvester Stallone (John Rambo), Brian Dennehy (Sheriff Will Teasle), and Richard Crenna … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘By Dawn’s Early Light’

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the HBO film By Dawn’s Early Light (1990), directed by Jack Sholder. The film stars Martin Landau, Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Darren McGavin, Rip Torn, Jeffery DeMunn, Peter MacNicol, and Nicolas Coster. … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Hunt for Red October’

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the John McTiernan thriller The Hunt for Red October (1990). Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, and James Earl Jones star in this Cold War classic about a Soviet naval commander and a new … Continue reading →

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