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War Movie Mondays Again: Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Douglas Barnett

It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This time around we’re taking a look at Director David Lean’s 1962 widescreen epic Lawrence of Arabia, which is one of the greatest films ever made and tied with Dr. … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays Again: The Guns of Navarone

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week’s pick is the classic World War II commando caper The Guns of Navarone (1961) directed by J. Lee Thompson, written by acclaimed author Alistair MacLean (from his novel) … Continue reading →

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Western Wednesdays Again: The Ox-Bow Incident

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Elisabeth Rappe

Today’s Western Wednesdays Again comes to you courtesy of a name drop by the big man himself, Clint Eastwood. If Eastwood casually says The Ox-Bow Incident is a really good Western, you have to drop what you’re doing and watch … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Guns of Navarone’

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic World War II commando caper The Guns of Navarone (1961) directed by J. Lee Thompson, and written by acclaimed author Alistair MacLean, (Where Eagles Dare). The film stars Gregory Peck (Capt. Keith Mallory), David … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Awards, Columbia Pictures, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Foreign Films, Netflix, Novels, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Alistair MacLean, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Bill Warrington, Chris Greenham, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Irene Papas, J. Lee Thompson, James Darren, Stanley Baker | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘Lion of the Desert’

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is from the forgotten pages of colonial history which deals with the Italian colonization of Libya before WWII. Anthony Quinn stars as famed guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar in Moustapha Akkad’s Lion of the Desert (1981) which was … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Starz, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Anchor Bay Entertainment, Anthony Quinn, DVD, Maurice Jarre, Moustapha Akkad, Netflix, Oliver Reed, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, Starz | 1 Comment