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Western Wednesdays Again: My Name Is Nobody

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Elisabeth Rappe

It’s time for another edition of Western Wednesdays Again. This week we’re taking look at director Tonino Valerii’s 1973 film My Name Is Nobody. My Name Is Nobody looms large among spaghetti western and Sergio Leone fans — and probably … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays Again: The Longest Day

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again where we take a look at a classic (or not-so-classic) war movie you may or may not have seen. This week it’s the 1962 “Grandaddy of all war movies” The … 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: ‘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: ‘The Longest Day’

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

In celebration of the Normandy D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, this week’s review is the 1962 “Grandaddy of all war movies” The Longest Day. Legendary producer Darryl F. Zanuck and directors Ken Annakin (British scenes), Andrew Marton (American scenes), Bernhard … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Battle of the Bulge’

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Battle of the Bulge (1965) was an Anglo-American production directed by Ken Annakin (The Longest Day).  The film debuted at the Cinerama Dome Theater in Hollywood on December 16, 1965, which was the twenty first anniversary of when the … Continue reading →

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