Tag Archives: Robert Mitchum

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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Monday Picks: ‘Scrooged’

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

Merry Christmas to all the fans of Monday Picks. This week’s pick in celebration of the holiday season is Scrooged. Richard Donner (The Omen, Superman I & II, Lethal Weapon series) directs this modern comedy version of Charles Dickens’ A … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-Ray, Classics, Comedy, DVD, DVD Reviews, Holiday, Monday Picks, Reviews | Tagged Alfre Woodard, Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, Brian Doyle-Murray, Carol Kane, David Johansen, John Glover, John Murray, Karen Allen, richard donner, Robert Mitchum | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Anzio!’

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick comes to us from the Italian front, a rigorous and often overlooked campaign of ETO during World War II. Robert Mitchum stars as a war correspondent (Dick Ennis) (loosely based on famed correspondent Ernie Pyle) in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Columbia Pictures, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Netflix, Novels, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Arthur Kennedy, Dino De Laurentiis, Duilio Coletti, Earl Holliman, Edward Dmytryk, Giancarlo Giannini, Patrick Magee, Peter Falk, Reni Santoni, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Wolfgang Preiss | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Enemy Below’

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the World War II submarine action thriller The Enemy Below (1957) directed by Dick Powell and stars Robert Mitchum (Cpt. Murrell) Kurt Jurgens (Cpt. von Stolberg), Theodore Bikel (‘Heinie’ Schwaffer), Russell Collins (Doc), and Al Hedison, (Lt. … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Netflix, Novels, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Al Hedison, Dick Powell, Kurt Jurgens, Kurt Kreuger, Robert Mitchum, Russell Collins, Theodore Bikel | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Academy Awards, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, Reviews, Universal Pictures, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Charlton Heston, Edward Albert, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Henry Fonda, Jack Smight, James Coburn, James Shigeta, John Williams, Robert Mitchum, Robert Webber, Sensurround, Steve Kanaly, Tom Selleck, Toshiro Mifune | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Blu-Ray, Curt Jurgens, DVD, Eddie Albert, Gert Frobe, Henry Fonda, Jeff Hunter, John Wayne, Mel Ferrer, Paul Anka, Red Buttons, Richard Beymer, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Roddy McDowall, Sean Connery | 3 Comments