Tag Archives: War Movies

War Movie Mondays Again: M*A*S*H

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week we’re focusing on acclaimed director Robert Altman’s 1970 anti-war comedy classic M*A*S*H. The movie was adapted by screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. and is based on the hit novel … 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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War Movie Mondays Again: Zulu Dawn

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week’s movie is 1979’s Zulu Dawn. Zulu Dawn is a prequel to the 1964 film Zulu and tells the story of a proud British army unit which suffered the … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays Again: The Big Red One

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction is director Samuel Fuller’s (Fixed Bayonets, The Steel Helmet, Merrill’s Marauders) autobiographical account of his experiences with the legendary 1st U.S. infantry division during World War II. Lee Marvin leads the cast of raw … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays Again: Battle of Britain

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

Last time on War Movie Mondays Again we featured the film Kelly’s Heroes. This time it’s the 1969 Guy Hamilton directed classic Battle of Britain. This film depicts the valiant struggle of Great Britain’s Royal Air Force against the onslaught of … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays Again: Kelly’s Heroes

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

As we did with Western Wednesdays Again, we’re bringing back another favorite feature: War Movie Mondays. And kicking things off is 1970’s Kelly’s Heroes. Written by Douglas Barnett, War Movie Mondays explores a different film in the “war movie” genre … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Saving Private Ryan’

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes Steven Spielberg’s epic Saving Private Ryan (1998) which tells the story of an eight man rifle squad which is chosen to find and safely bring back Pvt. Ryan after it is discovered that his three older … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Rough Riders’ Miniseries

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the heroes of a forgotten American war, The Spanish American War which until the First Gulf War, was the shortest war in American history. John Milius (Red Dawn, Flight of the Intruder, The Wind and the … Continue reading →

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