Directed by Michael Caton-Jones Memphis Belle is a pretty straightforward World War II film, but I was smitten with it. Maybe it's the cast, composed of welcome and familiar faces like Matthew Modine, a young Harry Connick Jr., Eric Stoltz, Courtney Gains, Tate Donovan or Sean Astin, as well as the always calming presence of … Continue reading Memphis Belle (1990)
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Hope and Glory (1987)
Directed by John Boorman Hope and Glory has the same wartime sentimentality as Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One (1981). It's a nostalgic look at the details of life, shared amongst a small group of friends or family, during a time of great strife. Though surrounded by a large-scale tragedy or … Continue reading Hope and Glory (1987)
The Steel Helmet (1951)
Directed by Samuel Fuller The Steel Helmet is Samuel Fuller's anti-war propaganda film, the first made about the Korean War. It's a small-scale film following a group of ragtag soldiers who barricade themselves inside a Buddhist temple. That temple allows the characters to renew their vows to America, so to speak. Set in Korea, where … Continue reading The Steel Helmet (1951)
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