This is a not a movie but a 8 part mini-series that appeared on Sundance Channel last year. It is about a East German kid whose mother needs a organ transplant that is only available in the West and the East German Stasi blackmail him into spying for them and the KGB in order to…
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Netflix Pix & War Movies Worth a Damn: The Best of Men
I came across this one on Netflix last night under “World War Two Movies” (Now how did they know I would like those?) Anyways, this is not your typical “War Movie” per se, more like a “What Happens After a War” kind of movie. It is about a German Doctor who comes to an English…
War Movies Worth a Damn: Hyena Road
‘Hyena Road’ Brings Grinding Complexity Of Ground Combat In Afghanistan To The Screen New drama ‘Hyena Road’ takes a close look at the complex and often convoluted counterinsurgency doctrine in Afghanistan. Translating the experiences of those who served in the Global War on Terror onto film has yielded mixed results, with many movies focusing on…
Classic Movie Moments: Sometimes you Just need an RPG to solve a Problem
The Mid-Season Premiere of Season 6 of Walking Dead last night began with a Bang when Daryl Rescued the group from a gang of rogue Bikers with a RPG he had hidden under the bumper of a stolen dump truck. Can you say Biker Bar-B-Q? 🙂
Netflix Pix for January 2016
The movies in this Pix are not only set during World War Two, but also deal in a subject that I have been interested in for quite a while: Intelligence Operations regarding the OSS and SOE. The Heavy Water War As many of you know I am a HUGE fan of World War…
War Movies: 10 things You Never Knew about Apocalypse Now
10 obscure facts about “Apocalypse Now.” I’ll never forget the first time I saw “Apocalypse Now.” Captivated, I stared at the screen for the 196-minute runtime as Willard journeyed upriver in the midst of the Vietnam War to assassinate the general-turned-rogue-demigod Colonel Kurtz. Afterward, I felt disgusted, exhausted, relieved, and forever altered in my way…
War Movies: 10 Things You Never Knew about Full Metal Jacket
Despite its widespread popularity, there is a ton of behind-the-scenes drama and literary awesomeness in Full Metal Jacket that gets missed. When it comes to pop-culture allure and romanticized brutality, Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” is arguably the most influential of all Vietnam War movies. R. Lee Ermey’s iconic portrayal of the sadistic Gunnery Sgt….
Movie Suggestion: Pawn Sacrifice
This movie is a semi-biopic of the life of chess great Bobby Fischer. The film goes a long way in showing the old adage that Genius (almost always to a man) courts madness to some degree. Fischer is a great example of a man (like Isaac Newton) who was extremely creative and intelligent in one…
Trumbo: How Historical Revisionism in Film is attempting to Dupe a Generation
I just watched the movie Trumbo after a friend of mine who works in the movie biz asked me to see it and give him my ‘honest’ opinion. The bottom line is despite all the “rave” reviews the film got and even with the star power of Brian Cranston, Dianne Lane. Helen Mirren and John Goodman the…
A Tactical Assessment of Kevin’s Battle Plan in Home Alone
As Many of you know, I am a big fan of movies, and during the Holidays, there are some that are just plain classics. “Home Alone” is one of our favorites along with “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation” , “A Christmas Story” (You’re Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!) and the usual smattering of typical Christmas fare:…