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War Movies

                   

Miracle of St. Spike -- Director Opens Up About New WWII Movie

newamericamedia.org
Oct 1, 2008
        

Los Angeles Sentinel, Q&A, Stephanie Frederic, Posted: Oct 01, 2008 Spike Lee found his own financing to make “Miracle at St Anna” - a movie about Black WWII soldiers who made their way behind enemy lines in Italy. That...

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News: Jaffe "happy" with Ratner directing GoW

eurogamer.net
Oct 1, 2008
        

David Jaffe has said he is "happy" with the choice of Brett Ratner as director of the God of War film. Ratner, responsible for the Rush Hour trilogy and X-Men: The Last Stand, confirmed his role on the project at a Hollywood...

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Canadian troops in Kandahar to get early screening of Paul Gross war epic

brandonsun.com
Sep 30, 2008 6 related
        

OTTAWA - Canadian troops in Afghanistan are getting a special advance screening of Paul Gross's epic First World War film, "Passchendaele." Gross - who wrote, starred in and directed the tale of love and valour - said...

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Off Topic: Spike Lee on the war film

sittingpugs.wordpress.com
Sep 28, 2008
        

If Spike Lee wants to make a movie set during World War II, why not? I watched and reviewed Miracle at St. Anna (200eight) for Filmthreat. Here’s an excerpt: When viewing the work of an auteur filmmaker, there’s an automatic,...

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Stiller, the reluctant comedy king

independent.ie
Sep 27, 2008
        

Ben Stiller walks into the room carrying a giant piece of traditional knitwear he's just been given by a Norwegian journalist. Were this one of Stiller's movies then he would be forced to wear this monstrosity -- which...

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'Miracle at St. Anna'

christianitytoday.com
Sep 26, 2008 65 related
        

Spike Lee's attempt at a sweeping war epic, Miracle at St. Anna, opens with an aging World War II vet watching the D-Day classic The Longest Day starring John Wayne. This important idea of remembering the contributions of...

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Review: Lucky Ones, The - 'A tornado is better than Viagra'

efilmcritic.com
Sep 26, 2008 21 related
        

Listen, I was no fan of 2006’s sleeping pill “The Illusionist,” but its mild box office success paved a very specific road for director Neil Burger to follow; instead, the filmmaker drives straight into a brick wall of...

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Spanish civil war film is Spain's entry for Oscars (AFP)

yahoo.com
Sep 26, 2008
        

MADRID (AFP) - Spain has entered a film set in the aftermath of the country's civil war as its entry for the best foreign-language film Oscar, officials announced Friday. Director Jose Luis Cuerda's "Los Girasoles Ciegos"...

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Buzz Briefs: Shia LaBeouf, Busta Rhymes

cbsnews.com
Sep 26, 2008
        

Actor Shia LaBeouf won't be charged with DUI. Rapper Busta Rhymes wants his rap rights read. Emilio Navaira, wife out of hospital after car crash. Hayden Panettiere's dad is charged with battery. Rare footage of Marilyn...

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Politically active actor Tim Robbins makes a not-particularly-political Iraq War film

bradenton.com
Sep 26, 2008 2 related
        

By ROGER MOORE - The Orlando Sentinel From "Home of the Brave" to "Stop-Loss," "In the Valley of Elah" to "Redacted," Hollywood has tried to lead movie audiences into the lives of soldiers in Iraq or newly home from the...

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