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  • Movie Review: Miracle at St. Anna (another Spike Lee bomb?)

    09/10/2008 10:35:18 AM PDT · by Publius804 · 22 replies · 155+ views
    www.variety.com ^ | Sep. 7, 2008 | TODD MCCARTHY
    Toronto Miracle at St. Anna (Italy - U.S.) Spike Lee loses the battles and the war in “Miracle at St. Anna,” a clunky, poorly constructed drama designed to spotlight the little-remarked role of black American soldiers in World War II. Clocking in at 160 minutes, this is a sloppy stew in which the ingredients of battle action, murder mystery, little-kid sentiment and history lesson don’t mix well. Nor is it remotely clear who the audience is meant to be; the R rating pretty much rules out younger students, and extensive subtitles will deter action fans, who would be bored anyway....
  • New movie coming out that gives Vietnam vets credit and respect!

    01/14/2008 6:27:20 AM PST · by connell · 4 replies · 75+ views
    Modern Conservative ^ | Eric Porvaznik
    I had the distinct pleasure and privilege this weekend to screen a true anomaly in the cinematic world: an unflinchingly patriotic movie, about the Vietnam War no less.Coming soon to DVD (and, quite possibly, a theatre near you), Jack Marino's Forgotten Heroes bucks the image of the Vietnam vet as the murderous and drug-addled scumbag portrayed far too often in films by axe-to-grinders like Oliver Stone and Brian DePalma.Forgotten Heroes could not hit the shelves and/or screen soon enough, either. Despite the abysmal failures of the recent anti-victory movies, Hollywood ...