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CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians say Hall of Fame Bob Feller has died. He was 92. Feller, the winningest pitcher in club history and one of baseball's greatest right-handers, died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night of acute leukemia at a hospice where he had been moved in recent weeks, said Bob DiBiasio, the Indians vice president of public relations.

On the flight home this morning, I was unfortunate enough to have a bleeder sit next to me. By bleeder, I mean he was invading my space because he was large and his body was spilling over into my seat. I've seen worse cases than what I had today but let's hear your experiences.

Just how hard can it be to pick a Governor General? Although not every vice-regal appointment has been an inspired choice (for example, Adrian Clarkson), no previous Prime Minister has so thoroughly messed up what should be a very simple task. There is no way the Prime Minster can legitimately distance himself from the controversy he single-handedly created. Michaëlle Jean was his choice, and her record of separatist support was anything but a secret. Her drinking a toast to Quebec independence was captured on film by her husband, whose support for separatism and FLQ terrorists is more blatant than her...

<p>Watching "Gods and Generals" over the weekend made me wonder about our enduring effort to elevate man's inhumanity to man to something virtuous.</p> <p>This ponderous Civil War epic is hagiography disguised as history - unabashedly rev erential toward its subjects and permeated by an unmistakable Southern bias.</p>

GODS AND GENERALS / *1/2 (PG-13) February 21, 2003 Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson: Stephen Lang Gen. Robert E. Lee: Robert Duvall Lt. Col. Joshua Chamberlain: Jeff Daniels Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain: C. Thomas Howell Sgt. "Buster" Kilrain: Kevin Conway Gen. John Bell Hood: Patrick Gorman Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock: Brian Mallon Warner Bros. Pictures presents a film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. Based on the book by Jeffrey M. Shaara. Running time: 220 minutes. Rated PG-13 (for sustained battle sequences). BY ROGER EBERT Here is a Civil War movie that Trent Lott might enjoy. Less enlightened than "Gone With the...

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The anticipation surrounding the new movie "Gods and Generals," which opens today, underscores the continuing fascination that Americans (and the world) have with the meaning of the Civil War. It also reflects a growing awareness that the simple story of Northern liberators versus Southern slaveholders fails to do justice to the truth. But what continues to be missed are the economic roots of the North-South conflict—roots which represent deviations from the free-trade ideal. In a May 10, 2002 article on mises.org ("Lincoln's Tariff War") I elaborated on the argument in my book, The Real Lincoln, that the tariff was a far more important cause of the...

It's been a critical Antietam for the film Gods and Generals, which opens in theaters Friday. Ron Maxwell's Civil War epic got massacred by reviewers. "Turgid, textureless and endless ... history as punishment," was the Associated Press verdict, typical of so many others. "Stiff, ponderous, fluttering in its 'poetry,' and crudely simplistic as an apologia for the Confederate ideology," says Entertainment Weekly. Declaims New York Press: "It is truly a whitewash of the past."Well. If the four-hour battlefield epic doesn't work for reviewers on an artistic level, it's hard to make a case against that kind of judgment. But...

<p>MILLBROOK, Va. — The sun rises over the Blue Ridge Mountains, casting a spotlight on a 140-year-old Civil War battle that is about to rise again. In the grass still wet with dew, two bearded men in navy blue overcoats sleep, leaning against a pile of taxidermied horses. Nearby, men in gray coats wait in line for a woman holding sponges and gauze. Her worktable is soaked with a thick red substance leaking from gallon-sized jugs. Sleepy men and women emerge from trailers, their arms laden with cables, rakes, walkie-talkies, muskets, fake corpses. A strange contraption blows white smoke over the rolling green hills, masking the landscape in a cloud. "This is going to be the best and most accurate Civil War movie ever made," says historical consultant Patrick Falci, observing the scene. This Shenandoah Valley alfalfa farm in southwest Virginia is standing in for Manassas, the Washington, D.C., suburb where two major battles of the Civil War were fought.</p>

WorldNetDaily: Among 'Gods and Generals' This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25616 Monday, December 10, 2001 Among 'Gods and Generals' Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns by Rebecca Hagelin on director, screenwriter and producer Ron Maxwell and his new movie, "Gods and Generals" which is currently in production. WND.com was on the set of the film for six days, and was provided with exclusive photographs from the set which will be posted in upcoming columns. Today, Hagelin describes what she sees are the ...

Among 'Gods and Generals' Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns by Rebecca Hagelin on director, screenwriter and producer Ron Maxwell and his new movie, "Gods and Generals" which is currently in production. WND.com was on the set of the film for six days, and was provided with exclusive photographs from the set which will be posted in upcoming columns. Today, Hagelin describes what she sees are the motivating factors and character of Ron Maxwell. &copy;&nbsp;2001&nbsp;WorldNetDaily.com His most compelling feature is the pensive nature of his dark eyes. You get the feeling that he never ...

Among 'Gods and Generals,' part 2 Editors note: This is the second in a series of columns by Rebecca Hagelin on director, producer and screenwriter Ron Maxwell and his new movie, "Gods and Generals," a major-motion pictured scheduled for release in November 2002. WND.com spent six days on the set and was granted exclusive interviews and photographs not published elsewhere. The photographs will be posted with part 3 of the series. Hagelin's first column on the subject appeared last Monday and took a look at the person and character of Ron Maxwell. Today she further examines his motivation and ...

Jeff Shaara, author of the best-selling "Gods and Generals" and other historical novels, makes swing through town. FREDERICKSBURG has been good to him, and now he's returning the favor.That is one way of looking at today's visit to town by Jeff Shaara, author of the best-selling "Gods and Generals" and other historical novels.His feelings for the Fredericksburg area took root, by surprise, on a drive north from Richmond in 1994. He'd just paid a visit to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, doing research for "Gods and Generals."A lot was on the line. His late father, Michael Shaara, had...

Warner Brothers has posted the trailer link for Gods and Generals if anyone is interested. The link above will take you there.

Byrd's big screen debut Senator happy with small role in ‘Gods and Generals' Chris Stirewalt Daily Mail Staff Thursday December 19, 2002; 10:30 AM He doesn't get the girl and he doesn't even have any lines, but Sen. Robert Byrd still is looking forward to his big screen debut. Byrd said he is eagerly awaiting the Feb. 21 premiere of the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals," which will include his cameo as Confederate Gen. Paul J. Semmes. "My role is small, admittedly, and probably won't earn me an Academy Award," Byrd, D-W.Va., said. "But it was exciting to participate...

DANVILLE, Va. - Dr. James I. "Buddy" Robertson said Wednesday that emotion is the key element in the movie "Gods and Generals."Robertson, a renowned Civil War historian, was the historical consultant on the Warner Bros./Ted Turner movie that features Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson as its main character."Gods and Generals" is an adaptation of a book written by Jeff Shaara and is the prequel to "The Killer Angels," on which the film "Gettysburg" was based.The movie deviates from the book with a healthy dose of Jackson's character taken from Robertson's biography."This is the greatest Civil War movie ever made,"...

Instead of tracking one battle, this 3+ hour epic is supppose to cover more than 2 years of the entire war. Rumor has it that the DVD version will be 6 hours in length! After seeing Stephen Lang's portrayal of General Pickett in Gettysburg i am having goosebumps envisioning him as General "Stonewall" Jackson. Robert Duvall should also be more than an upgrade to Sheen as Robert E. Lee. "They carried the same Bible They believed in the same God One side fought for God's glory The other for His Kingdom on Earth But for the duration of the...

The struggle that forged America and launched modern warfare comes to life in a major new film. By Bill Kauffman Mr. Lincoln said he liked his speeches short and sweet, so here it is: The new Warner Brothers picture Gods and Generals is not only the finest movie ever made about the Civil War, it is also the best American historical film. Period. Writer-director Ron Maxwell’s prequel to his epic Gettysburg (1993) is so free of cant, of false notes, of the politically conformist genuflections that we expect in our historical movies, that one watches it as if in a...

I seldom urge readers to go see a Hollywood movie. But that's what I will do in this column, so be warned. For 10 years, I covered Hollywood – the good and the bad. It was mostly bad – real bad. To my knowledge, I was the first journalist ever to write exclusively about the entertainment industry in a social, moral and political context. Now such commentary and analysis has burgeoned into a cottage industry. I still love films – but there are precious few great ones being made. Hollywood is a garbage factory – a moral cesspool. Yet, occasionally,...

Even though it chronicles one half of the Eastern sector of the bloodiest war ever fought on American soil, the new movie "Gods & Generals," is one of the most deeply religious movies ever produced. In every one of the four Gospels, there is that account of the violence of Jesus Christ. For after a brief sermonette of one verse, he took "a small scourge of cords" and used it to whip the money changers and sacrificial animal salesmen out of the Temple in Jerusalem. Two of the most devoutly religious and courageous soldiers in American history were Thomas Jonathan...