Max Manus: Man of War 

Shortly after the German occupation of Norway in 1940, Max Manus (Aksel Hennie) and his friends join the organized resistance and become a thorn in the side of the Nazis.…

Whisky Galore: A Dry Spell

Photo: Ealing Studios The era of Ealing comedies began with Hue and Cry in 1947, but Whisky Galore! has become the number one classic of the early films. This is…

The Pacific: Slaughter in Paradise

Photo: HBO After producing the successful limited series Band of Brothers in 2001, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks knew that they were not finished with World War II. They had just portrayed…

Band of Brothers: Memories of Hell

Photo: HBO The original quote from William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” is: “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall…

Casablanca: You Must Remember This

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Photo: Warner Casablanca was just another movie meant to bolster the spirit of American audiences at a time when the nation had just entered an…

Pearl Harbor 

Hawaii, 1941; the attack on Pearl Harbor is coming, and two fighter pilots (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett) are at odds over an attractive nurse (Kate Beckinsale). This was meant to…

Patton: Worrisome Warrior

George C. Scott. Photo: 20th Century Fox When I mentioned on Facebook the other day that I had been watching Patton, a friend of mine at work said that he…

Guns of Navarone: Mission Impossible

Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle and Gregory Peck. Photo: Columbia I loved this movie when I was a kid. I had good taste. Some of the cherished childhood memories one chooses…

Schindler’s List: A Place of Protection

Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley. Photo: Universal In 1993, Schindler’s List was a seminal event, one of those things you simply had to experience. I was in school and every…