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English language films in Rome Not all films showing in Rome are covered here; pick up a copy of the newspaper or visit trovacinema.it for that. This film takes a look at the failure of the so-called "war on drugs" in Colombia, which has now become part of the "war on terror", and raises questions about the real intentions of this on going war. The film deals with the First Gulf War covering issues such as the reasons behind the war, the effects of the embargo on the Iraqi people, the use of depleted uranium and more. www.whatsoninrome.com /Films.php   (657 words)

Hammer Films: A – Z Listing Although fictional, this was one of the earliest films to deal realistically with life and death in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the Second War. Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese metered out subjugation and punishment to a disgraced and defeated enemy. On the eve of the Second World War, a train carrying an assortment of passengers, pulls out of a small town in Bavaria. www.hammerfilms.com /vaults/filmography/hammer_a_z.html   (657 words)

webhorror - Hammer filmography Although fictional, this was one of the earliest films to deal realistically with life and death in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the Second War. Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese metered out subjugation and punishment to a disgraced and defeated enemy. This list includes Hammer horror films starting from the early 50's. www.webhorror.com /studios/hammer/hammer_index.html   (8346 words)

Hammer Films: A – Z Listing Although fictional, this was one of the earliest films to deal realistically with life and death in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the Second War. Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese metered out subjugation and punishment to a disgraced and defeated enemy. Taken from the highly successful radio series this is the first of two films highlighting the lives of one of Britain's most chaotic but lovable families. www.hammerfilms.com /vaults/filmography/hammer_a_z.html   (8346 words)

Vietnam Yesterday & Today: Film & Photography E. Kenneth Hoffman, a military photographer stationed in Long Binh during the war, provides a photo gallery of the people of Vietnam, including children and Montagnard tribesmen in addition to shrines and military scenes in an attempt to show the impact of the war on the lives of the people of Vietnam. No war before or since has received such close photographic attention and wide distribution of film and photographs. In addition, an oral history project is being organized to encourage those Vietnamese of the age photographed during 1969-70 to contribute their own words to a film of the photographs. servercc.oakton.edu /~wittman/film.htm   (8346 words)

War film Films of the war film genre deal primarily with actual warfare, usually featuring sea, air, or land battles and their combatants, or on daily military or civilian life in the midst of battle or the threat of battle. Many of the dramatic war films in the early 1940s in the United States were designed to create consensus at the expense of "the enemy". War films produced during and just after the Vietnam War era tended to reflect the disillusionment of the American public towards the war. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/War-film.htm   (870 words)

Films Media Group - The Adventure of English: 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D. The futility and madness of the First World War was the spur for some of the most moving poetry ever written, but the young men who brought the voice of reason to the Great War were themselves part of a long tradition of war poetry. Films Media Group, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, Shopware and their respective logos are trademarks of Films Media Group, a PRIMEDIA company. Films Media Group - The Adventure of English: 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D. User ID/Email www.films.com /id/6429/The_Adventure_of_English_500_AD_to_2000_AD.htm   (380 words)

Amazon.ca: Film noir: Books It's far more complete a list than is contained (for instance) in the venerable compendium Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style, and it helps to identify films of interest that may be coming up on cable movie channels at 4a.m. Perhaps the best feature of the book is a 40+ page, annotated listing of Film Noir films--a great feature for any one wanting to watch more Film Noir but not knowing which titles to start with. The Pocket Essential Film Noir charts the progression of the noir style as a vehicle for film-makers who wanted to record the darkness at the heart of American society as it emerged from World War to the Cold War. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/3822822701   (643 words)

Film Genres War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting (against nations or humankind) on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way (usually with a musical or dance performance integrated as part of the film narrative), or they are films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. www.filmsite.org /genres.html   (1443 words)

[CTRL] Dutch TV Films Bio-War on Colombian Village (fwd) The Colombian Government Denies the Spraying The Video Tells the Truth "Plan Colombia" Includes Biological Warfare, not to Eradicate Coca, but to Clear the Native People Out of the Region "Even now, eradicating for five or six years in Colombia, and the coca crop continues to grow. The video reveals repeated spraying over a forest stream that is the water supply for a village of Inago Indians, causing illness and skin blisters in young children and eliminating food and medicine plants. [CTRL] Dutch TV Films Bio-War on Colombian Village (fwd) MICHAEL SPITZER www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg58588.html   (348 words)

GreenCine list - Banned films Brando's rebel was banned because of the controversial nature of the film. The movie was denied a certificate of approval and kept out of theaters for years, primarily because promos for the film focused attention almost exclusively on Jane Russell's breasts. Stanley Kubrick's anti-war film, banned in France as a slanderous attack on French honor. www.greencine.com /list?action=viewList&listID=3515   (333 words)

Independent Headlines: 98: The year diversity reigned 12/31/98 Adam Sandler's comedy about a football-playing waterboy grossed approximately $140 million, beating out such films as "Deep Impact," "Godzilla" and "Lethal Weapon 4." Of the many explanations behind the unexpected success of Sandler's opus is the idea that, throughout his career, Sandler and his films have evolved into an event. Stanley Kubrick, whose film "Eyes Wide Shut" stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman and is slated for release this summer, has directed such films as "Dr. Strangelove" and "A Clockwork Orange." Terrance Malik, whose World War II opus "The Thin Red Line" opens nationally Jan. 8, hasn't made a movie since the 1970s. Both directors had been hailed as masters of their trade, and both films are highly anticipated, but the fact that they returned at all is enough to make the news. www.theindependent.com /Archive/123198/stories/123198/Fea_3Cyear31.html   (1003 words)

CBC.ca - The Greatest Canadian - Top 100 - 11 to 100 He died during one of the crucial battles of the First World War, and in May, 2000, his remains were retrieved from Vimy Ridge and reburied at the base of the National War Memorial in Ottawa. With his film roles in Splash (1984), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Uncle Buck (1989), he created a gallery of warm-hearted characters and became Canada’s favourite Everyman. Leader of the Red River and Northwest Rebellions and founder of Manitoba, Riel was twice elected to the House of Commons but was prevented from taking his seat. www.cbc.ca /greatest/greatcanadians   (4388 words)

UNT Department of History: World War I Web Resources It has many pilot-training films and offers many informative [and propaganda] films and movies about World War II Aircraft. "This bibliography of World War II sources held by the Government Documents Department is arranged by the issuing agency. A project sponsored by the Library of Congress, "The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever produced. www.hist.unt.edu /web_resources_mil/ww2a.htm   (4388 words)

Ron Chepesiuk author bio He is the author of Hard Target; The U.S.’s War on International Drug Trafficking, 1992-1997 (McFarland, 1998) and The War on Drugs: An International Encyclopedia, ABC--CLIO, 1999), which contains a forward by former Colombian President (1998-2002), Andres Pastrana Arango. Crime Magazine's List of Favorite Books on Crime, Criminals, and Criminal Justice. He is the author of 16 other books and more than 2,700 articles that have appeared in such publications as USA Today, The National Review, New York Times Syndicate and Woman’ World. crimemagazine.com /authors/ron_chepesiuk.htm   (234 words)

USA WEEKEND Magazine The violence in your films represents a broad and often dark prism of America: the Civil War, the post-Civil War, Western pioneers, urban crime. When the usual tributes to Clint Eastwood are made in the usual retrospectives, a usual suspects' list of films get mentioned: the "Leone" trilogy, "Wales," "Dirty Harry," "Unforgiven," "Bridges of Madison County" and, now "Mystic River." But what is one that doesn't get that same kind of mention that's still among your favorites? But his name happens to be Clint Eastwood, and he owns this spread, the 22-acre Mission Ranch in Carmel, Calif., an idyllic community he once served as mayor. www.usaweekend.com /04_issues/040125/040125clint_eastwood.html   (2211 words)

Searching for films by genre The genre ranges from work enthusiastically dramatizing the war effort, with harsh portrayals of the enemy, to denunciations of war. Film noir was primarily made in a cycle during the 1940s and into the 1950s, but includes work made in previous and subsequent years that invoke the feel and mood of classical film noir. Adventure films are set in an exotic location or different historical period, from the middle ages through the 19th century. ww2.lafayette.edu /~library/guides/filmgenres.html   (2211 words)

General overviews in print and video (from Vietnam War) --  Encyclopædia Britannica Includes a videography of documentaries and films depicting the war, as well as a list of notable films produced in the 1960s. Called the “American War” in Vietnam (or, in full, the “War Against the Americans to Save the Nation”), the war was also part of a larger regional... A prolonged civil war resulted in a victory for the Communist north, and reunification occurred in... www.britannica.com /eb/article-234641   (1028 words)

Film Genres War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting (against nations or humankind) on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. All films have at least one major genre, although there are a number of films that are considered crossbreeds or hybrids with three or four overlapping genre (or sub-genre) types that identify them. Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way (usually with a musical or dance performance integrated as part of the film narrative), or they are films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. www.filmsite.org /genres.html   (1443 words)

All posts tagged with war Metafilter There are more war films from and about Vietnam and Indochina than you can shake a bayonet at (see also the 1999 NYT article, Apocalypse Then: Vietnam Marketing War Films to learn a little about the Vietnamese government's 1960s and 70s archive of war film). They died in millions, the victims of wars waged by man against his fellow man. In huge numbers, they were deployed alongside the military in the theatres of conflict, in the deserts, the seas and the sky. War crime trials are under way but are underfunded and there's only scant attention paid by the western press. www.metafilter.com /tags/war   (11451 words)

80's Nuclear War Movies Despite a long list of popular songs about nuclear war, few films succeeded in using it as a central theme. Several B-grade films were set in post-nuclear war environments but only a handful managed to turn the popular subject into box office success. Its aim was to demonstrate the effects of a nuclear war on a US town. www.eightyeightynine.com /film/nuclearfilm.html   (199 words)

Film Genres War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting (against nations or humankind) on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. All films have at least one major genre, although there are a number of films that are considered crossbreeds or hybrids with three or four overlapping genre (or sub-genre) types that identify them. Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way (usually with a musical or dance performance integrated as part of the film narrative), or they are films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. www.filmsite.org /genres.html   (1443 words)

Western Front Association - Len's Bookshelf, Non-Fiction, Current-2004-05 The 90th Anniversary of the War's opening is generating an explosion of essays both reflecting on the war and usually describing some of the recent works and classics the author admires. The 1917 Battle of Arras resulted in devastating losses for RFC and RNAS observers and spotters for BEF artillery, and marked the apogee of Germany's premier air ace, Manfred von Richthofen. Professor-emeritus at the University of Indiana, Dr. Ferrell is best known for his biographies of Presidents Harry Truman and Franklin Roosevelt. www.wfa-usa.org /new/lens_new.htm   (8974 words)

New Kerala .Com, India for Latest News on India, Kerala, Cricket, Bollywood & Kerala Info Cong announces 1st list of 83 candidates for West Bengal polls Kanpur: It may appear astonishing to many GenNext youngsters, but Harminder Singh Hemraj of Kanpur has a unique hobby of collecting songs of Hindi films over a period of five decades. Kanpur’s Hemraj has a treasure of 45,000 songs of Hindi films www.newkerala.com   (828 words)

Crime and Gangster Films Criminal and gangster films are often categorized as post-war film noir or detective-mystery films - because of underlying similarities between these cinematic forms. The lead role in each film (a gangster/criminal or bootleg racketeer of the Prohibition Era) was glorified, but each one ultimately met his doom in the final scenes of these films, due to censors' demands that they receive moral retribution for their crimes. Gangster/crime films are usually set in large, crowded cities, to provide a view of the secret world of the criminal: dark nightclubs or streets with lurid neon signs, fast cars, piles of cash, sleazy bars, contraband, seedy living quarters or rooming houses. www.filmsite.org /crimefilms.html   (2158 words)

The Vatican Film List: Ten Years Later The list includes comedy (The Lavender Hill Mob), horror (Nosferatu), science fiction (2001: A Space Odyssey; Metropolis), animation (Fantasia), sports (Chariots of Fire), family melodrama (Little Women), a number of war movies, several silent films, even a Western (Stagecoach). Titled simply “Some Important Films,” the list is simply a cross section of outstanding films, chosen by a committee of twelve international movie scholars appointed by the head of the pontifical commission, Archbishop John Foley. Thus, the films listed in, for instance, the “Values” category possess special moral worth, but that doesn’t mean that they are perfect even with respect to moral content — and certainly not with respect to religious or artistic significance. decentfilms.com /sections/articles/2572   (1279 words)

100 Greatest American Movies by the AFI And 70 of the films on the list were from 1950 and after. The Godfather, Part II (1974) (at #32) was the only sequel represented on the list, although it could be argued that The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (at #65) was a sequel to Manhunter (1986). There are 11 comedies (debatable depending upon what's classified as a comedy), 8 musicals, 9 war films, 8 westerns, 4 science fiction films, 4 horror films and 2 animated films. www.filmsite.org /afi100films.html   (1279 words)

The Vatican Film List The list includes comedy (The Lavender Hill Mob), horror (Nosferatu), science fiction (2001: A Space Odyssey ; Metropolis), animation (Fantasia), sports (Chariots of Fire), family melodrama (Little Women), a number of war movies, several silent films, even a Western (Stagecoach). Titled simply “Some Important Films,” the list is simply a cross section of outstanding films, chosen by a committee of twelve international movie scholars appointed by the head of the pontifical commission, Archbishop John Foley. Though often characterized, somewhat misleadingly, as “the Vatican’s top films,” the list is meant neither as a set of definitive or magisterial “top fifteen” lists nor to establish these particular films as definitely more worthwhile than any film that was not included. www.decentfilms.com /commentary/vaticanfilmlist.html   (1279 words)

List of fictional battles - Gurupedia A series of science fiction films, set in a "galaxy far, far away..."; the series centers around a climactic and many-decade-long civil war of galactic proportions. This is a list of fictional battles (including mythical and Biblical battles for which there is no historic evidence). While battles that are described in religious or mythological works are not necessarily fictional, the descriptions often mix historical fact with what most scholars consider metaphors and one-sided interpretations. www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_fictional_battles.htm   (214 words)

Epinions.com - A Baker’s Dozen The 13 Best Comedy Films of all time The film is an irreverent surrealistic comic treatise on the absurdity of nationalist politics, government corruption, and war as statecraft. The Bottom Line If you haven’t seen all the films on this list, I envy you the discovery of any one of these comic treasures Films that employ humor to illustrate the foibles of being human come in a variety of sub genres including farce, romantic comedy, screwball comedy, satire, black comedy, action comedy, spoof, teen or coming of age comedy, and slapstick. www.epinions.com /content_3752435844   (214 words)

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