Tag: WWII
Mother Focker
By: Chris Sheridan - Ben Stiller has an interesting career trajectory. When he plays the straight man, the movie generally ends up being amazingly shitty (anything with the word “Fockers” in the title), but when he’s a goofball, it’s generally a winner. Dodgeball was one such example of the latter, and was a surprisingly hilarious (if incredibly
Lore (2012)
By: Allan Brown (A Toast) - Lore is directed by Cate Shortland and based upon a section of The Dark Room, by Rachel Seiffer. The year is 1945 and the Second World War is drawing to a close. Germany is in a state of shock and disbelief (mainly due to the Propaganda being fed to the
42 (2013)
By :Matt Conway (Two Beers) - Jackie Robinson is a true legend. Even people who never watch baseball know of him, because his achievements went past the sport itself, he broke the racial barrier baseball had, which was a huge step towards ending the segregation in America during the 1950′s and 60′s. With such a great story, its a
The Nazis Did It
By: Henry J. Fromage – I’m not terribly familiar with Gillian Flynn, but Hollywood sure has taken a shine to the young author’s work. You may have heard about David Fincher’s interest in Gone Girl, the dual-viewpoint bestseller about a woman who disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary and her husband, who’s suspected to be
Emperor (2013)
By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Three Beers) - The war with Japan has just ended, and the occupation has begun. General Bonner Fellers (Matther Fox) is assigned to accompany General Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) to organize the reconstruction of the island nation. Fellers is given the task of investigating top Japanese political and military officials for war
Guess the Director: Michael Bay, Angelina Jolie, the Coen Brothers
By: Henry J. Fromage – After Hanna, director Joe Wright won a lifetime slot on my ‘anticipated projects’ list, and for me at least his wildly imaginative take on Anna Karenina cemented that further. Now it looks like he’ll return to a fairy tale- type story from one of the masters of the genre- Neil
Ironically Wishing Johnny Depp Would Just Do Another Blockbuster Already
By: Henry J. Fromage – It seems like it’s been forever since Johnny Depp took a step back and did something that wasn’t a big fat four quadrant blockbuster. Generally, I’d be really excited about that, but in the case of Black Mass, I have to just scratch my head. You see, this is yet
The Invisible War (2012)
By: B-Side (A Toast) - Films are manipulative. They can move around in space and time and control the way we receive information, affecting how we perceive reality, who we root for, what is truth. Especially documentaries, which cover factual events and people, can trick us into choosing one theory, or interpretation, or ideology in
You’ve Heard the Bad News… Now Time for Some Good
By: Henry J. Fromage – We’ve had a couple of editions of The Bad the last few weeks of the Daily Shotgun, so in honor of Korean director Kim Ji-Woon, I’ll highlight some unexpectedly Good news from the movie world, then on Monday, talk about some Weird. First off is a project from Kim Ji-Woon
Oscar 2013 Nominees Prediction: Part 2
By: Henry J. Fromage - Part 2 of the big Oscar nominees prediction sees us address the technical and writing categories that are prime indicators for determining the likely Best Picture winner, as well as the “specialty” film categories. Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 1. Tony Kushner, John Logan and Paul Webb- Lincoln 2. Chris Terrio-
