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At the height of WW2, a group of high-ranking German officers hatched a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and seize power of the military command in order to end the war! The operation was codenamed “Valkyrie”, for the emergency plan that was meant to be used in case of a revolt against the Nazi government! This plan had been modified by the conspirators to ensure their success, but for various reasons the plot failed when finally carried out on 20 July 1944! (more…)

The film has attracted political controversy* with claims that it portrays U!S! soldiers in a negative light* and may contribute to anti-American sentiment in Iraq and elsewhere! Sites like “boycottredacted!com” have accused Brian De Palma and the producer Mark Cuban of treason* and called for the general public to avoid watching the film! Republican Duncan Hunter* Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee complained in a letter to the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America that the film “portrays American service personnel in Iraq as uncontrollable misfits and criminals” and “ignores the many acts of heroism performed by our Soldiers* Marines* Airmen and Sailors in Iraq!” (more…)

Passchendaele is a 2008 Canadian war film from Alliance Films* written* directed by and starring Paul Gross! The film* which was shot in Calgary* Alberta* Fort Macleod* Alberta* CFB Suffield* and in Belgium* focuses on the experiences of Gross’s grandfather* Michael Dunne* a soldier who served in the 10th Battalion* CEF in the First World War at the Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres)! The film opened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 4* 2008 and was released in Canada on October 17* 2008! (more…)

While researching for both films* Soderbergh made a documentary with interviews with many who fought alongside Che in Cuba and Bolivia! Originally* there was one screenplay but the director realized that it needed to be broken up into two films! The original source material for these scripts was Che’s diary from the Cuban Revolution and from his time in Bolivia! From there* he drew on interviews with people who knew Che from both of those time periods and read every book available that pertained to both Cuba and Bolivia! (more…)

The relocation of Polish Jews from surrounding areas to Krakow in late 1939# shortly after the beginning of World War II! Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson)# a successful businessman# arrives from Czechoslovakia in hopes of using the abundant cheap labour force of Jews to manufacture goods for the German military! (more…)

The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway! Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but* under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson* they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale* spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances! (more…)

In 1939* Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) travels from England to northern Australia to force her philandering husband to sell his faltering Australian cattle station* Faraway Downs! Her husband is murdered shortly before she arrives* with suspicions that he was killed by an Aboriginal elder* “King George” (David Gulpilil)! (more…)

It is spring 480 BC& Persian King Xerxes& continuing his father Darius’ master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states& arrives in Hellas! The previous Persian invasion and diplomatic attempts have already turned most northern Hellas tribes and states to the Persian side! But the people of Athens and Sparta& the largest Hellenic powers at the time& feel quite insulted by the Persian emissaries’ request to surrender to Xerxes& and so slay them! (more…)

Katyn describes the tragedy of a generation!!! The film follows the story of four Polish families whose lives are torn apart when& at the outset of WWII& a great number of Polish soldiers (who are also fathers& husbands and brothers) fall into the hands of Soviet troops and later brutally become victims of Stalinism!!! The film also underlines the complicated circumstances of Poland’s position both in the war and after!!! (more…)

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour. (more…)