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Stars Enlist For National WWII Museum Epic

Steven Terjeson | September 3, 2009

Stars Enlist For National WWII Museum Epic
Repost from Hollywood at War
Wow. From the NY Post today — The National World War II Museum in New Orleans and Tom Hanks have announced the roster for voicing their new WWII epic Beyond All Boundaries premiering at The Museum on November 6.
It seems like Hanks must have [...]

Sink the Bismarck

Steven Terjeson | August 19, 2009

Sink the Bismark: 1941-05-31 BBC First Sea Lord A V Alexander On Sinking Of Bismark

 
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Video – Pacific Carriers

Steven Terjeson | July 2, 2009

Video Clip: WWII In Color – Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific

Table of WWII Aircraft Carriers

Fleet Carriers

ID
Name
Commission
Tons
Fleet
Lost

CV -1
Langley (AV-3)
redesignated
19,360
542
Java

CV -2
Lexington
12/14/2027
33,000
910
Coral Sea

CV -3
Saratoga
11/16/2027
33,000
910

CV -4
Ranger
6/4/1934
14,500
769

CV -5
Yorktown
9/30/1937
19,800
827
Midway

CV -6
Enterprise
5/12/1938
19,800
827

CV -7
Wasp
4/25/1940
14,700
739
Guadalcanal

CV -8
Hornet
10/20/1941
20,000
809
Santa Cruz

CV -9 [...]

City of Life and Death Film

Steven Terjeson | May 26, 2009

Exposing the ‘truth’ about the Nanking massacre
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009 11:19 AM
Beijing, China
By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer
BEIJING – “City of Life and Death” might sound like your average escapist action film helping to usher in the summer movie season.
But it’s not.
The 2-hour black and white epic recounts the early days of Japan’s [...]

AMC Memorial Day Movie Marathon

Steven Terjeson | May 13, 2009

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN HOSTS AMC’S MEMORIAL DAY MOVIE MARATHON, WAR HEROES
Marathon Honors Heroes of Combat from Six Iconic Films
[Midway (Collector's Edition) (1976), Patton (1970), The Longest Day (1962), Hamburger Hill (1987), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Battle of the Bulge (1965)]

AMC Heroes Programming Event Airs Throughout May
New York, NY – Senator John McCain will [...]

Podcast – Review of Valkyrie

Steven Terjeson | January 7, 2009

Review: VALKYRIE
Valkyrie
Starring: Tom Cruise
Release: December 26, 2008
Review of VALKYRIE

 
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United Artists latest feature film, VALKYRIE, starring Tom Cruise, is a vivid drama based on a true story. This film gives an up close and personal view of the conspiracy to assassinate one of history’s most evil dictators, Adolph Hitler.
Read the full review and see the trailers [...]

Review of VALKYRIE

Steven Terjeson | December 29, 2008

Review of VALKYRIE – 12/12/08
United Artists latest feature film, VALKYRIE, starring Tom Cruise, is a vivid drama based on a true story. This film gives an up close and personal view of the conspiracy to assassinate one of history’s most evil dictators, Adolf Hitler.
Known for his intense action films like Top Gun and the Mission [...]

VALKYRIE Featurette

Steven Terjeson | November 12, 2008

 
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Starring Tom Cruise, VALKYRIE, is the true story of the assassination plot against Adolf Hitler that took place on July 20, 1944 and which was led by, among others, German staff officer Klaus Von Stauffenberg (whom Cruise portrays).
This video of the making of VALKYRIE featurette contains behind the scenes shots, interviews from the directors and [...]

Killing Rommel Upcoming Film

Steven Terjeson | October 31, 2008

Killing Rommel: WWII Saga to be Directed by Randall Wallace
Sep 3, 2008–Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have acquired screen rights to “Killing Rommel,” a novel by Steven Pressfield. Randall Wallace will write the script with Pressfield. Bruckheimer will produce.
Published in the spring by Doubleday, the book concerns a British battalion?s attempt to thwart German Field Marshal [...]

Hero Ships: USS Laffey

Steven Terjeson | July 23, 2008

“Wherever there is a mess, the destroyer runs first. She is expendable and dangerous.” – John Steinbeck
Watch the full episode of “Hero Ships: USS Laffey”.
The USS Laffey (DD-724) is the only surviving Allen M. Sumner class destroyer preserved in her World War II configuration and the only destroyer of the period that saw action in [...]

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