Posted on November 10, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country’s service and was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of …
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Posted on November 8, 2019 at 12:00 pm
To honor our veterans this weekend, John Holway’s oral history ebook, Bloody Ground: Black Rifles in Korea, is available at no cost all weekend. Korea is “the forgotten war.” But to those who fought in it, it was the “unforgettable war.” If the names of all those killed were put on a wall, it would …
Posted on November 7, 2019 at 5:46 pm
C| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG for rude humor, some suggestive material and mild peril |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Schoolyard language |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended mayhem and action-style peril, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: | Why is only the male child considered a potential smoke-jumper? |
| Date Released to Theaters: | November 8, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: | February 3, 2020 |
I would not have thought it possible for one short film to have so many poop jokes and so many opportunities for the leading character to take his shirt off. And yet, here is Playing with Fire. Take that, people who say Hollywood never teaches us anything! Was anyone really waiting for another version of …
Posted on November 7, 2019 at 5:40 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sequences of war violence and related images, language and smoking |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | War-related peril and violence, characters injured and killed, guns, bombs, aerial battles, some disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: | Portrayal of historic events reflects the era's attitudes |
| Date Released to Theaters: | November 7, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: | February 17, 2020 |
The shocking attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in December 1941 was not just a devastating loss, the “day that will live in infamy,” as President Roosevelt said. It was a humiliating failure of our intelligence operation. We were not prepared for war with Japan in terms of personnel, weapons, or planes. And we …
Posted on November 3, 2019 at 11:06 am
Costume design is just as important in animated films as it is in live action. The New York Times has a great article by Robert Ito about the costume designers working on new looks for already-iconic characters Anna and Elsa in the upcoming Thanksgiving release “Frozen 2.” An excerpt: Elsa is the queen, so her …
