MOVIE REVIEW: GLORY
“Good morning gentlemen, I am Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. I am your commanding officer. It is a great pleasure to see you all here today. It is my hope that the same courage, spirit, and honor, which...
View ArticleMovie Review: Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln (2012) Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day Lewis tells the story of the final days of Lincoln’s presidency and his attempt to pass the controversial Thirteenth...
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Cold Mountain (2003) I was sitting at home last night and managed to luck out when Cold Mountain popped on my TV screen. I’d always wanted to see it and heard a lot of good things. I’m happy to report...
View ArticleYanks, Dixies and cowboys: The Hollywood perspective on sociopolitical issues...
Yanks, Dixies and cowboys: The Hollywood perspective on sociopolitical issues during the American Civil War By Berry van der Vorst Master’s Thesis, Utrecht University, 2011 Introduction: Since the...
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Lincoln: the man behind the film Dr Adam Smith (University College London) gives Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ a rave review, but warns that the real Abraham Lincoln was a far more complicated and enigmatic...
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