More top franchises created by veteran service members
When we see great films or read impactful literature we sometimes question what inspired the person to do such things. These thoughts can permeate our minds on children’s material all…
Vietnam-era Army vet and Goodfellas’ Paul Sorvino dead at 83
Paul Sorvino is perhaps best known for playing opposites sides of the law on screen. In the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, he portrayed Paulie Cicero, a mobster based on…
The US plan to survive a Soviet nuke was absolutely bonkers
A sudden flash. A mushroom cloud. A sudden expanding pressure wave. In the event of a thermonuclear attack, seeing these things means its probably too late to survive. So the U.S. developed warning systems to give Americans a heads up before the bom…
5 great film composers who served in the military
Military service members have and will continue to contribute to society upon the conclusion of their active duty obligation. Some will enter the workforce, start their own company or even…
The Army made this 1950s film to try and make MPs cool
In 1955, the Army made a video about the the two most handsome military police officers in the history of the Army and their foot patrols through U.S. town, providing “moral guidance” for soldiers and interrupting all sorts of trouble before it st…
‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ teaser finally released
These hands, once used for battle…now they’re but humble tools for peace,” intones the voice of Thor in the eagerly-awaited teaser. Transitioning back to civilian life is wild. “The film…
The 5 best military courtroom drama films
Courtroom dramas make up one of the toughest genres to get right on the screen. Military courtroom dramas are no different. These are the best military courtroom drama films available…
Power. Betrayal. Greed. ‘American Sicario’ is the action film we need this holiday season
American Sicario is an interesting and dark look into the seedy underworld of cartels and the families involved in such activities. Rich Ronat brings the story to life in his…
A motion picture student saved fellow soldiers by videoing action during Vietnam
Not all heroes carry a gun. Sometimes they carry a … camera? William T. Perkins Jr. was awarded for his valance when he saved fellow soldiers, partly in thanks to…
5 reasons why ‘Saving Private Ryan’ should have been about Pvt. Ryan
In 1998, Steven Spielberg put forth what’s considered one of the best war movies of all time, Saving Private Ryan. The filmmaker brings audiences inside the life of an infantry squad as they maneuver through the bloody battlefields of Wor…