I’m an ex-pat Brit living la vida loca in Wellington, New Zealand. As such I am well aware of the Ellison’s. The Americas Cup is a national institution here. It’s historic. New Zealand has tasted victory in the past against the odds but was recently bought to its knees as the kiwi team snatched defeat […]
Read more "Flyboys (2006)"I’ll start by telling you a story. A few years ago I worked as a Sales Manager for an Insurance Company. As part of my role I became involved in providing external training courses to largish groups of people. I’d hire out a room in a hotel somewhere and I’d waffle away for a few […]
Read more "J’accuse (1919)"I grew up with the false notion that the Great War was fought exclusively on the western and eastern fronts of Central Europe. This was, of course, far from the reality. The conflict was fought in the colonies and on the seas over the entire planet. In some places there wasn’t any conflict as in […]
Read more "Shout at the Devil (1976)"There is a paradox of sorts in these First World War films. Films that have been produced to entertain by telling a story of abject suffering. The real life stories they portray or imitate are the personal stories of any one of the millions who died or suffered on the battlefields and various theatres of […]
Read more "Johnny Got His Gun (1971)"I’ll start with a good ‘un. I’ve watched a LOT of 1st World War films and I can safely say that a great majority of them are bad. Some are terrible (Deathwatch for instance, but I’ll come back to that…..one day). As a genre the films suffer due to the nature of the conflict. Trench […]
Read more "Paths of Glory (1957)"
Great War Films 