Tag: WWII
Nov. 11, 2016
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ showcases soldiers during WWII
“Hacksaw Ridge” is a new film that is based on a true story that took place in the Pacific theater during World War II. The…

Oct. 14, 2016
New drama sheds light on Holocaust denial case
There were no gas chambers or systematic extermination facilities. The Holocaust didn’t really happen. Even if it did, six million Jews weren’t actually killed by…

Aug. 19, 2016
Cillian Murphy shines in WWII thriller ‘Anthropoid’
“It’s important to make a distinction between the terms ‘murder’ and ‘assassinate,’” asserts Cillian Murphy’s Jozef Gabcik midway through director Sean Ellis’s World War II…

Jan. 7, 2016
From the eyes of a spy: the story of Marthe Cohen
At age 24, Marthe Cohn risked life and limb to spy against the Nazis. Now at 95, the retired nurse has been interviewed by Steven…

Oct. 24, 2014
Brad Pitt stars in another WWII movie, “Fury”
You can usually judge a director’s filmmaking prowess by their ability to make a war movie. It’s not easy to depict the horrors of battle…

Jun. 7, 2013
A symbol of a disgraced past
I will put this issue in the simplest mathematical terms: The Japanese Rising Sun Flag equals the Nazi swastika flag. Simply put, both flags represent…