Some say that all good war movies are antiwar movies. That isn't to say they're only good for having a negative view on the matter but rather to say it's impossible to make war look favorable. This isn't exactly true. Otherwise we wouldn't have had so many effective propaganda films during World War II. Even those that really showed the hell of the fight and the reality of the death and destruction, most of them documentaries (notably With the Marines at Tarawa), managed to promote the need to keep going until we won. Historically, I think those are some of the most necessary war movies there are. But there is of course also a necessity for the movies that are unquestionably antiwar, whether its satire like Dr. Strangelove and Catch-22 or pretty much any...
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- 11/12/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
1. Sorry, I just couldn't wait until Monday morning to post my last comments on this board. (I did have to wait until I stopped crying though). I just want to say a heartfelt "thank you" to you Bruce, for working on this series, for working to get it right, for honoring these brave men, and for taking the time to come here every week and talk to us. The series really has affected me in so many ways that I didn't expect and that are too numerous to mention here. May we never forget what these men accomplished and the sacrifices that they made. And may we never have to go through anything like this again. Thank you again, Bruce. I hope that whatever projects you may work on in the future, we may have an opportunity to talk again. You should be very proud and it has been an...
- 5/28/2010
- Makingof.com
You haven't seen Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale? Then you haven't dipped a toe into the motliest crew on record
The other day I finally got a chance to see Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale, a documentary I'd been meaning to get to for some time. Chronicling the adventures of assorted young Iranians who sell their kidneys to buy a taxi, or finance their education, or pay off debts, Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale is not the kind of movie that is readily available at most local video stores. But it is available – free – in the movie section at YouTube. So is a lot of other stuff.
Mostly when I visit YouTube it is to watch cats falling off chairs, parodies of Heath Ledger's turn as the Joker or sportscasters being tormented by stalking sock puppets. But it was recently pointed out to me that YouTube also has a section that is...
The other day I finally got a chance to see Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale, a documentary I'd been meaning to get to for some time. Chronicling the adventures of assorted young Iranians who sell their kidneys to buy a taxi, or finance their education, or pay off debts, Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale is not the kind of movie that is readily available at most local video stores. But it is available – free – in the movie section at YouTube. So is a lot of other stuff.
Mostly when I visit YouTube it is to watch cats falling off chairs, parodies of Heath Ledger's turn as the Joker or sportscasters being tormented by stalking sock puppets. But it was recently pointed out to me that YouTube also has a section that is...
- 1/14/2010
- by Joe Queenan
- The Guardian - Film News
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