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Monthly Archives: January 2009

The Frogmen (1951)

It’s been a while since I’ve done a youtube post (so here goes). Just the other day, I was surfing through channels and stopped on AMC (American Movie Channel here in the US). There was Richard Widmark barking at Dana Andrews. “Cool,” I thought. “I haven’t seen this one.” The story follows some predictable plot […]

Tuskegee Airmen

I had the chance yesterday to watch an interview with three Tuskegee Airmen who were in town for the inauguration of Barack Obama.  The interview caught my eye as I was flipping through the channels before heading off for the day.  There they were, seated in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in front of […]

A Veteran Passes: Stanley Butryn

I received a request to post some informational about a veteran who recently died, which I’m glad to do here. His name is Stanley Butryn, a naval aviator for 20 years. Piloting a Hellcat from the USS Franklin, he scored 4.5 kills and also participated in the recovery of downed pilots, among them George H.W. […]

Review: Defiance

I’ve read a few reviews on Defiance, and most describe it on one hand as overly sentimental in parts, but in others, spot on in terms of story-telling and action. This review from the LA Times embraces these dual elements. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-defiance31-2008dec31,0,4587589.story Looks like I need to get to the movies.