“Dracula vs. Hitler” Satisfies as Both Horror and War Story

Author: Patrick Sheane Duncan Release Date: October 25, 2016 Publisher: Inkshares Genre(s): Horror, War Drama Review Spoilers: Minor Inkshares | Goodreads | Amazon  This book caught me off-guard. I was expecting something more akin to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies rather than a legitimate war story that just happens to include Dracula. It is written in a similar format to Dracula […]

Discussing Dreams and Reality with “The Wind Rises”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtdgdGOB6Q] The Wind Rises Release Date: 02/28/14 (US) Cast: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Martin Short, Werner Herzog, William H. Macy, Mae Whitman, Mandy Patinkin, Stanley Tucci Director: Hayao Miyazaki Studio: Studio Ghibli Distributor: Touchstone Pictures Genre(s): Drama, Anime, Biopic Based On: The life of Jiro Horikoshi and The Wind Has Risen by Hori Tatsuo […]

“The Monuments Men” Shines a Light on a Largely Forgotten Part of WWII History

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SziPDANik18] The Monuments Men Release Date: February 7, 2014 Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Boneville, Cate Blanchett, Dimitri Leonidas Director: George Clooney Studio: Columbia Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Smokehouse Pictures, Studio Babelsberg Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Genre(s): Action, Drama, History, Biography Based On the similarly named The Monuments […]