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For this reason, we have compiled a list of twelve must-see WWII films, as of 2019. Das BootA 1981 film from West Germany Written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it is an adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 German novel of the same name Das Boot tells the story of the crew of a German[...]

He cut montage sequences in the same style as Powell’s movies.But it was Captain America’s last scene in WWII that directly lifted from Powell’s movie Steve Rogers on a runaway plane he decides to crash is an homage and recreation of the start of A Matter of Life and Death Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter[...]

AMC's The Terror: Infamy is trading the hidden horrors of the first season's 19th-century Northwest Passage for the very real, visible horrors of American-run Japanese internment camps during World War II, and viewers are now getting their first official trailer for the series' return. Co-created by Alexander Woo (True Blood) and Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull […]

Amazon Studios and Oscar-winning writer/director Jordan Peele (Get Out) have signed five key recurring cast members to its vengeance-driven Nazi-hunting series The Hunt: Julissa Bermudez (BET's 106 & Park), Becky Ann Baker (Men in Black), Josh Mostel (Big Daddy), Miles G. Jackson (The Last O.G.), and Jonno Davies (Spotless). The Perks of Being a Wallflower's […]

Netflix is enlisting Bradley James (Merlin, Damien, Netflix's Medici franchise) to take lead on The Liberator, the streaming service's four-part animated World War II drama series based on Alex Kershaw's book The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey. Based on exclusive reporting from Deadline Hollywood, the project stems from writer Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, […]

Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22 is making its way to the small screen, with George Clooney set to direct and star in a six-part limited series for Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. Co-written by Luke Davies and David Michôd and directed by Clooney and Grant Heslov, the project is looking at early 2018 to begin shooting. Set […]

As a Jew myself, I can assure you that is the quickest way to show everyone how you feel about WWII.MLJ's The Shield was actually the first hero to go toe-to-toe with a Nazi in Pep Comics #1 in 1939, but as we all know, some plucky redheaded jerk took the spotlight from MLJ's heroes[...]

It looks like Activision can't keep a secret this week. First, the release date for Destiny 2 is revealed, now it appears a new leak is focused on another popular title from the publisher. Coming out of The Family Video Gamers channel this week, it appears Activision will be taking Call Of Duty back to its roots by […]

It strikes me as being an interesting mix of stylistic impulses and concepts, a little like Sledgehammer 44 from Dark Horse and a bit like Anna Mercury from Avatar Press, the former because of its eye toward detail of historical WWII settings and the use of highly mechanized suits (though here there seems to be[...]

By Aaron B. Hale Today we celebrate the beginning of Operation Overlord, the D-Day Invasion. On this day 70 years ago the allied powers transported over 150,000 men across the English Channel to infiltrate fortress Europe eventually breaking the Nazi hold over much of the continent. As pop culture fans we often read fictional stories […]

Tom W. Huxley recently sat down with writer Kieron Gillen to discuss his ongoing Avatar series, Uber with Caanan White, for a forthcoming feature in Bleeding Cool Magazine. Here's a sneak peek as we talk through the ramifications of last week's huge turning point and this week's new arc in issue twelve out today. Spoiler goggles […]

It was clear from our recent talk with writer Kieron Gillen that he has developed a very specific, detailed, and intense vision for his new monthly series Uber, which begins with issue #0 in April from Avatar Press. On developing and writing the series, Gillen told us: It's hard work, both in terms of research […]

Phonogram, Uncanny X-Men, Journey into Mystery, Iron Man, Young Avengers… Kieron Gillen has written quite a range of comics in recent years.  And in April, Avatar Press will launch Uber by Gillen and artist Canaan White, described in the solicit blurb for issue #0 with: Germany is in ruins. The war in the west can […]