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The United States may have entered World War II late, but American studios didn’t wait nearly as long to start making propaganda. Hollywood produced a number of pro-Allied films before the American entry into the war, from A Yankee in the Raf to the comparatively subtle Sergeant York. Though this ruffled some feathers in Washington, the debate became moot in December of 1941.
Captains of the Clouds falls right on the cusp, shot before Pearl Harbor but released in February of 1942. The film, directed by Michael Curtiz, was intended to drum up support for the Canadian war effort. The first major Hollywood production to be shot north of the border, it’s a technicolor extravaganza starring James Cagney and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
It also received two Oscar nominations. Sol Polito was recognized in the Best Cinematography...
The United States may have entered World War II late, but American studios didn’t wait nearly as long to start making propaganda. Hollywood produced a number of pro-Allied films before the American entry into the war, from A Yankee in the Raf to the comparatively subtle Sergeant York. Though this ruffled some feathers in Washington, the debate became moot in December of 1941.
Captains of the Clouds falls right on the cusp, shot before Pearl Harbor but released in February of 1942. The film, directed by Michael Curtiz, was intended to drum up support for the Canadian war effort. The first major Hollywood production to be shot north of the border, it’s a technicolor extravaganza starring James Cagney and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
It also received two Oscar nominations. Sol Polito was recognized in the Best Cinematography...
- 2/20/2017
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmExperience
It's hard to believe that it's almost been 20 years since we fell in love with Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 flick "Mad Love." The story explored the relationship between adorably shy Matt Leland (O'Donnell), a high school senior who falls for Casey Roberts (Drew Barrymore), the new girl in town who is wild and also clinically depressed. With the movie approaching this huge milestone, toofab's Rachel Hoffman caught up with the actor -- who was promoting John Hancock's new Vitality program -- to find out what it was really like to work with the actress. "I really hit it off well with Drew. She's such a fun spirit," he said of his former costar. "I used to poke fun at her because she always said, 'Everything is so beautiful. Oh my god, look at these amazing clouds! I need to take Polaroids of the clouds.' You think it's an act...
- 4/9/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Few would ever accuse Fox's cable networks of not being sufficiently obsessed with the threats posed by Islamic fanaticism, but one person is attempting to make the case. Donnice Roberts is the widow of the late Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Casey Roberts, who served two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his service. On behalf of herself and others, she's suing the Fox Entertainment Group, Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographical Society for publishing the image of herself and her two children in a NatGeo
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- 11/2/2012
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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