They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:4
War is a nation’s ultimate commitment of blood and treasure. As such, the stories a people tells about its wars – and don’t tell – and the ways it remembers its wars – or chooses to forget them – tells us much about the kind of people they consider themselves to be at different times in their history, as well as the kind of people they really were…and are.
For most of the 20th century, the war film was a Hollywood staple. From one era to the next, war movies documented the nation’s conflicts, reflected the national consciousness on particular combats as well as on thinking going far beyond any one, particular war. They’ve been propagandistic and revisionist,...
and their spears into pruning hooks;
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:4
War is a nation’s ultimate commitment of blood and treasure. As such, the stories a people tells about its wars – and don’t tell – and the ways it remembers its wars – or chooses to forget them – tells us much about the kind of people they consider themselves to be at different times in their history, as well as the kind of people they really were…and are.
For most of the 20th century, the war film was a Hollywood staple. From one era to the next, war movies documented the nation’s conflicts, reflected the national consciousness on particular combats as well as on thinking going far beyond any one, particular war. They’ve been propagandistic and revisionist,...
- 5/22/2011
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Since Sanctuary took over Urban Legends' time slot on Mondays (10/9c), Urban Legends will now air on Fridays at 10/9c on Syfy. In the next sneak peek clip of an all-new episode of Urban Legends, a story called “A Wing and a Prayer” is explored about a down-home country girl who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty and her grandfather’s miracle chicken that took him on journeys that defied both science and reason. You’ll have to watch the clip and tune in on Friday at 10/9c on Syfy to find out exactly what these journeys entailed.
- 4/25/2011
- by Press Release Robot
- HorrorYearbook
Who doesn't love urban legends and tall tales? Well the Syfy channel is giving horror fans what they want with this exciting new show that explores those very stories we all grew up hearing. In the next sneak peek clip of an all new episode of hit TV series Urban Legends entitled Expect the Unexpected, a story called “A Wing and a Prayer” is explored about a down home country girl who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty and her grandfather’s miracle chicken that took him on journeys that defied both science and reason. You’ll have to watch the clip (after the jump) and tune in on Monday April 25th at 10/9c on Syfy to find out exactly what these journeys entailed and how this mysterious chicken defied all common logic and reasoning.
Urban Legends – “Expect the Unexpected”
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- 4/21/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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