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Milius Grabs a Chosen Few
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A long-discussed batttle from the Korean War, one that's been misrepresented and misunderstood for decades, is about to get the big-screen treatment, courtesy of producers Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban, as well as battle-experienced filmmaker John Milius.Based upon Julie Precious' Task Force Faith, A Chosen Few will recount what happened during the historic Chosin Reservoir Battle. Apparently 2,500 US. Army soldiers dug in against about 100,000 Chinese troops, thereby (eventually) allowing (most of) 15,000 U.S. Marines to escape with their lives. In other words: John Milius Country all the way.
Although probably best known for 1982's Conan the Barbarian, Milius has always kept wartime battle very close to his heart. He wrote the screenplays for Apocalypse Now, 1941, Extreme Prejudice, Clear and Present Danger and several other action-centric titles. As director he's given us films like The Wind and the Lion, Big Wednesday, Red Dawn, and Farewell to the King. Mr. Milius' last feature film was 1991's Flight of the Intruder, so it'll be cool to have the guy back on the big screen for a change.
Tribeca Review: Blessed by Fire
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War movies, while typically exciting, are a very depressing bunch. Even those of the genre that showcase victories or inhabit a nationalistic honor have enough casualties and horrors to affect the emotions of their audience. However, there is a kind of movie more tragic than the war movie, and that is the lost-war movie. American cinema has been dealing for decades with our defeat in Vietnam with a large number of movies that show the ill-fated battles and/or the devastating aftereffects of the war. Recently we have been given war films from other perspectives, as well. The 2004 German film Downfall presents an amazing account of Hitler's last days, while The Blood of My Brother, a documentary that screened at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, shows the consequences of our latest war with Iraq from the Iraqi point of view. And Argentina's loss of the Falklands War is dealt with in Tristán Bauer's stunning film Blessed by Fire, which was recently awarded the top narrative prize at this year's Festival.
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