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The documentary series “Five Came Back” and the British film “Their Finest” have brought World War II propaganda films back into public consciousness.
History and Hollywood are coming together in a powerful way this summer at thePlaza Classic Film Festival. This year's theme ...
A documentary gem at the Jewish Film Festival is Peter Miller’s “Movies in Wartime: Projections of America,” the behind-the scenes narrative about the dramatic U.S. “propaganda” films ...
Casablanca at 75 – still a classic of WWII propaganda. The iconic film, which hit the silver screen in 1942, is much more than just a love story set in Morocco. Stephen McVeigh.
The film explores the significance of hands in various aspects of life, highlighting their roles in joy, creativity, ... The Hands of America: A World War II Propaganda Film.
New WW2 film with rave reviews has just come out in cinemas A provocative WWII drama is shaking up cinemas, revealing the dark satire behind Goebbels and Hitler's relationship.
NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with animation writer and historian Charles Solomon about a new DVD compilation of World War II propaganda and training films made by Walt Disney Studios.
Britain's World War II films were more than just propaganda As a new television series explores the archives of British wartime films and documentaries, Gerard Gilbert discovers an intimacy and ...
An alarming case of cozy English eccentrics shooting, stabbing and – in one startling instance – ax-murdering invading Nazis in a scenario akin to “Red Dawn,” the 1942 drama… ...
During World War II, British film directors harnessed the influence of beloved playwright William Shakespeare to project the concept of the “people’s war” into the public consciousness, said Garret ...