World War II

In Review: The Book Thief

by Mairéad Roche 28 February 2014

 World War II stories are now a near genre in and of themselves in literature and cinema. However, with The Book Thief, director Brian Percival takes Michael Petroni’s adaptation of Markus Zusak’s original novel and allows for a fresher perspective on the war: that of ordinary German people living through the Nazi regime.

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In Review: Red Tails

by Joe Walsh 28 May 2012

Directed by first-time feature director Anthony Hemmingway and produced by Star Wars director George Lucas, Red Tails is the untold story of a squadron of African- American fighter pilots during World War II. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrance Howard and David Oyelowo, the plot centres on a group of maverick pilots relegated to minor missions. […]

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