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• Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes to Star in 'The Reader'

  Published: August 20, 2007, 6:34 am

  Tags: Anthony Minghella, Anthonyminghella, Bernhard Schlink, Bernhardschlink, David Hare, Davidhare, Nicole Kidman, Nicolekidman, Ralph Fiennes, Ralphfiennes, Scott Rudin, Scottrudin, Stephen Daldry, Stephendaldry, Sydney Pollack, Sydneypollack, World War Ii, Worldwarii

  older woman in the wake of World War II." I assume Fiennes is playing the man recounting his story and Kidman is playing the older woman here? That might be tricky to pull off, considering Kidman is five years younger than Fiennes. And "erotic awakening?" I thought that term wasn't used outside of Cinemax plot descriptions. I must admit, I have

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• Medal of Honor: Airborne Demo Now Available

  Published: August 23, 2007, 10:50 am

  Tags: Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Game Consoles, Computer, Game Platforms, Games, Game Companies, Airborne, Medal Of Honor, World War Ii, Wwii

  for another dose of the WWII-inspired shooter Medal of Honor, your wait is now over. The playable demo has been officially released. As Jonathan told you last week, the demo consists of one mission called Operation Husky. A joint allied operation into the island of Sicily, Operation Husky follows Boyd Travers and the 82nd Airborne on their

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• USS Grunion Found: Boston Scientific Founder and Brother Locate Father's Lost WWII Sub in Aleutians

  Published: August 24, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Kendall Square Blog, Grunion, Innovation, People, World War Ii

  lost in the Aleutians during World War II. The following notice appears on the Grunion blog: “Just got the first set of 8 Grunion photos. Submariners, we would appreciate your analysis and comments.” The photos it mentions are here. John Abele is a founder of Boston Scientific (and an Xconomist). Last summer, in part by using clues

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• Lucas Hires Writer for His WWII Adventure

  Published: August 28, 2007, 12:03 pm

  Tags: Charles Floyd Johnson, Charlesfloydjohnson, Cinematical, Film, Flyboys, Indiana Jones, Indianajones, John Ridley, Johnridley, Lucasfilm, Movie, Racism, Red Tails, Redtails, Star Wars, Starwars, Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegeeairmen, World War Ii, Worldwarii

  African-American pilots in World War II. Personally, I'd have already pinned Ridley as perfect for the project by imagining a mix between the screenwriter's past work (Three Kings meets Undercover Brother? Yes!). However, it could be a little more serious than we're used to from him. After recently meeting with Tuskegee vets in Texas, he may

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• Medal of Honor: Airborne release date is Nov. 13th on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

  Published: August 31, 2007, 11:45 pm

  Tags: Videos, News, Medal Of Honor Airborne, Fps, First Person Shooter, World War Ii, Wwii, Games, Video Game, Ps3, Xbox 360, Playstation 3

  beginnings in Sicily to war-winning triumphs in Germany, each mission begins behind enemy lines, with an intense and fully interactive airdrop, the biggest, newest and most innovative feature of Medal of Honor: Airborne, and obviously where the title derives. Your ability to determine your own starting point dramatically changes the way each

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• Sneak preview of PBS' The War available online - VIDEO

  Published: September 1, 2007, 9:03 am

  Tags: America, Fight, Generation, Ken Burns, Pbs, Soldiers, The War, Thewar, World War Ii, Worldwarii, Wwii

  new documentary for PBS, The War, which debuts on September 23 at 8:00 p.m. and is scheduled to air in seven parts. Check your listings for airtimes in your area. I've been drawn to the idea of a lengthy documentary about World War II partially for the historical aspect, but moreso because of the human aspect. Growing up, my exposure to that era

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• Remembering September 1, 1939

  Published: September 1, 2007, 11:59 pm

  Tags: Poland, World War Ii, Germany, History

  eventually happened in the war, so I'm not going to write out every detail in the course of the war. What I want to emphasize is that September 1, 1939 marks the beginning of some of the darkest days of World War II for the Allies. It also helps to show the resolve of the Allied powers, being able to dig their way out of a deep hole and

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• PBS offering censored and uncensored versions of The War

  Published: September 4, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Censored, Curse Words, Fcc, Ken Burns, Pbs, Swearing, The War, Uncensored, World War Ii, Wwii

  Yeah, I just can't imagine a World War II veteran talking about his experiences and not using a few expletives, and there are more than a few curse words bandied about in Ken Burns' seven-part documentary The War. The swearing comes not only from the soldiers themselves who use phrases like "holy s**t" and "***hole," but from the narrator, who

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• Eisenhower to Petraeus

  Published: September 12, 2007, 12:09 pm

  Tags: Books, History, Iraq, George W Bush, Republicans, Ideology, World War Ii, Gen Petraeus, Political Philosophy, Military Affairs, Bush Administration, Ronald Reagan

  general who had won his war and was running for President, had some advice that Gen. David Petraeus and his Commander-in-Chief should take to heart today. Fanaticism, Eisenhower said, quoting the philosopher George Santayana, consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim. After election, Eisenhower gave

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• THE Mime (Marcel Marceau) Has Died

  Published: September 23, 2007, 12:42 pm

  Tags: Entertainment, Comedy Amp Amp Humor, Anti Semitism, Obituary, World War Ii

  was known around the world for his portrayal of a white-faced clown with battered hat. Born in Strasbourg in 1923, Marceau studied under mime master Etienne Decroux in Paris. His daughter Camille said he died on Saturday evening, adding that details of the burial at Paris’s Pere Lachaise cemetery would be given out later. Silent

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• Television Review: Ken Burns' The War'

  Published: September 24, 2007, 3:43 am

  Tags: Television, Iraq, George W Bush, World War Ii, Reviews, Vietnam War

  most nuanced treatment of a war that has been written, talked and filmed about endlessly in this era of countless History Channel programs, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan and Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation, a time when World War II veterans are dying at the rate of more than 1,000 a day. As Burns puts it in debunking the notion

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• Ken Burns’ “The War”

  Published: September 24, 2007, 1:08 am

  Tags: America, Jihad, Muslim Violence, World War Ii

  new series about World War II is off to a good start although his stately pace can often be somewhat sleep inducing. It’s one of those slightly bizarre situations where it’s worth your while to force yourself to stay awake. Part of the first episode includes a run-down of what Americans were watching in the lead-up to

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• Cosmic ironies

  Published: September 25, 2007, 1:41 am

  Tags: Holocaust, World War Ii

  in WWI. A year after the war ended, Judith was pregnant with my father. Faced with a disastrous post-war economy, and with another child on the way, Max went off to America to make his fortune. Max apparently did fairly well in America. He began to send money to Judith, begging her to buy passage so that she and the children could move to

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• War Stories

  Published: September 26, 2007, 1:22 am

  Tags: Television, History, War, World War Ii, Nazis, Military Affairs, Pbs

  Ken Burns' new series about World War II on PBS this week. In 1945, a 20-year-old foot soldier arrives at General Patton's Third Army in France. Before being sent to a rifle company, he is assigned to stay up every night and on the battalion's only typewriter, which is not available during the day, copy officers' notes about suspected SIWs,

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• A and E Channel and The History Channel DVD Sale

  Published: September 27, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Band Of Brothers, Ken Burns, Dvd Gifts, Law Order, Gifts, World War Ii, The History Channel, Sale, The Sopranos, Wwii, Horatio Hornblower, Pearl Harbor, Csi, Mi 5, Dvd

  up to 40% off all WWII DVDs THE HISTORY CHANNEL SHOP!All WWII DVDs featuring bestsellers like Ken Burns' The War DVD and Book collection, as well as Band of Brothers, The Color of War, The Ultimate World War II DVD collection, The Navy in WWII, Lost History of D-Day, Unknown Pearl Harbor, and many more. This offer is good until

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