[caption id="attachment_4051" align="alignright" width="144" caption="Joseph Ambrose, WWI vet, holding the flag that covered his son's casket, who was killed in the Korean War."] [/caption] On this day in 1918, at 11 AM, World War I finally ended and the guns fell silent...
Holiday movie season is upon us, so here are 7 movies I recommend you go check out. The Tempest (In theaters 12/10/10) In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's mystical thriller "The Tempest," Academy Award(R)-nominated Julie Taymor ("Across the Universe," "Frida...
[caption id="attachment_3474" align="alignright" width="180" caption="The Star-Spangled Banner Score Cover (1862)"] [/caption] On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote "Defence of Fort McHenry" while watching the British bombardment of Baltimore during the War of...
This Sunday April 25th at 9/8c, the History Channel will broadcast the first in a six-part series about the history of America. From the looks of the trailer, this isn't your dad's history documentary. It truly appears to be an ambitious retelling of the 400 year history...
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, let's examine the history of the song, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." It was first written in 1910 by Beth Slater Whitson and Leo Friedman, a duo that first teamed up to write "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" in 1909. "Let Me...
I enjoy movies. But even more than I enjoy movies, I enjoy movie trailers. So with that in mind, here are 7 upcoming or recently released films that you have to see. North Face (In Theaters January 29, 2010) This "suspenseful adventure film" is set in 1936 against a...
In copyright law, the public domain is the designation given to intellectual property that is not owned or controlled by anyone. Anything can enter the public domain, including books, images, movies. As a result, a large number of classic books and movies can be had online...
[caption id="attachment_2816" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Photo by me and the sysop (via Flickr)"] [/caption] In honor of the Christmas season, I just wanted to share my favorite classic Christmas movies of all time. These movies are so great that some of...
One of my favorite video game franchises ever is the Call of Duty series. This past November, Activision and Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a sequel to their award-winning game from 2007. This game will surely be on every gamer's wishlist this...
