Christopher Saunders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 659 )

• Wonder Woman

  

  "What I do is not up to you!"DC's attempt at aping Marvel's success with a Cinematic Universe (ugh) has been an unmitigated disaster, with dour, unwatchable... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: Racism, Riot and Mutiny in Houston, 1917

  

  Men of the 24th Infantry RegimentOn April 8th, 1916 elements of the 24th United States Infantry Regiment visited the border town of Del Rio, Texas. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• State of the Blog

  

  Hello, everyone. I hope that you're having a nice summer and that you've enjoyed, or at least tolerated, last month's extensive history articles. I certainly... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: General Graves and the Siberian Shuffle

  

  America's intervention in SiberiaPicture a scene from a John Buchan or Ian Fleming thriller: a general, summoned across country without notice, arrives at a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: The American Polar Bears Meet the Bolsheviks

  

  Americans in the Russian Civil War (source)While the 110th Infantry battled for survival in France, the 339th Infantry waited across the English Channel to... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: Somerset County's Men of Iron in the Great War

  

  SourceWhile the American Protective League waged war on phantom subversives, soldiers under General John J. Pershing prepared to fight a more substantial foe. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• RIP John G. Avildsen

  

  A few days late with this one: director John G. Avildsen passed away last Friday. Avildsen had quite an erratic career: exploitation fodder like Cry Uncle... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Watergate: Truth & Lies

  

  As someone who's spent an ungodly amount of time reading, studying and writing about Richard Nixon, I am probably not the target audience for ABC's new 20/20... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lawrence of Arabia Podcast!

  

  Your not-so-humble blogger was interviewed this weekend by Giuliano Marinkovic for his new Inspirations podcast. We discussed Lawrence of Arabia, especially... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: The American Protective League and the War on Slackers, 1917-1919

  

  On February 2nd, 1917, a Chicago businessman named Albert M. Briggs arrived at the city's Justice Department. Briggs, the vice president of an advertising... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• RIP Adam West

  

  Lots of tributes coming in this weekend about the passing of Adam West, television's endearingly goofy Batman. I have nothing especially insightful to say, as... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: The Hun's Shadow in America, 1917-1918

  

  Anti-German sentiment in the United StatesWhen the United States entered World War I on April 6th, 1917, their previous ambivalence towards the war vanished. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Groggy History Month

  

  "Writing about history will prove that I'm not silly - I'm serious!"Lately, my mind has been geared away from movies into history-related topics. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• History: Joseph II and the Myth of Karansebes, 1788

  

  One of history's most unbelievable anecdotes involves the "Battle of Karansebes." It's a staggering, unbelievable tale cited as the epitome of military... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Twelve O'Clock High

  

  "I believe that to a certain degree, a man makes his own luck."Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High (1949) is one of Hollywood's best World War II films. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Christine (2016)

  

  "We all have these different versions of ourselves competing to be the real us."Few movies even try to capture depression accurately, making Antonio Campos's... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Rules of the Game

  

  "The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons."Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game (1939) wasn't appreciated in its day; its social satire... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Return (2011)

  

  Since playing confused teen Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Linda Cardellini has been a delight to watch, an unforced actress with heart, shyness and endearin... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Big Deal on Madonna Street

  

  Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) beautifully synthesizes several disparate genres: broad farce, gritty neo-realism, the high-toned heist... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Other Boleyn Girl

  

  Interest in the Tudors never dies, allowing each generation a chance to relive Henry VIII's Great Matter and Elizabeth's Golden Age through tony bodice rippers... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES