The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...
This 4-hour Civil War epic ditches clichés for historical accuracy, battle strategy, and gripping realism.
When it comes to depicting war on the big or small screen, realism is often an asset. Historians and enthusiasts will endlessly critique a film for its realism, especially if it's bad, and rightfully ...
One of the main things war movies try to show is a real-life battle or siege to spruce things up a bit and keep audiences invested in them. It's a common tactic amongst both good and bad films, as ...
As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...
More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle, the war film and national history. One of the boldest ...
Bob May has 50 years experience in the performing arts and business in Southern California. He has been a stage and film actor and director. He has also been a producer, business consultant, ...
A youngster mingling through camp stands at attention with a toy rifle during the Battle for Siemers Farm Civil War Reenactment on Saturday, May. 24, 2025, in Green Bluff, Wash.