Setka, Stella. 2015. in Jewish Film & New Media: An International Journal, 3 (2): 141-169. A critical analysis of Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Bastards’ and the film’s exploration of the concept of collective memory. Setka…
Bodnar, John. 2001. in The American Historical Review, 106 (3): 805-817. This article uses Spielberg’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’ to examine the trends of postwar films in the United States of America, examining how…
Doherty, Thomas. 1989. in Film Quarterly 42(2): 24-30. Doherty observes the characteristics Kubrick employs in Full Metal Jacket that make it a modern classic, and more specifically its portrayal of the Vietnam War, as…
Sontag, Susan. 1965. in Commentary Magazine. Sontag carries out a criticism on audience response to 1950’s science fiction films seemingly drawing from the apocalyptic experiences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She defends…
Donald, Ralph R. 1991. in Studies in Popular Culture, 13 (2): 77-92. Donald explores the growing production of war films in the industry and how a trend in using individual soldier’s narratives allows for succesful…
Burgess, Jackson. 1964. in Film Quarterly, 18 (1): 4-11. Mainly drawing upon Kubrick’s ‘Paths of Glory’ and ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ the article attempts to debunk Kubrick’s complex moral vision, and his strategic cinematic…
Slocum, David J. 2005. in Cinema Journal, 44 (3): 35-63. Using references to the popular World War II depictions up to 2005, Slocum poses alternatives to the portrayal of physical aggression that dominates the screen…
Baer, Hester. 2012. in The German Quarterly, 85 (1): 18-39. This journal article explores the 1981 West German film by categories (time, transnationalism, gender and sexuality amongst others), to better understand a…
Sesonske, Alexander. 1975. in The Georgia Review, 29 (1): 207-244. This is an analysis of the disagreements over La Grande Illusion’s pacifist nature, looking into the strategies, resources, and origin of the film and…