The Lost Battalion, by Albert W. Vogt III
When it comes to made-for-television films, you will not find many of them covered on The Legionnaire. The one exception would be the Christmas extravaganza I put myself through every year. Many of those are produced for the Hallmark Channel, though Lifetime does make a significant contribution to the genre. They would be more palatable…
The Big Wedding, by Albert W. Vogt III
Because I recently reviewed License to Wed (2007), I already have a frame of reference for Robin Williams playing a priest. Thus, the fact that he is Father Bill Moinighan in The Big Wedding (2012) is not a shock. What is also not unexpected is that it would be another example of a film getting…
The Magic of Belle Isle, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is much about the life of a writer that appeals to me. At the same time, I am also cognizant of the fact that such a calling involves what can be construed as lying. Unless you are working on non-fiction, telling a story is essentially making something up that never happened. That is a…
Flipped, by Albert W. Vogt III
As the old cliché goes, life is a funny thing. We can think one way about something today, and later have the opposite opinion. That sounds like the perfect set up for a movie like Flipped (2010), and you will see why in a moment. I would simply add here that it is a concept…
Father of the Bride (1991), by Albert W. Vogt III
Of course, there is nothing new in Hollywood. With stars like Diane Keaton and Steve Martin, I thought Father of the Bride (1991) to be the first iteration of the title. For some strange reason, it is also a movie I remember from my childhood, even if I do not specifically recall seeing it. More…
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, by Albert W. Vogt III
Despite all the cinematic evidence to the contrary, when I think about Jason Statham, what first comes to mind is not all his action films. Instead, I remember him in Snatch (2000). I suppose he could have played Irish boxer Mickey O’Neil (Brad Pitt) given everything Statham has been in since that movie. Arguably, I…
The Pride and the Passion, by Albert W. Vogt III
Just when I thought I had seen all Cary Grant films, I spot his face while scrolling through Amazon Prime, attached to a movie called The Pride and the Passion (1957). Being a fan of his work, it seemed like a natural choice. Further, it is about the Napoleonic Wars, the historical period that first…
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