Narrated by executive producer Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in World War II, National Geographic’s “Erased: WWII Heroes of Colour” consists of four episodes (“Dunkirk,” “Pearl...
As with “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” the third World War II saga produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Apple TV+ “Masters of the Air,”continues to leave out Asian Ameri...
The problem with “The Pacific” is that you actually see very few East, Southeast Asian or Pacific Islanders. Nor are we asked to sympathize with the Japanese. There seem to be no interpreters...
The 2001 American war drama miniseries “Band of Brothers” was based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg created the dram...
The 1987 “Empire of the Sun” is an intriguing example of Asian erasure. The tale takes place in mainland China, but the question of the Chinese allies is never answered. This epic coming-of...
Before “Saving Private Ryan,” Steven Spielberg directed the 1979 film “1941” about the panic in Los Angeles after the 7 December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor and an Imperial Japanese Navy...
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You might not remember Lee Majors. He was, for five seasons, Colt Seavers, in “The Fall Guy.” Now Ryan Gosling takes on the mantel of the unknown hero of the screen, both large and small; G...
Portraying Fanny Brice brought Barbra Streisand to Hollywood and Fanny Brice did end up in Los Angeles, too, starring and featured in some early Hollywood talkies. The 1968 film version of “Fun...
The national touring production of “Funny Girl,” currently at the Ahmanson, is a must-see for fans of the film, old musicals and old Hollywood. The stage musical and the movie “Funny Girl�...
Directed by Vincente Minelli, “Ziegfeld Follies” gives audiences a taste of what the original “Ziegfeld Follies” were like. You get to see Fanny Brice as a comedian and not a singer, but ...