JOHN ADAMS
“Independence” (HBO, 2008)
starring Paul Giamatti,
Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, Danny
Huston, Tom Wilkinson, Sarah Polley,
David Morse and Justin Theroux
Directed by Tom Hooper
On this day in history: July 2, 1863, the Confederacy got its butt handed to it on a platter by a liberal arts college professor on sabbatical.
Don't mess with college professors.
Today in 1863, a 34-year-old college professor from Maine named Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain helps fend off repeated Confederate attacks against the left flank of the Union line at Gettysburg. The fight for Little Round Top will become one of the battle's most celebrated moments.
[Happy Bayonets!!! Day to all who celebrate.]
Two great character actors going head to head and creating pure gold.
Richard Jordan and Joss Ackland only share three short scenes in The Hunt for Red October (1990), but every glance, pause, and polite line lands like a move in a ruthless chess match. Absolute perfection.
On this day in 1866, an army of Irish-American Civil War veterans from both North and South defeat a force of British troops and local militia at Ridgeway, Canada. The battle represents the high-water-mark of the ultimately doomed Fenian Raids. See: https://t.co/fuLENqDfgJ
The finale of The Last of the Mohicans (1992) are basically Michael Mann saying dialogue is optional once cinema becomes this locked in. The way the score keeps accelerating while the editing cuts cleaner & cleaner with every death is unreal craftsmanship.