Archive for July 8th, 2007

Quoted: Ambrose Bierce

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” - Ambrose Bierce

TIME Article on Werner Herzog

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

Nice column about one of Germany’s very best directors: Werner Herzog:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640413,00.html

Herzog’s new movie “Rescue Dawn” is a movie I’m very much looking forward to, because the director didn’t give in to the Hollywood studios. Instead, he made the film he really wanted to do. Herzog is well-known for undertaking nearly impossible projects in remote locations and with often complicated actors. This time he was filming on location again and he has a real star in his movie, namely Christian “Batman” “American Psycho” Bale.

“Rescue Dawn” is based on the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who made his way into the United States military, because he wanted to become a pilot, but who was then shot down over Vietnam and captured. Werner Herzog doesn’t shrink away from showing how horrific Dieter Dengler’s experience must have been.

Rescue Dawn trailer: