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09-12-2010, 08:21 PM
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Spitfire on BBC4 radio about an hour long program...starts with talk radio for the first couple of minutes.
A moving drama by Mike Walker about the most famous British fighter aircraft in history, marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Framed by recollections from veteran Geoffrey Wellum, the play features specially made recordings of RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfires, including the only Spitfire still flying today to have fought in the Battle. Inspired by real people and real events, the play traces RJ Mitchell's design from creation to legend and the fortunes of two young pilots who join a frontline Spitfire squadron just as the Battle of Britain begins. It stars Samuel West, Samuel Barnett, Rory Kinnear and Ruth Wilson. Many factors were important in the Battle, but it was the excellence of the Spitfire which most famously evened the odds in the fight against the Luftwaffe. Mike Walker's play takes us close to this magnificent aircraft and gives us a feeling of what it was like to fly the legendary plane which became, in test pilot Jeffrey Quill's words, 'a symbol of defiance and victory'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...lay_Spitfire!/
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09-13-2010, 11:31 AM
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09-15-2010, 06:13 PM
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now this will be interesting if they do it with the sofistication of "avatar" and dont gum it up to much with drama...
Warner Bros. Pictures is developing a World War II film, Deadline Hollywood reports. According to the site, the studio has bought "The Battle of Midway", a pitch from Bruce C. McKenna who previously wrote the script for some episodes of HBO's "The Pacific". Moreover, it is said that Warner Bros. has put the upcoming project on a fast track as McKenna is expected to turn in a script within eight weeks. The movie is rumored to carry a price tag of around $200 million and will be made in 3-D, with Akiva Goldsman serving as producer. The upcoming epic film will focus on the turning point of the June 4-6, 1942 event and take place six months after the demoralizing surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. "When it was over, the supremacy of the Imperial Japanese Navy was lost along with 4 of its aircraft carriers and 1 heavy cruiser. The Japanese never recovered," Deadline further describes. The Battle of Midway has been turned into films for several times. In 1942, John Ford directed Oscar-winning "The Battle of Midway" using actual battle footage shot by the Navy. Later in 1976, there was "Midway" starring Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn and Hal Holbrook.
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09-16-2010, 01:01 AM
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some interesting footage of early ac and a couple good shots of spits
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09-20-2010, 08:47 PM
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has absolutely nothing to do with BoP except the altitude is higher than most dogfights... if you think you had a bad day at work...consider this guy getting to work! not for me!
oh do this on full screen for best effect...and starts out with a hokie cartoon but keep watching. http://video.yahoo.com/network/10114...4494&l=5144241
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09-21-2010, 09:02 AM
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Bit like landing a spit in sim this one
And round of applause for this guy
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