Introduction Catch-22 is a satirical dark comedy miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. Limited series adaptation of the classic Joseph Heller novel, which follows Captain John Yossarian and airmen in World War II. Outline Yossarian pursues desperate measures to get home; Milo sees war as a growth industry.… Read More
Introduction Catch-22 is a satirical dark comedy miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. Limited series adaptation of the classic Joseph Heller novel, which follows Captain John Yossarian and airmen in World War II. Outline Young American flyers arrive in war and discover that the bureaucracy is more deadly… Read More
Introduction Catch-22 is a satirical dark comedy miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. Limited series adaptation of the classic Joseph Heller novel, which follows Captain John Yossarian and airmen in World War II. Refer to the 1970 film of the same name. Outline John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) is… Read More
Introduction During the 1980s, Jang-geun, the new teacher at Cheongsol Village, runs into problems during his travels. Outline Set in the 1980’s, the eldest son of a poor family decides to move to Seoul to become a teacher. Yet as soon as he reaches the city, his money is stolen and his bags are lost.… Read More
Introduction We Joined the Navy is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring Kenneth More, Lloyd Nolan, Joan O’Brien, Derek Fowlds, Graham Crowden, Esma Cannon and John Le Mesurier. Produced by Daniel M. Angel, it was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by John Winton a former Royal… Read More
Introduction Train of Life (French: Train de vie; Romanian: Trenul vieţii) is a 1998 tragicomedy film by France, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel and Romania. It tells the story of an eastern European Jewish village’s plan to escape the Holocaust. Background In 1996, Roberto Benigni, writer-director of Train of Life’s perceived competitor Life Is Beautiful, had been… Read More
Introduction Ocean’s 11 (also stylised Ocean’s 11) is a 1960 American heist film directed and produced by Lewis Milestone from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer, based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. The film stars five of the Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.,… Read More
Introduction Lads’ Army (consequently known as Bad Lads’ Army, Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class and Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme) was a reality game show that constituted a historically derived social experiment. Shown on ITV, the series was based on the premise of subjecting today’s delinquent young men to the conditions of conscripts to British Army… Read More
Introduction Lads’ Army (consequently known as Bad Lads’ Army, Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class and Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme) was a reality game show that constituted a historically derived social experiment. Shown on ITV, the series was based on the premise of subjecting today’s delinquent young men to the conditions of conscripts to British Army… Read More
Introduction Lads’ Army (consequently known as Bad Lads’ Army, Bad Lads’ Army: Officer Class and Bad Lads’ Army: Extreme) was a reality game show that constituted a historically derived social experiment. Shown on ITV, the series was based on the premise of subjecting today’s delinquent young men to the conditions of conscripts to British Army… Read More
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