Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is also announcing a limited edition DVD sales of its documentary film Honor Flight; the movie will hit retail stores this May.
Editor's note: The following information was taken from a press release provided by Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is transitioning its mission in 2013 to also fly Korean War veterans to see their memorials in Washington, DC. "These Korean War veterans are often known as the 'forgotten ones from the forgotten war.' Well, they are forgotten no longer," said Joe Dean, Chairman of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. According to Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, there are currently 40,000 Korean War era veterans living in Wisconsin. (There are 27,000 WWII veterans living in the state.) Thanks to overwhelming community support, Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will be able to continue flying veterans once …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Director Dan Hayes, a native of Wauwatosa, remembers the "electricity" in the air when the documentary set a record for largest film screening in history over the summer — and looks forward to continuing on with the film's journey.
After a second stint back on the big screen in Marcus theatres across Wisconsin, the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight documentary has touched the lives of more than 55,000 viewers, Honor Flight officials say. The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Facebook page is chock full of comments from people in the Milwaukee area who saw the film this week, offering gracious praise about the power of the film's message. "I believe people recognize that — in a way — these heroes are the new Ghost Soldiers. Now you see them, now you don't," Stars and Stripes Honor Flight founder Joe Dean said. "Over 1,000 WWII heroes die every single day in this country. It is beyond our ability to describe how grateful we are that so many people recognize this fleeting …
Friday, January 4, 2013
After a successful first run of the documentary in Wisconsin theatres, the documentary film that follows the story of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will show again Jan. 14 through 17.
The documentary film that follows the story of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will be shown for a second time at Marcus Theatres in Saukville and other select Marcus theaters throughout the state this month. Four theatres that will have showings from Jan. 14 through the 17 include: Several other locations have confirmed showings scheduled for just Jan. 16 and 17, including: Starring two Ozaukee County WWII veterans, Honor Flight follows a team of local volunteers as they race against the clock to send every WWII veteran on a completely free trip — an Honor Flight — to Washington, DC to visit the war memorials built to commemorate their service. Throughout the Honor Flight experience veterans begin to share their war stories — some for …
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
A production company is looking for kids who will be in their junior or senior year next fall.
A reality show may be coming to a Racine high school, and people from the production company are looking for teens to join their cast. According to their Facebook page, OVO, the production company that made “The World’s Best Prom,” has put out a casting call for students while be a junior or senior at any Racine high school in the 2011-2012 school year. Many of the staff members of OVO are from Racine and have attended "The World's Best Prom." Their Facebook page says that MTV has expressed an interest in turning the Prom documentary into a reality show called “Racine Teen.” To audition, teens need to get the permission of their parents and make a short video telling the producers 10 reasons why they would make an interesting cast member…
Friday, April 22, 2011
The interview with the filmmakers will air tomorrow, Easter Sunday, but they won't see it until they return.
On Sunday, an interview with Caledonia student Madison Richards will air on C-SPAN (Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network). She’ll be talking about the documentary film, “Have Gun—Will Carry” that she created with her partner, Samantha Noll of Sturtevant. The film garnered a a high school second-prize win in C-SPAN’s 2011 StudentCam competition. Trouble is, the girls won’t be around to see the interview broadcast—and besides, that documentary is already so last year. Richards and Noll have moved on to their next project, parts of which they are filming in Kenya this week. Richards and Noll are no strangers to creating prize-winning documentaries. While students at McKinley Middle School, the girls joined an extracurricular team to …
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8:55 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Jack I thank you for your service, but that was insensitive. Hopefully your grandchildren won't think of Gulf War memorials the same. more ›