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'Pacific' war tale gripping equal of 'Brothers'
It was inevitable after the popular and critical success of their 2001 World War II miniseries "Band of Brothers," which told the story of the drive to conquer Hitler and Mussolini, that executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg would return to finish the job. "The Pacific," which tells the story of the war against Japan, is here - it begins tonight on HBO - and is its forerunner's equal in emotive strength, weird poetry and technical bravura.
Film festivals like Md.'s crucial for 'Hurt Locker'
The sweeping victory of "The Hurt Locker" at the Academy Awards wasn't just a triumph for American independent filmmaking. It was a championship moment for independent-film showcases like the 2009 Maryland Film Festival, which made the movie its closing-night presentation.
