Oct 10, 2009 | The Baltimore Sun
'From Here to Eternity' hits the right note
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor takes place only near the end of "From Here to Eternity" . But it's an ideal selection for the Maryland Historical Society's series, "Patriotic Hollywood: World War II in Film." Stephen Ambrose once wrote, "What held [American GIs] together was not country and flag, but unit cohesion." "From Here to ...
When the camera slowly dollies into a close-up shot of high heels held in a woman's hands, soon followed by a long overhead shot of a staircase, you know a tumble is in the works.
Tonight's Movie: In the Meantime, Darling
IN THE MEANTIME, DARLING is the story of newlyweds Maggie and Danny , who live in a hotel with other military families during World War II.
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