A company of veterans, reservists, and recruits from various American backgrounds are called up to spend three years of their lives fighting major battles for the freedom of a nation halfway around the world. Now That Should Be A Movie. Now That Should Be A Band of Brothers-like miniseries. Short Pitch It is called Give …
It is called Whiskey Chitto Woman
It is a Western road trip drama.
In the vein of Nomadland
It is like Little Women meets Cold Mountain
It follows determined pioneer woman Ellen Johnson
And naïve teenage boy Sammy Jones
As they take a hazardous journey through the outlaw-infested, devastated countryside of post-Civil War Louisiana to retrieve her husband Aaron whose leg has been amputated.
Problems arise when they encounter highwaymen and Ellen wonders how Aaron will adjust as a disabled man in an agrarian society.
Together their determined pioneer spirit and love will overcome the obstacles in their way and finish their journey strong.
The idea came to me when I was doing genealogy research while reading Whiskey Chitto Woman I found out that Aaron and Ellen Johnson were my great-great-great uncle and aunt.
Short Pitch
It is called Antietam
It is in the vein of A Bridge Too Far
It is like All Quiet On The Western Front meets Gettysburg
It follows the common Johnny Reb soldiers of The Army of Northern Virginia
And the common Billy Yank soldiers of the Army of the Potomac
As they fight to survive and win a war for either national independence or national unity.
Problems arise when Johnny Reb’s army is caught spread out and Billy Yank’s army is sent to battle him in head-on, piecemeal attacks.
Now together their individual courage, bravery and humanity will combine to produce dozens of human-interest stories on the Bloodiest Day in American History.
Short Pitch
It is called Carrying The Flag
It is a War Drama.
In the vein of Fury.
It is like Glory meets All Quiet on The Western Front.
It follows epileptic washout Private Charles Whilden
And young veteran officer James Armstrong
As they fight to survive the hellish combat of the Overland Campaign
Problems arise when their regiment is almost annihilated and they retreat, disgracing themselves in front of General Robert E. Lee
Now together Charles’ dedication to his duty and James’ respect for him will help them achieve victory and save the army.
The idea came to me when reading Carrying the Flag by Gordon C. Rhea, which is a more exciting read with more intimate details than some novels.
My unique approach would be a focus on a few soldiers, their intimate army life, horrific combat experience, and the effects of their actions upon the overall campaign.
A set piece would be when Charles and James are pinned down in bloody mud by heavy firepower from Union troops positioned atop high ground known as The Bloody Angle. Confederate officers who rise to lead charges are immediately cut down. They can’t retreat across the bullet swept open ground behind them. Charles reaches for the regiment’s battle flag. No words are spoken as James hands it to him. Charles climbs up the barricades, slippery from the pouring rain. Then he begins charging the Angle. Soldiers rise up from the trenches, gather around him and rush the high ground. Charles becomes a target for Union minie balls. He’s hit in the shoulder but continues. He shakes from epilepsy but holds the pole steady. Then he sees that the flag is coming loose from the pole. If it falls and floats away, the charge will falter. He grabs the flag from the pole, wraps it around his body, and, as a human flagpole, rushes on toward the Angle. He and his comrades reach the high ground. Hand to hand combat breaks out as men wrestle in the mud. Finally, the Yankees retreat and the high ground is in the Confederate hands thanks to Charles’s bravery.
Target audiences would be men (18-80), military service members and veterans, war movie fans, history buffs, Southerners, Civil War reenactors, and gamers.
Audiences would like to see it due to its unique battlefield scenarios of the Wilderness and The Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House, themes of courage, bravery, devotion to duty, brotherhood, and redemption, and the human interest story of a washout overcoming his past and epileptic handicap to just once do something significant in his life.
Go see Devotion in theaters! You will consider it time well spent and will not regret the $7-$15 price of a ticket. I do not usually do movie reviews, but since I have written a blogpost about Adam Makos’ book, I have decided to give my thoughts on J. D. Dillard’s adaption. Who knows, I …
A set piece in a movie would be when he developed dysentery. Knowing that he was humiliated because others had to clean up after him, the other prisoners staged a mass break out of fake dysentery. When the guards give them more medication, they promptly passed it on to the father.
Black Beauty meets Hamburger Hill during the Korean War. Because of its human-interest story involving the bond between men and their animal during drastic times is why I believe Sergeant Reckless deserves a movie honoring our Korean War veterans.
The story recorded in Devotion showcases the best about humanity. Jesse and Tom were the finest America had to offer. Jesse’s determination to become a pilot is shining example of the determination that comes from following one’s dreams. Tom’s actions on December 4, 1951 are an example of the power of friendship. Hopefully, the film adaptation tells the story with the polish and finesse that it deserves. My prayers are with the production. May its success at the box office pave the way for more major films about the Korean War so that the veterans and fallen of “The Forgotten War” remain unforgotten.
It is called Chipyong-ni It is an Epic War Drama In the vein of Blackhawk Down It is like Top Gun: Maverick meets Fury It follows tunderstanding military genius Lieutenant Colonel James W. Edwards And personable intuitive cavalryman Lt. Col. Edgar J. Treacy, Jr. As they fight off scores of attacking Communists, rescue besieged U.N. …