Movies 'Valkyrie' writer says war thriller was the film 'we set out to make' Published: ; Dec. 28, 2008, 9:00 a.m.

‘Valkyrie’: Film Review. ... With such World War II movies as “Defiance” and “Good” also on tap this month, there is no doubt the Nazis continue to provide fodder for movie producers.

While most World War II movies focus on the action in the major battlefields, director Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie pays tribute to a piece of history that’s more localized.

Those types of World War II movies are few and far between these days, though Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming guys-on-a-mission epic “Inglorious Bastards” (due in August) promises to revive the ...

An unfussy, adult and stoic Tom Cruise anchors the World War II thriller Valkyrie. In a compact performance of nerve and rare glimpses of emotion, Cruise is a leading man who takes us through a ...

On paper, the World War II drama "Valkyrie" -- which teams Tom Cruise with the "Usual Suspects" duo of writer Christopher McQuarrie and director Bryan Singer in a true story about a German plot to ...

In Valkyrie, Cruise played Claus von Stauffenberg, the Nazi colonel who nearly assassinated Adolf Hitler; the movie follows him and his allies hatching and executing the plan.

Valkyrie is slick, ... Movie Reviews - Valkyrie. Published 16 years ago. 1min. Valkyrie. Director: ... yet tedious WW2 films you will ever see. Eschewing the German language, ...

Tom Cruise is to shoot more scenes for World War II thriller Valkyrie.. The actor will film three scenes in North Africa within the next three weeks, Variety boss Peter Bart reports on his blog.