The sight of Allied prisoners of war (POW) working on a difficult construction job under direction of their Japanese captors is a familiar one to movie fans: British director David Lean’s 1957 The ...

"Sometime, the hating has to stop," are the words that wrap-up the trailer of "The Railway Man." As the teaser suggests, this beautiful story of revenge, honor and forgiveness leaves the audience ...

Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and ...

Even as “12 Years a Slave” was garnering four-star reviews and winning numerous awards on its way to the Oscar for best picture, many film fans told me they were sure it was a fine and important ...