How does a film about romantic failure, General Sherman, nuclear weapons, filmmaking, and the American South become a coherent whole?
Thoughts on Ross McElwee and the seemingly incompatible threads woven into the same movie.
#ShermansMarch #RossMcElwee #DocumentaryFilm #FilmAnalysis #DavidShields
Thoughts on Ross McElwee and the seemingly incompatible threads woven into the same movie.
#ShermansMarch #RossMcElwee #DocumentaryFilm #FilmAnalysis #DavidShields
September 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
How does a film about romantic failure, General Sherman, nuclear weapons, filmmaking, and the American South become a coherent whole?
Thoughts on Ross McElwee and the seemingly incompatible threads woven into the same movie.
#ShermansMarch #RossMcElwee #DocumentaryFilm #FilmAnalysis #DavidShields
Thoughts on Ross McElwee and the seemingly incompatible threads woven into the same movie.
#ShermansMarch #RossMcElwee #DocumentaryFilm #FilmAnalysis #DavidShields
"McElwee has crafted an intricate exploration of memory, much of his own collected on film and digital, in a work brimming with questions, his grief and love for his son so palpable we feel his reluctance to let go" #RemakeMovie #ShermansMarch #RossMcElwee
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July 27, 2026 at 12:52 PM
"McElwee has crafted an intricate exploration of memory, much of his own collected on film and digital, in a work brimming with questions, his grief and love for his son so palpable we feel his reluctance to let go" #RemakeMovie #ShermansMarch #RossMcElwee
www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/rema...
www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/rema...
This week's Movie Madness Podcast comes home a little early as Steven Prokopy & I discuss #TheOdyssey and the Ross McElwee double bill of #Remake and #ShermansMarch. Where does the resident Nolan afficionado (that I am) rank his latest work? Give a listen erikthemovieman.substack.com/p/episode-66...
Episode 669: Remaking The Odyssey & Sherman’s March
A potential remake of a 40 year-old film and a 3,000 year-old story, both ostensibly involving fathers trying to get back to their sons, are part of this week's brief review round-up.
erikthemovieman.substack.com
July 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This week's Movie Madness Podcast comes home a little early as Steven Prokopy & I discuss #TheOdyssey and the Ross McElwee double bill of #Remake and #ShermansMarch. Where does the resident Nolan afficionado (that I am) rank his latest work? Give a listen erikthemovieman.substack.com/p/episode-66...
Attention, fellow Chicagoans:
One of the best documentaries of the 20th century is playing this Tuesday at the Music Box, with a q&a with the director following. If you haven't seen SHERMAN'S MARCH (1985) on the big screen, be prepared for an emotional and historical ride.
#ShermansMarch
One of the best documentaries of the 20th century is playing this Tuesday at the Music Box, with a q&a with the director following. If you haven't seen SHERMAN'S MARCH (1985) on the big screen, be prepared for an emotional and historical ride.
#ShermansMarch
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July 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Attention, fellow Chicagoans:
One of the best documentaries of the 20th century is playing this Tuesday at the Music Box, with a q&a with the director following. If you haven't seen SHERMAN'S MARCH (1985) on the big screen, be prepared for an emotional and historical ride.
#ShermansMarch
One of the best documentaries of the 20th century is playing this Tuesday at the Music Box, with a q&a with the director following. If you haven't seen SHERMAN'S MARCH (1985) on the big screen, be prepared for an emotional and historical ride.
#ShermansMarch
If, like me, you can't get enough #ShermansMarch, here I am telling stories and puncturing myths.
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In the Season 2 premiere of our "Civil War Curious" podcast, historian Anne Sarah Rubin discusses the significant and enduring impact of William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea. Sponsored by our friends at @battlefields.org. Listen here: tinyurl.com/yv6bzmfc
Episode 11: Sherman's March
Historian Anne Sarah Rubin discusses the significant and enduring impact of William T. Sherman's March to the Sea.
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March 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
If, like me, you can't get enough #ShermansMarch, here I am telling stories and puncturing myths.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM