B efore The Hurt Locker made stars out of its leading men, Anthony Mackie and Jeremy Renner, Jarhead saw two Hollywood bona ...

Rocky IV (1985) There are some who believe Rocky IV is responsible for thawing, and eventually ending, the Cold War. The ...

A scene from the movie '1917.' (Courtesy photo) One of the biggest game-changers in recent war cinema is the pursuit of hyper-realism on screen.

The war was more than a decade in and some eight years from its conclusion when a 25-year-old Martin Scorsese made this six-minute short. In it, a man simply shaves himself before a sink and a mirror.

The war was more than a decade in and some eight years from its conclusion when a 25-year-old Martin Scorsese made this six-minute short.In it, a man simply shaves himself before a sink and a mirror.

(Image credit: 20th Century Fox) Patton (1970) One of the great American icons of the 20th century, General George S. Patton was instrumental in the Allies winning World War II.

The war was more than a decade in and some eight years from its conclusion when a 25-year-old Martin Scorsese made this six-minute short. In it, a man simply shaves himself before a sink and a mirror.

The war was more than a decade in and some eight years from its conclusion when a 25-year-old Martin Scorsese made this six-minute short. In it, a man simply shaves himself before a sink and a mirror.

For about as long as movies have been around, Hollywood has been churning out patriotic American movies that make the country, and some of its most notable figures, look like larger than life icons.