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Average customer rating: Aging: The Hardships and the Rewards Good acting not enough Aristarain & Luppi: what a pair!! A poignant film! at long last, a film that speks to one's intelligence.

Common Ground Starring: Federico Luppi , Mercedes Sampietro , Arturo Puig , Carlos Santamaría , and Valentina Bassi Director: Adolfo Aristarain Manufacturer: Fox Lorber ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video Spain | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video Argentina | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video Family Interaction | By Theme | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video Spanish | By Original Language | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video General | Family Life | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video Luppi, Federico | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video Aristarain, Adolfo | ( A ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video General | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video Spain | European Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video Argentina | Latin American Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video Spanish | By Original Language | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video Comedy | By Theme | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video Family Interaction | By Theme | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video ( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video Similar Items: Martin (Hache) El Dia Que Me Amen El Ultimo Tren Caballos Salvajes Nine Queens ASIN: B0001CNQT4 Release Date: 2004-04-20

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Aging: The Hardships and the Rewards.......2006-12-05

Good acting not enough.......2006-06-01

Aristarain & Luppi: what a pair!!.......2004-11-04

A poignant film!.......2004-07-27

at long last, a film that speks to one's intelligence........2004-05-14

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Lugares Comunes (Common Ground) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America] Director: Adolfo Aristarain ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video General | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video ASIN: B000LI40Z2

Average customer rating: Inspiring and well done!

On Common Grounds Director: Ahmad Zahra Manufacturer: Zahra Pictures ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Religion | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video General | Religion & Spirituality | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video ( O ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video ASIN: B000LMPDJA Release Date: 2005-02-01

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Inspiring and well done!.......2007-04-21

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Average customer rating: A Heart-warming Pilgrimage of Reconciliation Incredible

On Common Ground Starring: Walter Cronkite , John Kenneth Galbraith , Daniel J. Goldhagen , and Tom Brokaw Director: David Eilenberg , and Jessica Glass Manufacturer: Arts Alliance Amer ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video General | Military & War | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video Cronkite, Walter | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video DVDs Under $9.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video ( O ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video Similar Items: When Trumpets Fade A Dark and Bloody Ground: The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945 ASIN: B0001ME5G2 Release Date: 2004-05-25

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A Heart-warming Pilgrimage of Reconciliation.......2004-09-11

"On Common Ground" encapsulates the the journey of reconciliation embarked upon by veterans of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division during their visit to Europe in 1999. The film culminates in a meeting of American and German veterans who opposed one another in the deadly Huertgen Forest Campaign during the fall of 1944. "On Common Ground" lends a real-life look at the best of "Saving Private Ryan," and "Band of Brothers" combined. The emotions expressed by the American and German veterans, and the memories they share about their war time experiences are priceless. The film combines veteran interviews with historical themes throughout. The instrumental character is Michael Eliasof, president of the 28th Regiment Association, and a gifted story-teller. Of the thirty-man platoon who landed with Eliasof at Utah Beach on July 4, 1944, only six survived the war. The producers chose to focus on the veterans and allow them to tell their own stories. We see a true to life heart retching experience, reminiscent of "Saving Private Ryan" in an American military cemetery. Here, Stephen J. Butko of Pittsburgh, Pa. visits the grave of a fallen comrade. In 1944, Butko was offered a promotion from private to sergeant. He refused, but recommended his friend Elmer M. Miller get the job instead. Miller was killed two days later, and Butko has blamed himself ever since. Butko was eventually evacuated with combat exhaustion, and his segments are some of the most honest and moving in the film. Allowing the veterans to tell the whole story, presents problems, however. A more careful campaign structure on the 8th Division, would have provided a more solid framework from which to support the veteran's perspective. There was a military historian, Steve Bowman with the group, but apparently, most of his comments wound up on the editing room floor. The vets mention the various campaigns - Normandy, Brittany, Huertgen Forest, the German cities of Duren and Cologne, the Ruhr Pocket, liberating the concentration camp at Wobbelin, and eventual link-up with the Russians - but, only briefly. Anyone not familiar with the 8th Division, an outfit that sustained a 140% casualty rate, will not be any more informed from this documentary. A more careful telling of the campaigns would have underscored the ordeal these brave vets endured. The view from the foxhole was a narrow one. Grand strategy did not trickle down to the M-1 toting grunt. For instance, Eliasof contends that the Americans could have "advanced through the valley near Aachen, and been to the Rhine River in days" instead of fighting for months in the Huertgen Forest (He is referring here to the "Aachen Gap"). Likewise, a German veteran reinforces this claim by stating he is amazed that the Americans entered the Huertgen Forest in the first place. The film leaves it at that. The American strategy, of course was not that simple. But this is the crucks of the controversy that has vailed the Huertgen Forest Campaign ever since. The producers tightly kept the lid on a perpetual can of worms. To lend "professionalism," the producers injected brief comments by Tom Brokaw and Walter Cronkite. Cronkite was a war correspondent who accompanied combat units in Europe, and a much loved grandfather figure. Brokaw, getting more mileage out of the success of his "Greatest Generation" book, is a suave talking head. He is a top-notch professional journalist, not an historian, and by no means an expert on the history of WWII. Lastly, the producers chose to add a bitter controversy about German concentration camps and whether or not "ordinary Germans" were aware of their existence at the time. Eliasof wisely concludes that the German infantrymen opposing him apparently did not know of the true nature of the camps. The German infantryman, argues Eliasof, like his American counterpart, was merely trying to survive the riggers of combat, and was most likely not any better informed about the camps existence than Eliasof and his buddies were. One German admitted he had some knowledge of them, but assumed they were forced labor camps, and that the prisoners were fed and treated reasonably well. Others, claim they were totally unaware of their existence until after the war. Interestingly, two of the German veterans reveal that today, they are looked down upon by the younger generation of Germans (including members of their own families) as "murderers" for having been in the German military, and not opposing Hitler. As a spokesman of his own generation, he pleads with the viewers to reconsider this sentiment. The producers add a rebuttal (special feature) by Daniel Goldhagen, author of the book _Hitler's Willing Executioners_. Goldhagen's book is required reading in colleges. He argues that all Germans, at every level of society knew about the existence of the camps, and because of that knowledge, are deemed "perpetrators" in the Holocaust. On the one hand, this topic certainly cannot be ignored. The Holocaust was horrible beyond description. Since the 8th Division did take part in the liberation of the Wobbelin concentration camp, these vets saw the ghastly results with their own eyes. On the other hand, one gets the feeling that the German veterans who agreed to meet with the Americans in the Huertgen in 1999, were set-up and pummelled by the producers with the added weight of Goldhagen. But unfortunately, living with this dark chapter in German history is a fact of life for all Germans. If anything, the film brought that out. With American and German World War II veterans dying at an alarming rate, this film is indispensable for its historic value. I hope it finds it way to PBS, or other educational cable channels, so a wider range of viewers will benefit from its content. Despite this mild critique, this documentary comes highly recommended. Gregory Canellis son of Sgt. Nicholas Canellis, 13th Infantry, 8th Division 1941-1945 (deceased 1962).

Incredible.......2004-06-06

It's an excellent film. I never truly felt like I understood the sacrifices and trials that our soldiers went through in World War II. The reunion between the American soldiers and the German soldiers makes you think.

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Common Ground Manufacturer: Vision Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video ( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video Similar Items: Crusade - The Life of Billy Graham Billy Graham: God's Ambassador ASIN: B000JU7YS2 Release Date: 2006-10-23

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Evangelist Billy Graham is known around the globe. He has preached in remote African villages and in the heart of New York City, and those to whom he has ministered have ranged from heads of state to the bushmen of Australia. Millions have responded to Billy Graham's message to follow Jesus Christ. Whether old or young, rich or poor, celebrated or obscure, from around the world they find themselves spiritually on Common Ground. Now hear firsthand the stories of people touched by Graham's ministry and witness the dramatic transformation that has taken place in their lives. Individuals featured in the program include Graham's wife, Ruth, and their five children; former Presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford; television personality Kathie Lee Gifford; actress Jeannette Clift George; Jerome Hines, leading bass of the Metropolitan Opera for 41 years; and Phillip Goudeaux, former member of the Black Panther party and now pastor of a growing San Diego church. Common Ground is narrated by stage and screen actress Julie Harris.

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ABC News Nightline A Matter of Choice? Gays, Straights, and the Search For Common-Ground Manufacturer: ABC News ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video Nightline | ABC News | Television | Genres | DVD | Video DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video ( M ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video ASIN: B000IMVP68 Release Date: 2006-09-18

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One day a man came in to the Back Street Caf_, a gay bar, and opened fire, shooting multiple people at random. The shooter killed one person and wounded six others. A drifter from out of town, he told police he had been teased all his life because of his name, Ronald Gay. Inadvertently, perhaps, Ronald Gay forced the community of Roanoke to come face to face with certain parts of itself it might previously have ignored. It could easily have turned into an indictment of Roanoke as a breeding ground for hate crimes. But local gays and lesbians said, `No, that wouldn't be fair.' That's not the way the city is. The mayor, a devout Southern Baptist, who personally regards homosexuality as a sin, debated whether he should appear at the vigil, and then concluded that as the mayor of all the citizens of Roanoke, he should, and he did. The local paper, The Roanoke Times, had been working on a major series about homosexuality before the shooting. They'd been having a hard time getting gays and lesbians to talk. The Roanoke Times published a series that ran over four days, front page, inside page, cover of the feature section, on and on and on. For a community that had largely kept its opinions on homosexuality to itself, a community that was reeling from the shock of the Back Street shootings, the series was like lancing a boil. The subject of gays and lesbians in Roanoke, though, was all but unavoidable. It certainly couldn't be tucked back into the closet again. Correspondent: Ted Koppel

Average customer rating: A Heart-warming Pilgrimage of Reconciliation Incredible

On Common Ground Starring: Walter Cronkite , John Kenneth Galbraith , Daniel J. Goldhagen , and Tom Brokaw Director: David Eilenberg , and Jessica Glass Manufacturer: Arrow Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD General | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video General | Military & War | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video Cronkite, Walter | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video ( O ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video Similar Items: When Trumpets Fade A Dark and Bloody Ground: The Hurtgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945 ASIN: B00009PY4N Release Date: 2003-07-15

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"AS HEROIC AND MOVING AS ANYTHING IN SAVING PRIVATE RYAN" -Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times

On Common Ground is the true story of a reunion of American and German soldiers nearly 55 years after they fought in the Huetgen Forest Battle, one of the bloodiest campaigns of WWII. This time they meet in reconciliation, but vivid memories from the war and unanswered questions are never far beneath the surface. Includes commentary by Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, John Kenneth Galbraith, and never before seen historical footage from American Combat Cameramen.

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A Heart-warming Pilgrimage of Reconciliation.......2004-09-11

"On Common Ground" encapsulates the the journey of reconciliation embarked upon by veterans of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division during their visit to Europe in 1999. The film culminates in a meeting of American and German veterans who opposed one another in the deadly Huertgen Forest Campaign during the fall of 1944. "On Common Ground" lends a real-life look at the best of "Saving Private Ryan," and "Band of Brothers" combined. The emotions expressed by the American and German veterans, and the memories they share about their war time experiences are priceless. The film combines veteran interviews with historical themes throughout. The instrumental character is Michael Eliasof, president of the 28th Regiment Association, and a gifted story-teller. Of the thirty-man platoon who landed with Eliasof at Utah Beach on July 4, 1944, only six survived the war. The producers chose to focus on the veterans and allow them to tell their own stories. We see a true to life heart retching experience, reminiscent of "Saving Private Ryan" in an American military cemetery. Here, Stephen J. Butko of Pittsburgh, Pa. visits the grave of a fallen comrade. In 1944, Butko was offered a promotion from private to sergeant. He refused, but recommended his friend Elmer M. Miller get the job instead. Miller was killed two days later, and Butko has blamed himself ever since. Butko was eventually evacuated with combat exhaustion, and his segments are some of the most honest and moving in the film. Allowing the veterans to tell the whole story, presents problems, however. A more careful campaign structure on the 8th Division, would have provided a more solid framework from which to support the veteran's perspective. There was a military historian, Steve Bowman with the group, but apparently, most of his comments wound up on the editing room floor. The vets mention the various campaigns - Normandy, Brittany, Huertgen Forest, the German cities of Duren and Cologne, the Ruhr Pocket, liberating the concentration camp at Wobbelin, and eventual link-up with the Russians - but, only briefly. Anyone not familiar with the 8th Division, an outfit that sustained a 140% casualty rate, will not be any more informed from this documentary. A more careful telling of the campaigns would have underscored the ordeal these brave vets endured. The view from the foxhole was a narrow one. Grand strategy did not trickle down to the M-1 toting grunt. For instance, Eliasof contends that the Americans could have "advanced through the valley near Aachen, and been to the Rhine River in days" instead of fighting for months in the Huertgen Forest (He is referring here to the "Aachen Gap"). Likewise, a German veteran reinforces this claim by stating he is amazed that the Americans entered the Huertgen Forest in the first place. The film leaves it at that. The American strategy, of course was not that simple. But this is the crucks of the controversy that has vailed the Huertgen Forest Campaign ever since. The producers tightly kept the lid on a perpetual can of worms. To lend "professionalism," the producers injected brief comments by Tom Brokaw and Walter Cronkite. Cronkite was a war correspondent who accompanied combat units in Europe, and a much loved grandfather figure. Brokaw, getting more mileage out of the success of his "Greatest Generation" book, is a suave talking head. He is a top-notch professional journalist, not an historian, and by no means an expert on the history of WWII. Lastly, the producers chose to add a bitter controversy about German concentration camps and whether or not "ordinary Germans" were aware of their existence at the time. Eliasof wisely concludes that the German infantrymen opposing him apparently did not know of the true nature of the camps. The German infantryman, argues Eliasof, like his American counterpart, was merely trying to survive the riggers of combat, and was most likely not any better informed about the camps existence than Eliasof and his buddies were. One German admitted he had some knowledge of them, but assumed they were forced labor camps, and that the prisoners were fed and treated reasonably well. Others, claim they were totally unaware of their existence until after the war. Interestingly, two of the German veterans reveal that today, they are looked down upon by the younger generation of Germans (including members of their own families) as "murderers" for having been in the German military, and not opposing Hitler. As a spokesman of his own generation, he pleads with the viewers to reconsider this sentiment. The producers add a rebuttal (special feature) by Daniel Goldhagen, author of the book _Hitler's Willing Executioners_. Goldhagen's book is required reading in colleges. He argues that all Germans, at every level of society knew about the existence of the camps, and because of that knowledge, are deemed "perpetrators" in the Holocaust. On the one hand, this topic certainly cannot be ignored. The Holocaust was horrible beyond description. Since the 8th Division did take part in the liberation of the Wobbelin concentration camp, these vets saw the ghastly results with their own eyes. On the other hand, one gets the feeling that the German veterans who agreed to meet with the Americans in the Huertgen in 1999, were set-up and pummelled by the producers with the added weight of Goldhagen. But unfortunately, living with this dark chapter in German history is a fact of life for all Germans. If anything, the film brought that out. With American and German World War II veterans dying at an alarming rate, this film is indispensable for its historic value. I hope it finds it way to PBS, or other educational cable channels, so a wider range of viewers will benefit from its content. Despite this mild critique, this documentary comes highly recommended. Gregory Canellis son of Sgt. Nicholas Canellis, 13th Infantry, 8th Division 1941-1945 (deceased 1962).

Incredible.......2004-06-06

It's an excellent film. I never truly felt like I understood the sacrifices and trials that our soldiers went through in World War II. The reunion between the American soldiers and the German soldiers makes you think.

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