Movies for the Day, Sunday, June 4, 2017

A river, a battle, and a massacre:  today's movies reflect all three.



The River (1938) is a short documentary
about the Mississippi River and
environmental issues.  June is National
Rivers Month.







The River








Wing and a Prayer (1944) is the story of an
aircraft carrier before the Battle of Midway,
in the Pacific during World War II, on June 4,
1942.





Wing and a Prayer








Moving the Mountain (1994) is
a documentary about the road
to the massacre at Tianamen
Square in China on June 4, 1989.







Moving the Mountain