It's the first time in the country's post-Soviet era that a local film has beaten out Hollywood to lead the year-end list. By Vladimir Kozlov MOSCOW — Fyodor Bondarchuk‘s Stalingrad has become ...

If you’re going to make a movie about the bloodiest battle in human history, perhaps there’s no place for subtlety. “Stalingrad” goes for big explosions and bigger theatrics, and it works. The first ...

'Stalingrad,' which has grossed $67 million so far, is the most successful Russian film of all time The success of “Stalingrad” has reinforced his confidence in the ability of Russian movies to be ...

The film is expected to be released in the fall of 2013. By Vladimir Kozlov MOSCOW – Fyodor Bondarchuk’s $30 million war drama Stalingrad, one of the most ambitious and expensive recent local film ...

If you're only going to see one film about the Battle of Stalingrad — and there are many — Stalingrad would be the wrong choice. Russian director Fedor Bondarchuk's treatment of the World War II ...

In the admittedly dubious interest of using national stereotypes as a way of understanding human nature, let's posit that while Americans have always emerged from the womb cheerfully, pleased with ...