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Article: Colonies of the Condemned.
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- July 28, 2002
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Colonies of the Condemned
Prebook 7/30; Street 8/27
BFS, Drama/Documentary, $19.98 VHS, $29.98 DVD, NR, 150+ min.
This is a review of the DVD version.
Nothing fascinates law-abiding citizens as much as juicy prison tales, and this title has three: Beneath Alcatraz, Devil's Island and Jailbreaks. But it's the DVD's special feature--the documentary War Games--that's the most heart-wrenching.
War Games opens with a stark shot of Capt. James B. Stockdale against a black background. For the next near-hour, his face only leaves the screen when it's replaced with that of his wife, Sybil. The Stockdales' story of James' eight-year stint as a prisoner-of-war in ...