With all the bad news State and National, there is something for us to look forward to: A Louisiana Division SCV member has previewed the upcoming "Gods and Generals" movie, set to release Friday Feb. 21st. Although his review was not released to the general public, his concluding statement could be considered a thumbs up. "...In a nutshell, I can, and do, pronounce the motion picture as well worth the anticipation those... have for it. It is somewhat more even-handed, though not completely so, as "Gettysburg." In addition, The Missouri Civil War Museum will be promoted at local St. Louis area movie theatres on the weekend of Feb. 21-23. http://www.missouricivilwarmuseum.org/ ------------------------ Production Company: Turner Pictures (Gettysburg, Fallen, Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet) Cast: Bruce Boxleitner (Lt. General James Longstreet), Billy Campbell, Jeff Daniels (Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain), Robert DuVall (General Robert E. Lee), C. Thomas Howell (Tom Chamberlain), Stephen Lang (General Stonewall Jackson), Malachy McCourt, Mira Sorvino (Fanny Chamberlain), Royce D. Applegate (Brig. General James L. Kemper), Bo Brinkman (Major Walter H. Taylor), Mac Butler (Joseph Hooker), Senator Robert Byrd, John Castle (Old Penn), Chris Connor (John Wilkes Booth), Kevin Conway (Sgt. Buster Kilrain), Miles Fisher (John Beale), David Foster (Captain Ricketts), Patrick Gorman (Brig. General John Bell Hood), Senator Phil Gramm, Bo Gray (Poague), Fred Griffith (General Robert Rodes), Karen Hochstetter (Roberta Corbin), Con Horgan (Dooley), Rosemary Knower (Mary Lincoln), Cooper Kuckabee (Harrison), Charles Lester Kinsolving (Brig. General William Barksdale), Jeremy London, Brian Mallon (Brig. General Winfield Scott Hancock), Tim Ruddy (Major Charles Marshall), William Sanderson (Hill), William Morgan Sheppard (Brig. General Isaac R. Trimble), Stephen Spacek, James Patrick Stuart (Col. E. Porter Alexander), Dechen Thurman, Trent Walker (McClintock), Alex Hyde White (General Ambrose Burnside); there are 157 speaking roles (!) Based Upon: The book of the same title by Jeff Shaara. http://www.godsandgenerals.com/ --Scott Williams