Dave Enjoys

The first historical period I became fascinated with was the War for Texan Independence, and specifically the Battle for the Alamo. I was introduced to this battle via Disney’s Davy Crockett film and would continue my interest by reading a variety of books on the subject and seeing the various films produced concerning the battle [...]

Hotel Rwanda stars Don Cheadle as a hotel manager in Rwanda during the genocide who also happens to be Hutu (the tribe in power at the time that led the genocide). Cheadle’s character, based on real-life Paul Rusesabagina, refuses to participate in the genocide and rather than idly stand by begins to offer Tutsis (the [...]