The Monuments Men Pushed Back to 2014. Sad Face.

Monuments Men

The Monuments Men, the George Clooney directed World War 2 movie about a group of art experts rushing to rescue art and culture from the ravages of Hitlers war, has been pushed back to 2014. Apparently they simply just didn’t leave enough time between a spring shoot and a late fall/early winter release to complete post production.

This makes sense, however I’m sure the idea of releasing in the spring instead of against the tail end of awards season didn’t hurt. First quarter 2014 means it’ll be eligible for the 2015 Oscars instead of the next ones, but that’s just fine too.

You can read more detail [over at Slashfilm](http://www.slashfilm.com/george-clooneys-monuments-men-pushed-to-2014/).

The Monuments Men Trailer: George Clooney Saves History

Monuments Men

During World War II Europe was devastated and much of its history was in danger of being lost, destroyed at the hands of the Nazis. The Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Program was an allied effort to save culturally important items before the Nazis could do that. George Clooney has directed a movie about that effort which looks pretty good. Let’s watch the trailer!

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