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  • July 2008
    • Iraq Films Get Army's Attention

      Iraq Films Get Army's Attention

      (Newser) - War films can help shape public perception, and the Army is trying to guide moviemakers away from negative portrayals of the Iraq conflict like the ones that dominated films about Vietnam. Army liaisons to Hollywood offer equipment, expertise—and script alterations that some filmmakers see as spin. The LA Times looks at an area in which, one military liaison says, "There doesn't seem to be a lot of room for nuance." More »

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      Iraq   Iraq war   film   US military   Vietnam War   film studio   film director   Army   Iraq war movies   Paul Haggis   Redacted   Brian De Palma   anti-war movies

  • September 2007
    • 'Elah' Bares Iraq Rage, Sorrow

      'Elah' Bares Iraq Rage, Sorrow

      (Newser) - "In The Valley of Elah," a murder mystery with an Iraq war vet veteran as the victim, is “a raw, angry, earnest attempt to grasp the moral consequences of the war,” writes A.O. Scott of the Times. He's one of several critics who hail the film, preferring it to director Paul Haggis’ Oscar-winning "Crash." More »

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      Iraq war   movie   film   veterans   Paul Haggis   Tommy Lee Jones

    • Iraq War Pics Win Fans at Venice Festival

      Iraq War Pics Win Fans at Venice Festival

      (Newser) - Films about the Iraq war are hits at the Venice Film Festival, Reuters reports. One critic calls Brian De Palma's Redacted, about the rape of an Iraqi girl by US soldiers, "truly a blow to the stomach." Others tout In the Valley of Elah, starring Tommy Lee Jones as the father of a soldier murdered after returning from Iraq. More »

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      Iraq war   movie   film   Venice Film Festival   Paul Haggis   Tommy Lee Jones   Brian De Palma

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