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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   Army   film director   Iraq war movies   Paul Haggis   Redacted   Brian De Palma   anti-war movies

  • April 2008
    • 17 Best Peace-Loving War Films

      17 Best Peace-Loving War Films

      (Newser) - Stop-Loss is hardly the first blockbuster to take a hard line on war. Entertainment Weekly lists 17 of the best anti-war films of all time. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930): One of the earliest anti-war films follows naïve German troops into battle in WWI. Paths of Glory (1957): Kirk Douglas stars as a WWI colonel in Stanley Kubrick’s first box office hit. More »

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      movies   Steven Spielberg   movie industry   peace   Francis Ford Coppola   Robert Altman   anti-war movies

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