War Movies

The Invisible War

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.18.2012

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Soraya Chemaly

Some people feel that talking about these crimes, prosecuting them and seeking legal recourse weakens our military. It is the exact opposite.

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DVDs Worth Owning - and Giving - for Christmas

John Farr | Posted 02.15.2012

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John Farr

I just know many of you out there are scrambling to catch up on your holiday gift giving. This article's for you.

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Eat All That You Can Eat: New War Movies for Today's Overweight Army

John Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Marshall

According to The New York Times, excess weight is the leading reason the Army rejects potential recruits. Earlier this year, a group of retired gen...

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For Memorial Day, the Best War Movies Ever

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

These special movies not only recreate the horror of combat, but also portray the human toll war takes beyond those who fall on the field of battle.

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Sundance: No Real Rest at Restrepo

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, US Army, Korendal Valley, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War Film, War Films, Afghanistan War, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance, War Movies, Al Qaeda, Entertainment News
Stewart Nusbaumer

Restrepo, a documentary, is about a platoon fighting in Afghanistan's notorious Korengal Valley. I embed near Korengal, and nearly bought the big bullet there.

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President Obama's War Movie

Anthony Swofford | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anthony Swofford

Oren Moverman's directorial debut, The Messenger, is the first war movie of the Obama era. The movie is infused with an intellectualness and inclusiveness that would make our president proud.

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Jason Linkins

Meghan McCain Slams Hollywood For 'Hating Our Troops'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meghan McCain went to see the movie "Brothers" and didn't like it. I'm not surprised. Based on the film's current score on Rotten Tomatoes, nobody el...

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Veterans Day: The Best War Movies Of All Time

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

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In honor of Veterans Day, we're taking a look at some classic war films that best define the heroism, horrors, camaraderie, and honor you find in war....

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Brothers Was the Best Film I Saw in 2005; Will the American Remake Be as Powerful?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jesse Kornbluth

No knock on the American remake, but I'd get my hands on a DVD of Susanne Bier's movie, set in Denmark, first. It will hurt you to watch it. But I promise you: It's all good. Indeed, it's the best.

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Woodstock Film Fest -- The Messenger

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stewart Nusbaumer

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play servicemen tasked to inform relatives of soldiers killed in action. For good reason, this is called the worst job in the Army.

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The Hurt Locker

Will Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Menaker

This film approaches the kind of unaffected, unmediated portrayal of war and the men who live within its strange, parallel reality.

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Why John Wayne Still Ranks Among Today's Most Popular Stars

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Wayne's persona -- its bigness, roughness, but also its decency -- literally came to define our heritage. And to a surprising degree, it still does.

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The Best Bogart Movies By Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

What follows are my favorite under-exposed Bogie picks. I'm consciously omitting what are arguably his most famous "landmark" films.

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