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 'Tropic' just gets better on DVD (Jam! Showbiz) I loved Ben Stiller's satire Tropic Thunder on first viewing. It was savage, hilarious and dangerous because it dared to mock Hollywood while mucking about with racial stereotypes, sexual orientation, drug use, the depiction of the mentally challenged and the iconography of U.S. war movies.
Music in war (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Before World War II, there was a substantial population of Japanese migrants in Davao province, many of them forming friendships with Filipino families.
Q&A with Yair Hochner—founder of Tel Aviv’s first gay and lesbian film festival (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles) Yair Hochner's "Antarctica" – which opens Nov.14 at the Regent Showcase – begins with multi-screen images of one-night stands in the nocturnal life of hunky gay businessman Boaz (Ofer Regirer).
Stop Digging: A tribute to veterans (Carolinian) Last Tuesday was Veterans' Day and I missed it. Actually, I went to the bank to deposit a check and was actually angry (at both the bank and myself for not remembering) that it wasn't open for business. At church that week there was a tribute to veterans and there were bits on television about it.
Iraq's Drama: An Easier Sell On The Stage? (NPR) Iraq-war movies always seem to flop: Stop Loss, Redacted, Rendition, In the Valley of Elah — all were box-office disappointments. But several plays about Iraq have been hits. Why does Iraq work on stage but not on screen?
Milford man finally gets his Bronze Star (Connecticut Post) MILFORD -- He doesn't usually like war movies, but one day about a decade ago, World War II veteran Douglas W. Kearney watched "Saving Private Ryan" with his daughter, Sheila Kearney.
War, death and animation: Cartoon film stirs Israel's conscience (Independent) Until a matter of months ago, very few Israelis realised that their army fired flares to light up Beirut's Sabra and Shatila refugee camps while Lebanese Christian militiamen committed the notorious massacre of Palestinian civilians there in 1982.
Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies (Screen Rant) It's Veteran's Day today - the day we remember and honor soldiers and sailors that serve and have served in the military in defense of the United States of America and other countries. I thought it would be appropriate to put together a list of classic war movies to commemorate the holiday...  This is by no means [...]
Editors Note (The Tuscaloosa News) Friends who know I see a lot of movies sometimes ask about what's showing. They don't ask for thumbs up or down, but seem to want to know what's inside. You have to really put thought into a movie these days, with ticket prices nearing $10 a pop, and a drink and popcorn doubling that.
Tropic Thunder (DVD Talk) Reviewer's Bias* Loves: Robert Downey Jr. Likes: Jack Black, Respected actors playing against type Dislikes: Danny McBride's on-screen persona Hates: War movies
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