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- Synopsis
- Director Brian De Palma turns his lens on the Iraq War with this "fictional documentary" about the experience of U.S. soldiers involved in the conflict....
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- Starring
- Patrick Carroll, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diaz, Mike Figueroa, Ty Jones
- Director(s)
- Brian De Palma
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min.
Critic Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter | Ray BennettAdd Critic to Favorites
De Palma's screenplay is outstanding, and he draws wonderfully naturalistic performances from his youthful cast.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The result of the film is shocking, saddening and frustrating.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
It isn't elegiac, but enraged. It doesn't look back with sorrow, but forward in dread. And it's made with a clear intention - to stop the Iraq war.Read the full review
Headlines
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Films use TV reality tricks
01/13/10 Classics such as "This Is Spinal Tap" and "A Hard Day's Night" seem almost quaint by comparison with the narrative tricks featured in such 2009 films as "The Hurt Locker," "District 9," "In the Loop" and "Bruno," all of which use docu-style tactics to immerse us in the action -- or comedy, as the case may be. | Variety -
Festival pics try massaging their message
09/18/09 To quote Bob Dylan, "We live in a political world." | Variety -
Box Office: Magnolia Finds “Humpday” On Top, “Food” 2009’s New Top Doc (UPDATED)
07/13/09 The debut of Lynn Shelton's "Humpday" led this weekend's specialty box office, according to final numbers. | indieWIRE -
Box Office: Magnolia Finds “Humpday” On Top, “Food” 2009’s New Top Doc
07/12/09 The debut of Lynn Shelton's "Humpday" led this weekend's specialty box office, according to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier this afternoon. | indieWIRE -
Review: The Hurt Locker
06/26/09 Moviefone Based on journalist Mark Boal's real experiences following bomb disposal experts in Iraq, The Hurt Locker isn't just a welcome return to big-screen action from director Kathryn Bigelow (who has wrung both fame and infamy from her art with Near Dark , Strange Days and Point Break ). | Cinematical.com -
SXSW Snapshot: Kristian Fraga’s “Severe Clear”
03/18/09 Kristian Fraga's "Severe Clear" breaks free of the "Iraq war movie" stigma by remaining essentially apolitical. | indieWIRE -
Actor Sinise Clashes With Director De Palma On Iraq
03/10/09 Actor Gary Sinise has accused Brian De Palma , who directed him in Mission to Mars and Snake Eyes , of pursuing a political agenda with De Palma's award-winning 2007 drama Redacted , based on the al-Mahmudiyah crimes involving six soldiers who were convicted of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her family. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Film Review: Memorial Day
02/03/09 The press invitation for the feature film debut of "New York theatre artist" turned director/writer/cinematographer/editor Josh Fox alerted that Memorial Day is "from the producers of Maria Full of Grace and Half Nelson ." | The Hollywood Reporter
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