Chris Ashworth July 2011 copy Chris Ashworth is best known for his role as Sergei Malatov in the hit series The Wire . Although he enjoys a successful Hollywood career, he has not forgotten his…

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"The president must send a clear message that our nation will not tolerate our warriors' rights being violated."

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2106 copy For over 80 years, military films have made an impact at the Academy Awards. With American Sniper scoring six nominations at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted…, 12. From Here to Eternity (1953), %embed1% From today’s perspective, From Here to Eternity is a melodramatic piece of work. The plot deals with blackmail, adultery, doomed romance and murder among Army soldiers on Oahu just prior to…, 11. Wings (1927), %embed2% Wings has the distinction of being the very first picture to win an Academy Award for Best Picture (in 1929), as well as the only silent film to ever do so. At heart a basic story about two…, 10. Patton (1970), %embed3% Bolstered by George C. Scott’s performance as irascible general George S. Patton, Patton paints an interestingly ambivalent portrait of a commander who was smart and tough enough to defeat…, 9. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), %embed4% If you ever needed a reminder that “war is hell,” look no further than this film, which might not be well-known with today’s audiences but remains a shocking, hard-hitting look at the…, 8. Saving Private Ryan (1998), %embed5% Saving Private Ryan is a standard “men on a mission” film in many respects, but while it might be conservative in its story and its sentiments, Steven Spielberg’s World War II opus…, 7. The Hurt Locker (2009), %embed6% Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker did for the Iraq War what Oliver Stone’s Platoon did for Vietnam two decades before: give audiences a down-and-dirty look at what it was like to be in the…, 6. Platoon (1985), %embed7% At the time of Platoon ’s release, other major movies had already been made about Vietnam, including Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter , but Oliver Stone’s film was the first to…, 5. The Best Years of Our Lives (1947), %embed8% Unlike most military movies, The Best Years of Our Lives focuses on the tough transition back to civilian life after wartime. The movie begins at the end of World War II, with three veterans…, 4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962), %embed9% Few have ever directed a movie with the epic sweep of David Lean, and no Lean movie is as epic as Lawrence of Arabia , which won seven Oscars, including Best Director, Best Sound Editing,…, 3. The Deer Hunter (1978), %embed10% Utter the words “Russian roulette,” and many folks will think of Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter , the haunting drama about working-class buddies from Pennsylvania who are emotionally and…, 2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), %embed11% Winner of seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (David Lean) and Best Actor (Alec Guinness), The Bridge on the River Kwai occupies a place on many critics’ “best film of the…, 1. Apocalypse Now (1979), %embed12% Plagued by a tumultuous production which nearly cost director Francis Ford Coppola his sanity and star Martin Sheen (who suffered a heart attack) his life, Apocalypse Now received mixed…

The evacuation comes after President Biden earlier this year played down any idea that the Taliban could capture the country.

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On of the key threads in Boston Marathon movie  Patriots Day  (now playing in theaters everywhere) is how quickly and seamlessly local and Federal authorities pulled together and coordinated the…

Wayne served his country by playing World War II heroes on the screen.

When Patty Troyan's son Logan Castello died by suicide in November 2019 in his Central Texas home, she immediately tried to understand what prompted him to take his own life not long after getting…