“The Lucky One” finds romance amid trauma of Iraq war
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Judge tosses Iraq vet’s lawsuit over ‘Hurt Locker’ (AP)
AP - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Iraq war veteran who claimed "The Hurt Locker" was based on his experiences as a bomb disposal expert.
Review: ‘Devil’s Double’ offers unsavory Iraq view (AP)
AP - Two hours with Saddam Hussein's psychotic, bloodthirsty butcher of a son. Now there's some true counterprogramming to the big, splashy summer fare out of Hollywood.
Iraq aims to revive movie-going stifled by Saddam, war (Reuters)
Reuters - Entrepreneur Zaid Fadhel has spent $800,000 to realize a dream of reviving cinemas in Iraq after decades of dictatorship that shut movie houses and fear of bombings that kept people at home.
Sundance films expose secretive lives in Iraq, Iran (Reuters)
Sundance films expose secretive lives in Iraq, Iran
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Iranian movie on U.S. in Iraq entered for Oscars (Reuters)
Reuters - A movie depicting a nervous U.S. soldier accidentally shooting a little girl during a night raid on her home in Iraq might not be every American's idea of a possible Oscar winner.
Italian film documents trauma of Iraq war veterans (AP)
AP - A new documentary being shown out of competition at the Venice Film Festival explores the trauma of three U.S. war veterans who served in Iraq and how the military handled their cases.
“Hurt Locker” producers fire back at Iraq veteran (Reuters)
Reuters - Producers of "The Hurt Locker" are firing back against the Iraq War veteran who claimed that his life story was ripped off to create the Academy Award-winning drama.
Ken Loach takes on private contractors in Iraq film (Reuters)
Reuters - British director Ken Loach turns a critical eye on private security firms operating in Iraq in his new drama "Route Irish," in which trigger-happy mercenaries appear to act above the law. The movie, one of 19 in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, also features a ...
Loud and “Clear” view of Iraq War from U.S. Marine (Reuters)
Reuters - Television journalists might have brought the Vietnam War into our living rooms, but it's the soldiers who are providing the same service these days.
New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstream (Reuters)
Reuters - They conjured box office magic with their "Bourne" spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their reputation as sure-fire hitmakers when the Iraq war thriller "Green Zone" debuts on Friday.
“Hurt Locker” breaks Hollywood’s Iraq war curse (Reuters)
Reuters - World War Two produced Oscar winner "The Bridge over the River Kwai". The Vietnam war was immortalized on screen by Academy Award winners "The Deer Hunter" and "Platoon".