‘Restrepo’ shows Afghan combat from soldier’s view (AP)
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Comments (0) ‘Meek’s Cutoff’ shows women’s view of West (AP)
AP - Lost wandering in the Oregon desert for five weeks when the journey should have taken two, low on water, food and patience, a young emigrant played by Michelle Williams says of the group's ego-driven guide: "Is he ignorant, or just plain evil? That's my quandary."
Time Warner posts rise in 2Q earnings, boosts view (AP)
AP - A rebound in advertising markets and strong box office results helped lift Time Warner Inc.'s second quarter profit 7 percent, the media conglomerate said Wednesday.
War film “Restrepo” gives ground view of Afghan war (Reuters)
Reuters - Want to talk war? Forget U.S. Generals Stanley McChrystal and even David Petraeus, and consider not what they faced, or face, in Afghanistan. Think, for a moment, about ground troops and what they encounter.
“I Wish I Knew” offers mosaic view of Shanghai (Reuters)
Reuters - "I Wish I Knew," Jia Zhangke's documentary on Shanghai, commissioned to commemorate the World Expo taking place in the city this month, is a patchwork quilt with too many fabrics and patterns.
EXTREMIS VIEW: Marvel on IRON MAN Motion Comics’ Momentum (Newsarama.com)
Newsarama.com - As Iron Man 2 rules at the box office, the character is also starring in the ongoing motion comic, Iron Man: Extremis, based on the comic book story by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov.
It's all part of Marvel's move toward developing motion comics, something that's growing in popularity ...
“Round Up” presents sentimental view of WWII (Reuters)
Reuters - Promotion on state-run television and information packages handed out in schools have made Rose Bosch's "The Round Up" ("La Rafle"), about a particularly murky episode in France's wartime history, the movie event of the year so far.
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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.
Veteran Oscar reporter offers view from audience (AP)
AP - Talk about fantastic finishes. Just when Hollywood figured James Cameron would win the directing and motion picture awards for his super moneymaker "Avatar," it didn't happen that way.
Polish documentary gives rabbit’s view of Wall (AP)
AP - Among this year's Oscar nominees is a Polish film that tells the history of the Berlin Wall from an unexpected point of view — that of thousands of wild rabbits who inhabited the death strip between East and West Berlin.
“Execution” an offbeat view of Stalin’s last days (Reuters)
Reuters - How did Joseph Stalin die?
Berlin festival combines star power, world view (AP)
AP - New films from Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese will rub shoulders with a historical drama from China and the work of an elusive British graffiti artist at this year's 60th edition of the Berlin film festival.