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A Conversation With Lysa Heslov (SERVED LIKE A GIRL)

Christopher Reed — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:27:55 +0000

I met with director Lysa Heslov on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at SXSW, to discuss her feature-documentary debut, Served Like a Girl, which profiles a group of brave women, all military veterans, who compete for the title of Ms. Veteran […]

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SERVED LIKE A GIRL

Christopher Reed — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:34:24 +0000

From longtime producer (Bug) and first-time director Lysa Heslov comes a sweet documentary about women veterans and their efforts to support the growing number of their peers who are homeless.

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ALMOST SUNRISE

Christopher Reed — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:06:32 +0000

In Almost Sunrise, Two Wounded Souls Walk Through Their Pain.

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AMIRA & SAM

Don R. Lewis — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:42:59 +0000

As the film progresses a fairly obvious turn of events transpires. Sam is constantly tested as a man and a soldier and this, coupled with his rising attraction to the forbidden Amira pulls viewers in.

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DVD RELEASES 2010/5/18

Michael Tully — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:34 +0000

A solid week, I’d say. Let’s get to it: The Messenger (Oscilloscope) — In The Messenger, Ben Foster is Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery, a clenched jaw Iraq war vet, who is forced into joining Gulf War vet Captain Tony Stone […]

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SEVERE CLEAR

Michael Tully — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:34:31 +0000

(This review was first posted when Severe Clear screened as part of IDA’s DocuWeeks 2009 in order to qualify it for a Best Documentary Oscar nomination. It is now receiving a more official theatrical run beginning on March 12, 2010, […]

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MESSENGER, THE

Mike S. Ryan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:08:26 +0000

(The Messenger was picked up for distribution by Oscilloscope Pictures. It opens on 11/13/09, in New York City and Washington D.C., followed by a much wider release on 11/20/09. Go here to learn more. Note: This review was first posted […]

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HURT LOCKER, THE

Brandon Harris — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:57:49 +0000

(The Hurt Locker is being distributed by Summit Entertainment. It is now available on DVD or Blu-ray. Visit the official website for more information.) The notion that war changes men for the worse is not a new one and it […]

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NO END IN SIGHT

Tom Hall — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:11:28 +0000

An eleventh hour review; I’m sitting in a Canadian hotel room, watching Rudy Giuliani assassinate the character of Barack Obama, evoking September 11, 2001 (*gasp*) in front of the Republican National Convention, talking of how conceding defeat in Iraq would […]

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