Posts Tagged ‘war’
Make It Right
Two movies about guilt and redemption don’t measure up to the books they’re based on.Kristian Lin
So many movies are about people seeking revenge over wrongs done to them that it’s worth noting that there are two prestige pictures coming out about people trying to right the wrongs they’ve done to other people.
Real Star Wars
Space isn’t the final frontier – Just the next arms race.STAN COX
In the depths of the Cold War, as the arms race between the United States and Soviet Union escalated, the terrible benchmarks were recorded — nuclear test dates, the unveiling of new weapons systems, the brinksmanship of the ...
What’s it Worth to Save the Fort?
Cowtown’s emphasis on one era has left the rest of local history in the lurch.Jeff Prince
The three swords once belonged to a U.S. Army officer of dragoons, back in the era when swords were serious weapons of war and not just graceful things used to cut cake at weddings and to show off at fancy military drills.
Hullabaloo
Has Texas A&M Press become the Bush administration’s mouthpiece?Books
If you’ve picked up a catalog from Texas A&M Press lately, you’ve no doubt noticed all of the battleships and generals and wars. If you’ve caught the university’s Wackenhut-sponsored Homeland Security radio broadca...
Pledging Life and Allegiance
Immigrants help Uncle Sam fill the ranks — with citizenship as a reward.MARY SPICUZZA, ERIC GRIFFEY, and JEFF PRINCE
As far back as he can remember, Oscar Reyes had wanted to be in the United States military. As a young boy growing up in Woodward, Okla., he often fantasized about it.
Peace Work
Women from around the world will converge on North Texas this summer to talk about the never-ending battle — against war.Kendall Anderson
The three former Peace Corps volunteers were armed with nothing but words and the trust that two warring countries had placed in them.
Walking Wounded
Home of the Brave takes on a timely subject and winds up feeling decades old.KRISTIAN LIN
Last week when I reviewed Civic Duty, I referred to the difficulty Hollywood was experiencing when dealing with the Iraq war.
Killed by a Dirty War
Corruption and despair — not enemy weapons — took a top-ranking Texan’s life in Iraq.Robert Bryce
Ted Westhusing was a true believer. And that was his fatal flaw.
Off the Island
Letters From Iwo Jima is an Oscar nominee, but it falls short of the hype.Kristian Lin
Clint Eastwood shot Letters From Iwo Jima and Flags of Our Fathers as companion pieces.
Top Films of 2006
With so many good movies, our film critic has a hard time sticking to just 10.Kristian Lin
While it was going on, 2006 didn’t seem to me like that great a year for movies.