OPERATION HOMECOMING, BODY OF WAR Screening
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (top photo) and Body of War (bottom photo) will be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 27th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" series on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.
Directed and produced by Richard E. Robbins, the Academy Award-nominated Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience presents letters written by US military personnel and their families who have been involved in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Directed and produced by Ellen Spiro and former talk-show host Phil Donahue, Body of War tells the story of 22-year-old Tomas Young, who volunteered to fight [...]
by Andre Soares | May 7, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Body of War, Contemporary Documentaries, Documentaries, Ellen Spiro, Linwood Dunn, Los Angeles Screenings, Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Phil Donahue, Political Movies, Richard E. Robbins, Tomas Young
National Board of Review Awards 2007
2007 National Board of Review Awards
2007 National Board of Review Award winners: Dec. 5, 2007
2007 National Board of Review winners
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Best Film: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Runners-up (Top Ten Films in alphabetical order):
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bucket List
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Sweeney Todd
Best Foreign Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Runners-up (Top Five Foreign Films in alphabetical order):
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Band’s Visit
The Counterfeiters
La Vie en Rose
Lust, Caution
Top Independent Films in alphabetical order:
Away from Her
Great World of Sound
Honeydripper
In the Valley of Elah
A Mighty Heart
The [...]
