The Making of ‘American Sniper:’ Screenwriter Jason Hall’s Journey
Writing a screenplay based on an autobiography is challenging enough. But for Jason Hall, the real-life story of “American Sniper” took a tragic and irreversible turn immediately after he finished the script for the Clint Eastwood-directing film, starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whom Hall had been collaborating with in bringing his story to the screen, had just been murdered, ostensibly by a fellow Iraq...
‘Night Will Fall’ Reveals Untold Stories of Liberated WWII Concentration Camps
It was the movie from 1945 that had barely seen the light of day —until last night. Reels upon reels of raw footage recorded by military and newsreel cinematographers after the liberation of Nazi concentration camps by Allied forces are the basis of “Night Will Fall,” a powerful documentary that HBO ran Monday, on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the most notorious of the...
CNN’s ‘Voices of Auschwitz’ Bear Witness to Nazi Death Camp Horrors
They were just children. Four of them, three girls and a boy, growing up more than seven decades ago in upper or middle-class families, surrounded by arts and culture, without many cares in the world. And then, unspeakable horror. Uprooted from their lives and torn from their families, they found themselves at the world’s most notorious death camp, Auschwitz, trapped in the gruesomely efficient Nazi killing apparatus, where 1.1...
GBK is Golden With Its Luxury Lifestyle Gift Lounge for the Globes
It’s a much anticipated rite of passage into the winter awards season as GBK puts on the biggest – and many say the best—luxury gifting lounge. This year’s event, held at the “W” Hotel in Hollywood in the days leading up to the 72nd annual Golden Globes Awards, lived up to the acclaim. In conjunction with Pilot Pen, GBK played host to a number of celebrities, presenters and nominees including Gina Rodriguez of the CW’s hit show “Jane...
Hallmark Hall of Fame’s New Season Takes Flight with ‘Away and Back’
Hallmark Hall of Fame can always be counted upon for telling aspiring, uplifting stories that vividly illustrate family values, and its latest movie– the first original film of the 2015 season – is no exception. “Away and Back” is set in the verdant countryside of Washington State and tells the story of a 10-year-old girl who becomes enamored with a family of trumpeter swans making their home in a pond near her family farm,...
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