Is Warfare the most realistic war film ever made?

In Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s brutal and immersive new film, memory informs the events that take place in real time to a unit of soldiers in Iraq Warfare , Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s assiduous new film on a single episode of the American war in Iraq, opens with a title card typical to a war picture: date, location, barebones summary – 11 November 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq. Navy SEAL team alpha one is supporting Marines in insurgents’ territory. And then one final, unusual detail in place of the standard “based on a true story” – “This film uses only their memories.” The “only” is an ominous indicator: this is a film working against the Hollywood tide to gloss, simplify or narrativize. Warfare, based primarily on Mendoza’s memories of that day as a former SEAL, as well as those of fellow soldiers and civilians present, is as much an experiment of translation as a cinematic achievement, a movie defined by both what it shows and what it does not. Much of the press surrounding Warfar...

Sam Heughan, Star Of Outlander, Claims He Was Told He Lacked Edginess Necessary For The Role Of James Bond

Sam Heughan is thinking about the time he tried out for the role of James Bond and how his life may have been altered now if he had been cast. The 42-year-old Outlander star, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote the launch of his forthcoming memoir Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, reflected on his disappointment at being passed over for the role of James Bond, which ultimately went to Daniel Craig. Heughan told EW that the audition was "quite an experience," but he now wonders what would have occurred if he had gotten the role. In his autobiography, the actor explains, "When I found out I hadn't gotten the part, the comments I got boiled down to the notion that I wasn't edgy enough by nature." He adds, as reported by EW, "I'm always eager to take on critique so I can better as an actor," but the implication appeared to be that he lacked this characteristic in his genuine character. It was beyond my control, and I fated to be that way, even though I couldn't fathom what impact it would have on portraying the character. Heughan would prefer to see another Scottish Bond, but he recognizes that Daniel Craig, now 54, has made Bond his own. The actor also pays tribute to Sean Connery, a fellow Scot whom he describes as "the true idol" and who, as Bond, has all the requisite qualities (charm, ferocity, physicality, and accent) to fully realize the role. With Craig's retirement as Bond following 2021's No Time to Die, Heughan's Bond audition story arrives when speculation persists over who will succeed him in the role. Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli revealed they are still researching pitching candidates for the job following Craig's departure, including 62-year-old Broccoli's favorite, Idris Elba. The interview was released last month in Variety.

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