American Sniper is on," I said to my husband James is right now," I said, referring to our son.as we settled into bed.We decided to watch. figuring it would take our minds offAs I watched the movie I began to realize how negligible our prob-my husband's situation at work. He had...
"You know this movie is based on a true story," I said,half thinking about my husband's situation and half watching the movie. "Yes." he replied."It's based on Chris Kyle's book." I thought about all the young men who had lost their lives in Iraq."Some of those boys were only...
American Sniper is based on the true story of U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his tour of duty in Iraq. The film explores his legendary career on the field as he battles hidden in enemy lines to protect his brothers in arms despite the growing bounty on his head and the havoc ...
So, to set the scene, Levi (Miles Teller) is a very successful sniper who has been out of the Marines for several years, working for private military contractors until he was deemed unfit to serve. He didn’t have a reason or drive to contest the results, but maybe an old spook that...
American Sniper is a 2014 war drama directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, and Kyle Gallner. Based on the memoir of the same name by Chris Kyle, the movie tells the true story of Kyle's tour of duty in Iraq as a Navy SEAL sniper. The movie opens with...
Although it is based on a true story, there is no plot nor twist that you do not see coming from a mile away. The acting of Philippe A. Haddad (Erik Vasquez) is not bad. But the whole cast sucks. The longer down in the movie, the worse it gets. No kidding. And I am not ...
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122: American Sniper (2015) Posted on January 27, 2015 Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Finally! Movie Podcast Weekly Episode 122 emerges! In this show, your hosts Jason, Andy and Karl bring you a...
Kyle, who had more than 160 confirmed kills during his tours in Iraq, detailed his sniper career in the autobiography "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History." Published in 2012, the book appeared on the New York Times Best Seller listfor 37...
Clint Eastwood directed American Sniper, which was based on the life of US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award for the film. Argo is another acclaimed American movie that almost doubles as propaganda. And not all of these flicks are dramas - it doesn't...