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From Jon Ronson's 2004 documentary, 'Crazy Rulers of the World,' an interview with a US soldier who had trained to kill goats with the power of his mi...
Sort by /Film (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
Part of the story angle behind Grant Heslov's directorial effort The Men Who Stare at Goats is that the film is based on a true story. Usually I ignore that sort of background when first approaching a movie -- I want a film to work on its own merits, rather than as an adaptation or recounting of history -- but after the fact it's always fun to look at the real material that inspired a story. In this...
Sort by "Let's Not Talk About Movies" (Free subscription) - 11/11/2009
"If Looks Could Kill" An odd choice for Veteran's Day, but timing is... everything. Despite an opening graphic that cautions "More of this is true than you might believe" " The Men Who Stare at Goats " is more of a fantasia based on the reporting of Jon Ronson than an actual true story. Yes, the truth is in the details; during the 1980's there was an army troop training as psychic warriors tasked with...
