Simply put, the movie vastly exaggerates the influence of Charlie Wilson at the expense of individuals who were equally or even far more influential, and who somehow are not mentioned whatsoeve...
“I have some personal knowledge of Congressmen like Charlie Wilson (D-2nd District, Texas, 1973-1996) because, for close to twenty years, my representative in the 50th Congressional District ...
I have some personal knowledge of congressmen like Charlie Wilson (D-2nd District, Texas, 1973-1996) because, for close to 20 years, my representative in the 50th Congressional District of Cali...
Universal’s “
Charlie Wilson’s War” continues to sell movie tickets at a strong clip, and the film just surpassed the total gross of the studio’s other recent
War -- and I thought it was worth passing along. My wife...
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Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:17:02 -0600
This week we're going to war with Charlie Wilson (as played by Tom Hanks) in honor of the new flick Charlie Wilson's War. Writers of our three favorite captions from the photo below will...
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Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:16:53 -0600
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching eff...
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Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:15:27 -0600
Reviewed by Higher Ed Law Blogger Jim Castagnera at The History Place.
Real Charlie Wilson's Friend Jack Wheeler Reviews Movie
Wheeler, called a "right-wing Indiana Jones,"...
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Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:21:04 -0600
Before leaving for the Christmas break, and amidst of a spending frenzy of $555 billion of our national earned income , staffers at Representative Charlie Wilson’s office in Washington had en...
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Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:44:44 -0600
Charlie Wilson’s War is one of several
s I saw over the weekend, and I am glad to say I can recommend ...
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Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:15:19 -0600
Charlie Wilson’s War is one of several
s I saw over the weekend, and I am glad to say I can recommend...
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Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:15:09 -0600
Abu Muqawama watched Charlie Wilson's War with his grandmother yesterday and can recommend it to his readership, although Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance was the only thing about the film ...
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Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:14:40 -0600
Abu Muqawama watched Charlie Wilson's War with his grandmother yesterday and can recommend it to his readership, although Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance was the only thing about the film ...
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Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:01:19 -0600
Hell of a thing, getting Mike Nichols to adapt the yer-kiddin'-me story of Charlie Wilson, the congressman from Lufkin, Texas, who damned near single-handedly helped the Afghans kick out the R...
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Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:48:54 -0600
Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) is a lightweight, fun-loving congressman who hooks up with a CIA agent (scene-stealer Philip Seymour Hoffman) in order fund a covert war in Afghanistan and help end t...
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Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:47:24 -0600
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Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:24:58 -0600
"Whole chunks of rapid-fire exposition tumble from the mouths of Washington politicos, Central Asian despots, and Texan bluebloods in Charlie Wilson's War, unmistakably the artificial rat-tat-t...
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Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:21:40 -0600
Golden Globes NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE ATONEMENT 7 CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR 5 MICHAEL CLAYTON 4 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 4 SWEENEY TODD 4 Okay...Charlie Wilson's War is nominated for 5...
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Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:57:19 -0600
"Charlie Wilson's War" poster The last few months it’s been somewhat difficult to keep up with news stories about my congressman, Rep. Charlie Wilson, because every time I searched his...
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Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:55:02 -0600
CURRENT PREDIX: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There; Romola Garai, Atonement; Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson's War; Saoirse Ronan, Atonement; Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone; Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.<...
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Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:50:54 -0600
Herring showed the script to Wilson and "we wept and wailed and gnashed our teeth," Herring says. "Then they brought in some legal muscle -- Dick DeGuerin, the celebrated hot-shot Houston attor...
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Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:05:30 -0600
We're all used to hearing American cinema changing history for the convenience of a film plot, but it seems that the real life people behind the story of Charlie Wilson's War have been pushing ...
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Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:04:45 -0600
Charlie Wilson's War comes in second with 5 nominations. In addition, I'm very glad to see some particulars mentioned like Casey Affleck in Supporting Actor for Assassination of Jesse James and...
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Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:17:01 -0600
Julia Roberts looked amazing last night, as she scrubbed up for the world premiere of Charlie Wilson’s War in California. In a classic little black dress, Julia’s massive smile and natural ...
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Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:16:40 -0600
(more…)
Charlie Wilson’s War: The Movie
In Charlie Wilson’s War, George Crile tells the tale of the rowdy, booze-loving and skirt-chasing Texan congressman who hel...
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Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:26:13 -0600
And it was in Afghanistan that communism was sent toppling, and the events that led to 9/11 were set in motion. Charlie Wilson’s War attempts to tackle those world changing events from the pe...
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Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:25:29 -0600
In today’s Sunday column I talk about “Charlie Wilson’s War” and how it rewrites the history of the defeat of the Soviet empire. I call it “The Invisible Man” because the guy who d...
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Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:23:45 -0600
In today’s Sunday column I talk about “Charlie Wilson’s War” and how it rewrites the history of the defeat of the Soviet empire. I call it “The Invisible Man” because the guy who d...
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Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:23:42 -0600
And it was in Afghanistan that communism was sent toppling, and the events that led to 9/11 were set in motion. Charlie Wilson’s War attempts to tackle those world changing events from the pe...
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