"'Tillman Story' Heroic Filmmaking" (Michael Moore: "One of most important movies you'll ever see")

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August 19th, 2010 3:02 PM
"The Tillman Story" Is Heroic Filmmaking

By Sasha Perl-Raver / NBC Washington

William Tucumseh Sherman once said "War is Hell."

In Amir Bar-Lev's skillfully composed documentary "The Tillman Story," the audience gets to see that war is also wasteful, heartbreaking, ruinous and shrouded in deceit.

The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, with a wider release set for Sept. 3.

There are few Americans who managed to escape the tragic tale of Pat Tillman, an NFL star so profoundly moved by the tragedy of 9/11, he walked away from a multimillion-dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2002 so he could serve his country. On April 22, 2004, Pat was killed in the line of duty while in Afghanistan. It was a shocking death that whipped the media into a frenzy as each detail of his passing and funeral were documented in exhaustive detail and spun into pro-America propaganda by everyone from the local news to President George W. Bush.

But what managed to evade that microscopic gaze was that Tillman had actually been killed by friendly fire in a series of events typically referred to by the military term: Charlie Foxtrot, aka a clusterf--k.

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Appalling, disturbing, beautifully assembled and emotional, Ben-Lev ("My Kid Could Paint That") weaves a documentary that sinks into your bones, leaving its weight behind long after you've left the theater, especially when you realize Pat's story is one of millions to illustrate the horror brought on by war.

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[Kurovski]

1. K&R. (nt)

[flyarm]

2. K&R for Pat and his family!!!!!!! and for truth!! ..eom

[madmax]

3. K&R

[david13]

4. I saw the trailer for it when I went to see "The Concert". It looks good,

but for the fact that it is all too true, and sickening, and typical of the 'real' american way. Lie, cheat and steal your way to the top. BushTheYounger/Cheney.
Reminds me of the book I am reading about Valerie Plame Wilson. Commit a crime to advance your political career.
dc

[sce56]

5. Thinking about making the 70 mile drive to see it in Hollywood!