Posted by Benjamin on: 09.21.2007 /
Next Friday we will be reviewing the new movie In the Valley of Elah. It’s getting 67% over at Rotten Tomatoes, so it’s got to be at least watchable. If you get a chance, see the movie this week and join us to talk about it next Friday.
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Comment by: Martin Gugino
1 09/22/07 12:35 AM | Comment Link |Reportedly, the movie is based on a true event. The IMDb has a somewhat mixed review. I will go see. I saw “No End In Sight” tonight which is in limited release, and disturbing to say the least. Unfortunately, showtimes are hard to find.
Comment by: Martin Gugino
2 09/27/07 10:43 PM | Comment Link |The link, “true event”, in the comment above no longer works. A PTSD page contains the essential details, filed under 2003-07-14: Army Knew Accused Iraq Vet Was Homicidal. Its link to the UPI story also fails.
Comment by: benjamin ady
3 09/29/07 11:31 AM | Comment Link |Martin–wow–thanks for the timelines link. I’m going to go add in as a comment in the actual movie review.
There’s a also a link in that review to a CBS page about the true events upon which the movie is based.
Comment by: Martin Gugino
4 09/30/07 3:34 AM | Comment Link |Yes. The link in the review has much better information about the events behind the movie than the link that I posted:
Killed on July 14th 2003;
Mid-August the father came down;
In September, the Army opened an investigation;
November 7th, a tip to the location of the body reached the investigators after having circulated in the grape-vine for “a while”.
Jan. 23, 2006, trial starts.
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5 10/13/07 10:31 PM | Comment Link |[...] Benjamin wrote an interesting post today on Upcoming Movie Review: In the Valley of ElahHere’s a quick excerptNext Friday we will be reviewing the new movie In the Valley of Elah. It’s getting 67% over at Rotten Tomatoes, so it’s got to be at least watchable. If you get a chance, see the movie this week and join us to talk about it next Friday. [...]