Flags Of Our Fathers

[2006, Movie]

Flags Of Our Fathers: Review

Adapted from James Bradley's best-selling book about the six flag-raisers of Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood's timely film is a smart and deeply moving deconstruction of heroism and the uses/abuses of war heroes. The film opens in the present, with James Bradley (Tom McCarthy) interviewing veterans of Iwo, then flashes back to the grueling, cross-country war-bond tour the photo's three surviving flag-raisers (Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford and Adam Beach, in an astonishing performance) — were pressured to join, and then to the horrifying battle itself. Read the complete review for Flags Of Our Fathers

Flags Of Our Fathers: Cast & Details

Year: 2006
Rated R

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Cast
Ryan Phillippe: John Bradley
Adam Beach: Ira Hayes
Jesse Bradford: Rene Gagnon
Jamie Bell: Ralph Ignatowski
Benjamin Walker: Harlon Block
Paul Walker: Hank Hansen

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Spike Lee, Clint Eastwood in Spat over WWII Movies | Movie News | 5/22/2008
Spike Lee has called out Clint Eastwood over two of his World War II-era films because they do not include any African-Americans cast as soldiers.Lee specifically cited Flags of our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. He made the comments in Cannes while promoting his own WWII film — Miracle at St. Anna — which tells the story of an all-black U.S. division based in Tuscany, Italy."Many veterans, African-Americans, who survived that war are upset at Clint Eastwood," Lee said. "In his vision of Iwo Jima, Negro soldiers did not exist. Simple as that. I have a different version."When Eastwood — also in Cannes promoting his upcoming movie, Changeling — was asked to respond to Lee's comments, a moderator instructed reporters to limit questions to Eastwood's movie. — J.R. Whalen read more
Ask Ausiello | 12/20/2006
I'm sick of this Veronica Mars/Gilmore Girls BS. Don't you ever get bored with the same crap every week? Would it kill y read more
At the Movies: Prison Breaker Is Up a Creek | Today's News: Our Take | 11/16/2006
Holy hunkitude! Prison Break's Dominic Purcell and Desperate Housewives' Jesse Metcalfe are brothers on a revenge mission who become ensnared in an occult experiment in Town Creek, a vampire flick directed by Joel Schumacher.... Per Variety, Warner Bros. is moving up the release date of Letters from Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood's companion pic to Flags of Our Fathers, from Feb. 9 to Dec. 20, making it, too, eligible for awards consideration. read more
November 14, 2006: Conor McNamara, 2026 | Nip/Tuck | 11/15/2006
Well that was a nice change of pace. I've got to ask right away, though, did any of you get a Back To The Future vibe? I kept waiting for them to call each other "McFly" or to have a senior-ized Lea Thompson walk in or for Christian to ask Sean, "What are you lookin' at, butthead?" Kidding, but yet not — the makeup reminded me of that classic flick. I kept thinking how unrealistic it was for Sean and Julia to not get Conor's other hand done. Why would Sean, so obsessed with his own childhood deformity, allow his son to only get one of his hands done? Yes, Hurricane Lenore caused a delay, but I found it hard to believe Sean would give up. That's why I was hoping to see Sean wake up at the end and say: "I dreamed that we decided not to get Conor's other hand fixed, and he chose to get it done 20 years from now." So that's really my only complaint.What a treat it was to see young Kelsey Lynn Batelaan get another chance to show some emotion as Annie and not get her usual throwaway... read more

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