Entertainment - Military.com.com Originals http://feed.informer.com/digests/4KVBIQUXLK/feeder Entertainment - Military.com.com Originals Respective post owners and feed distributors Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:45:32 +0000 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ World War II Veteran and Director John Ford Is the Next Subject of TCM's 'Plot Thickens' Podcast https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/04/26/world-war-ii-veteran-and-director-john-ford-next-subject-of-tcms-plot-thickens-podcast.html Entertainment urn:uuid:eb30a7c6-f709-bd61-4674-b6a38f09919b Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:16:06 +0000 Ford's career, good and bad, in war and peace, is the subject of "Decoding John Ford," the next installment of TCM's "The Plot Thickens" podcast, premiering June 6, 2024. Blake Stilwell 9 Lyrics from Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' That Perfectly Describe Life as a Military Spouse https://www.military.com/off-duty/music/2024/04/26/9-lyrics-taylor-swifts-tortured-poets-department-perfectly-describe-life-military-spouse.html Entertainment urn:uuid:16f73cb7-25f2-c657-3d19-b62d3942c1b5 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:43:20 +0000 Swift is known for leaving cryptic messages, Easter eggs and layered meanings in her lyrics for her fans to find, argue over and decode. 'I Will Tell No War Stories': A Writer Uncovers His Father's Hidden World War II History https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/04/25/i-will-tell-no-war-stories-writer-uncovers-his-fathers-hidden-world-war-ii-history.html Entertainment urn:uuid:72d9e8fb-de59-e6a0-14f2-7ebbe02b3fc9 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:45:05 +0000 When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his children learned not to ask. The 9 Biggest Military Dirtbags in Movies and Television https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/04/22/9-biggest-military-dirtbags-movies-and-television.html Entertainment urn:uuid:bd947575-06e1-fa17-7ee4-5bba438d9efb Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:32:47 +0000 Most U.S. military veterans are uncomfortable with civilians calling them "heroes," but there are a few who should definitely be wary of the term. Watching the Emotional 'Bluey' Episode 'The Sign' as a Military Parent https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/04/19/watching-emotional-bluey-episode-sign-military-parent.html Entertainment urn:uuid:9011861c-5aae-845c-35d4-0cb1a7e017dc Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:40:26 +0000 A recent episode of the beloved Australian cartoon may strike a nerve with military families. Dr. Jeanette Yih Harvie How You Can Help the 'Band of Brothers' Cast Recreate Easy Company's Drop into Normandy 80 Years Later https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/04/19/band-of-brothers-cast-needs-your-help-recreate-easy-companys-drop-normandy-80-years-later.html Entertainment urn:uuid:6a60062a-fece-76ce-108d-e6b3890e9fb7 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:49:15 +0000 Donations to the nonprofit event will cover the cost of the "Placid Lassie" C-47 Skytrain, equipment for the jump and capturing the moment to help preserve the memories of the real-life soldiers who made the famous jump into history. Veterans Ronnie Adkins and Rudy Reyes Bring Combat Experience to the History Channel's 'The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries' https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/04/18/veterans-ronnie-adkins-and-rudy-reyes-bring-combat-experience-history-channels-proof-out-there.html Entertainment urn:uuid:f2ac1f66-9686-bca8-4bf7-f5b6d583415c Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:17:13 +0000 Adkins and Reyes are looking at stories that deal with real people and events that occurred during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, the Gulf War and today's ongoing conflicts. ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Is the Nazi-Killing Heist Film America Needs Right Now https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/04/18/ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare-nazi-killing-heist-film-america-needs-right-now.html Entertainment urn:uuid:71f5d62e-1616-4e75-9df0-6a6ace1ae55f Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:48:48 +0000 If ever there were such a thing as an impossible mission, it’s the daring heist housed within “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” The Incredible Wartime Career of Lee Miller, Model-Turned-World War II Combat Photographer https://www.military.com/history/incredible-wartime-career-of-lee-miller-model-turned-world-war-ii-combat-photographer.html Entertainment urn:uuid:d45622f1-f42b-1868-32b7-3a5b4b92a56b Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:40:02 +0000 Miller wasn’t the first female combat correspondent, but her legacy is currently having a moment. How the OJ Simpson Verdict Overshadowed a Watershed Moment for Atomic Veterans https://www.military.com/history/how-oj-simpson-verdict-overshadowed-watershed-moment-atomic-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:76e75576-e877-6193-dc63-8ab6037b87ff Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:58:01 +0000 Clinton's apology was a major moment for many "atomic veterans" who had been effectively forbidden from even seeking medical treatment. Unfortunately, very few of those veterans ever saw it. PBS' 'After Action' Takes a Personal Look at the Lives of Veterans Forever Changed by Military Service https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/04/11/pbs-after-action-takes-personal-look-lives-of-veterans-forever-changed-military-service.html Entertainment urn:uuid:c21b9fbb-2c90-5676-356a-119d2c25372e Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:40:25 +0000 Stacy Pearsall is one of the most decorated military combat photographers in history, a recipient of the Bronze Star, an Air Medal and an Air Force Commendation Medal with Valor. 'Civil War': How Military Veterans Brought Real-Life Combat to the Big Screen https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/04/11/civil-war-how-military-veterans-brought-real-life-combat-big-screen.html Entertainment urn:uuid:c8926c27-856c-32ce-5820-48b09076012b Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:57:31 +0000 A former Navy SEAL explains how he and a team of veteran technical advisors helped make the combat in “Civil War” so viscerally real. Sarah Sicard 'The Keeper': Why an Army Vet Hiked the Appalachian Trail with 363 Name Tapes https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/04/08/keeper-why-army-vet-hiked-appalachian-trail-363-name-tapes.html Entertainment urn:uuid:9be59517-b313-01d4-8dee-d76cf4466253 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:40:00 +0000 In the upcoming movie "The Keeper," Angus Benfield ("The Post") plays George Eshleman, an Army veteran who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail for the first time to raise awareness about veteran suicide. 'Band of Brothers,' 'The Pacific' and 'Masters of the Air,' Ranked https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/04/08/band-of-brothers-pacific-or-masters-of-air-ranked.html Entertainment urn:uuid:9fa72226-a69b-b879-1cfe-ca38cf4824c4 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:40:18 +0000 Ranking Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking World War II series. 6 Video Games (Sorry, ‘Simulators’) the US Military Used for Training https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/6-video-games-sorry-simulators-us-military-used-training.html Entertainment urn:uuid:410e3b7a-3a74-a861-f323-2f6760f26a4f Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:29:13 +0000 So much money and development go into video games that the U.S. military sometimes scoops them out of the public sphere to use as trainers. Louis Gossett Jr., Award-Winning Actor Who Portrayed Hard-Nosed Marine in 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' Has Died at 87 https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/03/29/louis-gossett-jr-award-winning-actor-who-portrayed-hard-nosed-marine-officer-and-gentleman-has-died.html Entertainment urn:uuid:226d5810-0caf-0a25-f4dd-de497be6c13f Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:48:46 +0000 Over the course of more than 70 years as an actor, Louis Gossett Jr. contributed some of America's favorite military characters to our cultural lexicon, including Marine Corps Sgt. Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman." Michael Douglas' Benjamin Franklin Brings France Into the American Revolution in a New Apple TV+ Series https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/03/27/michael-douglas-benjamin-franklin-brings-france-american-revolution-new-apple-tv-series.html Entertainment urn:uuid:7a6ef500-30e0-1f2f-0d23-aff6fc02cd39 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:51:09 +0000 This new dramatization of Franklin's most important diplomatic magnum opus is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff's 2005 book about his eight years in France. 17 Books Every Service Member Should Read, According to Troops and Veterans https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/17-books-every-service-member-should-read-according-troops-and-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:fbfb453d-c521-10b5-05c7-cc6a437a81db Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:35:28 +0000 We surveyed U.S. troops and veterans for the best books that every active-duty service member should read. Joanna Guldin 'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/03/25/band-of-brothers-actors-are-training-parachute-normandy-80th-anniversary-of-d-day.html Entertainment urn:uuid:54c81ff4-f519-7c94-3864-5bfa6f73c015 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:57:32 +0000 With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would commemorate the D-Day landings by training at Camp Toccoa and then jumping into the Cotentin Peninsula. '2054' Is a Novel of the New Atomic Bomb and the Next American Civil War https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/03/21/2054-novel-of-new-atomic-bomb-and-next-american-civil-war.html Entertainment urn:uuid:48364cdd-91b2-9a7f-a7fa-6bd48a3e9a02 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:11:20 +0000 The year is 2054. The United States is recovering from a destructive war with China. When the otherwise healthy president of the United States suddenly dies of a heart attack, the American people begin to question what's real. Go Inside the Blue Angels with a New Documentary from Glen Powell and JJ Abrams https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/03/21/go-inside-blue-angels-new-documentary-glen-powell-and-jj-abrams.html Entertainment urn:uuid:bd6710f2-d189-96e0-34f2-a59332a890cd Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:21:16 +0000 The U.S. Navy's premier aeronautical acrobatical demonstration team known as the Blue Angels has been wowing air-show audiences around the world for nearly 80 years. The Best Vietnam War Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/best-vietnam-war-movies-according-service-members-and-veterans.html Entertainment urn:uuid:5b9482cb-bcce-4017-90ae-df01434701e0 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:41:34 +0000 It's no surprise that the Vietnam War and the veterans who served during it have been immortalized in some of the most iconic war movies ever made. Is ‘Helldivers 2’ Really ‘Space Vietnam’? Not Really https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/helldivers-2-really-space-vietnam-not-really.html Entertainment urn:uuid:c233caf2-c9a1-a8be-70c9-40d1b9ef8c5f Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:39:49 +0000 “Helldivers 2” is riotous fun, and there’s a reason why millions of players have gladly joined the Super Earth imperium as it fights to spread managed democracy across the stars. 'The Hurt Locker' and America's Fading Memory of the Iraq War https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/03/18/hurt-locker-and-americas-fading-memory-of-iraq-war.html Entertainment urn:uuid:2e07952b-cc5f-0947-ddac-dfbaa4e1058c Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:22:24 +0000 On the 21st anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, it's time to reassess how "The Hurt Locker" and other movies and TV shows shaped our memory of the Iraq War. The 11 Finalists for the First-Ever American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/03/15/11-finalists-first-ever-american-battlefield-trust-book-prize-history.html Entertainment urn:uuid:3a3ad58e-358c-5502-de9e-2c126c334c93 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:41:35 +0000 The American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History is like March Madness for the best books on military history. Rapper Shaggy Got His Distinctive Voice from Making Fun of His Marine Corps Drill Instructors https://www.military.com/off-duty/music/2024/03/12/rapper-shaggy-got-his-distinctive-voice-making-fun-of-his-marine-corps-drill-instructors.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a40af05e-b260-01b4-7451-9ebd2db8158e Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:16:58 +0000 One might think that making fun of a drill instructor would lead to a severely shortened life span, but for reggae rapper, songwriter and erstwhile Marine Corps artilleryman Shaggy, it led to a career in the music industry.