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/ https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/07/26/5-reasons-why-deadpool-would-be-best-battle-buddy-you-ever-had.html Entertainment urn:uuid:7acd4742-0bd9-d45f-2177-d396777ac806 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:37:14 +0000 In honor of Wade Wilson's return to the screen, here are a few reasons why "The Merc with a Mouth" would be the best battle buddy a troop could hope for. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/07/24/brendan-fraser-star-dwight-d-eisenhower-new-d-day-movie-pressure.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a732ff36-ea8d-cd2f-12c0-1a8be6365f1e Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:44:12 +0000 "Pressure" is about what happened at the top of the chain of command leading to the largest amphibious assault in the history of warfare. https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/07/23/how-us-service-members-and-veterans-can-watch-live-olympic-games-coverage-free.html Entertainment urn:uuid:431fae34-c069-4c06-5424-2075f4dda31b Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:48:10 +0000 The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are set to be the most comprehensively covered Olympic Games ever. https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/07/19/navy-seal-vet-jack-carrs-first-ever-nonfiction-book-traces-roots-of-global-war-terror.html Entertainment urn:uuid:4f644a5c-9bc7-1e5c-abc4-904f130e6346 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:11:32 +0000 To this day, the barracks attack in Beirut remains the single greatest loss of life the Marine Corps has experienced since the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/07/19/bob-newhart-award-winning-comedian-tv-legend-and-army-veteran-dies-94.html Entertainment urn:uuid:ab9fc054-9010-7dce-43fb-7ce25f4fcaa8 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:56:38 +0000 Few people shot to fame faster or remained famous longer than comedian Bob Newhart. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/07/18/last-front-basically-die-hard-set-world-war-i-europe.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a26e7379-b30c-e5d1-6651-0547833ad533 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:33:57 +0000 One man stepping up against overwhelming odds to fight bad guys and rescue the people he loves is probably the real American dream. https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/07/17/tv-actor-james-sikking-channeled-his-drill-sergeant-create-his-most-memorable-character.html Entertainment urn:uuid:0b8109b4-8d76-fe99-62ca-c92baabf1433 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:22:23 +0000 Longtime film and television actor James Sikking died from complications of dementia on July 13, 2024, at his Los Angeles home. https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/07/17/why-no-one-could-capture-experience-of-junior-enlisted-marines-generation-kill-author-evan-wright.html Entertainment urn:uuid:45b984d6-a170-a78d-15cf-584a3efe8ff4 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:54:51 +0000 HBO's "Generation Kill" is probably the best show ever made about modern warfare told from the perspective of those who fought it, and it's not hard to figure out why. Blake Stilwell https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/07/11/us-government-responds-military-backed-coup-new-documentary-war-game.html Entertainment urn:uuid:7f6c2ff4-ce1e-7434-48ab-06d1201d64a1 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:25:33 +0000 "War Game" is not a fictional movie; it's a documentary about a real-world war game hosted by the Vet Voice Foundation, a nonprofit veterans action group designed to motivate vets to become civic leaders around the country. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/07/09/we-can-finally-watch-trailer-ridley-scotts-gladiator-ii.html Entertainment urn:uuid:4b45b12c-b9c3-2bea-b3bf-521a33e538e1 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:10:02 +0000 A sequel to the 2000 blockbuster film "Gladiator" has been a long time coming, but the trailer is finally here. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/07/08/bob-odenkirks-unlikely-action-hero-nobody-getting-sequel.html Entertainment urn:uuid:656e2951-20d0-e11a-c034-47c4306aba15 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:01:28 +0000 Made for just $16 million, "Nobody" took home $57 million globally and still maintains an "84% Fresh" critics score and "94% Fresh" audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2024/06/28/codename-nemo-how-wwii-aircraft-carrier-became-first-ship-capture-enemy-sea-war-of-1812.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a96db1e0-7f16-292b-14ad-07f1eba36747 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:49:06 +0000 By June 1944, Capt. Daniel Gallery and the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal were in the middle of their second hunter-killer mission. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/06/25/star-studded-audio-movie-brings-world-war-ii-story-of-merchant-ship-mv-san-demetrio-alive.html Entertainment urn:uuid:bc591708-dcb0-5ec7-3d54-9416dc0c2728 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:33:07 +0000 In the earliest days of World War II, Merchant Mariners crossing the Atlantic Ocean bound for England were easy prey for the Nazi U-boats lurking in its icy waters. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/06/21/donald-sutherlands-5-best-military-roles.html Entertainment urn:uuid:6037b49e-bd3c-f07a-79c2-f6dfe50432bd Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:42:17 +0000 Sutherland's breakout role came in 1967's "The Dirty Dozen," where he played one of the U.S. Army's specially assigned deviant soldiers -- a type which, intentional or not, became the norm for his military characters. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/06/21/army-veteran-documented-near-decade-long-effort-help-his-afghan-interpreters-come-us.html Entertainment urn:uuid:9a621591-072f-ff06-9b16-0f864e95c6cd Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:03:07 +0000 Afghan interpreters who served alongside American service members in their country are being hunted by the Taliban. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/06/20/malcolm-gladwells-new-podcast-medal-of-honor-stories-of-courage-explores-true-nature-of-sacrifice.html Entertainment urn:uuid:ae79af60-ffb7-4716-4124-999d21fcb02e Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:27:06 +0000 Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage" will not only retell the stories of Medal of Honor recipients, but will also explore what it is that makes a hero, https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/06/18/officer-and-gentleman-getting-remake-here-are-5-actors-who-could-play-sgt-emil-foley.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a1695f22-48de-627d-f9f9-7037b19367e0 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:05:52 +0000 The original film depicted Richard Gere as Zack Mayo, a troubled and rebellious loner who wants to finish Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School training while finding love with a local woman, Paula, played by Debra Winger. https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/best-and-worst-military-factions-fallout-universe.html Entertainment urn:uuid:9fa542ae-bc28-f100-cfa2-c92eff8ae317 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:44:30 +0000 Surprised by how popular “Fallout” suddenly is? https://www.military.com/history/watch-band-of-brothers-cast-members-jump-normandy-d-days-80th-anniversary.html Entertainment urn:uuid:17bb8348-df80-ba70-505e-8eee5184be79 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:52:07 +0000 “There aren't any surviving members of Easy Company left anymore, and we are, in a way, the face of those men who have now gone.” https://www.military.com/off-duty/games/2024/06/06/world-of-tanks-wants-you-invade-normandy-during-d-day.html Entertainment urn:uuid:c9230306-1bfa-9ee3-b64d-a2f58f8d3300 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:45:35 +0000 Beloved online multiplayer game “World of Tanks” has a new, D-Day-inspired campaign running through July 4 that throws players into an alternate history of Operation Overlord. https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/06/04/idris-elba-explores-lost-stories-of-world-war-ii-service-members-of-color-nat-geos-erased.html Entertainment urn:uuid:5cf1092f-768b-a6d1-40d2-ae7dfb5c9859 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:12:03 +0000 In the timeline of a conflict as long and sprawling as World War II, even the most courageous stories of valor were bound to go unreported or forgotten. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/05/31/real-life-d-day-commandos-who-inspired-hollywoods-dirty-dozen.html Entertainment urn:uuid:85c6830c-c79f-2078-c757-deec63131c7c Fri, 31 May 2024 14:23:07 +0000 "The Dirty Dozen" had everything anyone could hope for in a war movie. https://www.military.com/off-duty/2024/05/29/american-beverage-company-giving-away-fighter-jet-real-time.html Entertainment urn:uuid:e1f1df30-cc29-62f4-f163-ed3fac79d973 Wed, 29 May 2024 16:18:14 +0000 Drinkmaker Liquid Death wants to succeed where Pepsi’s ill-fated AV-8B Harrier II giveaway failed. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/cold-blue-gives-legendary-filmmakers-never-seen-world-war-ii-footage-new-life.html Entertainment urn:uuid:8d0cb419-da64-d284-6096-fdc9271a2d25 Thu, 23 May 2024 16:26:53 +0000 In 2018, Erik Nelson not only released "The Cold Blue" using only William Wyler's outtakes, but restored the original "Memphis Belle" movie, removing all the scratches and imperfections. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/05/22/what-makes-war-movie-classic-according-turner-classic-movies.html Entertainment urn:uuid:a4e4ae2c-01fb-d787-6b95-d95128a73066 Wed, 22 May 2024 16:19:13 +0000 On the morning of Saturday, May 25, 2024, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will begin its Memorial Day weekend military movie marathon, an annual tradition since 2020. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/05/21/woody-harrelson-stars-wwii-doctor-who-saved-thousands-man-miraculous-hands.html Entertainment urn:uuid:d6eb91b5-6a87-6ccc-a929-d7043a4bdd32 Tue, 21 May 2024 14:45:44 +0000 In April 1945, with the Red Army in Berlin and the Western Allies closing in on the rest of Germany, physical therapist Felix Kersten set up what had to be the most uncomfortable meeting ever held. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2024/05/16/jeff-bridges-and-dave-bautista-headline-all-star-cast-new-take-beowulf-epic.html Entertainment urn:uuid:cd8ae782-7a78-7ba8-102f-bf4c5db3606e Thu, 16 May 2024 17:52:11 +0000 "Beowulf" is more than the U.S. Army's new cold-weather all-terrain vehicle. It's a centuries-old Anglo-Saxon heroic epic, the story of a loyal warrior who answers a call of duty to help his comrades.