The Hurt Locker by routine civilian life. James confesses to his son that there is only one thing that he knows he loves. He starts another tour of duty, serving with Delta Company, a U.S. Army EOD unit on its 365-day rotation. The small-budget film was independently produced and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a U.S. Army EOD team in Iraq. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Italy during 2008. After being
The Palace (2011 film) action that rivals the highest Hollywood standards and on more than one occasion surpasses them with blitzkrieg duck n' cover staging.” "Filmoria"'s Richard Lennox wrote “What’s so special about The Palace is its ability to show both sides of the horror of war and at an essence the spirit of humanity against the atrocities of war ... an outstanding film which echoes a quality set by war films such as "The Hurt Locker" in style. Thought provoking, tense and thoroughly recommended.” Blake Howard from "The Co-Op Post" ended his review with "The Palace is one of the most emotionally affective