From Titanic to American Sniper: the biggest lies in fact-based movies
Controversy over debunked elements of Oscar-winning drama The Blind Side won’t be the first time a film based on a true story has taken liberties with the truth
March 2023
Iraq war: 20 years on
From The Hurt Locker to American Sniper: how Hollywood tried to tackle the Iraq war
Two decades on from the beginning of the war, a handful of films have tried various ways to show the conflict with audiences mostly choosing to stay away
September 2021
Steve Rose on film
Conflict of interest: why Hollywood failed to honestly address the ‘war on terror’
Twenty years on, cinema is littered with failed attempts at helping people understand the aftermath of 9/11, from American Sniper to W
January 2018
Steve Rose on film
In the line of dire: let's call time on Clint Eastwood's macho movies
The Hollywood veteran’s stoic war films provide the same one-sided scenario every time, from American Sniper to 15:17 to Paris
April 2017
Clint Eastwood set to direct film about France train attack
Actor plans to adapt book The 15:17 to Paris that retells how three American servicemen thwarted a terrorist attempt aboard a high-speed train in 2015
November 2016
Selma is 100% historically accurate but Imitation Game just 41.4%, says study
Hollywood's war on terror: why audiences prefer gung-ho Iraq films
October 2016
Clint Eastwood eyes true-life story of aid worker kidnapped by Somali pirates
The film-maker considers directing another real-life tale, this time based on a memoir written by Jessica Buchanan, who was held hostage
May 2016
American Sniper hero Chris Kyle 'lied about medal tally'
American Sniper memorial will include trees from George W Bush's Texas ranch
March 2016
‘Death to the infidels!’ Why it’s time to fix Hollywood’s problem with Muslims
The US government wants the movie business to help counter Isis propaganda. But from shady sheikhs to detonator-happy terrorists, Hollywood’s pervasive Islamophobia is already a big part of the problem
February 2016
Film blog
Ad brake: are Zootropolis and Hail, Caesar! ushering in a new age of slow trailers?
The snail-paced teaser for Disney’s new animation is the latest to merrily reject the usual frenetic framework. Does it mark a golden dawn of ponderous promos?
January 2016
Box office analysis: global
The Big Short offers highest rate of return for credit-crunch genre
Bradley Cooper on American Sniper's fake baby: 'I couldn't believe it'
The Oscar-nominated star of Clint Eastwood’s war drama addressed the controversial plastic baby used in the film, calling it ‘nuts’
September 2015
Iraq war translator memoir from American Sniper co-writer heading to cinemas
Film blog
The best films of 2015 so far – UK
August 2015
Miles Teller to join American Sniper writer's directorial debut
Fantastic Four star circling Jason Hall’s drama Thank You for Your Service, based on Pulitzer-winner David Finkel’s 2013 book about soldiers with PTSD
July 2015
American Sniper scriptwriter Jason Hall to make debut as director
Hall to direct Iraq war veterans post-traumatic stress disorder movie adapted from David Finkel’s non-fiction book
June 2015
Film blog
Different fights: what Kajaki and American Sniper say about army life
They might be scheduled for DVD release practically simultaneously – but these British and American depictions of modern warfare are very different, says Kajaki producer Gareth Ellis-Unwin
