Back Quote by Nick Turse Download Open image “The military has a very long relationship with Hollywood that dates back to the silent film era.” — Nick Turse ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Back Cinema Dates Era Eras Film Hollywood Long Long relationship Military Relationship Silent Silent films Very
Hollywood continues to present the US army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners. — Hideo Kojima Copy Share Image
Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners. — Hideo Kojima Copy Share Image
If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks. — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
I try to respect the rules of the silent movies and I tried to make signification to make sense, and also the crew were… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
I've never really had a relationship with Hollywood. I've never had a desire to work there. — Audrey Tautou Copy Share Image
I wasn't that familiar with silent films. I didn't know, for example, how hugely popular silent films were in the 1920s, how people would… — Laura Moriarty Copy Share Image
When I first arrived here, after spending years as a competitive fighter and training U.S. Marines in hand-to-hand combat, Hollywood is the last place… — Lexi Alexander Copy Share Image
People ask me about 'The Hurt Locker' a lot, and it's an incredible piece of filmmaking - as are 'Band of Brothers' and 'Platoon'… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
“In movies, war only looks romantic. “Tell my gal I love her…” close-up shot, and fade out. It doesn’t work as beautifully and neat… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
I intend more of a kinship with silent films than more modern film. I like the old cinema. My films are more of a… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Whether I'm trying to figure out what the U.S. military is doing in Latin America or Africa, Afghanistan or Qatar, the response is remarkably… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
U.S. failures when it comes to the Gulf of Guinea are many: a failure to address the longstanding concerns of a government watchdog agency,… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Without a clear picture of where the military's covert forces are operating and what they are doing, Americans may not even recognize the consequences… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The DoD has never undergone an audit. In 2004, it actually pledged to undergo a full audit by 2007, but that deadline came and… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Few Americans born after the Civil War know much about war. Real war. War that seeks you out. War that arrives on your doorstep… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
If the present is any guide, government-sanctioned, counterfeit history is in your future. — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
It turns out that, if you want to know what the U.S. military is doing in Africa, it's advantageous to be connected to a… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The Obama presidency has seen the U.S. military's elite tactical forces increasingly used in an attempt to achieve strategic goals. But with Special Operations… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
You don't need a digital David Petraeus or a President Bush avatar to distract you from the truth. You don't need to wait decades… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
What the military will say to a reporter and what is said behind closed doors are two very different things - especially when it… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The U.S. has taken an active role in wars from Libya to the Central African Republic, sent special ops forces into countries from Somalia… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
The thing that really struck me was how many firms that we think of as strictly civilian had ties to the Pentagon. Companies like… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
I always watch my matches back 100 times afterwards because that's how I improve. This is something I've always done, even in NXT. — Mandy Rose Copy Share Image
Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
I never want to look back on any moment and say I could have done more. So I go all in. — Scott Haze Copy Share Image
I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't have found… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
It's what the people wanted at the time, but the country could not be half-segregated and half-integrated, just as it could not be half-slave… — George Wallace Copy Share Image
I've always stuck my arms behind my back anyway when trying to block a shot in the penalty area. — Millie Bright Copy Share Image
I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids. — Patrick Ewing Copy Share Image
Any time someone achieves success before they've earned it, it always comes back to haunt them. — Ron White Copy Share Image
In Congress, Florida Republicans worked with the Trump administration to secure funding for coastal restoration projects following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Irma and… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room.… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
We're all painfully aware of how suddenly violence can occur, how crippling it is, and how survivors have to find a way back from… — Paul Dini Copy Share Image