Green Zone

Fiery explosions rock Baghdad. A soldier tosses a water bottle to an onlooker as his convoy passes by. Looters rifle through a site reportedly harboring weapons of mass destruction. Director Paul Greengrass very quickly establishes the mood in Iraq, just days before President Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” banner flaunted an “end” to major ground combat [...]

Invictus

In 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison on charges of sabotage against the apartheid government of South Africa. He served 27 years in prison, most of them on Robben Island doing hard labor. Mr. Mandela was released on February 11, 1990, by order from State President F. W. de Klerk. His involvement [...]