Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

I think I've been socially hardened by documentaries that don't show all sides of a story, or instill the documentary-makers' opinions or images (see SICKO) in place of what should be being told. So it is with a heavy sigh of... Full review

I just saw this at a local screening and found out that it's going to show on PBS in April. If you didn't catch it in theaters, mark your calendars – it is an extremely compelling story of the Iraq... Full review

This latter piece uses clever CGI placement to insert the spoken phrases onto signs and the side of buildings throughout the various filmed images. ... Full Review

The writing in "Operation Homecoming" covers the full spectrum - poetry, fiction, memoir, letters, journals, and essays. At the core of the writing in "Operation Homecoming" is a deep desire by all those who have served in war to come to terms with their experiences. ... Full Review

OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE Rated:NR For movie details, please click here . But no one should doubt the everlasting effect of the warriors' emotional battle scars. ... Full Review

The prose and poetry of the soldiers is striking in its power. One soldier, Sangjoon Han, writes about shooting a civilian fleeing from the scene of a bombing. It is written from both the soldier's viewpoint and the dead civilian, ... Full Article

Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:04 p.m. MDT Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience - *** - Documentary feature about Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom; featuring the voices of Beau Bridges, Robert Duvall, others; not rated, probable PG-13 (violence,... ... Full Article

By Frank Scheck Feb 23, 2007 The Documentary Group NEW YORK -- Among its other distinctions, the Iraq war is shaping up to become the most cinematically documented in history. ... Full Article

peration Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience is an eloquent manifestation of the notion articulated in John Fowles's The Magus that "It is not countries that go to war, but men." ... Full Article

Documentary filmmakers deserve much more love and attention than they receive. One way to get more attention is to make the list of 15 documentaries short-listed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Variety has this year's list ... Full Article

Tijdens de oorlogen in Afghanistan en Irak werden projecten opgezet vanuit de Amerikaanse National Endowment for the Arts om het schrijven van literaire werken door militairen te stimuleren en vervolgens te verzamelen. ... Full Article