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Nov 6, 2009
 
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Rumors and assertions that the Pentagon conducted experiments into the possible military applications of remote viewing and psychokinesis appear in the mainstream press as early as 1984. Heslov has a long history of... [read full story]                    

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Nov 7, 2009
 

If you listen to the radio in the middle of the night, perhaps you've tuned in to Coast-to-Coast AM, that nationally-syndicated, radio talk show which gives credence to guests with wild theories about all sorts of paranormal...

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Nov 7, 2009
 

George Clooney and Ewan McGregor Star in Fact-Based War Comedy Given the talented cast, it's especially disappointing to consider that staring at goats could be more entertaining than watching this unfulfilling and disjointed...

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Nov 7, 2009
 

The Men Who Stare At Goats 2009 90 minutes Rated R The Men Who Stare at Goats is a miserable misfire, completely draining any and all life from the rather astounding narrative that it is trying to tell. It is a flat and often...

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Goats, Jedi, and Clooney

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Nov 7, 2009
 

The Men Who Stare at Goats fails to deliver the comedy despite a great potential script. Director Heslov and Editor Riegel have a lack of understanding what comedic tension is all about. Unfortunately, the director and editor...

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The film version of the wily tale has rightfully selected an accelerated route of absurdity to...

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Nov 7, 2009
 

A Midwestern journalist with heavy domestic troubles, Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) heads over to Iraq to cover the war, looking to challenge himself and prove his worth to his cheating wife. Needing a specialist to help cross the...

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The Men Who Stare At Goats

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Nov 7, 2009
 

Clooney leads a great cast that riffs and jams with the comic absurdity of the script, but the film never quite coheres in a way worthy of its setting in an ongoing and difficult war. Related posts: Burn After Reading 21...

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Nov 7, 2009
 

In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic...

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philly.com: McGregor (right, with Clooney): ". . . we didn´t set out to make a comedy about the Iraq war and I don´t believe that´s what the film is about." philly.com

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Nov 6, 2009
 

By HOWARD GENSLER Philadelphia Daily News 'THE MEN Who Stare At Goats" is a fictionalized adaptation of a novel based on actual events involving real people. The film takes place largely in Iraq but was shot in New Mexico and...

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Nov 6, 2009
 

George Clooney and Jeff Bridges star in this goofy comedy about a battalion of psychic soldiers perfecting their craft. By Peter Rainer from the November 6, 2009 edition It probably sounded funny on paper, and yes, onscreen,...

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Review: Men Who Stare at Goats, The - 'The goats never stood a chance'

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Nov 6, 2009
 

Jon Ronson’s 2004 book, “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” was a nonfiction look at the U.S. Military’s effort to harness psychological manipulation as a new form of warfare. Blithe and teeming with actors having the time of their...

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