Following a letter from actor Woody Harrelson on PETA’s behalf to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, the U.S. Army has confirmed that it will discontinue cruel monkey laboratories that were part of Aberdeen Proving Ground’s chemical casualty training courses.
For years, dozens of vervet monkeys were routinely injected with drug overdoses that caused them to convulse violently in order to crudely recreate the effects of a nerve agent. Aberdeen will now use sophisticated simulators for this course, which have been endorsed by civilian and military medical experts as superior training methods. Aberdeen was the only military facility still using animals for this training.
In his letter, Harrelson—whose many film credits include the upcoming Hunger Games and his Oscar-nominated performance as U.S. Army Captain Anthony Stone in the film The Messenger—urged Gen. Odierno to stop using monkeys in chemical warfare training exercises. Harrelson’s letter...
For years, dozens of vervet monkeys were routinely injected with drug overdoses that caused them to convulse violently in order to crudely recreate the effects of a nerve agent. Aberdeen will now use sophisticated simulators for this course, which have been endorsed by civilian and military medical experts as superior training methods. Aberdeen was the only military facility still using animals for this training.
In his letter, Harrelson—whose many film credits include the upcoming Hunger Games and his Oscar-nominated performance as U.S. Army Captain Anthony Stone in the film The Messenger—urged Gen. Odierno to stop using monkeys in chemical warfare training exercises. Harrelson’s letter...
- 10/17/2011
- Look to the Stars
These days, when one J.J. Abrams series goes off the air (as will be happening soon with the series finale of Lost), another must rise up to take its place. Thus, NBC has picked up the latest television offering from Abrams. Undercovers is about married ex-cia agents, brought back into the fold when their friend and former fellow spy goes missing. Naturally, the couple discover that their marriage is much more exciting when they're working together as spies.
Our married pair are played by Boris Kodjoe (Damon Carter in Showtime's Soul Food series, Anthony Stone in Surrogates and the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (who played Tish, Martha's sister, on Doctor Who). Their CIA boss is played by Gerald "Major Dad" McRaney, which is awesome.
Abrams co-wrote and directed the pilot episode and will serve as executive producer and co-creator of the series. Will this be a return to Alias form for Abrams?...
Our married pair are played by Boris Kodjoe (Damon Carter in Showtime's Soul Food series, Anthony Stone in Surrogates and the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (who played Tish, Martha's sister, on Doctor Who). Their CIA boss is played by Gerald "Major Dad" McRaney, which is awesome.
Abrams co-wrote and directed the pilot episode and will serve as executive producer and co-creator of the series. Will this be a return to Alias form for Abrams?...
- 5/3/2010
- UGO TV
Quickcard Review
The Messenger
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Running Time: 1 hr 48 min
Rating: R
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Plot: Sergeant Will Montgomery (Foster) and Sergeant Anthony Stone (Harrelson) are the soldiers who have the unenviable task of notifying army families after a soldier dies in battle.
Who’S It For? It’s an emotional story, with a different perspective. We are watching soldiers deal with delivering bad news, instead of just watching families grieve.
Overall
War, what is it good for? Movies. Infinity is exactly how many movies can be made about war. Here’s a new one. The story of messenger’s delivering the worst news possible to families in an incredibly griping tale.
Will Montgomery has been selected after an injury sent him home. He tries to tell his superiors that it’s not a job for him because of his beliefs,...
The Messenger
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Running Time: 1 hr 48 min
Rating: R
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Plot: Sergeant Will Montgomery (Foster) and Sergeant Anthony Stone (Harrelson) are the soldiers who have the unenviable task of notifying army families after a soldier dies in battle.
Who’S It For? It’s an emotional story, with a different perspective. We are watching soldiers deal with delivering bad news, instead of just watching families grieve.
Overall
War, what is it good for? Movies. Infinity is exactly how many movies can be made about war. Here’s a new one. The story of messenger’s delivering the worst news possible to families in an incredibly griping tale.
Will Montgomery has been selected after an injury sent him home. He tries to tell his superiors that it’s not a job for him because of his beliefs,...
- 12/4/2009
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The Messenger
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Running Time: 1 hr 45 min
Rating: R
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Plot: Sergeant Will Montgomery (Foster) and Sergeant Anthony Stone (Harrelson) are the “angels of death” task force charged with notifying army families after a soldier dies in battle. That is the surface plot–the underlying plots involve coping with grief and loneliness, connecting with other human beings, and coming to terms with life-changing trauma.
Who’S It For? Everyone. Anyone who can see an R movie should see this film.
Expectations: I’d not heard of it and I figured it had to be tolerable, because I always expect good things from Woody.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Ben Foster as Will Montgomery: Who? I thought to myself, going into the film. I looked him up–some movies in production now and…30 Days of Night. So far, not good. But Montgomery is spectacular.
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Running Time: 1 hr 45 min
Rating: R
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Plot: Sergeant Will Montgomery (Foster) and Sergeant Anthony Stone (Harrelson) are the “angels of death” task force charged with notifying army families after a soldier dies in battle. That is the surface plot–the underlying plots involve coping with grief and loneliness, connecting with other human beings, and coming to terms with life-changing trauma.
Who’S It For? Everyone. Anyone who can see an R movie should see this film.
Expectations: I’d not heard of it and I figured it had to be tolerable, because I always expect good things from Woody.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Ben Foster as Will Montgomery: Who? I thought to myself, going into the film. I looked him up–some movies in production now and…30 Days of Night. So far, not good. But Montgomery is spectacular.
- 12/4/2009
- by Morrow McLaughlin
- The Scorecard Review
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