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TV Review: BBC America’s ‘Occupation’ Features Great Performances

18 October 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The American perspective on the war in Iraq has been well-documented in feature films and TV movies, but I was intrigued at the idea of seeing a British film about the Middle East, especially one with great actors like James Nesbitt and Stephen Graham. Sadly, “Occupation” is a bit of a disappointment. The lead actors almost save it but a weak script, lackluster supporting cast, and stupid scheduling choice hurt the project.

Television Rating: 3.0/5.0

“Occupation” is not your typical Iraq War movie - and, yes, there have been enough already that there’s usually a model for these things. Most of them fall into one of two categories - “over there” or “back home”. The most interesting thing about the set-up for “Occupation” is that it’s a little bit of both, telling a story of three men who leave Iraq but find that they’re drawn back to the Middle East. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Rocking the Cradle of Civilization: An Advance Review of BBC America's Mini-Series "Occupation"

16 October 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

In recent years, there have been a lot of feature films that sought to capture either the political fallout from the occupation of Iraq or the atmosphere of violence and terror that have fallen over the Middle East since 9/11. Many of them have been avoided at large by moviegoers and television viewers, all of whom have been saturated by imagery from Iraq in every facet of the media. But there have been very few projects, aside from perhaps The Hurt Locker, that have managed to capture the essence of what is going on over there while also managing to get inside the heads of the soldiers themselves and offer a look at the moral and psychological affects of warfare. Enter BBC America's haunting and provocative mini-series Occupation, which airs Sunday evening on the digital cabler, and tells the stories of three British soldiers who, following their tour of duty in Iraq, »

- Jace

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Miley Cyrus, Kelly Preston and Greg Kinnear in Disney’s ‘The Last Song’

21 July 2009 3:13 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »

Touchstone Pictures’ “The Last Song” Kicks Off Production In Georgia

“The Last Song,” a coming-of-age drama starring multi-talented singer/songwriter/actress Miley Cyrus, Kelly Preston and Greg Kinnear, begins production in Savannah, Ga., this week.  The film is based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks‘ forthcoming novel.

Hitting bookstores on September 8, 2009, Sparks’ “The Last Song” is the 15th book published by the novelist whose other books include “The Notebook,” “Message in a Bottle” and “Nights in Rodanthe.”  Though several of his books have been adapted to film, “The Last Song” is the first to make it to the big screen within the first year of publication.

“The Last Song” is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (Kinnear) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (Cyrus), who’d rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the »

- Kyle Zahar

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The Last Song Goes Into Production

16 June 2009 12:14 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Last Song, a coming-of-age drama starring multi-talented singer/songwriter/actress Miley Cyrus, Kelly Preston and Greg Kinnear, begins production in Savannah, Ga., this week. The film is based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks' forthcoming novel.

Hitting bookstores on September 8, 2009, Sparks' The Last Song is the 15th book published by the novelist whose other books include The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe. Though several of his books have been adapted to film, The Last Song is the first to make it to the big screen within the first year of publication.

The Last Song is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (Kinnear) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (Cyrus), who'd rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common-music-in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, »

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Miley Cyrus' 'The Last Song' to Kick Off Shooting in Summer

31 March 2009 12:35 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

"The Last Song" is gearing up fast. Previously announced as an untitled movie which is developed to be Miley Cyrus' starring vehicle, the drama film has got its production schedule with Walt Disney Pictures listing the month of June as the time the feature adaptation project begins its principal photography.

Aside from the planned shooting schedule, the mouse house have also picked up first time feature film director Julie Anne Robinson to helm the project. A BAFTA Award-winning director for her direction in the pilot of BBC series "Viva Blackpool", Robinson has helmed episodes of U.S. TV series, like "Big Love", "Weeds" and "Grey's Anatomy".

"The Last Song" is a Nicholas Sparks-scripted adaptation of his upcoming novel. It will be produced by Disney-based Offspring Entertainment partners Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot with Tish Cyrus serving as executive producer. In the movie, "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus will »

- AceShowbiz.com

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