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Inside the Devastation of America’s Drone Wars
Edit Antiwar 22 Apr 2016
Originally posted at TomDispatch. In our part of the world, it’s not often that potential “collateral damage” speaks, but it happened last week ... He believes that he’s been targeted for assassination by Washington ... Brussels, Paris, or San Bernardino), preoccupies us 24/7 ... in these years) ... Such is the premise of Gavin Hood’s Eye in the Sky, Andrew Niccol’s Good Kill, and Rick Rosenthal’s Drones ... U.S....
Eye in the Sky/The Jungle Book (2016) Reviews
Edit Huffington Post 19 Apr 2016
Eye in the Sky. There's something wonderful about watching a movie without reading or hearing any reviews ... The premise is simple ... Juggling the numbers to minimise fatality while constantly "referring up" to different VIPs means this could be one of those yawnsome movies involving assorted phone calls, video conferences and the like, but it's a testament to director Gavin Hood that he manages to make this as gripping as he does ... Image ... ....
The Jungle Book ahead of the pack in UK while Mirren eyes a hit
Edit The Guardian 19 Apr 2016
Live-action/CGI remake of 1967 animation debuts with an impressive £9.9m; and Helen Mirren’s Eye in the Sky hits the spot between thriller and adult drama. The winner. Disney. Related. The Jungle Book review – spectacular revival of Disney's family favourite ... The Jungle Book ... Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest ... Captain America ... The morally serious screenplay is by Guy Hibbert (Paul Greengrass’s Omagh) and direction comes from Tsotsi’s Gavin Hood ... 1 ... ....
Dangerous eyes
Edit Topix 17 Apr 2016
Eye in the Sky Directed by. Gavin Hood Starring. Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman Rated. R for some violent images and language 1 hr., 42 mins. In a democracy, military commanders and politicians do not always see eye to eye ... ....
Eye in the Sky review – a morality tale of modern warfare
Edit The Guardian 17 Apr 2016
Here, the South African director Gavin Hood assembles an A-list ensemble cast (including Alan Rickman in his last on-screen role) for a provocatively tense thriller that negotiates the moral minefields of its thorny subject matter in crowd-pleasing fashion....
Film review: Eye In The Sky | Criminal | Despite The Falling Snow | Our ...
Edit Scotsman 16 Apr 2016
Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman, in his final role, are typically nuanced in drone war drama Eye in the Sky, but director Gavin Hood can’t resist emotionally manipulating his audience ... The smiling kid without a care in the world is about as hoary as movie tropes get, but that hasn't stopped Gavin Hood utilising it to build tension into drone warfare thriller Eye in the Sky (***)....
Saturday's best TV: Michael McIntyre's Big Show; Tom Jones – the Decade that Made Me
Edit The Guardian 16 Apr 2016
The comedian launches his latest variety show venture, as Jones celebrates the decade that launched rock’n’roll in a new documentary series. Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. 7pm, BBC1 ... 7pm, ITV ... 9pm, BBC2 ... (Gavin Hood, 2013) , 7pm, Channel 4. Just as the kids always knew, they turn out to be much better at -computerised warfare than the adults in this entertaining hi-tech teen fantasy from Gavin Hood, whose Eye In The Sky is now on release ... PH....
Helen Mirren on Eye in the Sky: 'You can't dismiss it as a macho movie about war' - video interview
Edit IMDb 15 Apr 2016‘The Jungle Book’ swings to buzz chart lead
Edit Screen Daily 15 Apr 2016
It was close to three times ahead of Eye In The Sky, Gavin Hood’s drone warfare drama starring Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul, with just 3.6% of more than 2,900 comments ......
Dame Helen Mirren: Women should chase male roles
Edit BBC News 15 Apr 2016
Dame Helen Mirren has said actresses should go after roles written for men ... Although the role was originally written for a man the film's producers, who include actor Colin Firth and director Gavin Hood, had changed the part to a woman before it was offered to Dame Helen ... I think Gavin very astutely understood and realised putting a woman [in the role] just changed the discussion."Real time mission ... Related Topics ... ....
Well-crafted political thriller
Edit Otago Daily Times 15 Apr 2016
Eye in the Sky (Metro, Rialto) is a tense, captivating and well-crafted political thriller, the kind they don't seem to make anymore, being more preoccupied with the ethics and logistics of modern-day warfare than with the associated carnage. . EYE IN THE SKY. Director. Gavin Hood. Cast. Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen. Rating ... ....
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