Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s action combat thriller has American soldiers taking fire from inside the home of an Iraqi family in an account told entirely from their memory. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...
The US military has been the focus of some of Hollywood's best movies, from naval aviators in Top Gun to special forces in projects like Delta Force and Executive Decision. One of the US' most ...
Are these the best World War Two air combat scenes in movies? War historian, NATO Advisor and presenter of History Hit’s Warfare podcast James Rogers reviews scenes from films about World War Two that ...
Ray Mendoza spent 16 years serving with the Navy SEALs, receiving a Silver Star for his heroism during the Global War on Terrorism. In his post-military career, he helped Hollywood present a more ...
The numbers tell a story. “American Sniper,” Clint Eastwood’s film about U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his 160 confirmed “kills” across his four tours of duty in Iraq, stands as the most profitable ...
Ray Mendoza, who co-wrote and co-directed A24’s ‘Warfare’ with Alex Garland, recreated a real-life 2006 Iraq War mission for fellow soldier Elliott Miller A24; Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty Navy SEAL ...
Former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza says that he spent a lot of time as a military adviser at different film locations — and he learned how not to make a war movie. So when he finally got the opportunity to ...