Film Recon

Global War on Terror

FILM RECON Interview: Anupam Kher on “Hotel Mumbai”

Global War on Terror

FILM RECON Interview: Anthony Maras on “Hotel Mumbai”

Interview/Profile

FILM RECON Interview: Jack Lowden on “Mary Queen of Scots”

Entertainment & Culture

FILM RECON Interview: Beau Willimon on “Mary Queen of Scots”

Interview/Profile

FILM RECON Interview: Josie Rourke on “Mary Queen of Scots”

Film Recon

FILM RECON: “Operation Finale” review

World War I

FILM RECON: “The Millionaires’ Unit” review

World War II

FILM RECON: “Forgive–Don’t Forget” review

Film Recon

FILM RECON: “Thank You For Your Service” review

Film Recon

FILM RECON Interview: Adam Schumann on “Thank You For Your Service”

WWII Battles

FILM RECON Interview: Fionn Whitehead on “Dunkirk”

WWII Battles

FILM RECON Interview: Jack Lowden on “Dunkirk”

WWII Battles

FILM RECON Interview: Mark Rylance on “Dunkirk”

WWII Battles

FILM RECON: “Dunkirk” review

WWII Battles

Exclusive: Christopher Nolan on “Dunkirk”

WWII Battles

FILM RECON Interviews: Brian Cox and Alex von Tunzelmann on “Churchill”

Today in History: Born on September 15

1838

James J. Hill, railroad builder.

1875

James Cash Penney, founder and owner of the J.C. Penny Company department stores.

1885

Karen Horney, psychoanalyst who exposed the male bias in the Freudian analysis of women.

1891

Karl Doenitz, German Admiral who succeeded Adolf Hitler in governing Germany.

1893

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, biochemist who isolated vitamin C.

1925

Charlie Byrd, jazz guitarist.

1925

B.B. King, blues guitarist.

1926

John Knowles, writer; won first-ever William Faulkner Foundation Award (A Separate Peace, 1961).

1927

Peter Falk, actor, best known for his role as detective Columbo in the TV series of the same name.

1943

James Alan McPherson, author; first African American to win Pulitzer Prize for fiction (Elbow Room, 1978).

1948

Rosemary Casals, pro tennis player whose efforts to gain greater equality for women in the sport led to many changes.

1950

Henry Louis Gates Jr., critic and scholar.

1952

Mickey Rourke, actor, screenwriter, professional boxer; won Golden Globe (The Wrestler, 2009).

1954

Earl Klugh, jazz guitarist.

1956

David Copperfield, magician.

2000s

LAV-25

In its many variants the LAV (light armored vehicle) has served U.S. forces worldwide

Asia

This Heavy-Lift Helicopter Did Double Duty in Vietnam

Skycranes provided a vital service during the war, and served with the U.S. Army Reserves for several decades

Entertainment & Culture

Online Exclusive: The Pilgrim Story Is Mostly Stuffing

One of the main crops at Plimoth Plantation was historical fiction