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1. harpers.org › 2018 › 12A Private War, by Janine di Giovanni - Harper's Magazine

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   Dec 4, 2018 · In 2012, while working on a story about war criminals in Belgrade, Serbia, I got a devastating early morning phone call: my colleague and friend Marie Colvin was dead, killed by Bashar al-Assad’s bombs in Homs, Syria. Her roller-coaster life is captured in a new film, A Private War, currently in theaters.

2. www.bfi.org.uk › interviews › private-war-marieA Private War director on Marie Colvin: “I empathise with ...

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   Feb 15, 2019 · Rosamund Pike stars as war correspondent Marie Colvin in A Private War, exploring the late reporter’s taste for danger on the frontlines of conflict. Making his switch from documentary to drama, director Matthew Heineman tells us what drew him to her story.

3. www.npr.org › 2018/11/01 › 660968874Review: War Is Hell On The Psyche In 'A Private War' : NPR

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   Nov 1, 2018 · The movie's front-lines scenes are immersive without devolving into sheer brainless sensation. Colvin didn't love battle, and neither does A Private War.

4. www.nytimes.com › movies › a-private-war-reviewReview: Marie Colvin Fights ‘A Private War’ - The New York Times

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   Nov 1, 2018 · 1h 46m. By Jeannette Catsoulis. Nov. 1, 2018. In the press notes for his first narrative feature, “A Private War,” the nonfiction filmmaker Matthew Heineman states that he didn’t want to make...

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5. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › a-private-war-2018A Private War movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert

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   Nov 2, 2018 · 4 min read. For once, London’s Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is answering questions, not asking them. In the interview that brackets “A Private War,” the journalist who interviewed rebel leaders and despotic rulers is asked what she would want some future journalist to know about her and her work.

6. time.com › 5445019The True Story Behind the Movie A Private War | TIME

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   Nov 5, 2018 · In A Private War, Conroy and Colvin nearly leave the besieged, rebel-held city of Homs, Syria, before Colvin decides that she needs to go back. In real life, the two of them really did nearly...

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   What is the movie 'A Private War' about?

   • The movie 'A Private War' is about the journalistic career of Marie Colvin. It depicts her loss of an eye in Sri Lanka and her ultimate death from an explosive device in Syria. Director Matthew Heineman states that the film is an attempt to honor the importance of her work and the work of other journalists like her.

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   Is a private war based on a true story?

   • The movie, which opened in limited theaters Nov. 2 and expands nationwide Nov. 16, stays largely true to Colvin’s life, taking occasional liberties for narrative purposes. Here’s what’s fact and what’s fiction in A Private War. Fact: Colvin lost an eye reporting in Sri Lanka.

   The True Story Behind the Movie A Private War | TIME

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   Is 'A Private War' a good memoir?

   • A Private War is a powerful memoir that doesn't have to end with 'rainbows and lollipops'. Even in its most clichéd moments, it resists easy psychoanalysis.

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   What is a private war?

   • A Private War stages an assault on our nerves, championing the vital role played by journalists in shining a light on moral outrages and injustice in a time of conflict.

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   Does Rosamund Pike play Marie Colvin in a private war?

   • Rosamund Pike as the war correspondent Marie Colvin in “A Private War.” Keith Bernstein/Aviron Pictures In the press notes for his first narrative feature, “A Private War,” the nonfiction filmmaker Matthew Heineman states that he didn’t want to make this gently fictionalized portrait of the war correspondent Marie Colvin into a biopic.

   Review: Marie Colvin Fights ‘A Private War’ - The New York Times

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   Who is Marie Colvin in a private war?

   • For once, London’s Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is answering questions, not asking them. In the interview that brackets “A Private War,” the journalist who interviewed rebel leaders and despotic rulers is asked what she would want some future journalist to know about her and her work.

   A Private War movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert

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8. www.waterstones.com › book › a-private-warA Private War by Marie Brenner - Waterstones

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   Feb 7, 2019 · In February 2012, Marie Colvin illegally crossed into Syria on the back of a motorcycle. A veteran war correspondent known for her fearlessness, outspokenness and signature eye patch, she was defying a government decree preventing journalists from entering the country.