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Stop-Loss: Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum. A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
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- Drama, War
- Kimberly Peirce
- 2008-03-28
- Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site
- Downtown New Albany
- Mansion Row Historic District
- Louisville
- Carnegie Center For Art & History
- Ohio River Greenway
- Falls of The Ohio State Park
- New Albany Farmers’ Market
- River Run Family Water Park
- Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum
At one time the dry goods entrepreneur and investor, William Culbertson was the richest man in Indiana, and this wealth is reflected in the lavish mansion that he commissioned in 1867. This 25-room, French Second Empire residence was extremely expensive for the time, costing an eye-watering $120,000, although still just a fraction of the $3.5 milli...
The old center of New Albany combines handsome old architecture going back to the city’s peak with a growing shopping and dining district packed with independent businesses. This all makes for a quaint place to do some exploring, combined with a Saturday farmers’ market present all year round. Folded in with some new spots that have popped up in th...
The Culbertson Mansion is just one of a long line of grand old residences on Main Street, dating from the 19th to the early 20th century. If you want to get a feel for the fortunes created by New Albany’s steamboat industry, this is the place to come. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and you could while aw...
New Albany has enough going on that it can be easy to forget that Louisville is right across the Ohio River. Just the name, “Louisville” brings plenty of famous things to mind, and you’ll have ample opportunity to explore signatures like Louisville Slugger baseball bats, the Kentucky Derby and bourbon. The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is a m...
In New Albany’s collection of sumptuous old buildings is the Carnegie Library, built in the Beaux-Arts style in 1904. After a big renovation in 1998 the library’s scope was expanded to become a contemporary art gallery and local history museum. There are two permanent history exhibitions here, both dealing with different aspects of the Underground ...
New Albany is at the western trailhead for a multi-use path tracing the Ohio River for 7.5 miles and connecting three historic towns. Part of the appeal of the Ohio River Greenway is the near constant views of downtown Louisville and succession of overlooks where you can pause to take it all in. The trail runs as far as Jeffersonville, another city...
Some of the largest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world can be found on the Ohio River just upstream in Clarksville. Exploring the Falls of the Ohio State Park you’ll be walking on a 390-million-year-old sea bottom, and the amount that you can see depends on the river level. The best time to come is late summer, when much of the 220 acres of ...
The New Albany Farmers’ Market is a big weekly event, with dozens of vendors and a permanent setting under the shelters at City Square. The market is held on Saturday mornings all year round (shorter hours November to early May), and there’s an additional afternoon market on Wednesdays July through September. For an idea of what to expect you’ll fi...
In 2015 New Albany opened a state-of-the-art outdoor pool complex, giving families in the city and Floyd County another reason to look forward to the summer. A few of the attractions at River Run Family Water Park are a lap pool with a connecting activity pool, a giant steamboat play feature, a lazy river, three water slides, a spectacular bowl sli...
If you’d like to know more about New Albany and the surrounding county, the Floyd County Historical Society maintains a museum at a historic residence southwest of downtown. The William Young House is a Federal-style brick I-house, constructed for a local entrepreneur. One unusual feature is the two-story porch along the rear ell. Inside, you can c...
Mar 28, 2008 · So, as we said, stop-loss is the focus of a new movie out today called just that, "Stop Loss." And we heard an explanation of the real-life implications of this policy on U.S. troops.
Mar 28, 2008 · A young man home from the Iraq War is the center of a new movie called "Stop Loss." Los Angeles Times and MORNING EDITION film critic Kenneth Turan says this film succeeds where many do not.
Mar 28, 2008 · Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Drama, War. R. 1h 52m. By A.O. Scott. March 28, 2008. “Stop-Loss,” Kimberly Peirce’s long-awaited follow-up to “Boys Don’t Cry,” arrives in theaters in the wake of...
- Kimberly Peirce
Mar 28, 2008 · Overview. A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
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A soldier returns home to Texas from Iraq but is then recalled with the "stop-loss" procedure, the controversial statute now used by the U.S. Defense Dept. to extend soldiers' combat time. The soldier refuses to return to battle.
