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Movies' March With The Military As Old As Hollywood

The film Act of Valor, commissioned by the Naval Special Warfare Command, uses active-duty SEALs and professional actors to tell a fictional story. Courtesy of IATM LLC/Relativity Media hide caption

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Movies' March With The Military As Old As Hollywood

Act of Valor, a film that opened last weekend and earned nearly $25 million, was commissioned by the Navy's Special Warfare Command to drum up recruits for its elite SEALs program. But it's by no means the first movie made with the military's cooperation.

'Being Flynn': When Dad Needs To Take Shelter

Robert De Niro (left) plays Jonathan Flynn, the father of writer Nick Flynn (played by Paul Dano) who shows up at his son's workplace: a homeless shelter. David Lee/Focus Features hide caption

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'Being Flynn': When Dad Needs To Take Shelter

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Writer Nick Flynn was working in a homeless shelter in his 20s when his father — an alcoholic and self-proclaimed writer who left when Flynn was a baby — showed up as a client. His story is now a movie called Being Flynn, starring Paul Dano and Robert De Niro.

'Not A Film,' Not When Tehran Says It Can't Be

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi, banned from making films and placed under house arrest by the Iranian government, invites friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb to follow him and shoot something that's not a film. Palisades Tartan hide caption

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'Not A Film,' Not When Tehran Says It Can't Be

This covertly-shot not-a-film chronicles the daily frustrations of director Jafar Panahi, banned from filmmaking and placed under house arrest by the Iranian government. Critic Ella Taylor says beneath its uneventful surface, the effort resonates personally and politically. (Recommended)