‘Escape From Kabul’ Review: In Jamie Roberts’ Tightly Focused Doc, America’s Afghan War Ends As A Bloody Catastrophe

It’s been 21 years since Sept. 11, 2001 and the terrorist attacks that launched a generation of troops into combat. New numbers from the US military show the staggering cost — 30,177 active duty and military veterans have died by suicide since then.That’s four times as many deaths as those killed in action during the same period, according to the latest Pentagon statistics.  In a recent survey by the Brookings Institution, 73% of veterans who fought in Afghanistan say they feel betrayed by the withdrawal from Afghanistan and how the war ended, leading to an uptick in calls to veteran suicide hotlines, according to veteran advocates.   Ret.

Kaitlyn Dever is opening up about what it was like sharing the screen with a pair of iconic Hollywood besties, George Clooney and Julia Roberts, in Dever, 25, walked the red carpet at the premiere of her Shakespeare-inspired period comedy in Los Angeles on Thursday, and she spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about what it was like the first time she met Clooney and Roberts for their roles in «I don't know, because I probably blacked out,» Dever joked. «Just [meeting] one of them is a lot, and the two of them is an overwhelming feeling.»«I admire them so much, and I will say they are everything you want them to be and more!» she marveled.

EXCLUSIVE: Poppy Liu has joined the Stampede Ventures movie Space Cadet which is currently filming with Emma Roberts (Holidate, Madame Web), Gabrielle Union (The Inspection, Bad Boys II), Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy, Love in the Villa), Columbian Pop Star Sebastián Yatra, David Foley (The Kids in the Hall, A Bug’s Life), and Desi Lydic (The Daily Show, Awkward). Liz. W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) is helming off her screenplay.

Halloween Ends than Jamie Lee Curtis, who will bow out post the film.MORE: Jamie Lee Curtis stuns fans in thigh-high latex boots - wow!The actress has enthusiastically been teasing the release with a variety of posters, social media screenshots, and images from the movie.VIDEO: Jamie Lee Curtis discusses plastic surgery on LorraineHowever, in one of her latest shout-outs for the movie, her fans couldn't help but do a little double take before doubling up with laughter.Jamie shared a baby photo of herself in greyscale, and while she looked adorable, she sported a look of abject horror on her face.MORE: Jamie Lee Curtis praises Halloween fans as she prepares to say goodbye to Laurie StrodeShe cited in the caption that it fit the vibe she was going for, writing: "It wasn't JUST Michael.

George Clooney joked that he’s had enough of his friend Julia Roberts after the pair filmed “Ticket to Paradise” in Australia together.

Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode for one last battle with Michael Myers in Halloween Ends.

This is it, folks— the final trailer for the final “Halloween” film! The last one ever! Well, until they decide to reboot it yet again. So, honestly, this is just the final trailer for “Halloween Ends,” the last film of Blumhouse’s trilogy that will no doubt lead to a new resurrection down the line.

Queen Elizabeth II held onto hope that Prince Harry would end his feud with the royal family until the very end.

A former Afghanistan vet who got sucked into crime is now going back to prison to help stop the cycle of ex-servicemen getting put behind bars. Darren Wright - who spent 11 years in prison for kidnapping as part of a gang - is targeting prisons in the next stage of his mission to help ex-soldiers train as HGV drivers.

Emma Roberts has some new co-stars!

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Houston, we have an ensemble. The plucky new comedy “Space Cadet,” from Stampede Ventures, has added more star power to a fleet led by the previously announced Emma Roberts. While character details are under wraps, Gabrielle Union will join Roberts in the film about a Florida party girl who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program, after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates. They may have better resumes, but not her smarts, heart and moxie. Liz. W. Garcia is directing form her own script, which we pray will feel like “Legally Blonde” in space. Tom Hopper (“The Umbrella Academy,” “Love in the Vila”) also comes aboard with Colombian pop star Sebastián Yatra (Spain’s “The Voice Kids”), sketch veteran David Foley (“The Kids in the Hall”) and Desi Lydic (“The Daily Show”).

Well known DJ and producer Jamie Roy has tragically passed away.

George Clooney has shared the awkward story of when he had to kiss Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise in front of his wife Amal Clooney.  The Ocean’s Eleven co-stars shared the anecdote when promoting their new romantic comedy, in which Clooney and Roberts play divorced parents who try to stop their daughter’s wedding to a man she’s just met in Hawaii.  Clooney, 61 and Roberts, 54 have been friends for decades and reflected on working together again, especially in a rom-com, on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show this morning.

Leaving Neverland creator Dan Reed and Four Hours at the Capitol director Jamie Roberts have opened up about obtaining footage from the Taliban for upcoming HBO/BBC feature doc Escape from Kabul Airport. 

“Halloween Ends” caps off David Gordon Green‘s trilogy of movies to John Carpenter‘s 1978 original, and it’s purportedly Laurie Strode’s last stand against Michael Myers. Sure, audiences have heard that one before.

the departure of American troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, chaos, fear and rampant violence has ruled the country, said Roberts, the director of “Escape From Kabul,” a new documentary chronicling the harrowing exodus premiering Wednesday on HBO Max.Armed raids are only the beginning of everyday terrors under Taliban rule now faced by Afghanistan citizens — including American allies unable to flee.“You’ll see it on the street, [the Taliban] have complete control and they’re hardliners. So people follow their rules and if they don’t, then you get beaten, or you get put in prison, or you don’t really know, because the rules aren’t really set yet … there were people getting shot at checkpoints,” he added.

Jamie xx has announced that his new single ‘Kill Dem’ will be released tomorrow (September 20) – listen to a teaser below.‘Kill Dem’ will be the follow-up to ‘Let’s Do It Again’, which was released in April. The track was Jamie xx’s first new music in two years and premiered on Zane Lowe’s show on Apple Music 1.Speaking about the track, Jamie xx said: “I started making it at a time when we weren’t sure when we were going to be able to do stuff.

Sarah Chalke and fiancé Jamie Afifi have gone their separate ways.

Director  JD Dillard says he grew up hearing all about his own father’s  experiences as the second African American Blues Angels pilot, so naturally when Adam Makos’ book, Devotion came out he was instantly intrigued about adapting to the screen. The book tells the story of the friendship and, yes, devotion (where the title comes from in part) of two elite US Navy fighter pilots who made a big difference in one of the Korean War’s most intense battles in the early 1950’s.  But the story has great significance as it really tells the extraordinary tale of Jesse Brown who became the first Black  aviator in Navy history, and together with his unique friendship and working relationship with Tom Hudner the pair became legend as authentic Navy wingmen heroes.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” won the Grand Prize of the Deauville American Film Festival on Saturday evening during a ceremony which was followed by the French premiere of Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling.” “Aftersun” had world premiered at Critics Week in Cannes where it won a prize. The movie marks the feature debut of Wells, a New York-based Scottish filmmaker. Headlined by “Normal People” actor Paul Mescal, the bittersweet drama follows a father and his daughter who take a holiday at a Turkish resort in the late 1990s. The movie is being represented in international markets by Charades and will be distributed in North America by A24.