Full Battle Rattle Blog tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008-02-01:/blog//1 2008-11-19T14:29:51Z Movable Type Open Source 4.1 FBR in Amsterdam tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.37 2008-11-19T14:24:59Z 2008-11-19T14:29:51Z This week, FBR is screening at the world's most prestigious documentary film festival, IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Visit the festival site for screening details.... Jesse This week, FBR is screening at the world's most prestigious documentary film festival, IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Visit the festival site for screening details.

]]> San Francisco Screening - Oct. 17 tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.36 2008-09-19T16:12:45Z 2008-09-23T02:58:27Z The San Francisco Film Society will present Full Battle Rattle on October 17. Its an exclusive one-time engagement, so buy your tickets now. The film will screen at the brand new Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio at 7:30... Jesse The San Francisco Film Society will present Full Battle Rattle on October 17. Its an exclusive one-time engagement, so buy your tickets now. The film will screen at the brand new Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio at 7:30 PM. Directors Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber will host a Q&A following the screening. Visit the Film Society's web site for information, tickets, etc.

]]> The BBC on Full Battle Rattle tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.35 2008-07-24T17:27:30Z 2008-07-24T17:32:15Z The BBC's Tom Brook, host of Talking Movies on BBC World News, has filed a report on Full Battle Rattle. Tom was at the Film Forum last week to report the piece.... Jesse The BBC's Tom Brook, host of Talking Movies on BBC World News, has filed a report on Full Battle Rattle. Tom was at the Film Forum last week to report the piece.

]]> FBR in The Wall Street Journal tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.34 2008-07-22T04:55:56Z 2008-07-22T05:02:00Z The Pentagon Enters the Matrix. Read today's Wall Street Journal article on Full Battle Rattle. Richard Woodward says he doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Both I'd say.... Jesse The Pentagon Enters the Matrix. Read today's Wall Street Journal article on Full Battle Rattle. Richard Woodward says he doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Both I'd say.

]]> Q&A @ The Film Forum - Tonight at 8 PM tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.33 2008-07-22T04:48:53Z 2008-07-22T05:05:50Z We'll be doing a Q&A after tonight's 8 PM show (Tuesday 7/22) at the Film Forum on Houston Street. This may be see your last chance to see the film on the big screen in New York. So please join... Jesse We'll be doing a Q&A after tonight's 8 PM show (Tuesday 7/22) at the Film Forum on Houston Street. This may be see your last chance to see the film on the big screen in New York. So please join us.

]]> CNN Reports on FBR tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.32 2008-07-18T11:27:45Z 2008-07-18T11:29:33Z CNN's Brooke Anderson reports on Full Battle Rattle today. Watch the report and interview with Iraqi role player Nagi Moshi, one of our subjects.... Jesse CNN's Brooke Anderson reports on Full Battle Rattle today. Watch the report and interview with Iraqi role player Nagi Moshi, one of our subjects.

]]> Film Forum Q&A Tonight - Thursday 7/17 - and Tomorrow - Friday 7/18 tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.31 2008-07-17T15:39:15Z 2008-07-22T04:55:36Z Tony Gerber and I will be doing Q&A tonight (Thursday 7/17) after the 8 pm show of Full Battle Rattle at the Film Forum and tomorrow (Friday 7/18) after the 8 pm show. Please join us if you haven't seen... Jesse Tony Gerber and I will be doing Q&A tonight (Thursday 7/17) after the 8 pm show of Full Battle Rattle at the Film Forum and tomorrow (Friday 7/18) after the 8 pm show. Please join us if you haven't seen the film.

]]> AO Scott and J. Hoberman on Full Battle Rattle tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.30 2008-07-09T04:59:13Z 2008-07-09T05:08:49Z Breaking news: AO Scott of The New York Times reviews FBR, calling it:"A remarkably thorough and detailed account of the difficult conditions facing American soldiers in Iraq."J Hoberman offers a fascinating take on the film in the Village Voice. Also,... Jesse Breaking news: AO Scott of The New York Times reviews FBR, calling it:

"A remarkably thorough and detailed account of the difficult conditions facing American soldiers in Iraq."
J Hoberman offers a fascinating take on the film in the Village Voice. Also, Filmmaker Magazine has posted a long interview, part of its Directors Series. 

]]> David Edelstein Raves in New York Magazine tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.29 2008-07-07T04:31:33Z 2008-07-07T04:37:00Z David Edelstein reviews FBR in this week's New York Magazine, calling the film "an indelible vision of modern war" and "Altmanesque tragicomedy."... Jesse David Edelstein reviews FBR in this week's New York Magazine, calling the film "an indelible vision of modern war" and "Altmanesque tragicomedy."

]]> Stuart Klawans reviews FBR in The Nation tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.28 2008-07-02T16:57:06Z 2008-07-02T17:02:03Z Stuart Klawans - esteemed critic at The Nation - has a great FBR review up. He writes: Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss have assembled one of the most complete pictures yet to emerge of how an Iraqi town fragments into... Jesse

Stuart Klawans - esteemed critic at The Nation - has a great FBR review up. He writes:

Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss have assembled one of the most complete pictures yet to emerge of how an Iraqi town fragments into civil war...
Look for many more FBR reviews in the coming days.

]]> FBR in the new Utne Reader tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.27 2008-06-19T14:05:39Z 2008-06-19T14:15:54Z Anthony Kaufman, who's written so perceptively on Iraq cinema in the Village Voice, reviews FBR in the summer issue of UTNE Reader. "More Catch 22 than No End in Sight. Full Battle Rattle proves not only that truth is stranger... Jesse Anthony Kaufman, who's written so perceptively on Iraq cinema in the Village Voice, reviews FBR in the summer issue of UTNE Reader.

"More Catch 22 than No End in Sight. Full Battle Rattle proves not only that truth is stranger than fiction, but that the two are also impossible to tell apart."
Kaufman adds:

"The wry, provocative documentary... reveals just as much about America's mislaid plans as any on-the-ground report from Baghdad."


]]> FBR on Facebook tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.26 2008-06-12T14:04:29Z 2008-06-12T14:06:41Z FBR has a brand new Facebook page. Come visit. And be sure to check out the new trailer.... Jesse FBR has a brand new Facebook page. Come visit. And be sure to check out the new trailer.

]]> New FBR Trailer - Watch It Now! tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.25 2008-06-06T20:17:45Z 2008-06-06T20:25:07Z The brand new FBR Trailer is now up on You Tube. Check it out. Or watch it here.... Jesse The brand new FBR Trailer is now up on You Tube. Check it out. Or watch it here.

]]> Indiewire and All These Wonderful Things tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.24 2008-04-28T17:01:01Z 2008-04-28T17:09:38Z Anthony Kaufman's got a piece up on Indiewire pegged to the release of Erroll Morris's SOP - about new Iraq docs - including FBR - that "share a uniqueness of approach and specific subject matter that could help them break... Jesse Anthony Kaufman's got a piece up on Indiewire pegged to the release of Erroll Morris's SOP - about new Iraq docs - including FBR - that "share a uniqueness of approach and specific subject matter that could help them break out of the "Iraq-doc" box." Anthony credits the films for its "sharply ironic gaze." Also, blogger and doc filmmaker AJ Schnack reviews FBR out of Hot Docs for his blog, saying FBR is "an entertaining, sometimes funny, sometimes tense film, with top-notch cinematography and editing and graphic design that never trumps the central action. ...it's really fine filmmaking."

]]> FBR @ Hot Docs and Full Frame tag:www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com,2008:/blog//1.23 2008-04-25T00:55:25Z 2008-04-26T18:29:01Z FBR is screening in Toronto this week, as part of the Hot Docs Festival. Showcase has a good piece up the film which you can read here. Also, Chuck Tryon of the Chutry Experiment, reviewed the film out of Full... Jesse FBR is screening in Toronto this week, as part of the Hot Docs Festival. Showcase has a good piece up the film which you can read here. Also, Chuck Tryon of the Chutry Experiment, reviewed the film out of Full Frame, calling it one of the most fascinating films at the festival, "one that looks at our investment in the war in Iraq from an entirely new perspective."

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