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February 2015
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BOOK
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
By: Gretchen Rubin Everyday habits to build a happier life.
Release date: March 17, 2015 (Crown Publishing Group, $19.26)
“Every time Chris Kyle killed an insurgent, he saved my family, and the innocent Iraqi families too. Why would a racist man protect me and innocent Iraqi
families?” — “Johnny Walker,” Muslim translator
Mohyeldin. He characterized Kyle as a “racist” who engaged in “killing sprees.” Portraying Kyle as a crazed killer appeared to infl uence the mem- bers of the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences. “[Kyle] seems like he may be a sociopath,” one Acad- emy member told
TheWrap.com. James Hirsen, author of the Left
Coast Report column on Newsmax. com, says the Holly- wood establishment’s support for the proj- ect was lukewarm from the beginning. Steven Spielberg was slated to direct the fi lm, but reportedly backed out due to budget issues. “Hollywood insid-
ers are in a virtual state of shock over the success of Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper,” says Hirsen. “Creative minds in Hollywood are wondering why the fi lm did so much more in revenue than anyone expected.” Hollywood saw the fi lm as a simple ode to patriotism. “But what East-
DVD Happy Valley
Starring: Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky Documentary explores the Penn State
sex-abuse scandal.
Release date: March 10, 2015 (Rated: PG-13, $26.96)
wood delivers is actually a realistic characterization of the consequences of war,” he says. Hollywood’s mischaracterization
came as a shock to “Johnny Walker,” the Muslim translator who served beside Kyle in Iraq. Kyle embraced Walker at a book signing event and credited him with saving more SEALs than he ever did. “If you’re going to call Chris Kyle
racist, then call me a racist too,” Walker told the Independent Journal Review. “Every time Chris Kyle killed an insurgent, he saved my family, and the innocent Iraqi families too. Why would a racist man protect me and innocent Iraqi families?” Former GOP vice presidential con-
tender Sarah Palin weighed in as well, addressing “Hollywood leftists” on her Facebook page: “While caressing shiny plastic trophies you exchange among one another while spitting on the graves of freedom fi ghters who allow you to do what you do, just real- ize the rest of America knows you’re not fi t to shine Chris Kyle’s combat boots.” Texas Gov. Greg
WALK OF SHAME Critics of Chris Kyle include, clockwise from left: Michael Moore, Seth Rogan, Ayman Mohyeldin.
Abbott announced the Lone Star State would hold a “Chris Kyle Day” in honor of the sharpshooter, whose service earned him two Silver Stars, fi ve Bronze Stars, a Navy and Marine Corps Commenda- tion Medal, and two achievement medals. The White House was flooded with petitions urging he be
awarded the Medal of Honor. Thanks to a growing backlash —
and ample support — Hollywood elites will have a hard time scripting a hero’s legacy with their own ending.
IRAQI TV ON TERROR It turns out reality television isn’t just a Western phenomenon. A new Iraqi TV program brings convicted terrorists face-to-face with their victims. The Associated Press reports that in one episode, TV crews guarded by heavily armed soldiers drag a terrorist back to a bombing scene. There, he faces bereaved relatives yelling at him from behind a barbed-wire barrier. The show is titled In the Grip of the Law.
FALLON HEARTS KIDMAN Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon was apparently unaware a mutual friend tried to set him up on a date with Nicole Kidman. Fallon says he was walking in New York City years ago when a friend called him to announce: “I have Nicole Kidman with me and she wants to meet you . . . I can be in your apartment in 10 minutes.” Kidman confessed, “I just remember I liked you.” “Wait, what?” a stunned Fallon replied. “Could I have dated Nicole Kidman?” Kidman says Fallon started playing video games, and she decided he wasn’t interested. “So I left and went, ‘OK, no chemistry.’”
TRAVOLTA PLAYS SHAPIRO John Travolta has signed on to star as Robert Shapiro, the legal eagle who helped O.J. Simpson escape a murder rap. It will be Travolta’s first television part since appearing in Welcome Back, Kotter. Travolta will also produce the 10-episode true crime story on FX, to be titled American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. Cuba Gooding Jr. has been signed to play the role of Simpson. Production is set to begin this spring in Los Angeles.
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