The film altmans first as an editor of documentary features went on to win the grand jury prize for documentary at the festival. The tillman story is a 2010 american documentary film directed by amir barlev. A documentary film, the tillman story, was shown at the sundance film festival on january 23, 2010, and was released in august 2010. Aug 20, 2010 pat tillman gave up his professional football career to join the army rangers in 2002and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. The tillman story soundtrack from 2010, composed by philip sheppard. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death. But the truth about pat tillman is far more complex, and ultimately far more heroic, then the caricature. The tillman story is the true story of ex nfl player turned fallen army ranger, pat tillman.
The tillman story 2010 the tillman story 2010 user. We understand the media landscape, what journalists require, and how to engage stakeholders and influencers who have a say in how our clients messages are communicated and received. The tillman story 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. If jonathan rand is to be believed, tillman was a pretty amazing guy. It tells the story of professional nfl player pat tillman who left behind a multi million dollar contract to join with his brother kevin to enlist in the us armys rangers. Whats salutary about amir barlevs documentary the tillman story is that it puts faces on the facts not just tillmans heman mug but also his army mates and especially his remarkable familys. But one of barlevs earlier titles wouldve been just as good. Tillman was an nfl defensive back who enlisted to fight in afghanistan. Dennis harvey, variety you will be disturbed and saddened by this gripping film, which explores tillman s iconoclastic personality and his familys tenacity in rooting out the truth. Given the level of deceit it portrays and what it says about the moral underpinnings of the bush administrations approach to the war in iraq in. Original soundtrack for the documentary the tillman story composed by philip sheppard, released by lakeshore records in 2010. Sep 16, 2010 pat tillman was an nfl star who turned down a multimilliondollar contract to join the u.
The tillman story soundtrack cd details and availability. The feature juggles a variety of sources fairly well, ranging from pats wedding ceremony on video to the glossier film sources from the nfl films coverage of the family receiving honors at several different stadia on behalf of their son. Film music site the tillman story soundtrack philip. The tillman story 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When he died in a friendlyfire incident in afghanistan in 2004, the military is shown to have manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a glorifying.
The tillman story mixes talking heads and archival footage into a detective story of escalatingly scandalous proportions. Feb 09, 2011 pat tillman never thought of himself as a hero. Told by his family and friends its a very real and sad portrait of a family in need of answers for. The tillman story is a documentary about pat tillman, the professional football player whose death in afghanistan in 2004 was misreported by pentagon officials. How such a fraud could be perpetrated and how tillman s family uncovered the truth are the subjects of amir barlevs riveting. The tillman story shines as a meticulously detailed, but still engrossing, if not enraging film. Jon krakauer, author of into thin air and into the wild, chronicles tillman s story in where men win glory. The tillman story for a documentary this was a captivating film. Jun 26, 2010 the tillman story movie trailer has premiered. But the truth about pat tillman is far more complex, and ultimately far more heroic, than the caricature created by the media.
The tillman story isnt designed to be a shockeroo expose. When pat tillman gave up his professional football career to join the army rangers in 2002, he became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. Since then, altman has cut five more docs to premiere at sundance. When he died in a friendlyfire incident in afghanistan in 2004, the military is shown to have manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty. But the truth about pat tillman is far more complex, and ultimately far more heroic, then.
His story has been well told in all types of mediums since his death in afghanistan. Aug 30, 2010 much of this is known from news reports and jon krakauers book where men win glory. It is a rhythmbased action platformer game that lets you play through. Aug 19, 2010 the tillman story resounds with emotion and insight, and goes beyond an indictment of the government to touch on themes as timeless as the notion of heroism itself. When football star pat tillman was killed in afghanistan in 2004, he was hailed by the bush administration as a hero who died in combat. The tillman story premieres in new york photos huffpost. Directed by amir barlev it tells the story of a mission in afghanistan when tillman was shot in the head. Indeed,during the question and answer period after the screening i attended in berkeley, director amir barlev said pat tillmans youngest brother richard initially refused to talk to barlev. The initial embellished story of pat tillman s death puzzled his youngest brother, richard, from the beginning. An interesting story, but as a film it provided almost no knew information. A documentary is a film that dispassionately tells a factual story without a point of view. Army ranger pat tillman in the war in afghanistan, the coverup of the true circumstances of his death, and his familys struggle to unearth the truth. Rent the tillman story 2010 starring pat tillman and donald rumsfeld on dvd and bluray. The tillman story, directed by amir barlev and narrated by josh brolin, is a scathing indictment of how tillman s death, aided by complicitous media coverage, was cynically manipulated by.
The pat tillman story, lauded by almost all critics rottentomatoes has it with an 86% positive rating with 30 fresh valuations vs. The makers of the tillman story movie got the cooperation of the tillman family, albeit after great initial reluctance on the familys part. Pat tillman gave up his professional football career to join the army rangers in 2002and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. Aug 27, 2010 the tillman story, directed by amir barlev and narrated by josh brolin, is a scathing indictment of how tillman s death, aided by complicitous media coverage, was cynically manipulated by the. Not a guy typically to be found swimming with the current of popular trends. The tillman story just give us some truth huffpost.
More info about the tillman story pat tillman gave up his professional football career to join the army rangers in 2002 and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. With pat tillman, josh brolin, mary tillman, russell baer. The film is about the death of football player turned u. The story of professional football star and decorated u. The tillman story premieres in new york photos a mix of politicallyminded celebrities and media and sports personalities joined harvey weinstein, director amir barlev, producer john battsek and narrator josh brolin at the premiere of the tillman story at the museum of modern arts celeste bartos theater monday. The officials apparently hid the fact that tillman was killed april 22, 2004 by friendly fire from the bottom of a small canyon while tillman was going after some suspected taliban. It was written very soon after tillman s death so it gives a very brief, albeit good, history and account of the situation at the time of its publication. In 2004, he died in afghanistan by friendly fire, a fact that the u.
Tillman applied this hardwon resolve at arizona state university. Tillman, a truly remarkable young man who walked away from a multimillion dollar contract as a professional football player to enlist as in the. The release of the the tillman story has drawn new attention to the 2009 book written by veteran nonfiction author jon krakauer on the death of cpl. The tillman story was directed by amir barlev and was written by mark monroe. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is. It was nominated for the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. The tillman story 2010 cast and crew the family of professional football player turned soldier pat tillman sets out to explore and uncover the real story behind their sons death in april 2004. The book, which was published in a paperback edition in july, 2010, is entitled, where men win glory. Pretty much everyone knows the basics of the tillman story. The odyssey of pat tillman, published by doubleday on september 15.
His choice to leave a multimilliondollar football contract and join the military wasnt done for any reason other than he felt it was the right. The tillman story movie trailers itunes apple trailers. Oct 26, 2010 the tillman story soundtrack from 2010, composed by philip sheppard. Pat tillman was an nfl star who turned down a multimilliondollar contract to join the u. When pat tillman gave up his professional football career to join the army rangers in 2002. But the truth about pat tillman is far more complex, and ultimately more heroic, than the caricature created by the media. The title for amir barlevs wellresearched, deeply moving documentary about pat tillman is just fine as it is, since the story part of the tillman story refers in part to the attempts to turn the friendly fire death of the former nfl star and army ranger into proenlistment mythmaking. His choice to leave a multimilliondollar football contract and join the military wasnt done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. Filmmaker amir barlev examines pat tillmans unusual life and times, the facts about his death, how and why the military created a cover story to hide the truth. Whats salutary about amir barlevs documentary the tillman story is that it puts faces on the facts not just tillman s heman mug but also his army mates and especially his remarkable familys.
Meanwhile, tillman s mother, mary tillman, also wrote a book about her son, boots on the ground by dusk, which was released in april 2008. Pat tillman decided to leave a multimilliondollar professional football contract and join the military because he felt it was the right thing to do. Much of this is known from news reports and jon krakauers book where men win glory. With a knife, you can cut the pathos and anger shown by the younger tillman not a minced word spoken. The tillman story is an illustrative, cautionary tale, a factfinding mission that was ultimately stonewalled by congress, as we witness in heartbreaking footage of the coverup hearings. Rent the tillman story 2010 on dvd and bluray netflix. Here you find android latest version apps to install on your android mobile for free we update this category with all android applications for your with accurate information every app will be detailed with features, android apps, application free download like whatsapp,facebook,twitter,instagram. Aug 23, 2010 the release of the the tillman story has drawn new attention to the 2009 book written by veteran nonfiction author jon krakauer on the death of cpl. On october 19, 2006, kevin tillman broke his silence about his brothers death, lashing out at the iraq war in a 660word essay published on truthdig, a progressive online journal of news and opinion. The tillman story trailer movie trailers and videos. Released by lakeshore records in 2010 lks341972 containing music from the tillman story 2010. The tillman story soundtrack 2010 the moviemusic store. Pat tillman was a unique, free spirited professional football player who walked away from a multimillion dollar contract to join the army after the terrorist attacks of 911. In fact, the dictionary definition of a documentary is presenting facts objectively without editorializing.