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Sen. Ted Cruz (left), Texas Republican, accompanied by his communications director, Rick Tyler, arrives March 22, 2015, for a walk-through for a speech the next morning in which he will launch his campaign for president of the United States at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Cruz will be the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, in this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a caucus night rally, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, left, of Slovenia, and Calgary Flames center Josh Jooris vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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A shopper inside the Apple store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile records the subduing of a protester during a continued protest against the police, mayor and state's attorney Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Cynthia Gifford and her husband, Robert Gifford, owners of Liberty Ridge Farm north of Albany, New York, refused to host the 2013 wedding of Melisa and Jennie McCarthy, citing their belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. (Associated Press)
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Damage from a tornado is seen Tuesday near Convent, La. (The Advocate via Associated Press)
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Orlando Magic's Evan Fournier, left, and Nikola Vucevic celebrate after a basket during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Philadelphia. Orlando won 124-115. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Yellow crime scene tape marks the location where 19-year-old Jessica Chambers was found severely burned on Dec. 10, 2014 in Courtland, Miss. (Associated Press)
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Debris lies on the ground after part of the roof of a home was destroyed during a storm in Livingston Parish, La., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Severe weather spawned possible twisters and high winds in parts of the Deep South, authorities said. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
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Sen. Marco Rubio has been busy accumulating endorsements throughout February. (Associated Press)
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If only we could train dogs to detect lies ... (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)
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Sen. Marco Rubio has been busy accumulating endorsements throughout the month of February. He's seen here at a 2016 campaign event in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Protect Inventors, Preserve Innovation special report cover (February 24, 2016)
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Deonte Carraway (Prince George's County Police Department via Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **
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SavingPrivateRyan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war drama film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat, the film is notable for its graphic and realistic portrayal of war, and for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which includes a depiction of the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944. It follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and a squad (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) as they search for a paratrooper, Private first class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last-surviving brother of four servicemen. Saving Private Ryan received universal critical acclaim, winning several awards for film, cast, and crew, as well as earning significant returns at the box office. The film grossed US$481.8 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of the year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated the film for 11 Academy Awards; Spielberg's direction won him a second Academy Award for Best Director, with four more awards going to the film. Saving Private Ryan was released on home video in May 1999, earning another $44 million from sales. In 2014, Saving Private Ryan was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry as it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Platoon
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films by Stone (followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth). Stone wrote the story based upon his experiences as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam to counter the vision of the war portrayed in John Wayne'sThe Green Berets. It was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War.[3] The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1986. It also won Best Director for Oliver Stone, as well as Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. In 1998, the American Film Institute placed Platoon at #83 in their "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies" poll.
