Tom Hanks may be most known for Saving Private Ryan, but one of his most controversial war movies is one of his greatest.

“Charlie Wilson’s War” is that rare Hollywood commodity these days: a smart, sophisticated entertainment for grownups. Based on the late George Crile’s sensational bestseller about how an ...

Those who knew Charlie Wilson when agree on a few things: Yes, “Good Time Charlie” was a nickname hard-earned and no, Wilson could not repeat today what he did in the ’80s. “They didn’t ...

December 21, 2007. I don't know about you, but I was not particularly looking forward to seeing Charlie Wilson's War right off the bat. The trailer was boring and uninspiring.

Thus "Charlie Wilson's War," Mike Nichols's laff-a-minute chronicle of the congressman's crusade to ram funding through the House Appropriations Committee to supply arms ... 2007. By Stephen Hunter.

And “Charlie Wilson’s War,” which is that rarest of all Hollywood commodities – a sophisticated adult comedy – is helped immeasurably by cracking good performances from its three main ...

Former Democratic Rep. Charles Wilson of Texas, whose support for anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan inspired the 2007 movie "Charlie Wilson's War," died Wednesday at age 76.

“Charlie Wilson’s War” succeeds where other wartime/terrorism movies — “Rendition,” “Lions for Lambs,” “The Kingdom” — have failed because the laughs come before the lecture ...

From "Wag the Dog" to "Primary Colors," Oscar loves a salacious political satire. "Charlie Wilson's War" makes George Bush's college indiscretions look like child's play compared to the kind of ...