Rod Lurie is an interesting cat … Israeli-born, American-raised, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, an air defense artillery officer in the U.S. Army-turned entertainment reporter and film critic-turned writer/director. I haven’t seen but have heard good things about Lurie’s 1999 debut “Deterrence,” in which Kevin Pollak played the first Jewish President of the United States. I did see and enjoy his follow-ups 2000’s “The Contender” (for which Joan Allen and Jeff Bridges received Academy Award nominations) and 2001’s “The Last Castle,” which sported an impressive cast featuring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini and Mark Ruffalo.
The Outpost
The Outpost
The Outpost
Rod Lurie is an interesting cat … Israeli-born, American-raised, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, an air defense artillery officer in the U.S. Army-turned entertainment reporter and film critic-turned writer/director. I haven’t seen but have heard good things about Lurie’s 1999 debut “Deterrence,” in which Kevin Pollak played the first Jewish President of the United States. I did see and enjoy his follow-ups 2000’s “The Contender” (for which Joan Allen and Jeff Bridges received Academy Award nominations) and 2001’s “The Last Castle,” which sported an impressive cast featuring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini and Mark Ruffalo.