B efore The Hurt Locker made stars out of its leading men, Anthony Mackie and Jeremy Renner, Jarhead saw two Hollywood bona ...

For those unfamiliar with the newly streaming film, Jarhead is based on the book of the same name by Anthony Swofford. It ...

Jarhead also presents wild scenes that probably could happen in combat units, but strips them of the context that might explain how they’re more than sheer lunacy. In Swofford’s platoon, the ...

The new film Jarhead tells the story of a marine sniper in the first Gulf War, who never fires a shot. Jacki Lyden talks with director Sam Mendes about why he chose to make the movie, which is ...

Toward the end of “Jarhead,” Anthony Swofford’s 2003 memoir about the 1991 Gulf War, the author argues that those who “have never fought” have no right to praise the purity of war and ...

Jarhead - Full Cast & Crew. 58 Metascore; 2005; 2 hr 5 mins Documentary, Drama, Action & Adventure R Watchlist. Where to Watch. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, ...

Anthony Swofford appeared on the NewsNation show, "Dan Abrams Live," to discuss how "Jarhead," his memoir about his experience as a member of the U.S. Marines Corps, was banned by "hardcore, right ...

“Jarhead” by Anthony Swofford In this self-lacerating memoir, an ex-Marine sniper who fought in the Gulf yearns to escape from the myths of warfare and the sadism of military life.

If you’re a civilian, the word “jarhead” may conjure up the gory image of a person’s noggin encapsulated in a cylindrical glass container. But if you’re a U.S. Marine, you know the term ...