No. 30. (2020) A PRIVATE WAR May 27th..

Film No. 30 (2020)  May 27th.  8:00 PM.  SBS On DEMAND, Living Room  Mt. Hawthorn. W.A. 

"War is not that terrible for governments because they are not wounded or killed like ordinary people". (Colvin attempts to explain why atrocities are committed by leaders in society).

Some may describe Marie Colvin as more fool-hardy than brave. Perhaps that's why she died before her time. It's hard to disagree after viewing A Private War, but my admiration for fearless journalism ratcheted up a notch after doing so. Rosamund Pike gets her chance to shine as Colvin and shine she does. The film is based on, yes you guessed it, a magazine essay, in this case Marie Brenner's Marie Colvin's Private War written in 2012. There was no where more dangerous than Syria, and Homs in particular, in 2011/12. While Colvin was paid by the U.K.'s Sunday Times her stories of the diabolical war out of the region in that time were printed by news outlets world wide. Pike gives legitimate oxygen to Colvin's A Type personality traits. Colvin, drank (whiskey), smoked and blasphemed  her way to more than just observe her stories. She had a thirst, or should I say, hunger to be up close to a story (losing an eye in Tamal infested Sri Lanka). The greater the danger the closer she'd be. To read her stories is to understand her bravery and dedication to reveal the truth. Documentary film maker Matthew Heineman (City of Ghosts) has used his skills to blend feature fiction with reality. You'll want to read more about Colvin after viewing A Private War. 9GUMS.