‘Ice is Gone’: Remembering Val Kilmer

Sitting in a cold Pennsylvania movie theater as a young, impressionable Army cadet, I never imagined that decades later, the steely, cocky Iceman on the screen would teach us all a final lesson about friendship, forgiveness, and letting go.

A Tribute to the Life and Military Films of Gene Hackman, USMC

Gene Hackman, a Marine turned Hollywood powerhouse, gave us some of the most gripping military performances ever put on screen, and as the investigation into his tragic passing unfolds, we remember the commanding presence that made him a legend both in uniform and on film.