Tom Cruise, known for his fictional role playing the world’s most famous Top Gun, has been recognized by the U.S. Navy and awarded its highest civilian honor for “his outstanding contributions to the Navy and Marine Corps.” During a ceremony in London on Tuesday, the actor was awarded the Distinguished …
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Long before he made Popeye Doyle race a Brooklyn subway and Regan MacNeil’s head spin, William Friedkin began his career doing live TV. He’d move on to an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, short documentaries, a Sonny-and-Cher joint (Good Times), theatrical adaptations (The Birthday Party, The Boys in the …
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O n Feb. 2, 2022, a line of cars halted outside Naval Special Warfare Command as a group of weary trainees carried a boat on their collective heads across the road. The command, a cluster of cinder-block buildings on the island of Coronado, California, outside San Diego, is the headquarters …
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