It's an unenviable task, making films about the war on terror for audiences that don't want to sit through dramatizations of the same bad news they get for real out of Iraq and Afghanistan.

When signing to star in "The Messenger," Ben Foster had no idea of the impact the project would have on him.

To millions of movie fans, stars are synonymous with the roles that made them famous.

I'm not being facetious when I say it's your patriotic duty to see "The Messenger," one of the most moving tributes I can think of to the parents, children and spouses who have lost a loved one to war.

This just in: Tom Cruise still does his own stunts and Mary Hart still thinks it's goddamn amazing.

Playing a young soldier who notifies families that their sons and daughters have been killed in combat weighed heavily on "The Messenger" star Ben Foster.

Dallas Theater Center proudly announces Acting Company member Sean Hennigan in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the first time in this yeara s production of the perennial holiday favorite A Christmas Carol .

Ben Foster is one the finest of Hollywood's new breed of actors, be it on Six Feet Under or in films like 3:10 to Yuma and Alpha Dog.

A while ago, Ben Foster strutted his stuff in 3:10 to Yuma , stealing moments from both Christian Bale and Russel Crowe and I've been waiting for him to lead a film ever since.

Ben Foster is one the finest of Hollywood's new breed of actors, be it on Six Feet Under or in films like 3:10 to Yuma and Alpha Dog.

Ben Foster has been attracting attention for some time thanks to his intense portrayals in action flicks like X-Men: The Last Stand , 3:10 to Yuma , Hostage , and 30 Days of Night .

As an Army captain relegated to "CNO" - "Casualty Notification Officer" - Harrelson gives us layers of hurt under a callous yet needy crust.

Ben Foster is one the finest of Hollywood's new breed of actors, be it on Six Feet Under or in films like 3:10 to Yuma and Alpha Dog.

Ben Foster is one the finest of Hollywood's new breed of actors, be it on Six Feet Under or in films like 3:10 to Yuma and Alpha Dog.

It's an unenviable task, making films about the war on terror for audiences that don't want to sit through dramatizations of the same bad news they get for real out of Iraq and Afghanistan.

In "The Messenger," Captain Tony Stone , an Army lifer with a shaved head and a face like a cement block, and Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery , a coiled, secretive Iraq-war hero, work together in one of the most difficult jobs in the armed services: informing parents and spouses that a loved one has been killed.

Leonardo DiCaprio goes deep undercover in Martin Scorsese's crime epic The Departed , a remake of the Hong Kong classic Infernal Affairs .

Date : Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:38:43 +0400 HOLIDAY MOVIE SNEAKS: THE ACTORS: A LOVE STORY SEEN THROUGH THE FILTER OF WAR by Michael Ordona Los Angeles Times November 1, 2009 Sunday Ben Foster is standing on a boulder in a field in Armenia.

Ben Foster is standing on a boulder in a field in Armenia. That's not some trendy new Zen practice and he's not shooting a scene ; he's just trying to manage some decent cell reception.

Since his breakout role on HBO's Six Feet Under, Ben Foster has appeared in one highprofile feature film after another.