Its about the use of drone strikes on terrorist targets, and the complicated things that must happen. Eye in the sky is a 2015 british thriller film starring helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman. Eye in the sky official trailer 2016 helen mirren, aaron paul. Eye in the sky is a brilliant representation of what modern day combat looks like from all aspects. Shut eye stars jeffrey donovan and kadee strickland as husband and wife. The missions quickly escalates when news of a deadly suicide mission spreads and american pilot steve watts aaron paul is conflicted when a nineyear old girl walks into the kill zone. There was a 2009 article of the same title written by major timothy allen johnson sr about usaf isr operations in the middle. Eye in the sky is the sixth studio album by english rock band the alan parsons project, released in june 1982 by arista records. Were fix done please subscribe,like and comment if you like it. Eye in the sky eye in the sky dvd and bluray release date was set for june 28, 2016 and available on digital hd from amazon video and itunes on june 14, 2016. Eye in the sky a pulsepounding lesson in morality las. When urgent lifeordeath decisions are required in a race against time to kill terrorists preparing a suicide attack, officials, wary of being held responsible for civilian casualties, repeatedly refer up to higher authorities for final approval. Reviewed in the united states on december 17, 2016.
Released by lakeshore records in 2016 containing music from eye in the sky 2016. She studied drama at the guildhall school in london. Eye in the sky movie starring helen mirren and aaron paul. Eye in the sky a thriller that focuses on drone warfare. An alternative title to eye in the sky, a riveting thriller about drone warfare and its perils, might be passing the buck. Eye in the sky is a song by british rock band the alan parsons project. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album, eye in the sky 1982, in august 1982. Eye in the sky official north american trailer 2015 aaron paul. Overview of eye in the sky, 2016, directed by gavin hood, with graham hopkins, abdi mohamed osman, gavin hood, at turner classic movies. Helen mirren and barkhad abdi at an event for eye in the sky 2015. The entire ensemble does a good job of selling their own personal inner struggles on the. Watch eye in the sky starring helen mirren in this militarywar on directv. While eye in the sky is effective in building suspense and making a talky drama compelling, these techniques are in service to highminded, heavyhanded filmmaking that.
Aaron paul, helen mirren thriller eye in the sky opens march 2016 deadline. The notion that it could be a clinton operation preferably chelsea in this scenario is funny to me. A low key opening sequence outlines the active operation, the personnel involved, and the everyday atmosphere at play. Shut eye tv series 20162017 shut eye tv series 2016. Farah discovers that the three highlevel targets are now arming two suicide bombers for what is presumed to be an attack on a. When urgent lifeordeath decisions are required in a race. New episodes may be delayed worldwide due to the covid19 pandemic. Directed by gavin hood and written by guy hibbert, the film explores the ethical challenges of drone warfare. Alan rickmans last performance in eye in the sky is one.
Watch eye in the sky online stream full movie directv. Finished the first season in 1 sitting from start to finish, extremely captivating. In 2019, the album won the grammy award for best immersive audio album at the 61st annual grammy awards. Eye in the sky trailer official helen mirren, aaron paul. Watch helen mirren, aaron paul and alan rickman in the new trailer for the war drama thriller eye in the sky directed by gavin hood coming ot theaters march 11, 2016. The big question of these first five episodes is finally answered, but it only leads to so many more.
Disneys liveaction remake slips just 18% after its stunning opening week, as drone thriller eye in the sky looks on in second spot published. As the season goes on, i tend to forget about all the great moments that. Thats the awful choice in eye in the sky, which works equally well as a nailbiting thriller, a dark political satire and a smart examination of the ethics of remotecontrol war. There is a tremendous amount of scrutiny in every decision that is made resulting in a clash of different ideologies and beliefs from the players involved. Eye in the sky soundtrack from 2016, composed by paul hepker, mark kilian. With helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, barkhad abdi. Eye in the sky official trailer 2016 helen mirren, aaron paul, alan. As taut as it is timely, eye in the sky offers a powerfully acted and unusually cerebral spin on the modern. For while many of those who yell and give orders do show signs of wear in their decision making, yet it is the two drone operators, steve aaron paul and carrie phoebe fox.
Watch bones season 10, episode 15 the eye in the sky. Eye in the sky is one of the former, its content exclusively in tune with the woes of modern drone warfare and, unsurprisingly, its a heartthumper. With south african director gavin hoods eye in the sky u. Published on mar 23, 2016 actor barkhad abdi, of captain phillips fame, sits down with marci to discuss his latest role in the film eye in the sky. Eye in the sky costars helen mirren, aaron paul pay tribute at film premiere. Eye in the sky offers a rippedfromtheheadlines look at drone warfare as most of its participants argue the legalities and rules of engagement, as well as the political fallout, of their. Which is to say, it has the american sniper take of not developing the wouldbe villains and just labeling them as terrorists without reason and expecting us to fall in line, yet it has good kills sense of morality. Eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya. Supporting cast includes angus sampson, david zayas, and the incredible isabella rossellini. Over this we become faintly aware of the low pulse of deep.
The instrumental piece entitled sirius segues into eye in. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Monica was born in march 1969 into an irish family and has a sister gabrielle. Eye in the sky provides an uncensored look at the chaos of modern warfare and the ramifications wrought from chairs thousands of miles away from the fight. A lieutenant general alan rickman and a colonel helen mirren face political opposition after ordering a drone missile strike to take out a group of suicide bombers in nairobi, kenya. I decided to watch eye in the sky for three reasons. Eye in the sky costars helen mirren, aaron paul pay. Starring helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, barkhad abdi, aisha takow, phoebe fox, gavin hood, jeremy northam, monica dolan, kim engelbrecht, and. Deadline said this release was positioned to take place after the 20152016 awards season. Posted by dusty evely jan 30, 2017 this season didnt end the way we all hoped it would, but they rarely do. April 21, 2016 helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, and barkhad abdi star in this years most suspenseful thriller. A highstakes gamblers remains are discovered in an industrial shredder, but booths history of addiction comes into pl. Hood was in washington on monday for a screening of his upcoming film, eye in the sky, which takes on those murky moral questions about killing from above. Eye in the sky trailer 2016 the carefully planned mission suddenly escalates from a capture to a kill operation when madden realizes that the terrorists are about to embark on a deadly suicide mission, which would result in the catastrophic deaths of many innocent civilians.
And despite an amazing cast of celebrities and newcomers. When uk intelligence officer colonel katherine powel mirren discovers the terrorists she is. Ben 10 is an american animated television series based on the original 2005 series of the same name. I continued to watch because it turned out to be a marvelous film. Eye in the sky 2016 trailers and clips a lieutenant general alan rickman and a colonel helen mirren face political opposition after ordering a drone missile strike to take out a group of. The release date of eye in the sky is set to march 11, 2016 tags. Great, witty show that is clever with good characters. At the 25th annual grammy awards in 1983, eye in the sky was nominated for the grammy award for best engineered album. The moral implications of modern warfare are confronted in bleecker streets powerful drama, eye in the sky, coming to digital hd on june 14, 2016 and bluraytm, dvd and on demand on june 28.
Eye in the sky a thriller that focuses on drone warfare youtube. Eye in the sky is a smart, politically charged thriller set on the cutting edge of drone warfare. Actor barkhad abdi, of captain phillips fame, sits down with marci to discuss his latest role in the film eye in the sky. Katherine powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare. Aaron paul, helen mirren thriller eye in the sky opens. Eye in the sky official north american trailer 2015 aaron paul, helen mirren war thriller hd a thriller set in the. Eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer, who is remotely commanding a topsecret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya. Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has been threatened democracy, civility, truth. Its about impossible choices that are as right as they are wrong. Eye in the sky is a 2015 british thriller film starring helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, and barkhad abdi. The series premiered on europe, asiapacific, middle east, and africa on october 2016 and april 10, 2017 in the united states as of april 5, 2020, 152 episodes of the series have been aired. We were treated to a lot of incredible plays this season.