At NYT, history repeats itself with a 'Jarhead' "controversy"
The New York Times today contains a David Carr piece – the thesis of which is that Universal Picture’s “Jarhead” may or may not have culled material from somewhere other than Anthony Swofford’s bestselling book of the same name.
Apparently a former Marine named – and no, we’re not making this name up – Joel Turnipseed claims that his book, “Baghdad Express” is the source of several scenes in the picture – including the “Luke, come to the Dark Side.”
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