By Bob Strauss Paramount Pictures has been criticized for trying to sell "Stop- Loss" as a movie about youths going wild rather than the box-office toxic Iraq war hangover movie that it is. I say, give the marketers a break.

By Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune Mar. 28--Chances are you don't want to see this movie. Chalk it up to war fatigue or a general malaise--whatever the reason, Iraq-themed movies just aren't getting a lot of love at the box office.

By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Mar. 28--SAN FRANCISCO -- Kimberly Peirce has one rule when it comes to directing a movie. "I have to have a passion and a huge curiosity about the subject.

By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Mar. 28--It has been nine years since Kimberly Peirce last directed a feature film. That was the Oscar-worthy "Boys Don't Cry." Her latest directorial effort, "Stop-Loss," was worth the wait.

By Chris Hewitt, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Mar.