At its heart, “Elah’s” storytelling (inspired from a ... alludes to the Israeli location of the biblical battle between David and Goliath.

But that’s not the case. The Big Question asked by In the Valley of Elah (in case you’ve forgotten, that’s where David slew Goliath) is this: What does a war without mercy or justification ...

Perhaps Americans are put off by the title—Elah is the valley where David fought Goliath—or maybe we’re not ready for such an unsparing look at the consequences of the Iraq war. But don’t worry, if ...

For those not up on their Old Testament, In the Valley of Elah refers to the place where David slew Goliath. It's an apt metaphor for the battle undertaken by Jones, as a grieving father fighting ...

Jesse's hometown of Bethlehem is just a hop, skip and a jump away from downtown Jerusalem, the city that David was born to make ... Go down into the Elah Brook and see if you can find five smooth ...

The Iraq war has proven as nettlesome to Hollywood moviemakers as it has to Washington policymakers, and “In the Valley of Elah” continues ... battle between David and Goliath.

In case of abuse, The monument to the Lamed Heh (“The Thirty-Five” in Hebrew numbers) stands above the Valley of Elah, a silent testimony ... the battle between David and Goliath.

Elah (the reference is to the valley where David slew Goliath) combines genre appeal with news value, and should turn into a solid domestic performer across a wide demographic. And although it's ...

which oddly makes it even more frightening as it offers dark clues to the soldier's disappearance. For fact fans, The Valley of Elah is the location where David fought Goliath.

She matches Jones in intensity throughout. The Valley of Elah was where David battled Goliath, and Haggis s eagerly awaited film draws parallels between that myth and America s domination of Iraq.

growls Tommy Lee Jones in Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah ... Taking its title from the Biblical setting for David's confrontation with Goliath, Elah initially follows the well-worn formula ...