HBO has released a new docu-drama based on Augusta woman, Reality Winner, who leaked classified information.
She was working as a contractor at a National Security Office, Pluribus International, in 2017, at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Ga.
During that time, Winner stole and printed a classified report about Russian hackers working to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. She mailed the documents to an online news outlet.
After initially pleading not guilty, Winner eventually pleaded guilty to leaking classified information under the Espionage Act. She received a sentencing of 63 months in the Lincoln County jail. In 2017, this was the longest time given for leaking government secrets to the media. The Air Force veteran was released in 2021 on probation and is currently still serving probation.
The movie is titled “Reality” based on Tina Satter’s 2019 play “Is This a Room.” Satter also directs the film.
Actress Sydney Sweeny plays Winner in the film. The film is based on true events – even the dialogue in the movie was taken from a transcript of a 2017 interrogation with Winner. Sweeny says she got to speak with Winner and worked hard to personify her accurately throughout the film.
Since her release, Winner has been very active on social media and even appeared on 60 Minutes for an interview. In the interview she stated “she felt the American people were being misled about her and she argued she “only acted out of love for what the country stood for.”
The Biggest Summer Movies Of All Time
What are the biggest summer movies of all time? Which ones made the most money? We’ve officially hit the 2023 summer movie season. Memorial Day is pretty much the unofficial official kick off of the season and a lot of big movies just dropped this past weekend. “Fast X”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Guardians Of The Galaxy 3”, and a bunch more are already out.
Every year there seems to be a bunch of big movies that come out around Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. I guess because people are off work and are more apt to go see a movie. The folks over at MentalFloss.com have ranked the summer movies that have made the most money ever.
They went back to the summer of 1975 when “Jaws” made $260 million. That made it the first true summer blockbuster. Here are a few other iconic movies that were considered huge summer movies.
-“Grease” made $190 million in 1978
-“E.T. the Extra Terrestrial” made $435.1 million in 1982
-“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” made $309.3 million in 1983
I can say that I have seen most of the movies on this list, and I’m anxious to see what makes the list for 2023. If you’d like to check out the full list from MentalFloss.com, just click here
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Here are the movies that made the most money. The biggest summer movies of all time.
"Star Wars: A New Hope"
The original Star Wars movie, but whats not considered Episode 4 made $461 million back in 1977.
"The Lion King"
The live action/CGI remake of “The Lion King” brought in $543.6 million in 2019. The original brought in $968.5 million back in 1994.
"Incredibles 2"
The sequel to the 2004 movie “The Incredibles made $608.6 million in 2018. The original movie made over $631 million but in came out in October of 2004 so its not technically a summer movie.
"Jurassic World"
The highly anticipated fourth movie in the “Jurassic Park/Jurassic World” franchise brought in $652.3 million back in 2015
"Top Gun: Maverick"
This was one of the biggest movies to come out in recent history. It brought in $718.7 million last year. The original “Top Gun” brought in $357.3 million back in 1986.
Darasha Singleton is a native of Augusta, Georgia who serves as the Digital Content Coordinator at Beasley Media Group. If you think there is nothing to do in Augusta, check her posts! You're sure to find something to do. Aside from work, Darasha enjoys going to the Saturday Market on the River and any local festivals.
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