Protests against movie portrayals of Arabs and Muslims are far from unusual, yet “The Siege” seemed poised to offer a tonic, not more fuel for the fire. After all, racism against Arabs is a ...

operating out of Brooklyn – the same borough the Islamic terrorists in “The Siege” operate from. “I didn’t invent the world,” the director says at the end of a londay of press ...

others were seeking — perhaps unexpectedly — movies like 1998's The Siege, centered around terrorist attacks on New York, which is about as close to last week's horrific attacks as you can come.

“The Siege” is a movie that’s faded into the history books — because it turned out to be too close to the historic horror of Sept. 11. Director Edward Zwick’s 1998 thriller about ...

One of the strengths of “The Siege” is its three-dimensional portraits of the terrorists. Macintyre offers crucial background that both explains their commitment to their cause and ...