THERE ARE A LOT of words one could use to describe former congressman Charles Wilson–drunkard, sleazy, womanizer, patriot–but the one that most comes to mind in my dealings with him was simply ...

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Will audiences enlist in “Charlie Wilson’s War” next weekend? The film’s screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, is cautiously optimistic. At the Q&A session following Wednesday’s Variety screening at Arclight ...

LOS ANGELES — Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson and Houston philanthropist Joanne Herring met on the red carpet in front of Universal Citywalk Cinemas in Los Angeles on Monday night to celebrate ...

Based on a book of the same name by "60 Minutes" producer George Crile, the 2007 movie "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of a Texas politician who became a champion of Afghan freedom fighters ...