In 1970, the movie “MASH” set a new standard for wartime comedy, a genre that had long been a hallmark of American cinema (think “Stalag 17”). Directed by Robert Altman, the wry film was nominated for five Oscars and became a cultural event. More than 45 years and numerous conflicts later, similar efforts are rarely undertaken. Modern war movies tend to be heroic calls to patriotism (think “Lone Survivor”) or grim affairs mired in hopelessness (think any documentary about Iraq and Afghanistan). Laughs and absurdism? In New Yorker cartoons, maybe. Tina Fey and her longtime “30 Rock” writing collaborator Robert Carlock had a different idea. The pair is behind the new movie “Whiskey Tango...
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