Donald Trump says he's prepared to compete with Rex Tillerson in an Iq test, but the way Steve Schmidt sees it, that won't change how the president has already achieved the “highest rank of moron.”...
- 10/10/2017
- by Ken Meyer
- Mediaite - TV
Republican strategist Steve Schmidt went on a full-throttle tear against President Trump on Tuesday for using his feud with the NFL to advance his "disgusting," divisive political machinations.
- 9/26/2017
- by Ken Meyer
- Mediaite - TV
On MSNBC this afternoon, in talking about the most recent White House shakeup, Steve Schmidt went off on President Trump over his lack of "impulse control."...
- 7/31/2017
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has taken his well-publicized support of same-sex marriage one step further, calling upon the U.S. Supreme Court to drop Prop 8.
As Breitbart's Mike Flynn reports, the Oscar-winning actor and director joined more than 100 Republicans in signing a Supreme Court-bound brief in favor of allowing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) couples the right to legally wed in California.
Flynn describes Eastwood as a "ong-time Republican with strong libertarian leanings," and says that signing the Supreme Court briefs implies that he "is going to stay active in the political landscape."
One of Eastwood’s representatives and a spokesman for the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the group spearheading opposition to California’s law banning same-sex marriage, confirmed the news to NBC.
Former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman and Gop strategist Steve Schmidt are among the other high-profile names to sign the brief, CBS News reports.
The...
As Breitbart's Mike Flynn reports, the Oscar-winning actor and director joined more than 100 Republicans in signing a Supreme Court-bound brief in favor of allowing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) couples the right to legally wed in California.
Flynn describes Eastwood as a "ong-time Republican with strong libertarian leanings," and says that signing the Supreme Court briefs implies that he "is going to stay active in the political landscape."
One of Eastwood’s representatives and a spokesman for the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the group spearheading opposition to California’s law banning same-sex marriage, confirmed the news to NBC.
Former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman and Gop strategist Steve Schmidt are among the other high-profile names to sign the brief, CBS News reports.
The...
- 2/28/2013
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
Former campaign manager for Sen. John McCain’s (R-az) 2008 presidential bid and MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt joined anchor Thomas Roberts today to weigh in on the Conservative Political Action Conference’s decision to bar both gay conservative groups and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie from attending the conference. Schmidt tore into Cpac, calling it the “Star Wars bar scene” of the conservative movement.
- 2/26/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
After working as chief political strategist for President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, David Axelrod has found a new gig. NBC News has hired Axelrod to act as a full-time senior political analyst, the news organization has announced.
According to NBC News' announcement, Axelrod will appear on both NBC's broadcast network and MSNBC. This won't be a major change of pace for Axelrod. He got his start as a reporter working for the Chicago Tribune for eight years before switching over to politics in 1984. He also has frequently appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
Axelrod will be in good company at NBC and MSNBC. Also working there are former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, Senator John McCain's 2008 senior campaign strategist and advisor Steve Schmidt, former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele and former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell.
According to NBC News' announcement, Axelrod will appear on both NBC's broadcast network and MSNBC. This won't be a major change of pace for Axelrod. He got his start as a reporter working for the Chicago Tribune for eight years before switching over to politics in 1984. He also has frequently appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
Axelrod will be in good company at NBC and MSNBC. Also working there are former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, Senator John McCain's 2008 senior campaign strategist and advisor Steve Schmidt, former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele and former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell.
- 2/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
David Axelrod, who was Barack Obama‘s top strategist for both presidential election campaigns and his former White House senior adviser, has joined NBC News and MSNBC as senior political analyst. Axelrod began his career as a journalist, serving as a a political writer, columnist and City Hall bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune before stepping into politics in 1984. He was recently named director of the University of Chicago’s new Institute of Politics and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Harris School of Public Policy. He joins the news networks’ team of analysts that includes former John McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt, Axelrod’s Gop counterpart during the 2008 elections; former Rnc chariman Michael Steele; and former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell.
- 2/19/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Ben Affleck's "Argo" continues its march as the Oscar front-runner this awards season. Yesterday, the film was the big winner at the 2013 Producers Guild Awards, and tonight, it won the big prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards taking home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture trophy.
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
- 1/28/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Politics are an ugly business. A floundering campaign needs something to revive it and the person they choose does that but also brings her own troubles. What can.t be argued is that Julianne Moore morphs into her subject so much that it earned her an Emmy. John McCain.s (Ed Harris) in last place in the race for the Gop nomination. He needs something to reinvigorate his campaign. Strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) and manager Rick Davis (Peter MacNicol) know that their vice presidential candidate will either sink or reenergize the McCain run. Davis sees footage of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) and thinks he has found the perfect person. A quick examination of her background finds...
- 1/15/2013
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
Chicago – When the HBO film, “Game Change,” was first announced, it sounded rather unnecessary. Why would Alaska governor-turned-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s overinflated celebrity deserve such a prestigious biopic? Wasn’t her TLC program, not to mention Tina Fey’s brilliant SNL parody, more than enough small-screen exposure for the oft-embarrassing politician?
Yet this film, superbly directed by Jay Roach, is less about Palin then it is about the superficial posturing that has taken over America’s political landscape. Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s bestselling book of the same name explored how celebrity triumphed over substance during the 2008 election season, as Republicans scrambled to equal the game-changing candidacy of Barack Obama. Screenwriter Danny Strong centers his film on Steve Schmidt, the campaign strategist who backed Palin and lived to regret it.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
As played by Woody Harrelson, an actor who just gets better with every successive year,...
Yet this film, superbly directed by Jay Roach, is less about Palin then it is about the superficial posturing that has taken over America’s political landscape. Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s bestselling book of the same name explored how celebrity triumphed over substance during the 2008 election season, as Republicans scrambled to equal the game-changing candidacy of Barack Obama. Screenwriter Danny Strong centers his film on Steve Schmidt, the campaign strategist who backed Palin and lived to regret it.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
As played by Woody Harrelson, an actor who just gets better with every successive year,...
- 1/11/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have been announced, continuing the awards season we’re currently in the midst of, and further recognising a handful of films that are already buzzing ahead of the Oscars.
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
- 12/12/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Screen Actor Guild has announced the nominees for its 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2012 as well as the SAG Awards nods for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
- 12/12/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Nominations were announced this morning for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, set to take place Jan. 27.
In television, Emmy Modern Family grabbed four nominations while Homeland and Downton Abbey walked away with three nominations each. In movies, Les Miserables, Lincoln, and Silver Linings Playbook all tied among nominees. (For more on that, read Anthony Breznican’s take.)
See the full list of TV and movie nominations below!
Television:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi (“Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson”) – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston (“Walter White”) – Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jeff Daniels (“Will McAvoy”) – The Newsroom...
In television, Emmy Modern Family grabbed four nominations while Homeland and Downton Abbey walked away with three nominations each. In movies, Les Miserables, Lincoln, and Silver Linings Playbook all tied among nominees. (For more on that, read Anthony Breznican’s take.)
See the full list of TV and movie nominations below!
Television:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi (“Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson”) – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston (“Walter White”) – Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jeff Daniels (“Will McAvoy”) – The Newsroom...
- 12/12/2012
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside Movies
From Brian Williams on NBC to Shep Smith on Fox, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central to Katie Couric on ABC, EW took in every corner of the election coverage on Tuesday night (and early Wednesday morning). Here are the highlights!
NBC:
Brian Williams, Comedian Joined by David Gregory, Savannah Guthrie, Tom Brokaw, Andrea Mitchell, Lester Holt, Tamron Hall, and Chuck Todd (doing double duty on MSNBC), anchor Brian Williams kept things lively and witty throughout the night, dryly tossing off a series of seemingly off-the-cuff one liners that had his colleagues (and likely many audiences) laughing, and...
NBC:
Brian Williams, Comedian Joined by David Gregory, Savannah Guthrie, Tom Brokaw, Andrea Mitchell, Lester Holt, Tamron Hall, and Chuck Todd (doing double duty on MSNBC), anchor Brian Williams kept things lively and witty throughout the night, dryly tossing off a series of seemingly off-the-cuff one liners that had his colleagues (and likely many audiences) laughing, and...
- 11/7/2012
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Tags: Rachel MaddowMSNBCBarack ObamaPresident ObamaMitt RomneyIMDbPresidential debates
Last night, nerds ran wild and free as Rachel Maddow and friends kicked off their coverage of first of a series of Presidential debates leading up to the 2012 election.
The debate was moderated by PBS anchor Jim Lehrer. Well, “moderated” in the roughly the same sense that a lone plastic bag “moderates” the speed of freeway traffic. Maddow noted both the absence of the firm hand on the tiller and the failures of the debate structure, which was long chunks of time devoted to particular topic areas, with first an answer and then a response and then a rebuttal and then Mitt Romney interrupting and talking whenever he wanted.
“I personally do not know who won this debate,” said Maddow as they switched from the event proper to Punditland, “I do think that we saw this debate format die a very painful death on camera tonight.
Last night, nerds ran wild and free as Rachel Maddow and friends kicked off their coverage of first of a series of Presidential debates leading up to the 2012 election.
The debate was moderated by PBS anchor Jim Lehrer. Well, “moderated” in the roughly the same sense that a lone plastic bag “moderates” the speed of freeway traffic. Maddow noted both the absence of the firm hand on the tiller and the failures of the debate structure, which was long chunks of time devoted to particular topic areas, with first an answer and then a response and then a rebuttal and then Mitt Romney interrupting and talking whenever he wanted.
“I personally do not know who won this debate,” said Maddow as they switched from the event proper to Punditland, “I do think that we saw this debate format die a very painful death on camera tonight.
- 10/4/2012
- by Ali Davis
- AfterEllen.com
Friday night is owned by HBO's Bill Maher, who speaks truth to power and holds court with liberal to conservative pundits and celebrities as they dissect the headlines and trends of the moment. On Sept. 7, the roundtable guests are political strategist Steve Schmidt, Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei and Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation; former Senate candidate Christine O.Donnell and David Simon, creator of .The Wire. and co-creator of .Treme,. are interview guests. The series continues its tenth season on Friday (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions...
- 9/6/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The game is afoot in the Emmy race for Best Movie/Mini Actor. Eight of the 13 Experts polled by Gold Derby believe that a little-known British actor, Benedict Cumberbatch, is out front for portraying a modern update of Sherlock Holmes. However, four bet on Kevin Costner as "Devil" Anse Hatfield in "Hatfields and McCoys." The bias toward Cumberbatch shouldn't be a surprise considering the profession of the experts – they're TV journalists, who've gushed rapturously over the sleuth series, which won Best Mini from both the Television Critics Assn. and BAFTA last year. They also cheered the surprise success of "Hatfields and McCoys." However, Emmy voters tend to prefer contenders like British superstar Clive Owen as Yankee literary icon Ernest Hemingway in "Hemingway and Gellhorn." Two experts predict he'll win. One opts for Woody Harrelson as Sarah Palin campaign aide Steve Schmidt in "G...
- 9/4/2012
- Gold Derby
Whether you measure your movies by box office, reviews, or popular appeal, Sony’s $125 million remake of the 1990 Ah-nuld Schwarzenegger interplanetary action fest Total Recall looks like a strike-out. The movie opened with a lethal softness; a $25.7 million first weekend meaning Recall won’t even come close to making back its budget during its domestic theatrical run. In fact, despite 22 years of ticket price increases, it’s doubtful the movie will even match the original’s $119.3 million haul.
And for those of you who think maybe the problem is Total Recall was outgunned opening while The Dark Knight Rises was still sucking up box office coin, entertain, at least for a moment if you will, the possibility the movie just plain sucks. According to Rotten Tomatoes’ canvas, almost 70% of reviewers – and over three-quarters of “top critics” – gave Total Recall a thumbs-down. Those who went to see the movie didn’t...
And for those of you who think maybe the problem is Total Recall was outgunned opening while The Dark Knight Rises was still sucking up box office coin, entertain, at least for a moment if you will, the possibility the movie just plain sucks. According to Rotten Tomatoes’ canvas, almost 70% of reviewers – and over three-quarters of “top critics” – gave Total Recall a thumbs-down. Those who went to see the movie didn’t...
- 8/15/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Jay Roach has a lot to say about American politics, even if he does downplay his role. Roach, whose directorial debut was a little movie called "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," has been slowly drifting away from the safer, undeniably successful comedies like "Meet the Parents" to some more controversial subjects -- like Sarah Palin. Roach, who directed "Game Change," the HBO film chronicling Sarah Palin's ascent during the 2008 election, now jumps right back into the fray with the surprisingly hard-r rated "The Campaign."
In "The Campaign," Will Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a philandering, corrupt and not particularly bright North Carolina congressman running for reelection. Zach Galifianakis plays Marty Huggins, his ernest (but backed by unscrupulous donors) opponent who, in the end, just loves North Carolina. (Surprisingly, as far as movies go, Ferrell plays the Democrat and Galifiankis plays a sympathetic Republican.) Here, Roach talks about his foray...
In "The Campaign," Will Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a philandering, corrupt and not particularly bright North Carolina congressman running for reelection. Zach Galifianakis plays Marty Huggins, his ernest (but backed by unscrupulous donors) opponent who, in the end, just loves North Carolina. (Surprisingly, as far as movies go, Ferrell plays the Democrat and Galifiankis plays a sympathetic Republican.) Here, Roach talks about his foray...
- 8/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Five of our Experts and seven of our Editors predict Clive Owen will win the Best Movie/Mini Actor Emmy for headlining "Hemingway and Gellhorn." The Brit plays quintessentially American author Ernest Hemingway who marries war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) in the HBO telefilm. Three of our Experts expect another British actor, Idris Elba, to win this race for the second series of BBC America's "Luther," in which he plays a London police detective who solves serial killings. Elba contended for this role last year. One Expert and Editor each predict a win for 1989 Supporting Comedy Actor champ Woody Harrelson ("Cheers") who portrayed politico Steve Schmidt in "Game Change," another HBO marquee project. Make Your Emmy Predictions: Who wll win Best Movie/Mini Actor? Forecast all races. Compete against experts! Make Your Pre...
- 7/10/2012
- Gold Derby
HBO emerged victorious on Thursday night with top prizes for Game of Thrones and Game Change as the 52nd Monte Carlo TV festival wrapped with its annual Golden Nymph awards ceremony at Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum. HBO and producers David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Frank Doelger and Carolyn Strauss won the outstanding international producer prize for Game of Thrones. Woody Harrelson was named best actor for his role as campaign strategist Steve Schmidt in Game Change. Modern Family’s Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan were named best international producers of a comedy series for ABC’s Emmy-winning show. The International TV Audience
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- 6/14/2012
- by Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Jay Roach's HBO movie Recount, covering the contentious aftermath of the 2000 election pitting George W. Bush against Al Gore, swept up three Emmys in 2008, including best television movie. This year’s Game Change, focusing on campaign adviser Steve Schmidt’s initial advocacy of and ultimate opposition to the choice of Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain’s running mate, looks to be another formidable awards competitor. And in August, Roach will deliver a fictional political battle when Warner Bros. releases The Campaign, a feature film starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as brawling opponents in North Carolina. With this political
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- 6/11/2012
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Julianne Moore's Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Emmy nomination for playing Sarah Palin in Game Change is not only assured, but her win is basically a given. The same goes for Woody Harrelson's tour-de-force performance as campaign manager Steve Schmidt. But the miniseries/movie category would be severely lacking without the inclusion of Sarah Paulson in the Supporting Actress category since her subtle, yet powerful, portrayal of Nicolle Wallace gives the audience someone to align with.
As the campaign's communications chief, it's Wallace who first identities Palin's shortcomings, becoming the Governor's confidant and punching bag while the emotional undercurrent Paulson imbues every scene with manages to make the audience feel empathy for this controversial character. It was the second splendid supporting small screen performance Paulson gave this year, as her American Horror Story psychic Billie Dean not only lent that supernatural series its brain, but set up...
As the campaign's communications chief, it's Wallace who first identities Palin's shortcomings, becoming the Governor's confidant and punching bag while the emotional undercurrent Paulson imbues every scene with manages to make the audience feel empathy for this controversial character. It was the second splendid supporting small screen performance Paulson gave this year, as her American Horror Story psychic Billie Dean not only lent that supernatural series its brain, but set up...
- 6/8/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
"I had never worked with an actor before where her job was to shut me out, but I felt so connected to her," said Sarah Paulson about performing opposite Julianne Moore in the recent HBO movie "Game Change." She added that Moore was "very, very good at making me feel that she was right there with me even though as the character, she was checked out." In the political drama, Paulson played Nicolle Wallace, a senior advisor hired by Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) in the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (Ed Harris). She was responsible for mentoring and assisting his vice-presidential running mate Governor Sarah Palin (Moore). The two of them frequently clashed over campaign decisions and media relations. It was only the second time in her career to portray a real person (after a smaller role in the TV movie "The Notorious Bettie Page"). In a video interview with Gold Derby,...
- 5/29/2012
- Gold Derby
After a lengthy career as a character actor on such shows as "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," "Gilmore Girls," and "Mad Men," Danny Strong is now enjoying great success as the writer of political dramas. He was nominated for an Emmy in 2008 for the George W. Bush vs. Al Gore "Recount" television movie and has a great shot at winning the writing award this September for "Game Change." That HBO film tells the story of the 2008 presidential campaign for Republican nominee John McCain (Ed Harris), his campaign advisor Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), and the surprising, selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) as a running mate. In a video interview with Gold Derby, Strong said, "They're really fascinating stories, and they're really dramatic stories. You've got extremely high stakes. You've got the issues being dealt with being some of the most important issues in this country, and it just make.
- 5/16/2012
- Gold Derby
The 2012 White House Correspondents' dinner is upon us, which means media figures, celebrities, politicos and more are party-hopping all over the nation's capital.
Media figures kicked off the weekend by attending the People - Time party at the St. Regis hotel in Washington D.C. Cable news broadcasters including Chris Matthews, Norah O'Donnell, Andrea Mitchell, Greta Van Susteren, Wolf Blitzer and Willie Geist got down with fellow journalists and celebrities. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sam Feist and Rashida Jones were in attendance, as were "CBS This Morning" hosts Gayle King and Erica Hill. CBS Chief Leslie Moonves attended with his wife and "The Talk" host, Julie Chen.
Over at The Hollywood Reporter bash, actor Woody Harrelson stopped for a photo on the red carpet with Steve Schmidt, the Republican political strategist Harrelson portrayed in HBO's "Game Change." Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Tina Brown and Howard Kurtz were also in attendance, as...
Media figures kicked off the weekend by attending the People - Time party at the St. Regis hotel in Washington D.C. Cable news broadcasters including Chris Matthews, Norah O'Donnell, Andrea Mitchell, Greta Van Susteren, Wolf Blitzer and Willie Geist got down with fellow journalists and celebrities. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sam Feist and Rashida Jones were in attendance, as were "CBS This Morning" hosts Gayle King and Erica Hill. CBS Chief Leslie Moonves attended with his wife and "The Talk" host, Julie Chen.
Over at The Hollywood Reporter bash, actor Woody Harrelson stopped for a photo on the red carpet with Steve Schmidt, the Republican political strategist Harrelson portrayed in HBO's "Game Change." Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Tina Brown and Howard Kurtz were also in attendance, as...
- 4/28/2012
- by Rebecca Shapiro
- Huffington Post
The 2012 White House Correspondents' dinner is upon us, which means media figures, celebrities, politicos and more are party-hopping all over the nation's capital.
Media figures kicked off the weekend by attending the People - Time party at the St. Regis hotel in Washington D.C. Cable news broadcasters including Chris Matthews, Norah O'Donnell, Andrea Mitchell, Greta Van Susteren, Wolf Blitzer and Willie Geist got down with fellow journalists and celebrities. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sam Feist and Rashida Jones were in attendance, as were "CBS This Morning" hosts Gayle King and Erica Hill. CBS Chief Leslie Moonves attended with his wife and "The Talk" host, Julie Chen.
Over at The Hollywood Reporter bash, actor Woody Harrelson stopped for a photo on the red carpet with Steve Schmidt, the Republican political strategist Harrelson portrayed in HBO's "Game Change." Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Tina Brown and Howard Kurtz were also in attendance, as...
Media figures kicked off the weekend by attending the People - Time party at the St. Regis hotel in Washington D.C. Cable news broadcasters including Chris Matthews, Norah O'Donnell, Andrea Mitchell, Greta Van Susteren, Wolf Blitzer and Willie Geist got down with fellow journalists and celebrities. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sam Feist and Rashida Jones were in attendance, as were "CBS This Morning" hosts Gayle King and Erica Hill. CBS Chief Leslie Moonves attended with his wife and "The Talk" host, Julie Chen.
Over at The Hollywood Reporter bash, actor Woody Harrelson stopped for a photo on the red carpet with Steve Schmidt, the Republican political strategist Harrelson portrayed in HBO's "Game Change." Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Tina Brown and Howard Kurtz were also in attendance, as...
- 4/28/2012
- by Rebecca Shapiro
- Aol TV.
At the end of each month, the Sound On Sight staff will band together to write an article about their favourite scenes in films released. Here are our favourite scenes from the month of February.
Click here to see January’s releases
Click here to see February’s releases
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia – Opening Scene
Nuri Bilge Ceylan is without a doubt one of the most exciting directors on the international scene. His sixth feature, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia won the Grand Prize at Cannes last year and it is easy to see why. This metaphysical road movie about life, death and the limits of knowledge opens with a brief prologue, a slow, steady out of focus zoom through a service station’s dirty window, eventually shifting into focus revealing a room where three guys eat, drink and converse. It seems like a simple setup but...
Click here to see January’s releases
Click here to see February’s releases
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia – Opening Scene
Nuri Bilge Ceylan is without a doubt one of the most exciting directors on the international scene. His sixth feature, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia won the Grand Prize at Cannes last year and it is easy to see why. This metaphysical road movie about life, death and the limits of knowledge opens with a brief prologue, a slow, steady out of focus zoom through a service station’s dirty window, eventually shifting into focus revealing a room where three guys eat, drink and converse. It seems like a simple setup but...
- 4/5/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Batten down the hatches, morning show watchers! A storm will be brewing tomorrow at precisely the same time as your cup o’ Joe. As we reported yesterday, Sarah Palin will guest host the Today show tomorrow morning. Elsewhere on the airwaves, Palin’s former nemesis Katie Couric, a beloved former Today anchor, will be in her second day of a week-long stint at Good Morning America.
Under normal circumstances, this head-on competition between two such charismatic and formidable figures is the stuff producers pray to the ratings gods for. Add to that the contentious relationship between the news anchor and the conservative political star,...
Under normal circumstances, this head-on competition between two such charismatic and formidable figures is the stuff producers pray to the ratings gods for. Add to that the contentious relationship between the news anchor and the conservative political star,...
- 4/2/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW.com - PopWatch
When Woody Harrelson signed on to play Steve Schmidt and Haymitch Abernathy in “Game Change” and “The Hunger Games” respectively, he likely wasn’t thinking that the roles are actually strange mirrors of one another (although, who’s to say what Harrelson is thinking really?). Aside from the obvious similarities - both films are adaptations of books and they each have the word “game” in the title - there are some equally clear distinctions. Steve Schmidt is, of course, the campaign strategist who functioned as the senior adviser on the 2008 John McCain Presidential bid. Haymitch Abernathy is a fictional character who resides...
- 3/26/2012
- by Roth Cornet
- Hitfix
Meghan McCain has yet to watch HBO's Game Change. That's understandable. It's tough to watch a movie based on your own dad's struggles. I know I had a hard time watching Superman 2 (What? You didn't know my father is the last son of Krypton? God, check my bio sometime, reader!). She has seen some of the movie's promotions though and she is not happy with her dad's former advisors Nicolle Wallace and Steve Schmidt.
- 3/15/2012
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Game Change Julianne Moore may not get an Oscar nomination early next year, but she seems to have an Emmy nod — probably the award itself — guaranteed thanks to her performance as U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the HBO movie Game Change. As the v.p. selected to run alongside Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Palin was a source of outrage, disgust, mirth, horror, and/or worship, depending on one's point of view: far-right Christian or secular liberal, Tina Fey / Saturday Night Live fan or non-fan. This year, Game Change not only earned Moore great reviews, but according to The Hollywood Reporter it has also become HBO's most successful movie — 2.1 million viewers — since Joseph Sargent's Something the Lord Made (2.6 million in May 2004). That's quite a contrast from the Sarah Palin documentaries that, whether pro or con, bombed miserably at the North American box office last year.
- 3/14/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Woody Harrelson has played a porn publisher in the “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and a serial killer in “Natural Born Killers,” so portraying a political consultant in HBO’s “Game Change" was not too much of a stretch. The laid-back actor plays Steve Schmidt, the hard-charging strategist for John McCain in the 2008 election. How did Harrelson, whose politics lean toward marijuana law reform, handle the role of Republican hard-charger? “I wouldn’t imagine myself wanting to have anything to do with the guy," he told Men's Journal,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Peter Voskamp
- The Wrap
Don’t believe everything you see on TV. Unless, of course, you lived it yourself. Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain said they had no intention of watching Game Change, HBO’s adaptation of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s stunning behind-the-scenes best-seller. Palin called the film — which EW.com readers thought was more than fair to the former vice-presidential candidate — “Hollywood lies” and her Pac wanted the cable network to put a “fiction disclaimer” on it. But some of the others portrayed in the movie opted to check it out, and had a noticeably different reaction.
- 3/13/2012
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
The premiere of HBO’s controversial movie Game Change on Saturday ranked as the pay net’s most-watched original film in nearly eight years.
An average audience of 2.1 million viewers tuned into the Julianne Moore starrer. Across four weekend plays, the movie that also featured Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris lured 3.6 million. The political drama is based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s best-seller about Senator John McCain’s (Harris) ill-fated decision to choose Sarah Palin (Moore, pictured) as his vice presidential candidate in the 2008 Presidential campaign. Harrelson plays campaign strategist Steve Schmidt.
EW’s Ken Tucker said the...
An average audience of 2.1 million viewers tuned into the Julianne Moore starrer. Across four weekend plays, the movie that also featured Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris lured 3.6 million. The political drama is based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s best-seller about Senator John McCain’s (Harris) ill-fated decision to choose Sarah Palin (Moore, pictured) as his vice presidential candidate in the 2008 Presidential campaign. Harrelson plays campaign strategist Steve Schmidt.
EW’s Ken Tucker said the...
- 3/13/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Woody Harrelson may have played Gop strategist Steve Schmidt in HBO's "Game Change," but that doesn't mean the actor has much admiration for Schmidt's fellow Republicans.
In a recent interview with Men's Journal, Harrelson was asked if he had more sympathy for Republicans after filming the screen adaptation of a book by the same name that promised a glimpse behind the scenes of the 2008 McCain-Palin campaign. He didn't mince words: "“F**k, no!" Harrelson is quoted as saying. "The s**t those people say just makes me weep for humanity!”
Harrelson did, however, have some sympathy for Schmidt himself. He said he spent some time with McCain's campaign ace and was surprised by what he learned. "I really found myself liking him," he said. "He’s a political animal, but I feel like he’s an idealist and not bogged down in all the bullshit."
Schmidt had some kind words...
In a recent interview with Men's Journal, Harrelson was asked if he had more sympathy for Republicans after filming the screen adaptation of a book by the same name that promised a glimpse behind the scenes of the 2008 McCain-Palin campaign. He didn't mince words: "“F**k, no!" Harrelson is quoted as saying. "The s**t those people say just makes me weep for humanity!”
Harrelson did, however, have some sympathy for Schmidt himself. He said he spent some time with McCain's campaign ace and was surprised by what he learned. "I really found myself liking him," he said. "He’s a political animal, but I feel like he’s an idealist and not bogged down in all the bullshit."
Schmidt had some kind words...
- 3/12/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Steve Schmidt, a former campaign strategist for John McCain, discussed HBO's "Game Change" on Monday, stating that the film was a "very accurate" depiction of the 2008 presidential campaign. Schmidt also candidly discussed his part in bringing Sarah Palin onto the Republican ticket.
In an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe", Schmidt talked about the film, which premiered on Saturday night, and his role in McCain's presidential bid.
"I think it was very accurate," he said of the movie. "For all of us in the campaign, it really rang true. It gave you a little bit of Ptsd at times."
Schmidt's take on the film is a departure from others depicted in the political drama, based on the 2010 book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. Palin dismissed the film as inconsequential, and said that she would not watch it. McCain, who also refused to watch, criticized the filmmakers for the way they portray Palin.
In an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe", Schmidt talked about the film, which premiered on Saturday night, and his role in McCain's presidential bid.
"I think it was very accurate," he said of the movie. "For all of us in the campaign, it really rang true. It gave you a little bit of Ptsd at times."
Schmidt's take on the film is a departure from others depicted in the political drama, based on the 2010 book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. Palin dismissed the film as inconsequential, and said that she would not watch it. McCain, who also refused to watch, criticized the filmmakers for the way they portray Palin.
- 3/12/2012
- by Mollie Reilly
- Huffington Post
Over the course of Game Change, Steve Schmidt's arc moves him from assertive and cocksure to worried and then completely panicked and hopeless over the vice presidential candidacy -- and erratic behavior -- of an untested YouTube-scouted Alaskan governor named Sarah Palin. And while yes, it's Woody Harrelson, not the actual Schmidt, on screen in HBO's election drama, the real life Republican strategist and former adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign says that the film is true to the real life story. “I think it was very accurate,” Schmidt told the hosts of Morning Joe on Monday. “For all of us
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- 3/12/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former McCain senior campaign strategist Steve Schmidt sat down with MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday morning and spoke candidly on his role in the 2008 campaign, saying HBO's Game Change was largely true. "I think it was very accurate," Schmidt acknowledged and admitted he was reckless in helping pick Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential nominee. "I think the notion of Sarah Palin being President of the United States is something that frightens me, frankly."...
- 3/12/2012
- by James Crugnale
- Mediaite - TV
CNN's Howard Kurtz grilled director Jay Roach and screenwriter Danny Strong over the accuracy of their movie "Game Change" on Sunday's "Reliable Sources."
The HBO movie, which premiered on Saturday, documents Sarah Palin's experience on the 2008 campaign trail as told by the book "Game Change." It received some criticism about its accuracy, and Kurtz presented the filmmakers a wide array of concerns on Sunday.
Kurtz asked if their characterization of the project as a "dramatization" meant that " some of it was a little embellished." Roach rebuffed that notion. He said that adjustments were made to tell a sixty-day story in a two-hour movie, but insisted that the film was based on factual information that had been repeatedly checked.
Roach explained that they spent time with "Game Change" authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. Strong added that he conducted twenty-five interviews with people in the McCain campaign. "We were able...
The HBO movie, which premiered on Saturday, documents Sarah Palin's experience on the 2008 campaign trail as told by the book "Game Change." It received some criticism about its accuracy, and Kurtz presented the filmmakers a wide array of concerns on Sunday.
Kurtz asked if their characterization of the project as a "dramatization" meant that " some of it was a little embellished." Roach rebuffed that notion. He said that adjustments were made to tell a sixty-day story in a two-hour movie, but insisted that the film was based on factual information that had been repeatedly checked.
Roach explained that they spent time with "Game Change" authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. Strong added that he conducted twenty-five interviews with people in the McCain campaign. "We were able...
- 3/11/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
"[McCain] knows in his gut that he put somebody unqualified on the ballot. He knows that in his gut, and when this race is over that is something he will have to live with ... He put somebody unqualified on that ballot and he put the country at risk; he knows that." -- Matthew Dowd, Republican political strategist, fall 2008
Few made-for-television movies have arrived with the amount of fanfare, anticipation and attendant hyperbole as has HBO's political docudrama Game Change, which chronicles Sarah Palin's erratic and polarizing performance as the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee during the historic 2008 presidential election. Almost as soon as the HBO production of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's blockbuster was announced, critics -- particularly those from the Republican right -- began taking potshots at it. That chatter has built up to a veritable crescendo in advance of Game Change'spremiere Friday on HBO at 9 p.m.
Few made-for-television movies have arrived with the amount of fanfare, anticipation and attendant hyperbole as has HBO's political docudrama Game Change, which chronicles Sarah Palin's erratic and polarizing performance as the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee during the historic 2008 presidential election. Almost as soon as the HBO production of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's blockbuster was announced, critics -- particularly those from the Republican right -- began taking potshots at it. That chatter has built up to a veritable crescendo in advance of Game Change'spremiere Friday on HBO at 9 p.m.
- 3/11/2012
- by Geoffrey Dunn
- Aol TV.
HBO's Game Change brings more insight and sympathy to the McCain-Palin story than its real protagonists may have had
Game Change, the book, was an example of campaign journalism at its most crass: an inelegant hodge-podge of rumors and supposition threaded together with a thesaurus and gall. Game Change, the movie, is an example of what happens when you remove the journalists from journalism: you get a story.
A pretty good one, in fact. By choosing to focus on the psychodrama behind and following John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, the makers of the movie picked out the 2008's second most compelling narrative (the major one having something to do the history of race in America, whatever) – but by far its most intimate one. Not many people can really identify with the story of a man attempting to fulfill the destiny of an entire...
Game Change, the book, was an example of campaign journalism at its most crass: an inelegant hodge-podge of rumors and supposition threaded together with a thesaurus and gall. Game Change, the movie, is an example of what happens when you remove the journalists from journalism: you get a story.
A pretty good one, in fact. By choosing to focus on the psychodrama behind and following John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, the makers of the movie picked out the 2008's second most compelling narrative (the major one having something to do the history of race in America, whatever) – but by far its most intimate one. Not many people can really identify with the story of a man attempting to fulfill the destiny of an entire...
- 3/11/2012
- by Ana Marie Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had harsh words for the HBO film "Game Change" as well the book it was based on, saying Sunday that he had no plans to watch a movie that he believes disparages his former running mate Sarah Palin.
"Of course I'm not going to watch it," McCain told host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. "Why there continues to be such an assault on a fine and decent person, Sarah Palin ... They continue to disparage and attack her person. I admire and respect her, I'm proud of our campaign and I'm humbled by the fact that I was able to give her [the Republican vice-presidential nomination]."
Although the book "Game Change" covered all aspects of the 2008 presidential race, the film version focuses on the inner workings of the McCain-Palin campaign. McCain accused authors John Heilemann and Mark Halperin of painting an unfair portrait of the campaign, and he said...
"Of course I'm not going to watch it," McCain told host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. "Why there continues to be such an assault on a fine and decent person, Sarah Palin ... They continue to disparage and attack her person. I admire and respect her, I'm proud of our campaign and I'm humbled by the fact that I was able to give her [the Republican vice-presidential nomination]."
Although the book "Game Change" covered all aspects of the 2008 presidential race, the film version focuses on the inner workings of the McCain-Palin campaign. McCain accused authors John Heilemann and Mark Halperin of painting an unfair portrait of the campaign, and he said...
- 3/11/2012
- by Dave Jamieson
- Huffington Post
With bated breath I anticipated the premiere of HBO's Game Change. The film is based on the same named book by journalists John Heilmann and Mark Halperin. The narrative chronicles 2008's presidential campaign from the perspective of the ill fated McCain/Palin campaign. Game Change provided numerous surprises considering I know how this story ends.
Most shocking was the moment I found myself completely awash in sympathy for Sarah Palin. I certainly have a new found respect for both campaign manager Steve Schmidt and Senator John McCain, whom I believe will be noted in the annals as one of the last great moderates of the Senate. Game Change revealed through Palin's overnight popularity the days of doing and saying what is right in politics are done. The dark side of populism is indeed upon us. Below is my live blog of the film.
Game Change: What have we learned?...
Most shocking was the moment I found myself completely awash in sympathy for Sarah Palin. I certainly have a new found respect for both campaign manager Steve Schmidt and Senator John McCain, whom I believe will be noted in the annals as one of the last great moderates of the Senate. Game Change revealed through Palin's overnight popularity the days of doing and saying what is right in politics are done. The dark side of populism is indeed upon us. Below is my live blog of the film.
Game Change: What have we learned?...
- 3/11/2012
- by Lauren Brown Jarvis
- Aol TV.
"There's an old Greek saying," said Michael Dukakis in the heat of the 1988 campaign in a pointed attack on his opponent George H.W. Bush's boss, Ronald Reagan. "A fish rots from the head first. You know, it starts at the top."
Watching Game Change, I was reminded of that Dukakis-ism and how perfectly it described the mess that was the McCain campaign, led by an incredibly reckless and irresponsible man and politician named John McCain who went about the process of selecting his running mate in a manner that made a mockery of American democracy.
As I detailed in my book, Wild Card: The Promise & Peril of Sarah Palin, and as the film recounts, McCain was absolutely dead-set on picking Joe Lieberman, a man who had been the opposing party's standard bearer, as his running mate. In a desperate attempt to keep that ridiculous decision from happening, equally...
Watching Game Change, I was reminded of that Dukakis-ism and how perfectly it described the mess that was the McCain campaign, led by an incredibly reckless and irresponsible man and politician named John McCain who went about the process of selecting his running mate in a manner that made a mockery of American democracy.
As I detailed in my book, Wild Card: The Promise & Peril of Sarah Palin, and as the film recounts, McCain was absolutely dead-set on picking Joe Lieberman, a man who had been the opposing party's standard bearer, as his running mate. In a desperate attempt to keep that ridiculous decision from happening, equally...
- 3/11/2012
- by Mark Joseph
- Aol TV.
"The chief reason to see Game Change is that it's fun," argues James Wolcott. "It has nothing new or profound to say about the runaway train of a presidential campaign, it doesn't paint any rainy moments of a candidate's somber reflection on the toll of his soul as the an aide prattles on the latest polls, it doesn't peel any of the crab shell off of John McCain for a look under the psychological hood, or show us a side of Sarah Palin that will send us to the rewrite pages of history. It doesn't drip oil from the ceiling like Ides of March, implicating everyone including the audience in collusion and corruption. It's a slow-burn comedy of exasperation."
Game Change, airing tonight on HBO, "is told through the eyes of the advisers who developed the losing strategy of Senator John McCain of Arizona and Gov Sarah Palin of Alaska,...
Game Change, airing tonight on HBO, "is told through the eyes of the advisers who developed the losing strategy of Senator John McCain of Arizona and Gov Sarah Palin of Alaska,...
- 3/11/2012
- MUBI
The debate about fair vs one-sided portraits aside -- the narrative of which has dominated the political conversation side of things so far -- "Game Change," Jay Roach's HBO film about Sarah Palin's effect on the 2008 Republican campaign to elect John McCain, is, by and large, an absorbing and entertaining docu-drama-like account of this period in election history. It's also perhaps one of the most effective political cautionary tales to date, an evidential A-z portrait of what not to do when trying to pick a running mate.
Based on the well-researched book of the same name by journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, “Game Change” centers, at least initially, on Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), an American campaign strategist and public relations worker for the U.S. Republican Party, who had hoped to sit out the 2008 election to spend more time with his wife. That all changes when Barack Obama...
Based on the well-researched book of the same name by journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, “Game Change” centers, at least initially, on Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), an American campaign strategist and public relations worker for the U.S. Republican Party, who had hoped to sit out the 2008 election to spend more time with his wife. That all changes when Barack Obama...
- 3/11/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Chicago – You may be surprised by the angle taken by HBO’s controversial “Game Change,” a film already being summarily dismissed by conservative pundits who probably haven’t even seen the piece and merely assume that it’s another liberal Hollywood hatchet job. It’s not that at all. Yes, it does not make Sarah Palin nor the staff behind John McCain’s failed Presidential campaign look all that smart but it does break down some key failures of what happened on the Republican side of the ticket in 2008 in ways that take these people from “SNL” parodies to real people. It humanizes the people behind the sound bites and does so with three of the best performances on television in the last few years. It’s fantastic in so many ways.
TV Rating: 4.5/5.0
The team behind the excellent “Recount” (director Jay Roach and writer Danny Strong) try to offer...
TV Rating: 4.5/5.0
The team behind the excellent “Recount” (director Jay Roach and writer Danny Strong) try to offer...
- 3/10/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Two-hour exploration of 2008 campaign depicts Palin's rapid rise and fall – and those who shoved her into the spotlight
There's a moment early on in HBO's new movie on the 2008 presidential election, Game Change, in which Sarah Palin is being whisked away from the relative obscurity of her governor's mansion in Alaska to become John McCain's presidential running mate. The appointment, she has been warned, will instantly turn her into one of the most famous people on the planet and change her life forever.
"You seem totally unfazed by this," Steve Schmidt, McCain's top campaign strategist observes as she sits utterly poised on board a private jet. She turns to him, looks him square in the eye, and replies: "It's God's plan."
The scene is one of several chilling moments in a film that is less about Sarah Palin herself than about the high-stakes and at times cynical calculations that lie behind a presidential campaign.
There's a moment early on in HBO's new movie on the 2008 presidential election, Game Change, in which Sarah Palin is being whisked away from the relative obscurity of her governor's mansion in Alaska to become John McCain's presidential running mate. The appointment, she has been warned, will instantly turn her into one of the most famous people on the planet and change her life forever.
"You seem totally unfazed by this," Steve Schmidt, McCain's top campaign strategist observes as she sits utterly poised on board a private jet. She turns to him, looks him square in the eye, and replies: "It's God's plan."
The scene is one of several chilling moments in a film that is less about Sarah Palin herself than about the high-stakes and at times cynical calculations that lie behind a presidential campaign.
- 3/9/2012
- by Ed Pilkington
- The Guardian - Film News
I was struck at Thursday night's premiere of Game Change at Washington's Newseum -- usually home to policy conferences and studies of the history of news -- that Julianne Moore, in her Tom Ford velvet green dress cut down to her navel, has come to epitomize glamorous women in politics.
Whatever you may think about Palin and her role as John McCain's vice-presidential nominee in 2008, no one will dispute her rock-star charisma, à la Barack Obama in that campaign. She's not alone. Many other women on both sides of the aisle have that quality, though maybe not quite to the extent of Palin. Look at Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic chairman; New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, even former congresswoman Gabby Giffords -- all attracted massive amounts of TV time; all are beautiful women.
Moore, who told me she spent months studying Palin -- along...
Whatever you may think about Palin and her role as John McCain's vice-presidential nominee in 2008, no one will dispute her rock-star charisma, à la Barack Obama in that campaign. She's not alone. Many other women on both sides of the aisle have that quality, though maybe not quite to the extent of Palin. Look at Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic chairman; New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, even former congresswoman Gabby Giffords -- all attracted massive amounts of TV time; all are beautiful women.
Moore, who told me she spent months studying Palin -- along...
- 3/9/2012
- by Lauren Ashburn
- Aol TV.
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