All The President’s Men
As part of the Political Film Fest, we’re discussing the 1976 Oscar-winning classic directed by Alan Pakula and written by William Goldman (one of Aaron Sorkin’s screenwriting heroes). WOODSTEIN!
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Here are some extra tidbits:
“Telling the Truth about Lies” – a featurette on the making of the film
An article Gordon Willis wrote for American Cinematographer in 1976 about his work on the film, including his use of split diopters.
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later – which features Josh Malina in the role of Deep Throat
A Few Good Men
Did you order the Code Red? You're goddamn right I did!—if by "Code Red" you mean an hour of Josh & Hrishi discussing this Aaron Sorkin / Rob Reiner classic. (We're not in the Marines, but we still like giving things code names.) We wanted to pay tribute to the late Rob Reiner and this film that, in some ways, would eventually lead to The West Wing. Plus, A Few Good Men was Josh's film debut, based on the play that was his Broadway debut, so he has lots of stories. We hope—we strenuously hope—you'll join us for this conversation about one of the all-time great courtrooms drama.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
We're trying to savor the Capra-esque quality of this experience by wrapping up with Mr. Smith.
Supplemental materials:
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