Actress Rachael Leigh Cook entered the lion’s den in the summer of ‘08 - the Republican National Convention in her home town of Minneapolis. For a dyed in the wool liberal, that took some effort. But she’s a member of the nonpartisan Creative Coalition, and she figured it was only right to visit the RNC after making [...] Related posts: ‘Poliwood’ - Shut up and act? Coming...
We are all amazed and distressed by this odd creature masquerading as a part human/part mystery. We know him as more than the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the exceptional Barry Levinson opus. He is symbolic of the weird science creation we refer to as "idiot savants."
Diner - Undated, unspecified draft script by Barry Levinson – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder [...]
The new Barry Levinson film “Poliwood” has me thinking more than I should about celebrities getting involved with politics. Now, Jessica Alba has checked in on education courtesy of an op-ed she wrote for The Huffington Post. At first I figured Alba’s column would be ghost written, since I suspect many folks - both inside Hollywood and [...] Related posts: Vote — Or Jessica...
So I’m finally getting my legs back under me from my vacation and once again it’s time to find out what Miss Plumcake is… Reading: The Cornish Trilogy by Robertson Davies. Fun read for academics, Anglicans and other people who are only tedious on the outside. Watching: Liberty Heights Barry Levinson. Wonderful autumnal film about a [...]
When acclaimed actor-director Peter Berg was offered a chance to do a documentary for the ESPN Films 30 for 30 series, he felt like a kid in a candy store.
The creators of "Liberty Heights", "Serial Mom" and "The Wire" got together Saturday night to raise money for and awareness about Maryland's film industry.
They're the quiet force behind Baltimore's trio of top filmmakers — John Waters, Barry Levinson and David Simon C asting director Pat Moran, a co-founder of John Waters' Dreamland Films, helped create the human tapestries that give Waters' midnight specials their Fellini-like ebullience. But she has also done her part to imbue such Barry Levinson memory plays as "Avalon" and "Liberty...
Meet the quiet force behind Baltimore's trio of top filmmakers — John Waters, Barry Levinson and David Simon Casting director Pat Moran, a co-founder of John Waters' Dreamland Films, helped create the human tapestries that give Waters' midnight specials their Fellini-like ebullience. But she has also done her part to imbue such Barry Levinson memory plays as "Avalon" and "Liberty...
Did you know celebrities have a right to speak their minds about politics courtesy of The First Amendment? Or that the 1960 Kennedy/Nixon televised debate changed the way we saw politicians forever? “Poliwood,” a new film “essay” from director Barry Levinson, uncovers those nuggets and much, much more. The film, set to bow at the Starz Denver Film [...] Related posts: Tarantino...
www.huffingtonpost.com | November 5, 2009 ... The new documentary from Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson, Poliwood examines the intersection of politics and the entertainment industry. It follows several members of the "Creative Coalition" as they travel to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 2008. They waltzed in through the front door, with cameras and...
Director Barry Levinson has gone after the much-corrected TV critic for The New York Times, Alessandra Stanley, for her review of his documentary about Hollywood and politics -- PoliWood. Reading his response, you wish the guy had run it by...
In a reply to what he feels is a misleading (nay, delusional) review of his essay film "Poliwood" by New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley, Barry Levinson offers this sound advice: To reiterate, criticism is a part of...
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