Category Archives: Political Cinema

Oliver Stone: Wall Street (1987) Starring Michael Douglas & Charlie Sheen

Source:The Daily Post “Movie Trailer – 1987 – Wall Street” From C64B Wall Street from 1987 is a very good movie about what it’s like to work on Wall Street and what life is like around it. Perhaps not the most … Continue reading

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Jamielyn Gray: The American President (1995) President Andrew Shepard’s Speech

Source:Jaimelyn Gray– President Andrew Shepard: Played by Michael Douglas. Source:The New Democrat “Andrew Shepard’s Speech From The American President. Dear President Obama, PLEASE TAKE NOTES. (Originally uploaded as my response to Mr. Obama BOMBING that first debate with Mr. Romney … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: The American President (1995)

. Source:The Daily Press If you’re someone whose a political junky such as myself and you love watching political movies and political documentaries, than The American President is a very good movie. Because its about a President who at the … Continue reading

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Video Activist The Best Man From (1964) Some Things Never Change

Source:The Daily Press I saw The Best Man the 1964 version for the first time in late 2008, during that presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain on Turner Classic Movies which was doing a special where they showed … Continue reading

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Warner Vod: Advise & Consent (1962)

Source:The Daily Press Advise and Consent was a movie about the presidential nomination process in the U.S. Senate and what presidential appointments are put through by senators both in the opposition, but also from senators who are at least inclined … Continue reading

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William Shanley: The Made-For-TV Election Starring Martin Sheen (1980)

Source:The New Democrat  Comparing the presidential election of 1980 to the presidential election of 2012 is like comparing today’s culture and lifestyles of that of the 1950s. Or NFL football from the 1970s to the NFL of today, two completely … Continue reading

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J Brandsteter 04: Liberty is Too Precious of a Thing to be Buried in books

Source:The New Democrat  A lot things about Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are simply inaccurate. Rarely do you see even fifty senators on floor of the U.S. Senate let alone a hundred. Or back when this movie came out in … Continue reading

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Nevada Kubrick: Video: The Candidate 1972: The Jarman-McKay Debate

Source:The New Democrat Even with Bill McKay’s wishy-washy answer to the first question in this debate, this is still my favorite scene in a great movie about the classic underdog Bill McKay, played by Robert Redford against classic establishment incumbent … Continue reading

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Retro Trailer Spot: Video: The Candidate 1972 Official Trailer

Source:The New Democrat I love the movie The Candidate for several reasons.  Perhaps the main one is that it has given me an idea for a book about an anti-establishment liberal candidate or perhaps a John McCain Conservative Republican. They … Continue reading

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Ragma Loka: Killing Kennedy (2013)

. Source:The Daily Press I saw bits and pieces of this movie and I didn’t think it was very good. Which is probably why I only saw bits and pieces of it. I’ve caught a little more of it when … Continue reading

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