May 15, 2008
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The other night I went to the premiere of HBO's amazing new film "Recount" which tells the unbelievable, and sadly true, story of all the machinations in Florida and DC that went into the Supreme Court ultimately declaring George W. Bush the winner of the 2000 election. (You may be familiar with this tale.)
The movie’s stars - Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley, Bob Balaban and Laura Dern (in an absolute star turn as Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris) - were all at the Museum of Modern Art for the screening alongside some of the actual players in that Election and many pundits, newzies, and whozies. And Cindy Adams.
The film is edge-of-your-seat riveting, which is no small feat considering that it involves much legalese, backroom conversations, and hanging chads.







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MJEH wrote:
Hi Andy!!
I don't know what all this crapahooey is over
"Work Out" all I know is I'm totally into
"Bewitched" season 5. This is the last season with "old Darrin". The next year she zapped so hard she changed Dick York into Dick Sargeant or "The Gay Dick" as we call him. I don't know but give me Endora and Serena anyday. And DO NOT forget Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur!!!
((((Andy))))
MJEH
posted on May 15, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Chris Anderson wrote:
Hey Andy..
Thanks for the note about "Recount"... and yes, we all know what that blunder cost the American people. Seriously, that man in the White House has virtually destroyed decades of good will with other countries of the world.... but also eroded a huge amount of our national pride, as well. I understand many Canadians who travel the world are now proudly wearing Canadian flag pins on their lapels... apparently not so much to boast of their citizenship, but so they are not mistaken for American's. Now that's bad! As part of a group of indy film makers, we have thought more than once of making a documentary about the nonsense we see going on around us... but people are afraid.. our right to protest our government, which so many of us veterans fought for, is being taken away from us day by day. On one hand, the conservatives praise the fight for freedom.. and with the other, they want to take them away calling them "treason".. I don't get it. Every time I see the rights of others challenged, whether it's the right of any 2 people in love to marry or the right to disagree with your government, I see those amazing men and women in uniform fighting for nothing but a dictatorship. The biggest special interest group has to be the ultra conservative.
Meanwhile, I love the story about Sue Simmons... I don't like the proliferation of the F word everywhere and I am almost getting a bit numb when I hear it.. .almost... but dang, sometimes you just get so frustrated at the news, you just gotta say the stupid word and spit. Give Sue a break, New York. She's good peeps.
posted on May 16, 2008 at 4:02 AM
RJM wrote:
The film is fabrication–malicious fabrication at that.
Danny Strong, known best for his stirring apearances in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was so anxious to have his first script picked up that he decided to make it up as he went along. He decided that the “facts” of the 2000 recount had to be made to look sexy to HBO. So he threw himself into cobbling together a storyline that had Bush winning the recount because the Dems–and, in particular, Warren Christopher –were wimps. This is the same Warren Christopher, by the way, who went to the streets during the DC riots of the 1960’s to keep the president posted on developments; who got seventy some US hostages out of Iran; and who served on a ship in the Pacific during WW II. In the NYT story published yesterday, Strong admits to waiting to contact Christopher until the the day the scenes involving his character were shot. He also admits not giving Christopher a copy of the script, even though he did so for Jim Baker and Ron Klain,who were also allowed to give notes and to veto lines and scenes. Danny wants us to believe he had the time to find and commission Christopher’s tailor to make a suit for Christopher’s character, but was too busy to talk to the guy whose measurements he was using. So much for accuracy and/or plain fairness. Strong should write a docudrama about what “really” happened on the Buffy set and leave the documenting of history to people like Ken Burns, who care more about getting things right than marketable.
posted on May 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM
jill wrote:
what do you mean your date folded at 10K?????
has that person been taught nothing???
posted on May 21, 2008 at 4:03 PM