The Celluloid President

The Celluloid President

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The Celluloid President episodes

  • Mike Nichols' "Primary Colors"

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    Gary and Jim chew on Bill Clinton's character and talents when discussing "Primary Colors,' a highly fictionalized account of the 1992 Democratic primary race in which Clinton evades one trap after another of his own making. They wonder whether they were too hard on the guy 30 years ago.

    1 hr 13 min
  • Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove"

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    Jim and Gary discuss one of the greatest comedies ever made -- and that's not just their opinion.  "Dr. Strangelove" is on The American Film Institute's list of 100 best films of all time.  The film concerns the efforts of a fictional U.S. President to stop a nuclear war with the Soviet Union after an insane Air Force General launches an unauthorized nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.   George C. Scott has never been funnier and Peter Sellers has never been more restrained (at least in two out of the three parts he plays).

    1 hr 17 min
  • Hyde Park on Hudson

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    Jim and Gary talk about the most famous hot dog in U.S. history and ponder how many mistresses FDR really had in this 2012 movie about our 32nd president, his good friend Daisy Suckley and the king and queen of the United Kingdom.

    1 hr 20 min
  • PT 109

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    Whatever they think of him as a President, Gary and Jim agree that JFK is a remarkable figure and a genuine war hero. The question is, does "PT 109" do justice to President Kennedy's war-time experience?

    1 hr 27 min
  • Dick

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    Years ago Gary and Jim saw "Dick," the teen comedy about Watergate.  Is it still as funny now as as it once seemed?  Yes!!! It's easily the most hilarious movie about any U.S. President.  And such a great soundtrack.

    1 hr 20 min
  • Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"

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    Gary and Jim discuss the greatness of Abraham Lincoln and Spielberg's remarkable civics lesson in passing the Thirteen Amendment, which outlawed slavery.

    1 hr 22 min
  • "Nixon" by Oliver Stone

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    Gary and Jim reminisce about how they became friends defending Nixon in college and then dig into Oliver Stone's epic movie about the 37th President.  They no longer see eye-to-eye on Nixon himself and have differing tolerances for conspiracy theories. 

    1 hr 21 min

About The Celluloid President

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Jim Robinson and Gary Holmes met at college and have been talking about politics ever since.  In addition to being presidential history buffs they are former aides to top politicians, and both…