"[POLIW] | 2009 | 85 min | Feature Documentary
Directed by: Barry Levinson
USA
World Premiere
Interests: Documentary, Politics
Cast & Credits
Primary Cast: Anne Hathaway, Susan Sarandon, Will.i.am, Sting, Josh Lucas, Ellen Burstyn
Director: Barry Levinson
Producers: Robin Bronk, Robert Baruc, Tim Daly, Jason Sosnoff
Editor: Aaron Yanes
Program Notes
Legendary Academy Award®-winning director Barry Levinson sets out to explore the collision and collusion between politics and Hollywood. The film gives the viewer a front-row seat and backroom access to the most significant presidential campaign of the 21st century.
Featuring interviews with high-profile celebrities and powerful political figures, Poliwood gives insider access to the influence Hollywood has over today's political process as we discover the thin line between politician and actor, news and entertainment, policy and tabloid. Trailing a number of politically active actors, writers, directors, and musicians, this documentary is sure to spark debate about the role media and celebrities should have in modern-day politics. A Screen Media Films presentation.
Following the May 1 screening, join director Barry Levinson and actors Josh Lucas, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tim Daly, Ellen Burstyn, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Davi, Matthew Modine, Gloria Reuben, and Wendie Malick for a special conversation moderated by Lawrence O'Donnell, NBC News political analyst and writer.
Friday, May 1, 6:00 pm
@BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center"
Information Courtesy Of: Tribecafilm.Com
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: The advent of cable news (NOTE: Although not limited to television) has only elevated "political theater" and extended the "cult" of celebrity well beyond Hollywood, California to, of all places, Washington D.C., creating, as Academy Award®-winning director Barry Levinson suggests with his newest film, a veritable "Poliwood" - complete with all of the drama, divas and posturing of a real movie set.
Yes, when Y.O.U. can't afford to purchase the green scissors required to cut through the lengthy red tape that surrounds filming in New York City, Y.O.U. might opt to roll film in Vancouver. Likewise, when a script calls for a desert scene in the Sahara a studio that is strapped for cash might settle for a location in New Mexico. Today though, some of the most talked about "stars" treat Capitol Hill as their sound stage of choice.
In spite of being chock full of your garden variety liberal "Hollywood Elite" muckrakers (Sarcasm. Learn it.), "Poliwood" promises to be a subjective documentary piece that attempts to honestly explore this Staged New World ... lol. Political propaganda is nothing new, however, the use of the media to manipulate the masses has grown exponentially since the Reagan-Era. Unfortunately, many of the old boarded up houses of responsible journalism are now inhabited by spin doctor squatters who twist the truth and present opinions as facts and, worst of all, they haven't paid rent in years ... lol.
Raise your hand if the election of Barack Obama to the Oval Office was more than just a sugar high. Really? Good. Now, use your free hand to dial your phone and cop some tickets for the "Poliwood" premiere this Friday May, 1 @ the über cool TriBeca Film Festival. Not only is it "grown and sexy"; it's good for Y.O.U. too. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
BONUS:
Barry Levinson Interview @ AMCTV.Com
Yes, when Y.O.U. can't afford to purchase the green scissors required to cut through the lengthy red tape that surrounds filming in New York City, Y.O.U. might opt to roll film in Vancouver. Likewise, when a script calls for a desert scene in the Sahara a studio that is strapped for cash might settle for a location in New Mexico. Today though, some of the most talked about "stars" treat Capitol Hill as their sound stage of choice.
In spite of being chock full of your garden variety liberal "Hollywood Elite" muckrakers (Sarcasm. Learn it.), "Poliwood" promises to be a subjective documentary piece that attempts to honestly explore this Staged New World ... lol. Political propaganda is nothing new, however, the use of the media to manipulate the masses has grown exponentially since the Reagan-Era. Unfortunately, many of the old boarded up houses of responsible journalism are now inhabited by spin doctor squatters who twist the truth and present opinions as facts and, worst of all, they haven't paid rent in years ... lol.
Raise your hand if the election of Barack Obama to the Oval Office was more than just a sugar high. Really? Good. Now, use your free hand to dial your phone and cop some tickets for the "Poliwood" premiere this Friday May, 1 @ the über cool TriBeca Film Festival. Not only is it "grown and sexy"; it's good for Y.O.U. too. Holla @ ya boy in BK!
BONUS:
Barry Levinson Interview @ AMCTV.Com
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