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Release Date:

May 23, 2014

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “This is an unashamedly opinionated film. In Gore Vidal’s America, the political coup has already happened. The right have triumphed and the human values of the liberals have been consigned to history. But how did this happen and who organized it? In this film Gore Vidal’s acerbic, opinionated and informed approach rips away at the facade of the new America. The film dramatizes Gore’s political views and his concern at the present state of American democracy using interviews and historical footage of his famous appearances on television and talk shows over the last fifty years. In the recently filmed interviews Gore examines the course of American history and policy making and draws dramatic conclusions on the fate of the nation in the modern age.”

Poster: C

Review: This particular poster isn’t that interesting and the one I liked better wasn’t of sufficient quality to post. If you know who the man is, this poster should be enough to entice you, but no one else is likely to care.

Trailer: B+

Review: Gore Vidal is a tremendous writer, responsible for some of the greatest political films in cinema history. His in depth knowledge of the political structure and the corruption of power is inscrutable. Any documentary that focuses on him and his views is worth checking out.

Oscar Prospects:

This could be the kind of political documentary the Academy would get into. If reviews are excellent and the film keeps pushing into the fall, it could be a contender.

Revisions:

(May 18, 2014) Original