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So many
stories coming out of Hollywood seem to be fixated with the
American Presidency. 13
Days relives the Cuban missile crisis. The West
Wing on television looks at events behind the White House
doors.
The
Contender concentrates on the President's attempts to
name a woman as his vice-president and the campaign to prevent
this.
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clapping, he can't see us |
Jeff Bridges
is the latest actor to take on the role of the most powerful
man in the world.
He wants
Joan Allen to be his second in command much to Gary Oldman's
disgust.
So begins
a campaign to discredit the female senator with sex being
the ultimate weapon (even though the sex acts in question
happened some 20 years earlier).
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Mr Blair, you should get ready for the election by...
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It's a
film which won't disappoint but won't set the world on fire.
And while life behind the White House closed doors might be
moderately interesting it does pale when so many programmes
seems devoted to the subject.
Would
life behind 10 Downing Street be as interesting? Actually,
with the foot-and-mouth crisis it probably would!
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