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The Celluloid President

By: Gary Holmes
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  • We're presidential history buffs and former aides to top politicians, and we're here to discuss movies on American presidents. Each podcast focuses on what Hollywood is trying to tell us about America by using a president as a lead character. Join us for provocative insights, opinions and recommendations as we examine the celluloid president.
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Episodes
  • Barbie

    Barbie
    Apr 13 2024

    Jim and Gary don't agree about much when it comes to Barbie, except that people who criticize it for political reasons should get a life. Gary thought the movie had surprising philosophical depth and Jim just didn't like the execution. They do agree, though, that they'd rather be a Ken than an Allan.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Wind and The Lion

    The Wind and The Lion
    Mar 15 2024

    Jim and Gary take a look at the 1975 action/adventure movie "The Wind and the Lion," which stars Brian Keith as an overly energetic Theodore Roosevelt, Sean Connery as the last of the Barbary Pirates, and Candice Bergen as a kidnapped American widow who becomes a feisty pawn in internal Moroccan politics.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer
    Feb 17 2024

    When President Harry S Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, thereby ending World War II, he was able to do so because J. Robert Oppenheimer had successfully led the effort to build it. In this episode Jim and Gary discuss Christopher Nolan's masterpiece "Oppenheimer," which depicts the top-secret effort to build the bomb and its messy political aftermaths.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
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