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The Celluloid President

The Celluloid President

De: Gary Holmes
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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 have written for Ronald Reagan. They'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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  • Peter Sellers in "Being There"

    Peter Sellers in "Being There"
    Nov 19 2025

    In possibly his greatest movie role, Peter Sellers plays Chance, a simple-minded gardener whose mundane observations are taken as oracular epigrams and metaphors that take the political establishment by storm. "Being There" has a lot to say about our gullibility and our habit of hearing what we want to hear. Once widely lauded as a hilarious and biting commentary about politics, the movie is now rarely in the conversation about great political films but it is as timely today as it was in 1979.

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    1 h y 1 m
  • Mel Gibson is "The Patriot"

    Mel Gibson is "The Patriot"
    Sep 4 2025

    Gary and Jim discuss the 2000 Mel Gibson film "The Patriot," which depicts the brutal war between the patriots and the British during the War of Independence. They agree that George Washington is a great but remote hero and that the movie itself is rough to watch. War is Hell indeed.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Hugh Jackman, as Gary Hart, is "The Front Runner"

    Hugh Jackman, as Gary Hart, is "The Front Runner"
    Aug 7 2025

    In 1988, Senator Gary Hart was the front runner to be the next President of the United States until he went for a three-hour cruise on the pleasure craft "Monkey Business." Hugh Jackman plays Hart in "The Front Runner," which asks an always relevant question: how much of a politician's personal life is relevant to his performance as a public servant?
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    1 h y 4 m
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