Tag Archives: Washington

Out on DVD | State of Play

Posted on 21 September 2009 by Jason Best

Gripping political thriller State of Play marked a confident Hollywood debut for Oscar-winning British documentary maker turned feature-film director Kevin Macdonald. Currently shooting a film of Rosemary Sutcliff’s classic children’s novel The Eagle of the Ninth, Macdonald did a good … Continue reading →

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The Best view | In the Loop – Cock-ups and conspiracies in the run-up to war

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Jason Best

For all those still seething over the cynical manipulation and mendacity behind Bush and Blair’s rush to war in Iraq, Armando Iannucci’s blistering political satire In the Loop offers a measure of catharsis. Based on The Thick of It, Iannucci’s … Continue reading →

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The Best view | State of Play – Stop Press: The Journalist Is Still a Hollywood Hero

Posted on 24 April 2009 by Jason Best

From His Girl Friday to All the President’s Men, some of Hollywood’s best movies (and my favourites, too) have been set in the ink-stained world of newspapers, a setting with its own grubby glamour, its own mystique, and an inherent … Continue reading →

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