Feb 28, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Somehow, I should have known that a movie with a nuanced and more or less sensitive portrayal of the 37th President, Frost/Nixon, would soon be counterbalanced by one trading on the Evil Nixon archetype favored by so many of popular culture’s tastemakers. Such a...
Feb 26, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Edwin Trinka, the doorman at New York’s fabled Plaza Hotel 46 years, is about to retire. In his decades there he’s met countless folks who were rich, famous, or just looking for a good room for the night. His favorite guest of them all? “Richard...
Feb 26, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Since January 16, the New York Times has had on its site a group blog, “100 Days,” in which five presidential biographers take turns comparing the initial stages of the Obama Administration to five presidencies. Jean Edward Smith does the comparing to the...
Feb 23, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Last night Frank Langella lost the Best Actor competition in the Academy Awards to Sean Penn. But the veteran’s sterling performance in Frost/Nixon is still gaining accolades, not least from those who knew and worked with the 37th President. This weekend the...
Feb 21, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
An AFP story out of Hollywood takes a look at the odds that bookmakers are offering as to what film or actor or actress will win the “Golden Dude,” as Robin Williams tearfully dubbed his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor when he won for Good Will Hunting....
