One critic has likened the film to director Ramón Menéndez’s “Stand and Deliver” (1988), in which a teacher successfully inspires his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.
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Rob Reiner and Robert Leighton Talk Up Relevance of ‘The American President,’ 25 Years Later
As we approach the most critical election in history, its a good time to re-watch, or stream for the first time, ‘The American President.’ “I think people should watch the …
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Matthew Hannam Talks Editing Jude Law’s New Family Drama ‘The Nest’
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It’s an after-hours conversation between actor Dennis Hopper and director Orson Welles in November 1970.
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by uncreditedby uncredited“It was like a match made in heaven.”
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“Dean called me and said, ‘Don, you’ve got to do this.'”
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“When the shutdown happened, we called all of our clients and talked to them and said: ‘We’re in uncharted territory.'”
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He was the recipient last October of the Guild’s Fellowship and Service Award, given to professionals who have advanced the interests of post-production and the labor movement.