Kiefer Sutherland is confident that 24's Jack Bauer would "respect" his new Designated Survivor character.
ABC's new series, premiering Wednesday, centers on Sutherland's eponymous "designated survivor" Tom Kirkman, who is sworn in as president – despite never having served as an elected official – after an explosion kills nearly the entire U.S. government.
So what does the 24 agent think of Sutherland's portrayal of Potus?
"One of the things I loved about Jack Bauer as a character was he was absolutely apolitical, and anytime you deal with someone in the Secret Service you're dealing with that as well," Sutherland tells People. "They're...
ABC's new series, premiering Wednesday, centers on Sutherland's eponymous "designated survivor" Tom Kirkman, who is sworn in as president – despite never having served as an elected official – after an explosion kills nearly the entire U.S. government.
So what does the 24 agent think of Sutherland's portrayal of Potus?
"One of the things I loved about Jack Bauer as a character was he was absolutely apolitical, and anytime you deal with someone in the Secret Service you're dealing with that as well," Sutherland tells People. "They're...
- 9/21/2016
- by Mariah Haas and Natalie Stone
- People.com - TV Watch
Kiefer Sutherland is confident that 24's Jack Bauer would "respect" his new Designated Survivor character. ABC's new series, premiering Wednesday, centers on Sutherland's eponymous "designated survivor" Tom Kirkman, who is sworn in as president - despite never having served as an elected official - after an explosion kills nearly the entire U.S. government. So what does the 24 agent think of Sutherland's portrayal of Potus? "One of the things I loved about Jack Bauer as a character was he was absolutely apolitical, and anytime you deal with someone in the Secret Service you're dealing with that as well," Sutherland tells People.
- 9/21/2016
- by Mariah Haas and Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
Every week, the CriticWire Survey asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday morning. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: As you may be aware, America is fixing to elect a new President later this year. If you could cast your vote this November for any movie President (real or fictional), who would it be and why?
Christopher Campbell (@thefilmcynic), Nonfics/Film School Rejects
If I had to choose fictional, I’d go with Jackson Evans in “The Contender.” He comes off as so perfect that he’s clearly just a product of the movies. But I can choose someone real, so I go with the John F. Kennedy of “Primary” and “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment” (and the Drew...
This week’s question: As you may be aware, America is fixing to elect a new President later this year. If you could cast your vote this November for any movie President (real or fictional), who would it be and why?
Christopher Campbell (@thefilmcynic), Nonfics/Film School Rejects
If I had to choose fictional, I’d go with Jackson Evans in “The Contender.” He comes off as so perfect that he’s clearly just a product of the movies. But I can choose someone real, so I go with the John F. Kennedy of “Primary” and “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment” (and the Drew...
- 7/19/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Ted Cruz may have just proven he's a major movie buff. During Wednesday morning's CNN interview, Cruz quoted a line from the 1995 film The American President, starring Michael Douglas, to defend his wife Heidi following his latest feud with rival Donald Trump. Trump slammed Cruz on Twitter Tuesday, threatening to "spill the beans" about Heidi after he accused the Texas senator of creating a meme with a nude photo of Trump's wife Melania from her 2000 British GQ shoot. Ted Cruz literally lifted a line from The American President pic.twitter.com/BdG7Qcr4Ye— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 23, 2016 Cruz responded...
- 3/24/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Ted Cruz may have just proven he's a major movie buff. During Wednesday morning's CNN interview, Cruz quoted a line from the 1995 film The American President, starring Michael Douglas, to defend his wife Heidi following his latest feud with rival Donald Trump. Trump slammed Cruz on Twitter Tuesday, threatening to "spill the beans" about Heidi after he accused the Texas senator of creating a meme with a nude photo of Trump's wife Melania from her 2000 British GQ shoot. Ted Cruz literally lifted a line from The American President pic.twitter.com/BdG7Qcr4Ye— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 23, 2016 Cruz responded...
- 3/24/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
The commander-in-chief's turn as entertainer-in-chief is a David and Goliath plot for the ages, and we're only halfway through
How's the election been for you? On a scale of one to 10? Great? Just Ok? Would you recommend it to a friend? Not to trivialize the historical crossroads at which we find ourselves, still less the opportunity for a frank and rigorous exchange of ideas over the best policy with which to lead this great republic into the 21st century, but: have you had fun? Did it suck? Were you on the edge of your seat? Or was it a complete waste of your TiVo?
That America's political machine is an ever-growing subsidiary of its entertainment industry has long been remarked upon. "All campaigns are movies now, consisting of competing narratives with competing stars," wrote Neal Gabler in his superb 1998 book Life: The Movie, a radical expansion of Norman Mailer's famous comment,...
How's the election been for you? On a scale of one to 10? Great? Just Ok? Would you recommend it to a friend? Not to trivialize the historical crossroads at which we find ourselves, still less the opportunity for a frank and rigorous exchange of ideas over the best policy with which to lead this great republic into the 21st century, but: have you had fun? Did it suck? Were you on the edge of your seat? Or was it a complete waste of your TiVo?
That America's political machine is an ever-growing subsidiary of its entertainment industry has long been remarked upon. "All campaigns are movies now, consisting of competing narratives with competing stars," wrote Neal Gabler in his superb 1998 book Life: The Movie, a radical expansion of Norman Mailer's famous comment,...
- 10/31/2012
- by Tom Shone
- The Guardian - Film News
Michael Douglas is in talks to play the 40th president of the United States. The 67-year-old actor, who played fictional Commander in Chief Andrew Shepard in 1995's The American President, is in talks for the role of Republican Ronald Reagan in the upcoming indie flick Reykjavik, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reykjavik will follow Reagan's 1986 trip to the Icelandic capital where he and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for peace talks following the infamous Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
- 8/30/2012
- Sky Movies
Michael Douglas could be suiting up to play a president…again! The 67-year-old actor, who played fictional Commander in Chief Andrew Shepard in 1995's The American President, is in talks for the role of Ronald Reagan in the upcoming indie flick Reykjavik, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Douglas' rep confirmed to E! News that the Wall Street star is indeed in talks, but said that nothing has been signed yet. Reykjavik will follow Reagan's 1986 trip to the Icelandic capital where he and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met—in a spa no less—for peace talks following the infamous Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell is in...
- 8/29/2012
- E! Online
While Michael Douglas stole our hearts as President Andrew Shepard in "The American President," it looks like the actor is now going back to The White House. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Doulas is in talks to play President Ronald Reagan in the upcoming indie film, "Reykjavik." Set over the course of a few days in 1986, the film centers on the peace talks between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during the wake of the Chernobyl disaster. (Alternate title: "When Reagan met Gorbachev.") Ridley Scott is set to produce the film with Mike Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"), who is in talks to direct. The role of Gorbachev has yet to be cast. "Reykjavik" will be financed by Participant Media, who backed the award-winning environmental documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." This film isn't the only upcoming project that features an actor portraying Reagan. In "The Butler," Alan Rickman...
- 8/29/2012
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
Since today is Presidents Day, I thought it would be a good time to give a fun list of the 10 best fictional movie presidents. I have to say that I think we need a Harrison Ford type president in the White House today. Check out the list below, and let us know who you would like to see as the real president of the United States.
I think all of these movies are worth watching again if you haven't seen them in awhile.
Donald Pleasance as President “Unknown Name” – Escape From New York
Air Force One crash lands in the futuristic dystopia Manhattan which has been turned into a maximum security prison, and the President is taken hostage by the criminals. Snake Pliskin is injected with a serum that will kill him in 24 hours, to get the antidote and survive he must save the President.
Gene Hackman as President Alan...
I think all of these movies are worth watching again if you haven't seen them in awhile.
Donald Pleasance as President “Unknown Name” – Escape From New York
Air Force One crash lands in the futuristic dystopia Manhattan which has been turned into a maximum security prison, and the President is taken hostage by the criminals. Snake Pliskin is injected with a serum that will kill him in 24 hours, to get the antidote and survive he must save the President.
Gene Hackman as President Alan...
- 2/20/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
We live in a country where pop culture is king (or queen). More people find themselves tuned into who’s on American Idol than who’s in the Senate. But what happens when pop culture and politics collide?
You’ve got your political dramas, your political thrillers, and everything in between. In honor of this week’s The Ides of March, we’re going to take a look at some of the more memorable political figures that have graced the silver screen. Just remember, any political office is fair game.
Top 7 Movie Politicians I’d Vote For
7. Primary Colors (1998)
Recap: Governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta) is the kind of character who’s got it all. He’s got charm. He’s got sex appeal. But much like the rest of us, he’s got his demons too. Based on real-life president Bill Clinton,...
We live in a country where pop culture is king (or queen). More people find themselves tuned into who’s on American Idol than who’s in the Senate. But what happens when pop culture and politics collide?
You’ve got your political dramas, your political thrillers, and everything in between. In honor of this week’s The Ides of March, we’re going to take a look at some of the more memorable political figures that have graced the silver screen. Just remember, any political office is fair game.
Top 7 Movie Politicians I’d Vote For
7. Primary Colors (1998)
Recap: Governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta) is the kind of character who’s got it all. He’s got charm. He’s got sex appeal. But much like the rest of us, he’s got his demons too. Based on real-life president Bill Clinton,...
- 10/6/2011
- by Calhoun Kersten
- The Scorecard Review
November 7, 1995
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Columbia Pictures
After watching his "North" go south at the boxoffice, Rob Reiner has reverted to top form with Columbia Pictures' "The American President", a thoroughly entertaining tale of love at the White House.
Acerbic, warm and timely, the winning picture also boasts one of the year's best scripts and a slew of terrific performances. Michael Douglas, who stepped in when Robert Redford stepped out, makes for a highly effective President Andrew Shepherd, who, in his rare spare time is a widower trying to give his daughter a normal upbringing. But the film's most pleasant surprise is Annette Bening, who is nothing short of sensational here, demonstrating a rarely seen comedic side that expertly conveys the right mix of steely determination and unnerved vulnerability (HR 11/3-5).
Michael Rechtshaffen
FAIR GAME
Warner Bros.
Although popcorn fights might occur during the silliest moments of this very silly exercise in big-bang movie-making, there's just enough preposterous action and sleazy& A to make Joel Silver's latest production an overachiever, at least during the first weekend at the boxoffice. Curiosity over the film debut of model Cindy Crawford and Warner Bros. marketing savvy will line 'em up, but word-of-mouth will be deadly as debut director Andrew Sipes' "Fair Game" is ultimately fatuous bunk inspired to provide only the cheapest sort of thrills.
Based on Paula Gosling's novel, Charlie Fletcher's screenplay boasts some of the most inane dialogue and pitifully inadequate plotting to show up on the screen this year. There's not a single believable moment, but the intended humor is generally lame and the cartoonish characters are not captivating in the slightest.
Bloody, explosive showdowns occur regularly and the body count is hard to keep up with (HR 11/3-5).
David Hunter
ONCE UPON A TIME ...
WHEN WE WERE COLORED
Republic Pictures
Making festival rounds on its way to a January select-site release, TV actor Tim Reid's $2.5 million directorial debut is a dramatically unfocused but nobly intentioned adaptation of Clifton Taulbert's coming-of-age book set among poor blacks in post-World War II Mississippi.
A tough sell outside the core African-American audience, "Once Upon a Time" centers on young Cliff (Willie Norwood Jr.), whose single mother leaves him in the care of grandparents and others in the ramshackle "village" they call home.
Episodic and idealistic in its portrayal of the archetypal characters, Paul Cooper's screenplay concentrates on the strong community environment that nourishes Cliff, with just a few scenes showing the ugliness of the era's overt racism and segregation (HR 11/6).
David Hunter
NOBODY LOVES ME
CFP Distribution
A black comedy about a lonely young woman looking for love, and a big hit in her native Germany, Doris Dorrie's "Nobody Loves Me" will no doubt strike a chord with single women everywhere, if its relentless quirkiness isn't too off-putting.
The chief problem with the film is the relentless and ultimately wearying eccentricity of the characters, who prove to be entertaining but less than endearing (HR 11/6).
Frank Scheck
Other reviews
Also reviewed last week were the films "The Monster" (HR 11/1), "Red Ribbon Blues" (11/2), "Sweet Nothing" (11/3-5) and "Nobody Loves Me (11/6)."...
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Columbia Pictures
After watching his "North" go south at the boxoffice, Rob Reiner has reverted to top form with Columbia Pictures' "The American President", a thoroughly entertaining tale of love at the White House.
Acerbic, warm and timely, the winning picture also boasts one of the year's best scripts and a slew of terrific performances. Michael Douglas, who stepped in when Robert Redford stepped out, makes for a highly effective President Andrew Shepherd, who, in his rare spare time is a widower trying to give his daughter a normal upbringing. But the film's most pleasant surprise is Annette Bening, who is nothing short of sensational here, demonstrating a rarely seen comedic side that expertly conveys the right mix of steely determination and unnerved vulnerability (HR 11/3-5).
Michael Rechtshaffen
FAIR GAME
Warner Bros.
Although popcorn fights might occur during the silliest moments of this very silly exercise in big-bang movie-making, there's just enough preposterous action and sleazy& A to make Joel Silver's latest production an overachiever, at least during the first weekend at the boxoffice. Curiosity over the film debut of model Cindy Crawford and Warner Bros. marketing savvy will line 'em up, but word-of-mouth will be deadly as debut director Andrew Sipes' "Fair Game" is ultimately fatuous bunk inspired to provide only the cheapest sort of thrills.
Based on Paula Gosling's novel, Charlie Fletcher's screenplay boasts some of the most inane dialogue and pitifully inadequate plotting to show up on the screen this year. There's not a single believable moment, but the intended humor is generally lame and the cartoonish characters are not captivating in the slightest.
Bloody, explosive showdowns occur regularly and the body count is hard to keep up with (HR 11/3-5).
David Hunter
ONCE UPON A TIME ...
WHEN WE WERE COLORED
Republic Pictures
Making festival rounds on its way to a January select-site release, TV actor Tim Reid's $2.5 million directorial debut is a dramatically unfocused but nobly intentioned adaptation of Clifton Taulbert's coming-of-age book set among poor blacks in post-World War II Mississippi.
A tough sell outside the core African-American audience, "Once Upon a Time" centers on young Cliff (Willie Norwood Jr.), whose single mother leaves him in the care of grandparents and others in the ramshackle "village" they call home.
Episodic and idealistic in its portrayal of the archetypal characters, Paul Cooper's screenplay concentrates on the strong community environment that nourishes Cliff, with just a few scenes showing the ugliness of the era's overt racism and segregation (HR 11/6).
David Hunter
NOBODY LOVES ME
CFP Distribution
A black comedy about a lonely young woman looking for love, and a big hit in her native Germany, Doris Dorrie's "Nobody Loves Me" will no doubt strike a chord with single women everywhere, if its relentless quirkiness isn't too off-putting.
The chief problem with the film is the relentless and ultimately wearying eccentricity of the characters, who prove to be entertaining but less than endearing (HR 11/6).
Frank Scheck
Other reviews
Also reviewed last week were the films "The Monster" (HR 11/1), "Red Ribbon Blues" (11/2), "Sweet Nothing" (11/3-5) and "Nobody Loves Me (11/6)."...
- 11/7/1995
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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