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23. Advise nd Consent

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:10 PM

Sep 2012

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1962 political thrill that marked Betty White's film debut as a Kansas senator and the first movie after WW2 to feature gay bar scene involving the blackmailing of a married senator. The book is also a great read

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Do you have a favorite political movie? [View all] cynatnite Sep 2012 OP

Bob Roberts taterguy Sep 2012 #1

Same Here AnnieBW Sep 2012 #72

Likewise. It's almost completely unknown, SheilaT Sep 2012 #106

All The President's Men tridim Sep 2012 #2

I just got the dvd of All the President's Men. I have watched it once a decade. applegrove Sep 2012 #70

"The Candidate" ewagner Sep 2012 #3

I'd go with that one too. NCarolinawoman Sep 2012 #58

Yes...and... ewagner Sep 2012 #134

True railsback Sep 2012 #65

Three Days of the Condor montanacowboy Sep 2012 #4

Excellent choice! One of my favorite movies! n/t DearHeart Sep 2012 #128

Wag the Dog. nt rrneck Sep 2012 #5

Z flyingfysh Sep 2012 #6

I should add a comment to this flyingfysh Sep 2012 #28

This is a must see flick. longship Sep 2012 #129

Hell, yes. Z. Frank Cannon Sep 2012 #138

"Manchurian Candidate", original version. (nt) Paladin Sep 2012 #7

My favorite too. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #82

+1 cyberswede Sep 2012 #107

Air Force One! Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #8

They shoulda cast Eastwood, then. Bucky Sep 2012 #40

The Ides of March, with George Clooney. nt Zorra Sep 2012 #9

I want to see that one! Whisp Sep 2012 #14

The American President eissa Sep 2012 #10

That's why you should watch "The West Wing". Aristus Sep 2012 #20

Yep, great show and movie. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #112

Great flick! cyberswede Sep 2012 #108

One of my favorite movies. Lugnut Sep 2012 #133

Dr. Strangelove Bozita Sep 2012 #11

My absolute all time favorite! etherealtruth Sep 2012 #19

#1 on my list as well. I could watch it once a week. n/t cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #44

Oh yah.Shoulda been my first thought. Stryder Sep 2012 #67

Mine too. DCBob Sep 2012 #83

I concur! cyberswede Sep 2012 #111

Reds. Starry Messenger Sep 2012 #12

Primary Colors Whisp Sep 2012 #13

To the politically-minded, everything is political Cirque du So-What Sep 2012 #15

Bulworth Initech Sep 2012 #16

bbbbahhbbaabbuh...OBSENITY? alphafemale Sep 2012 #59

Yeah! + 1 no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #94

Game Change Siwsan Sep 2012 #17

Good Night and Good Luck... Spazito Sep 2012 #18

LOVED Good Night and Good luck! (nt) eqfan592 Sep 2012 #113

Bob Roberts. It just gets truer every year. nt Poll_Blind Sep 2012 #21

Election ibegurpard Sep 2012 #22

Advise nd Consent Mponti Sep 2012 #23

I just saw that Beringia Sep 2012 #39

Trivia about Advise and Consent Mponti Sep 2012 #110

Not to be picky, but that would be Advise and Consent. WillowTree Sep 2012 #118

I, Claudius Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #24

My wife and I love that series lame54 Sep 2012 #26

JFK lame54 Sep 2012 #25

Failsafe lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #27

This is a great one! nt cyberswede Sep 2012 #114

That was just on TV over Labor Day weekend. WillowTree Sep 2012 #119

And Walter Matthau as the smarmy hawk. longship Sep 2012 #124

2 old movies Gabriel over the whitehouse & the best man kimbutgar Sep 2012 #29

Gabriel over the White House is a fucking awesome movie. Bucky Sep 2012 #48

Primary Colors... Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #30

People Thought It Would Be Perceived As Anti-Clinton But It Was A Birthday Gift From John Travolta DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #47

7 Days in May oldhippydude Sep 2012 #31

Yes! El Supremo Sep 2012 #77

I agree! cyberswede Sep 2012 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberswede Sep 2012 #120

Many of my favorites are already listed, so I'm adding HOUSE OF CARDS MrScorpio Sep 2012 #32

Oh yeah.. that rocks and it's on Netflix Streaming these days, gotta watch it again! Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2012 #84

The Sand Pebbles. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #33

+100 oneshooter Sep 2012 #97

One of mine is "The Year of Living Dangerously" Warpy Sep 2012 #34

2 great movies Mponti Sep 2012 #51

Executive Action bongbong Sep 2012 #35

State of the Union Lisa D Sep 2012 #36

Mine is also Mr.Smith goes to Washington..nt Stuart G Sep 2012 #37

Advise and Consent with Charles Laughton and Henry Fonda Beringia Sep 2012 #38

Primary Colors DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #41

Nixon was pretty good. I also like Fidel and in the time of the butterflies. craigmatic Sep 2012 #42

Primary Colors tallahasseedem Sep 2012 #43

Chaplin's The Great Dictator aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #45

The Parallax View tufnel Sep 2012 #46

A few jp11 Sep 2012 #49

Inherit the Wind ananda Sep 2012 #50

And while I'm thinking of Spencer Tracy ... lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #55

Both are my favorite all time Spencer Tracy movies. n/t cynatnite Sep 2012 #74

On my "Must See" list. (nt) eqfan592 Sep 2012 #115

Until I read the play, I didn't realize Hornbeck Mac1949 Sep 2012 #130

house of cards i think it was called, a BBC political drama very clever loli phabay Sep 2012 #52

"Now you might very well think that, but of course I couldn't possibly comment." CBHagman Sep 2012 #105

lol well played yup thats it havent seen it in years but it stuck with me. loli phabay Sep 2012 #123

There are quite a few listed that I like. I'll add "The Cradle Will Rock" Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #53

In the Name of the Father (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2012 #54

Network Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #56

Jensens spiel to Howard Beal say's it all !!! orpupilofnature57 Sep 2012 #79

Love that scene. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #96

You beat me to it, Bjorn Against spiderpig Sep 2012 #90

Dave and It's a Wonderful Life. MissMarple Sep 2012 #57

I love "It's A Wonderful Life", I don't care if it's sappy. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #86

A Very British Coup hack89 Sep 2012 #60

3, corresponding to the three primary strands of my ties to the Dem Party abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #61

Fiction: Bullworth. Documentary: Chisolm '72: Unbought & Unbossed eom TransitJohn Sep 2012 #62

"In the Time of Butterflies" EC Sep 2012 #63

A few JustAnotherGen Sep 2012 #64

"The Distinguished Gentleman"--spot on about the flim-flam side ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #66

Primary Colors. And The American President. More of a romance, I guess. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #68

Burzynski Th1onein Sep 2012 #69

In a sense, ALL movies are political. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 #71

The Motorcycle Diaries limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #73

Very good one, strongly recommended. Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2012 #85

Bulworth. Edweird Sep 2012 #75

"A Clockwork Orange" Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #76

" Victim of the modern age , poor poor girl " orpupilofnature57 Sep 2012 #78

In the Name of the Father a film which shows it can happen anywhere. Ghost of Tom Joad Sep 2012 #80

One Mother's Son is also another a good film about the IRA smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #88

Ah, I forgot about the Battle of Algiers. Waltz with Bashir... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2012 #122

Well, I have a few... WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #81

PINOCCIO! Well it's not a political movie, but it is a movie that reminds me of Romney. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #87

Dave sadbear Sep 2012 #89

Teahouse of the August Moon BlueinOhio Sep 2012 #91

"Being There" with Peter Sellers mucifer Sep 2012 #92

Great movie til the final scene graham4anything Sep 2012 #104

The Contender n/t tammywammy Sep 2012 #93

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence notundecided Sep 2012 #95

Toss up between "Face in the Crowd" and "Meet John Doe"... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #98

"Sneakers" with Robert Redford oneshooter Sep 2012 #99

BLAZE with Paul Newman bottomofthehill Sep 2012 #100

Idiocracy. nt valerief Sep 2012 #101

12 Angry Men & Grapes of Wrath both starring Henry Fonda graham4anything Sep 2012 #102

Robin Hood. Firebrand Gary Sep 2012 #103

Deep Throat jberryhill Sep 2012 #109

Thirteen Days is probably my favorite. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #117

Thirteen Days cyberswede Sep 2012 #121

Great flick and historically accurate. longship Sep 2012 #126

Spinning Boris lexx21 Sep 2012 #125

Thank You For Smoking n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #127

Got to be Dave. It was just brilliant Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #131

War Inc., V for Vendetta, The Pianist and... Mac1949 Sep 2012 #132

Harlan County, USA Skidmore Sep 2012 #135

"Citizen Kane" TheManInTheMac Sep 2012 #136

Life of Brian eShirl Sep 2012 #137