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7 Jun, 2013

Behind the Candelabra

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Douglas plays pianist Liberace in this biopic that reflects on his relationship with Scott Thorson, played by Matt Damon. This HBO movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh.

I met him once in passing. My father had a weekend house in Palm Springs and I remember driving out and we came to this cross-section and this Rolls-Royce convertible pulled up alongside. It was a sunny day and, my God, the reflections were bouncing off his gold jewelry and diamond rings and his hair was perfectly coiffed. Of course, we now know that he was wearing a wig.

31 May, 2013

After Earth

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Smith and his son Jayden star in After Earth, a sci-fi action film about a father and son crash landing on an abandoned, post-human Earth. A major theme is Will Smith’s character’s ability to completely mask his fear from the creatures they were fighting before they crashed on Earth.

That’s what I wanted the metaphor of this movie to be. A father having to watch as his son makes mistakes in the world, and in an extreme place of life or death. It is the excruciating parental pain of having to let your kids go, and you just have to hope that the lessons you’ve instilled will kick in at the right time.

After Earth Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Will Smith Movie HD

May 2013

‘War’ on journalism

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In an appearance on the Current TV program The Young Turks, Hastings describes a war on journalism by the Obama administration:

The Obama administration has clearly declared war on the press. It’s declared war on investigative journalists, our sources…I think the only recourse to this kind of behavior by the government is to say back to the government, “We declare war on you”…

Michael Hastings and The War on Journalism