Naomi Watts and Sean Penn star in a riveting conspiracy thriller based on the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame in the run-up to the Iraq war
The progressive statesman Senator Hiram Johnson famously remarked on America's entry into the first world war: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." Three hundred years earlier English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton provided a celebrated punning definition of an ambassador: "An honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Johnson was in his 79th year when he died on the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a historical event from which we can trace six decades of international conflict, hot and cold, and lying on an unprecedented scale. Fair Game tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, an American husband and wife professionally involved in this process, and the disastrous consequences that followed the decision of Joe,...
The progressive statesman Senator Hiram Johnson famously remarked on America's entry into the first world war: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." Three hundred years earlier English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton provided a celebrated punning definition of an ambassador: "An honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Johnson was in his 79th year when he died on the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a historical event from which we can trace six decades of international conflict, hot and cold, and lying on an unprecedented scale. Fair Game tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, an American husband and wife professionally involved in this process, and the disastrous consequences that followed the decision of Joe,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Naomi Watts and Sean Penn star in a riveting conspiracy thriller based on the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame in the run-up to the Iraq war
The progressive statesman Senator Hiram Johnson famously remarked on America's entry into the first world war: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." Three hundred years earlier English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton provided a celebrated punning definition of an ambassador: "An honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Johnson was in his 79th year when he died on the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a historical event from which we can trace six decades of international conflict, hot and cold, and lying on an unprecedented scale. Fair Game tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, an American husband and wife professionally involved in this process, and the disastrous consequences that followed the decision of Joe,...
The progressive statesman Senator Hiram Johnson famously remarked on America's entry into the first world war: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." Three hundred years earlier English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton provided a celebrated punning definition of an ambassador: "An honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Johnson was in his 79th year when he died on the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a historical event from which we can trace six decades of international conflict, hot and cold, and lying on an unprecedented scale. Fair Game tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, an American husband and wife professionally involved in this process, and the disastrous consequences that followed the decision of Joe,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas and feisty football commentator John Madden are among those entering the California Hall of Fame.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver will induct 13 people into the hall after a red carpet walk Tuesday night.Among those attending the event are Lucas and Madden, actress Carol Burnett, author Danielle Steel, bodybuilding pioneer Joe Weider and Air Force test pilot Gen. Chuck Yeager.Their profiles will be displayed for the next year at The California Museum in Sacramento, along with memorabilia of their achievements.They include Star Wars droids R2-D2 and C-3Po, legislation by inductee Gov. Hiram Johnson creating suffrage, recall and referendum and Madden's 1977 Super Bowl trophy.
- 12/1/2009
- Filmicafe
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