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1. America's leading man: voting for a happy ending in the 2004 presidential election

Author

Daly, Anna

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Electioneering -- Portrayals, Politicians -- Portrayals, Political campaigns -- Portrayals, Arts, visual and performing, Education
Abstract

In Primary Colors (Mike Nichols, 1998) Susan Stanton (Emma Thompson), wife of Presidential hopeful Jack (John Travolta) adopts a private persona, in addition to her public guise. Observing her as [...]

Published
2005

2. Mike Nichols's film adaptation of 'Primary Colors'

Author

Schuth, H. Wayne

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Film adaptations -- Criticism and interpretation, Political campaigns -- Portrayals, Arts, visual and performing, Humanities, Regional focus/area studies
Abstract

Mike Nichols's adaptation of 'Primary Colors' demonstrates his ability to combine commercial success with artistic vision. This motion picture may well be a classic in its carefully balanced portrayal of a sexually obsessed presidential candidate who is essentially motivated by his concern for people.

Published
2001

4. True colors?

Author

Kaplan, James

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation
Published
1998

5. Politics and the Movies: Art Anticipating Life

Author

Strada, Michael J.

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Wag the Dog (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures -- Criticism and interpretation, Politics -- Portrayals, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Criticism and interpretation, Portrayals
Abstract

'Wag the Dog' and 'Primary Colors' are the latest films that reflect today's headlines. It is axiomatic that art imitates life, and vice versa. A more intriguing proposition is that [...]

Published
1998

6. Hollywood and the President

Author

Roggeveen, Sam

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Wag the Dog (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, The West Wing (Television program) -- Criticism and interpretation, Television programs -- Criticism and interpretation -- Evaluation, Film criticism -- Evaluation, Political science -- United States, Literature/writing, News, opinion and commentary, Criticism and interpretation, Evaluation
Abstract

AUSTRALIAN FANS of the Nine Network's late-night White House drama series The West Wing were on tenterhooks for months. Will President Josiah Bartlett run again or won't he? We now [...]

Published
2002

7. A 'clef' hanger

Author

Alleva, Richard

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures -- Criticism and interpretation, Humanities, Literature/writing, Political science, Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

'Primary Colors' I found Joe Klein's political roman a clef, Primary Colors, to be mostly a clef and quite insubstantial as roman. Once you got through the first fifty pages [...]

Published
1998

8. Clinton's colors

Author

Wall, James M.

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy and religion, Criticism and interpretation, Portrayals
Abstract

You know you are in trouble when folks start taking your colorful phrases literally. Several columnists at the newspaper where I once worked as a sportswriter, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, noted [...]

Published
1998

9. A satire on sleaze

Author

Bart, Peter

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

The movie "Primary Colors" turns out to be "Carnal Knowledge II," reducing the political process to a Nichols-and-May skit. MEMO TO: Mike Nichols FROM: Peter Bart NEW YORK I've got […]

Published
1998

10. Coloring the truth

Author

Fineman, Howard and Meacham, Jon

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Presidents -- Portrayals, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Criticism and interpretation, Portrayals
Abstract

As `Primary Colors' -- the tale of a Southern pol with a weakness for women -- comes to the screen, will the glitzy brew of fact and fiction hurt Clinton? [...]

Published
1998

11. Blue movie: 'Primary Colors' had so much going for it, and then it just sank; film's surprise failure says much about Hollywood and, perhaps, America; voting for the thin Travolta

Author

Orwall, Bruce

Subjects
Universal City Studios Inc. Universal Pictures Distribution -- Product information -- 00207621, Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Motion picture audiences -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Motion picture industry -- Product information, Business, Business, general
Published
1998

12. A fable that fits the Bill

Author

Hunter, Stephen

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation
Published
1998

14. Pulp nonfiction

Author

Rich, Frank

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Scandals -- Media coverage, Business, Business, general
Published
1998

15. Editorial

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Wag the Dog (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures, American -- Criticism and interpretation -- Analysis, Political satire -- Analysis, Comedy films -- Criticism and interpretation -- Analysis, Arts, visual and performing, Motion pictures, Criticism and interpretation, Analysis
Abstract

The recent appearances of Wag the Dog and Primary Colors, for all their entertainment value, only serve to accentuate the lamentable dearth in recent years of incisive film satire in [...]

Published
1998

16. The presidential hustle; PRIMARY COLORS

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures -- Criticism and interpretation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

It is impossible to watch this picture with an unjaundiced eye. Even those who have not read the book may already feel they have seen the movie-on CNN or Hard [...]

Published
1998

17. The primary target: art imitates Clinton in a new movie

Author

Phillips, Andrew

Subjects
Primary Colors (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

In the beginning, there was Life: the messy but ultimately successful campaign by a morally ambiguous southern governor to become president of the United States. Then came Art Imitating Life: [...]

Published
1998

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