An inside chronicle of the formation, actions and fracture of The Lincoln Project comes to Showtime next month in the form of a five-part docuseries, the trailer for which has now been released.
Directed by Fisher Stevens (“Dirty Money”) and Karim Amer (“The Great Hack”), “The Lincoln Project” follows a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as The Lincoln Project, the fastest-growing super Pac in America, as they take on the task of “saving democracy” and defeating their own party’s sitting president.
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Directed by Fisher Stevens (“Dirty Money”) and Karim Amer (“The Great Hack”), “The Lincoln Project” follows a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as The Lincoln Project, the fastest-growing super Pac in America, as they take on the task of “saving democracy” and defeating their own party’s sitting president.
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- 9/28/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Showtime is unveiling the trailer for The Lincoln Project, the upcoming docuseries that looks at the effort by GOP strategists to stop Donald Trump.
Directed by Fisher Stevens and Karim Amer, the project “goes behind the scenes of the meteoric rise and sudden rift” of the group, according to a rep for the project. The project shows the groups audacious efforts to defeat Trump, drawing his attention when he was in the White House, but it also features its members as they grapple with a sexual harassment scandal and internal breaks over its finances.
“Here’s the key: There’s nothing noble about us. But we’re useful,” Lincoln Project member Stuart Stevens says at one point in the trailer.
The Super Pac was formed in late 2019 by Stevens, George Conway, John Weaver, Rick Wilson, Jennifer Horn, Ron Steslow, Reed Galen and Mike Madrid. In January, 2021, The New York Times...
Directed by Fisher Stevens and Karim Amer, the project “goes behind the scenes of the meteoric rise and sudden rift” of the group, according to a rep for the project. The project shows the groups audacious efforts to defeat Trump, drawing his attention when he was in the White House, but it also features its members as they grapple with a sexual harassment scandal and internal breaks over its finances.
“Here’s the key: There’s nothing noble about us. But we’re useful,” Lincoln Project member Stuart Stevens says at one point in the trailer.
The Super Pac was formed in late 2019 by Stevens, George Conway, John Weaver, Rick Wilson, Jennifer Horn, Ron Steslow, Reed Galen and Mike Madrid. In January, 2021, The New York Times...
- 9/28/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Toyota said on Thursday that it would stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of the 2020 election results, following a backlash that included a new ad from the Lincoln Project.
“We understand the Pac decision to support select members of Congress who contested the results troubled some stakeholders,” the company said in a statement. “We are actively listening to our stakeholders and, at this time, we have decided to stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of certain states in the 2020 election.”
The Lincoln Project debuted a new ad earlier on Thursday in which it targeted Toyota’s donations, part of a strategy to point out corporate donors to politicians who backed the challenge to the electoral vote results.
“Why would Toyota support politicians who try to overthrow the very system that’s been so profitable for them?” a narrator in the spot said,...
“We understand the Pac decision to support select members of Congress who contested the results troubled some stakeholders,” the company said in a statement. “We are actively listening to our stakeholders and, at this time, we have decided to stop contributing to members of Congress who contested the certification of certain states in the 2020 election.”
The Lincoln Project debuted a new ad earlier on Thursday in which it targeted Toyota’s donations, part of a strategy to point out corporate donors to politicians who backed the challenge to the electoral vote results.
“Why would Toyota support politicians who try to overthrow the very system that’s been so profitable for them?” a narrator in the spot said,...
- 7/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Scandals involving the anti-Trump Lincoln Project Pac, which was backed by some of the entertainment industry’s most powerful figures, has thrust donors and activists into a quandary in the post-Donald Trump era. At stake is the durability of the big-tent coalition that was just barely able to remove Trump from office last November.
The Lincoln Project was established by a group of Republican operatives and consultants whose goal was the removal of Trump at any cost. Their viral ads attacking Trump were widely credited in helping Joe Biden. But after a report surfaced in January that founding member John Weaver ...
The Lincoln Project was established by a group of Republican operatives and consultants whose goal was the removal of Trump at any cost. Their viral ads attacking Trump were widely credited in helping Joe Biden. But after a report surfaced in January that founding member John Weaver ...
- 2/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Scandals involving the anti-Trump Lincoln Project Pac, which was backed by some of the entertainment industry’s most powerful figures, has thrust donors and activists into a quandary in the post-Donald Trump era. At stake is the durability of the big-tent coalition that was just barely able to remove Trump from office last November.
The Lincoln Project was established by a group of Republican operatives and consultants whose goal was the removal of Trump at any cost. Their viral ads attacking Trump were widely credited in helping Joe Biden. But after a report surfaced in January that founding member John Weaver ...
The Lincoln Project was established by a group of Republican operatives and consultants whose goal was the removal of Trump at any cost. Their viral ads attacking Trump were widely credited in helping Joe Biden. But after a report surfaced in January that founding member John Weaver ...
- 2/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As Valentines Day approaches, “There’s nothing to get you revved up for romance like a solid week of bloody insurrection videos,” said Bill Maher Friday, as the former president’s impeachment trial may wrap tomorrow. But, pre-Senate vote, he tamped down hopeful Dems and anti-Trump conservatives crossing their fingers for a conviction after so much distressing footage of the Capitol assault shown during the trial, reminding them that Republicans “don’t do epiphany.” A conviction is considered extremely unlikely, requiring 17 Republicans to vote with 50 Democrats. “They never come around,” Maher said. “This is the problem with Democrats. Always hoping. It’s the Charlie Brown with the football thing.” His special guest Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-il) may be an exception.
- 2/13/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
In the waning hours of the 2020 presidential election, the Lincoln Project has enlisted Harrison Ford to narrate a new ad that plays up President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The spot features a scene from a Trump rally on Sunday in which supporters began chanting “Fire Fauci! Fire Fauci!” and the president responded, “Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait til a little bit after the election.”
Ford then says, “Tomorrow, you can fire only one of them. The choice is yours.”
The Lincoln Project and Harrison Ford are teaming up to let Americans know you can only keep one of them: Trump, or Fauci. pic.twitter.com/WmimV0inTC
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 3, 2020
The spot marked a rare foray into electoral politics for the Indiana Jones star. Ford has been more active in various causes, including issues like climate change, than...
The spot features a scene from a Trump rally on Sunday in which supporters began chanting “Fire Fauci! Fire Fauci!” and the president responded, “Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait til a little bit after the election.”
Ford then says, “Tomorrow, you can fire only one of them. The choice is yours.”
The Lincoln Project and Harrison Ford are teaming up to let Americans know you can only keep one of them: Trump, or Fauci. pic.twitter.com/WmimV0inTC
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 3, 2020
The spot marked a rare foray into electoral politics for the Indiana Jones star. Ford has been more active in various causes, including issues like climate change, than...
- 11/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign got a big boost in the latest quarter that brought it into closer parity with Donald Trump’s fundraising juggernaut, as the former vice president saw major contributions from a number of industry moguls and media titans.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, who hosted an event for Biden last month, gave $617,800 to the Biden Victory Fund, the joint fund-raising committee set up for the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. Also giving was Steven Spielberg, who chipped in $250,000, along with his wife, Kate Capshaw, who gave the same amount.
James Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn each donated $615,000 to the victory fund.
Other contributors included Bob Iger, the executive chairman of The Walt Disney Co., who gave $250,000. Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy E. Disney who is a documentary filmmaker and social activist, gave $50,000 to the Biden fund.
Biden’s fundraising accelerated...
Jeffrey Katzenberg, who hosted an event for Biden last month, gave $617,800 to the Biden Victory Fund, the joint fund-raising committee set up for the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. Also giving was Steven Spielberg, who chipped in $250,000, along with his wife, Kate Capshaw, who gave the same amount.
James Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn each donated $615,000 to the victory fund.
Other contributors included Bob Iger, the executive chairman of The Walt Disney Co., who gave $250,000. Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy E. Disney who is a documentary filmmaker and social activist, gave $50,000 to the Biden fund.
Biden’s fundraising accelerated...
- 7/16/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
SXSW has partnered with The Texas Tribune Festival for “Conversations About America’s Future” at this year’s SXSW conference and festival. The two-day series will take place March 14-15 at the Fairmont Austin as part of the SXSW Conference’s Government & Politics Track. SXSW kicks off on March 13 and continues through March 22.
This marks the return of the series which will bring some of the nation’s best-known journalists together with top elected officials, political activists, and influential thought leaders — timely considering this is an election year. Guests slated to appear this year include Hillary Rodham Clinton, Anita Hill, Gretchen Carlson, Andrew Yang, among others.
“The 2020 election is the most important election of our generation, and at SXSW our goal is to address the issues that affect the lives of all citizens,” said SXSW Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest. “We’re fortunate to have a young, diverse and engaged...
This marks the return of the series which will bring some of the nation’s best-known journalists together with top elected officials, political activists, and influential thought leaders — timely considering this is an election year. Guests slated to appear this year include Hillary Rodham Clinton, Anita Hill, Gretchen Carlson, Andrew Yang, among others.
“The 2020 election is the most important election of our generation, and at SXSW our goal is to address the issues that affect the lives of all citizens,” said SXSW Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest. “We’re fortunate to have a young, diverse and engaged...
- 3/2/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich — a prominent figure in the “Never Trump” wing of the Gop — says he doesn’t see an opening to challenge the president for the Republican nomination in 2020.
Speaking at a political conference in Michigan on Thursday, Kasich said, “there’s no path for me right now.” In a subsequent appearance on CNN, Kasich cited Trump’s nearly 90 percent support among the Gop base and said he was not interested in running a symbolic campaign. He insisted he’s “never gotten involved in a political race...
Speaking at a political conference in Michigan on Thursday, Kasich said, “there’s no path for me right now.” In a subsequent appearance on CNN, Kasich cited Trump’s nearly 90 percent support among the Gop base and said he was not interested in running a symbolic campaign. He insisted he’s “never gotten involved in a political race...
- 5/31/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Blu ray
Kino Lorber Home Video
1938 / 1.33:1 / Street Date July 10, 2018
Starring Tommy Kelly, May Robson, Marcia Mae Jones
Cinematography by James Wong Howe
Directed by Norman Taurog
Though Hemingway suggested “all modern American literature” comes from Huckleberry Finn, a case could be made for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as the great American campfire tale.
David Selznick’s picaresque film version of Mark Twain’s bucolic farce plays out through the producer’s rose-colored glasses – an elegy to “the beautiful past, the dear and lamented past.” The brisk adaptation by screenwriter John Weaver (only 91 minutes) is a laundry list of Tom’s greatest hits – his graveyard vigil with Huck Finn, the pirate escapade, the hair-raising cavern finale – all are adventures ingrained in the collective unconscious of most sentient human beings – even those who never cracked a book.
Directed by Norman Taurog, a man who specialized...
Blu ray
Kino Lorber Home Video
1938 / 1.33:1 / Street Date July 10, 2018
Starring Tommy Kelly, May Robson, Marcia Mae Jones
Cinematography by James Wong Howe
Directed by Norman Taurog
Though Hemingway suggested “all modern American literature” comes from Huckleberry Finn, a case could be made for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as the great American campfire tale.
David Selznick’s picaresque film version of Mark Twain’s bucolic farce plays out through the producer’s rose-colored glasses – an elegy to “the beautiful past, the dear and lamented past.” The brisk adaptation by screenwriter John Weaver (only 91 minutes) is a laundry list of Tom’s greatest hits – his graveyard vigil with Huck Finn, the pirate escapade, the hair-raising cavern finale – all are adventures ingrained in the collective unconscious of most sentient human beings – even those who never cracked a book.
Directed by Norman Taurog, a man who specialized...
- 7/28/2018
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
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