Finally, Anne Hathaway Acts as Good as She Looks Oct 4, 2008
And while Demme's recent remakes of old spy thrillers (The Truth About Charlie, The Manchurian Candidate) have been muddled flops, that doesn't seem to trouble the director one bithe just trains his ever-curious camera on what's next. Demme is so hip at this point he can comfortably return to being square. (Slate)
'Rachel Getting Married': All In The Family, By Kurt Loder Oct 4, 2008
There are also several returning faces from past Demme films, among them "Sister" Carol East ("Something Wild"), Fab 5 Freddy ("The Manchurian Candidate"), Paul Lazar (the bobble-eyed bug guy in "The Silence of the Lambs") and lovable eccentric Robyn Hitchcock, who gets to sing two good songs. (The movie almost overflows with music, ranging from melancholy balalaika motifs to a romping Brazilian samba troupe. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Surprises light up Toronto film fest Sep 11, 2008
After years of playing Hollywood (from "Silence of the Lambs" to his "Manchurian Candidate" remake), the director has rediscovered how much he simply likes people, especially when they're united by rhythm and ritual. Those at Toronto who haven't been impressed with "Rachel" fault the long musical and dancing sequences during the reception, but that's the point: The bile of the early scenes is healed not by forced dialogue or psychological closure but by ecstatic communal boogie. (Boston Globe)
A change for real Sep 9, 2008
" Draft dodgers don't. I see YOU don't know anything about it, Eds. It has been reported that McSame received preferential treatment after he "rolled" and supplied the enemy with data. The reason he chose to stay imprisoned rather than return home when the offer was made after only a year in captivity was because of political implications, not heroism or loyalty. He was high value and his dad was higher. Coming home after only a year would have have big time negative implications for the... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Love and marriage Sep 7, 2008
Demme's career took a turn away from that sort of intimate, loose-jointed filmmaking with stiff exercises like "Silence of the Lambs" and "The Manchurian Candidate," and with oversized and overwrought projects like "Philadelphia." Those are the kinds of big prestige products a director makes once he's "arrived," and often they're not nearly as good as the ones he made while he was getting there. But with "Rachel Getting Married," which premieres in Toronto Saturday night, Demme has finally... (Salon)
Rachel Getting Married Sep 6, 2008
Jonathan Demme has built the latter half of his career by mixing it up with award-winning dramas, music-related projects and documentaries expressing both personal and political visions. There are certainly works of greatness in his rsum (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Something Wild) but consistent he is not. (Exclaim!)
Longview Palin family proudly hears news that relative is McCain's pick for V.P. Aug 31, 2008
1209 wrote on Aug 30, 2008 7:56 AM:" It doesn't make any difference because the manchurian candidate mccain is a born loser: Vietnam, Iraq, his first marriage!! All of these cute comments about Obama are being duly noted. If you thought the Patriot Act was bad, try the IRS. Avon closet boy is going to really enjoy that tax audit on his own little Avon dealership once Obama is elected President Of The United States this November! PS: Avon doesnt really count as a real business! " ... The... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Foxx, Downey Jr. have falls Oscar bait Aug 28, 2008
This is director Demmes (Silence of the Lambs) first fiction film since his not-so-great Manchurian Candidate remake in 2004. is talking possible Oscar buzz for Hathaways performance. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Clinton Advisers Skipping Obama Speech... Aug 26, 2008
We must keep the Manchurian Candidate out of the White House. There are powerful forces behind Obama. (The Drudge Report)
At Venice film festival, a truly global line-up Aug 26, 2008
Also in the running for the Golden Lion will be Jonathan Demme, who won Oscars for "The Silence of the Lambs" in 1991 and "Philadelphia" in 1993, and whose remake of "The Manchurian Candidate" was screened in Venice in 2005. His "Rachel Getting Married" tells the tale of an ex-model (Anne Hathaway) who emerges from years of rehab to attend the wedding of her sister (Rosemarie Dewitt). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Spencer: China, Russia tick off Olympic Opinion Guy Aug 24, 2008
Instead they let that other girl with the perfect smile, that little Manchurian Candidate, lip sync it. What a bunch of creeps. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
I'm not that stupid Jul 28, 2008
And lest we forget one of our chief fears, some news commentator somewhere will continue to make that wacky blooper about "Osama...oops Obama," along with an oblique reference to the suspicion that he is a closet Muslim, the Middle East's Manchurian candidate, Barack HUSSEIN Obama. Do you know what John McCain's middle name is. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Will Meet With Jindal... Jul 22, 2008
Others will worry that Jindal is a Manchurian candidate. What does Jindal believe in. (The Drudge Report)
SEARCH NARROWS... Jul 22, 2008
I can hardly wait until the general electorate finally get their say, and this wolf in sheep's clothing, this media fabrication, this Manchurian Candidate gets sent back to serve out his first term in the senate. Godspeed the day. (The Drudge Report)
MCCAIN CAMP MOCKS OBAMA EU TOUR; REFERS TO OBAMA AS 'THE ONE'... Jul 18, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: McCain camp portrays Obama as stumping in Europe - Politico. " Though plans for no such event has been released, U.S. and German published reports have indicated that the Illinois senator's campaign has inquired about speaking at Berlin's famed Brandenburg Gate. For security purposes, details of the journey have been kept largely under wraps. Obama's campaign said McCain, who has repeatedly slammed his rival for not having been to Iraq in two years, is trying to have it... (The Drudge Report)
Remnick Defends... Jul 15, 2008
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
Book reviews: "Palace Council" and "Rules of Deception" Jul 15, 2008
That's not an impossible combination (think of "The Manchurian Candidate"), but it's an awkward one for Carter. The reader is asked to believe that Eddie stumbles on a secret so big, tantalizing and terrible that powerful people will spend decades trying to pry it out of him. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'NEW YORKER' COVER SHOWS OBAMA IN TURBAN WITH GUN-TOTING MICHELLE... Jul 14, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: Ya can't make it up - Politico (The Drudge Report)
Pitts: Obama shouldn't distance himself from Muslims Jul 14, 2008
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17 comments Jul 7, 2008
joe 6 pack, memphis tnJul 04, 2008 @ 02:51 PMLooks like Soros' Manchurian candidate has fully flowered and unless McCain Elizabeth M, Thompson, Ld. B.T.S.,FloridaJul 04, 2008 @ 03:01 PMThis reminds me of the 'bama's Father's Day speech that stated that a father's responsibility doesn't stop at conception. (Human Events Online)
The return of the black helicopters Jul 1, 2008
Another hallmark of Election-Conspiracy 2008: The twin Manchurian Candidate theories ... Wasn't "The Manchurian Candidate" re-released into theaters in 2004, the last year McCain stood for election. (Boston Globe)
Left attacking McCain's military record? Jul 1, 2008
" Valentine suggested McCain contemplated suicide something the candidate has written about, and attributed in part to his guilt at not withstanding torture because he was a "war criminal" whose bombs fell on civilians. McCain, who sought along with Sen. John F. Kerry to debunk claims that Vietnam still held American prisoners into the 1990s, has been attacked in similar terms by leaders of the POW/MIA movement, whom he and Kerry cast as charlatans. That movement has produced the most outlandish... (The Drudge Report)
Wes Clark's "insult" to John McCain Jul 1, 2008
According to the Bush campaign John McCain is the Manchurian Candidate. When McCain was a prisoner of war he was brain washed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Chaotic times call for superheroes over spies Jun 29, 2008
Nothing better encapsulates the journey secret agentry has taken from stalwart then to anxious now than the difference between the original "Manchurian Candidate," from 1962, and the 2004 remake. In the former, it's the Communists who've brainwashed the hero. (Boston Globe)
Obama wrong to distance himself from Muslim community Jun 29, 2008
In the 17 months he has been pursuing the presidency, the senator has faced a crude and shameless campaign from conservative pundits, GOP functionaries and assorted ignoramuses in the peanut gallery to prove him a secret Muslim a Manchurian candidate, as one put it trained from birth to subvert America from within and, I don't know, make us all eat falafels or something. On about a half-second of intelligent reflection, the flaw in that theory is apparent: If unfriendly forces had indeed... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Dispatches from postwar Vietnam, where gentle smiles have won theday Jun 28, 2008
Some lunatic right-wing groups in America therefore believe he was brainwashed by his communist captors and is now the real-life Manchurian candidate for the White House. THE CU CHI Tunnels lie northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, towards the Cambodian border. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Obama requested 'ops-intel' briefing with Pentagon... Jun 25, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: Obama requested possible pre-travel briefing - Politico. Receive Daily Updates. (The Drudge Report)
Getting lucky with Dirty Harry Jun 23, 2008
But then Sinatra, who had badly hurt his hand during a fight scene in "The Manchurian Candidate," had a flare-up and bowed out; Warner Bros. had to scramble. (NJ.com)
Countering race with class Jun 21, 2008
With Barack Obama on the ticket and primary exit polls showing many considering race in their vote, the GOP's traditional black-versus-white attacks are sure to be just as overt as they were during the party's halcyon days employing "welfare queen" and Willie Horton imagery - only this time, they'll use Internet rumors to imply that Obama is a Manchurian candidate. McCain's first ad, in fact, trumpets the Arizona senator as an "American president" - not-so-subtly crafted to imply that the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Missing The Mark Jun 14, 2008
"The Manchurian Candidate" withstood being remade more than 40 years after the 1962 original without losing its bite. Stanley Kubrick's masterful "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964) has actually gotten better with time. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The non-qualified statement of fact a favorite of conservative commentators Jun 14, 2008
wrote on Jun 13, 2008 11:19 AM:" Attacking someone's favorite commentator is usually a problematic proposition -- but what is REALLY INTERESTING to me about the Tucker Carlson assertion is NOT so much the WAY he puts it (re: 'Bugs' and Big Jim Garrison -- just another 'piggy grunt') but the implication. The Dirty Campaign requires more 'dirt'; recycling the crypto-Muslim 'Manchurian candidate' plus Jeremiah Wright plus the usual abortion charges (YAWN!) has gotten old (so old on THIS blog that... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Mohammed Hanif's 'A Case of Exploding Mangoes' Jun 14, 2008
Geoffrey Household's "Rogue Male" (1939), Richard Condon's "Manchurian Candidate" (1959), Frederick Forsyth's "Day of the Jackal" (1971), Don DeLillo's "Libra" (1988) and James Ellroy's "American Tabloid" (1995): all are fictions plotted by men about men plotting to murder other men. Mohammed Hanif's exuberant first novel, "A Case of Exploding Mangoes," extends this tradition of assassination fiction and shifts it east to Pakistan. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Upstate/Downstate: Sex and the country Jun 14, 2008
Immediately The Manchurian Candidate syndrome kicked in. To most of the free world going to a movie is not a big deal. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Here's why Usher is supporting Obama Jun 7, 2008
Has anyone seen Manchurian Candidate. This Osama reminds me of the the character running for the presidency of the US. Anyone who voted for this man is in a rude of awakening. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
LETTERS: NCT, June 5, 2008 Jun 6, 2008
" Their "good will", don't ya know. Rent Control via RICO wrote on Jun 5, 2008 4:28 PM:PLAINFIELD, N.J., June 3 IRLI-NJ-illegal-rent PLAINFIELD, N.J., June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a RICO and Fair Housing discrimination lawsuit against Connolly Properties, Inc. and other defendants on behalf of a former employee and several tenants in the Federal District Court in New Jersey. The lawsuit asks the court to find the Defendants liable for... (North County Times)
Rendell: Obama Campaign Would Control Bill Clinton... Jun 5, 2008
Ben Smith's Blog: Rendell's reality check - Politico. Receive Daily Updates. (The Drudge Report)
Dean, Pelosi, Reid push Friday deadline for superdelegates; force end of Clinton bid... Jun 5, 2008
It's easy for the Democrap party to nominate a basic ZERO for president with no qualifications that is the Islamic Manchurian Candidate, but the real America won't buy. his crap, the DNC looks at race and color, but America looks at the man behind the BS. We are not buying the Democrap party line. (The Drudge Report)
40 years after RFK's death, questions linger Jun 4, 2008
Turner thinks Sirhan was "hypno-programmed to shoot" and that he was a real-life Manchurian Candidate - the fictional brainwashed dupe whose controllers want to assassinate a presidential candidate. Turner suspects the same villains as do the JFK conspiracy theorists - "organized crime and, predominantly, people from the CIA.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Film series echoes America's turbulent past May 30, 2008
Last month, he used The Manchurian Candidate and newsreel footage of Kennedy's assassination to discuss JFK.. This Saturday it's LBJ, The Wild Bunch and Bullitt. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962): The prototype for a generation of strong, smart and deeply twisted political thrillers. FOREIGN. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Screen gems: UA Film Festival travels through 90 years of classics May 25, 2008
The Manchurian Candidate (Wednesday): The 1962 original not the subpar 2004 remake. Not only did Frank Sinatra flash his acting chops (as an Army officer), but the original Candidate raised the bar for political conspiracy dramas, especially in the wake of the Bay of Pigs and with the Cold War still raging. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Appeasement' as a Hate Term May 23, 2008
The Manchurian Candidate. Buckoux, L. A. CAMay 22, 2008 @ 11:18 AMMC-CAIN LAST DATE. (Human Events Online)
Tom Cruise Elected President May 17, 2008
Washington, who starred in the remake of the political conspiracy classic The Manchurian Candidate, is also attached to star in , based on the Robert Ludlum novel. Reviews. (IGN FilmForce)
We celebrate Sinatra for great movie roles May 15, 2008
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962): One of the great paranoid thrillers features Sinatra in the role of a brainwashed soldier who comes to terms with the damage done to his psyche and the threat posed by a comrade-in-arms. A brilliant, and sharply savage film that still feels very contemporary. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Think right, move right May 15, 2008
57 - hmmm, wasn t that the number of communists in the Department of Defense in The Manchurian Candidate. By Devastator. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sinatra at the movies May 12, 2008
"You couldn't just work off the sheet music, the way you did in the studio -- you really had to prepare ... and he loved it when people appreciated it or he got the chance to do something like 'The Manchurian Candidate.'". "He's a wonderful actor," says Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne. (NJ.com)
On the high road May 10, 2008
So we can expect from one side to hear Obama described as a Manchurian candidate devoted to bringing Wright-style militancy to the White House, while the other side will assault McCain's reputation as a maverick by noting his role in the Keating Five scandal and making dark insinuations about his wife's family ties. It's all too predictable. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Democrats' 1988 lesson: Symbolism can be deadly May 5, 2008
"Unless you're talking about the Manchurian candidate, the idea that someone who put their heart and soul into running for president didn't care deeply for their country is kind of ridiculous," said Drew Westen, a psychologist and political consultant. Still, one of the clearest strategic errors of 1988 was the Democrats' failure to realize that such attacks could stick and open the door to broader efforts to portray Dukakis as fundamentally out of sync with the nation's values. (International Herald Tribune)
Sam Nunn endorses Obama Apr 19, 2008
I think Obama is the real-life Manchurian Candidate. By BRAVES~NATION. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Angela Lansbury adds another role: ALS spokeswoman Apr 16, 2008
Never an ingenue or leading lady, Lansbury typically played take-charge types, whether the ribald flapper of Broadway's eponymous "Mame" or Laurence Harvey's power-mad mom in the 1962 thriller "The Manchurian Candidate," or even kindly Mrs. Potts, the tea pot she voiced in the 1991 cartoon "Beauty and the Beast.". Winner of four Tonys, she most recently appeared on Broadway just a year ago, winning raves in Terrence McNally's comedy "Deuce.". (Yahoo News)
Ten most memorable movie quotes Apr 16, 2008
wrote on Apr 15, 2008 11:28 AM:" Then there's John Wayne in 'The Searchers' intoning menacingly that he WILL find 'little Deborah' taken by the Comanches 'as sure as th' [distinct slight Wayne pause] turnin' of the earth.' In that 1956 John Ford masterpiece Wayne's 'Ethan Edwards' repeats several times 'That'll be th' day!' which impressed a young Lubbock TX songwriter named Buddy Holly so much he wrote a hit based upon it. And I remember Laurence Harvey again, this time in the 1962 'The... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
HE WENT FROM THERE TO ETERNITY Apr 13, 2008
Astonishingly, "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), which was Sinatra's most notable cinematic achievement, is allotted only two sentences. McNally is distracted by entire sub-chapters on Sinatra's popularity with the Italian-American community, his ties to the mob, his support for the Civil Rights movement, his problems with HUAC and the artwork on his album covers. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Meryl Streep: Lincoln Center Film Honoree Apr 12, 2008
Although no kid at the time, Liev Schreiber (at age 37) played Streep's son in "The Manchurian Candidate" remake. Fortunately, the political killing machine of a mom she essayed in that film could not be found offscreen, according to her co-star. (Variety)
Pinochle politics Apr 11, 2008
") If you were going to say you were raised on something and the American Dream, what would it be? I'd have to go with television and the American Dream, although it sounds a little "Manchurian Candidate. " One purpose of the ad is to point out that although the Clinton family may be raking in beaucoup bucks now, Hillary's roots were humble. Her Pennsylvanian grandfather worked in a lace factory. The Rodham vacation house had no heat or indoor shower, and according to Carl Bernstein's biography,... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
IMMIGRANT MATTERS Apr 10, 2008
Streep was the best thing in the fraudulent The Hours, unexpectedly funny and credible in Adaptation, dauntingly fierce in The Manchurian Candidate, authentically officious in Rendition, dazzling and heartfelt in A Prairie Home Companion. Her two most unusual roles are a sell-out journalist in Lions for Lambs and now as a dissembling patroness in Dark Matter. (New York Press)
GOP Sees Pastor As Pathway To Victory Mar 20, 2008
They took the form of dark whispers about the greater meaning of Obamas failure to put his hand over his heart during one national anthem, his decision not to wear an American flag lapel pin and, at their most toxic, the outright lie that hes a Muslim or some sort of Manchurian candidate. With Michelle Obamas comments last month that she was, thanks to her husbands candidacy, for the first time really proud of [her country], the topic entered the more mainstream elements of the... (CBS News)
B.I.G. Revealed! Mar 19, 2008
Mackie has a long list of appearances in big movies such as Million Dollar Baby , The Manchurian Candidate and 8 Mile , although his biggest role to date has been playing the lead in Spike Lee s She Hate Me. He is currently in pre-production for another legendary role, that of Olympic athlete Jesse Owens. (Suite101.com)
California GOP in total denial Mar 7, 2008
wtf wrote on Mar 6, 2008 11:08 AM:" Brian it might help if you get your facts straight. Ron Paul would *not* isolate the U.S. - he is all for trade and diplomacy - these involve working with - not invading - other nations. As for Manchurian Candidate McCain...I'll give him until this coming July before he's history. You watch; something will come up that will disqualify him and then it will only be Ron Paul left standing. Don't forget....Ghouliani and Romenoid were listed as "front runners" and... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Criminal minds Mar 5, 2008
Plot devices like the introduction of Michael Keppler, who was excellently portrayed by The Manchurian Candidate star Liev Schreiber, as stand-in supervisor for Gil Grissom (William Petersen) during a four-week sabbatical made for a fascinating change of pace and dynamics. Of course, no season of CSI would be complete without its usual parade of famous special guest stars and among those appeared in the last season were John Meyer, Sean Young, Ned Beatty, Ally Sheedy, Method Man, The Whos Roger... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Does flag pin measure patriotism? Mar 4, 2008
Obama does not wear the AMERICAN FLAG pin, because he is the MUSLIMS, Manchurian Candidate. Obama the MUSLIM, wants to pull our troops out of MUSLIM countries and allow the TERRORISTS to regroup (just as Clinton did)so that they can attack the U.S. again. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Students lag in history and lit Mar 1, 2008
As far as the Obama candidacy goes I believe he is a Manchurian candidate. He makes Hillary look attractive as Presidential choice. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Honorary Oscar: Robert Boyle Feb 21, 2008
" When asked about the most unusual film he's worked on, Boyle mentions the trouble-plagued conspiracy thriller "Winter Kills" (1979), based on the novel by Richard Condon ("The Manchurian Candidate") that has become a cult classic. The film's first-time writer director, William Richert, managed to assemble a dream cast and crew, including cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and composer Maurice Jarre. "It was a strange financial arrangement that I always suspected was financed through the mafia,"... (Variety)
McCain, small-c and large-C Feb 20, 2008
Indeed, turn on the TV at any hour of the day and you'll find McCain being excoriated in harsher terms than he endured from his jailers at the Hanoi Hilton - variously denounced as a) not conservative, b) really, really not conservative, or even c) so not-conservative as to make you wonder if he isn't just the latest re-issue of the Manchurian Candidate. Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Playing the blame game Feb 19, 2008
And in what can only be construed as an attempt to terrify grandmothers everywhere, Thompson declared in a news release: We have a nation of Manchurian Candidate video gamers out there who are ready, willing, and able to massacre, and some of them will. . (MSNBC -- Technology)
Mad Money Review Feb 8, 2008
But borrowing a line from David Lynch's adaptation of Frank Herbert's science-fiction novel Dune, and to a lesser extent from The Manchurian Candidate, for this journalist Mad Money is the killing word. No moviegoing experience in recent memory has made me more uncomfortable or angry than this one, and I saw Dungeon Siege four days earlier for God's sake. (IGN FilmForce)
