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PoliWood Solitary Man
USA
Academy Award–winning director Barry Levinson sets out to explore the
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Giving his most provocative performance in years, Michael Douglas stars
Director: Barry Levinson collision and collusion between politics and Hollywood, giving audiences Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien as Ben, a skirt-chasing former automobile dealer who’s grappling with
Producers: Robert E. Baruc, Robin Bronk, a front-row seat and backroom access to the most significant presiden- Executive Producers: Moshe Diamant, midlife self-doubt and financial ruin even as he keeps up his façade of
Tim Daly, Jason Sosonoff
tial campaign of the twenty-first century – at least from the point of
Danny Dimbort, Joe Gatta, Avi Lerner
smooth-talking sophistication. When Ben’s current girlfriend (Mary-
Cinematographers: Aengus James, view of the Creative Coalition, a nonprofit organization of actors and Producer: Steve Soderbergh Louise Parker) asks him to make a trip with her to his alma mater to put
Adam Jandrup
filmmakers whose mission is social and political advocacy. Getting up Writer: Brian Koppelman in a few words on behalf of her headstrong, college-bound daughter
Editor: Aaron Yanes
close and personal with high-profile celebrities – actors, writers, direc-
Cinematographer: Alwin H. Kuchler
(Imogen Poots), his man-of-the-world act begins to collapse and his real
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Anne Hathaway, tors, musicians – and powerful political figures alike, PoliWood examines
Editor: Tricia Cooke
needs are laid bare.
Rachael Leigh Cook, David Crosby,
the influence Hollywood has over the democratic process; it traces the
Tim Daly
Cast: Michael Douglas,
A top-of-the-line supporting cast features Danny DeVito – who also
thin line between politics and acting, news and entertainment, policy
Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer,
2009 / color / 85 min.
costarred with Douglas in The War of the Roses and The Jewel of the
decisions and tabloid headlines – and it is sure to spark debate about Danny DeVito, Jesse Eisenberg,
Nile – as the old college buddy who counsels Ben on his troubles; Susan
the role media figures play at the highest levels of government.
Susan Sarandon
Sarandon as his ex-wife, Nancy, driven over the edge by his philander-
2009 / color / 90 min.
BarrY LEVinSon Interviews with dozens of stars ranging from Anne Hathaway and ing; and Jenna Fischer (best known as Pam in the hit TV sitcom The
Starting out in comedy, Barry Levinson
Annette Benning to Elvis Costello and Mos Def to Spike Lee and Susan Office) as his daughter, whom he’s likewise in danger of alienating
won two Emmys writing for The Carol
Sarandon provide the framework to what Levinson calls his “film essay.” through his self-destructive ways. But it’s Douglas’s performance that’s
Burnett Show and went on to work for
Brian KoPPELMan
already generating Oscar buzz, not least because it hearkens back to
Mel Brooks. His directorial debut came
Brian Koppelman graduated from Tufts
with Diner in 1982, which he also wrote.
other cocky businessmen he’s played with such gusto. Solitary Man is
University and also holds a law degree
In 1988 Levinson won the Oscar for Best
In cooperation with: The Creative Coalition
from Fordham University Law School. His
codirected by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the duo who made
Director for his film Rain Man, starring
screenwriting credits include Rounders
their debut with Knockaround Guys and collaborated on the screenplays
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. In
(1998), Ocean’s Thirteen (2007), and The
for Rounders, Ocean’s Thirteen, and The Girlfriend Experience, among
addition to directing, Levinson’s resume
Girlfriend Experience (2009).
others; during a Q and A at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, Koppelman
includes many successes in producing
and writing.
observed, “Most people who read the script thought this was the story
of Gordon Gecko” – Douglas’s odious wheeler-dealer in Wall Street – “or
Selected Filmography
DaViD LEViEn
Michael Douglas [himself]. They were the only two people who could
Man of the Year (2006)
David Levien graduated from the
play the part.”
Sphere (1998)
University of Michigan and is a
Wag the Dog (1997)
screenwriter, producer, director, and
Sleepers (1996)
author. His novels include City of the
Disclosure (1994)
Sun and Where the Dead Lay. He
In cooperation with: E-3 Events
Toys (1992)
has written, directed, and produced
Bugsy (1991)
several projects with his partner, Brian
Avalon (1990)
Koppelman. In addition in screenwriting,
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
the duo produced The Illusionist (2006)
and directed Knockaround Guys (2001).
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