Program Notes
Program Notes: Dave (1993)
The populist spirit of Frank Capra lives on in Dave, a beguiling comedy about a presidential look-alike who finds himself running the country when the real president is felled by a stroke.
Program Notes: Man on the Moon (1999)
Milos Forman's Man on the Moon is a funny, affectionate movie about a guy nobody knew, a man who spent his life devising elaborate charades behind which he hid from just about everyone.
Program Notes: Election (1999)
Election is a bitterly funny satire that begins as a send-up of high school politicking but quickly becomes much, much more. It’s message may not be heartwarming, but it is diabolically entertaining.
Program Notes: Loves of a Blonde (1965)
There is much about Milos Forman’s Loves of a Blonde that is comedic, yet it’s not a comedy, exactly. There’s too much genuine wistfulness, rejection, and desperation percolating through it.
Program Notes: The Candidate (1972)
The Candidate is a detailed depiction of a campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Here’s what’s amazing: it was made 40 years ago. And it’s like in all that time nothing has changed!!!
