All The Presidents Men- Hot Take

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 All the Presidents Men (1976 US) Now lets get back to the films we all love. Two reporters, Woodward and Bernstein, investigate the Watergate scandal. Based on the book of the same name. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as the two reporters. This film was nominated for Best Picture but lost to Rocky. That was a tough year as it also had Taxi Driver up for Best Picture. I actually really liked this film but I have to warn you they leaned heavily into the nuts and bolts of investigating. I would recommend taking notes or have one of those string boards to help you keep track of all the bits and pieces and the players involved. William Goldman won his second Oscar for writing the script. His first was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He of course later wrote the screenplay for Princess Bride which should also have won an Oscar but sadly didn't. Very different stories and styles. This film won an Oscar for sound for its Robert Altman style of dialogue. People talking over each other. This is actually quite hard to do and the actors often make stuff up to fill in. Some people hate it. I like it. Its more natural. The production design was very 70's office. Flat lighting and muted colors. But having said that it felt authentic and real. OMG they had typewriters back then. It also incorporated actual footage of Nixon and the hearings and such. Jason Robards won for Best Supporting Actor. I guess the Academy liked him putting his feet up a lot. Find it on HBO and for rent on most streaming. 

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