There were, however, some similarities between the way "D.C. "It'll be a while before you see my version of the Reagan presidency," Chetwynd said. Still, it comes as no surprise that "the culture is not friendly" to his conservative take on history. The ever-annoying Stone, of course, played fast and loose with facts in movies like "JFK." (It was also a big bore, but that's beside the point.)īut you can't argue with Chetwynd when he says, "I'm not Oliver Stone." A re-creation of events that happened the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the telefilm was reverential in tone toward President George W. 9/11," did get produced and did air on Showtime. "Of course, we all know that."īut his last TV movie, "D.C. "This is not a culture that is embracing of people whose politics are not within the mainstream of the left wing of the Democratic party," Chetwynd said. The left-wingers and the right-wingers, of course, can see the hypocrisy in each other but not in themselves.
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The entertainment industry is full of hypocrites of all political stripes. Which becomes part of the story, given Chetwynd's position within Hollywood - as an outsider who has often complained that his conservative political views aren't welcome there. George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Charles de Gaulle) as buffoons.Ĭhetwynd defends his script as "historically accurate," pointing out that it's "drawn from the diaries and the letters of Dwight David Eisenhower." Fair enough - but we might get a different view if other sources had been consulted. Although, frankly, it's tough to feel like we're really getting to know Eisenhower, given that Lionel Chetwynd's script paints him too perfect to be true - and paints just about everybody else (including Gens. Tom Selleck, of all people, does a fine job as Ike (a role for which he sacrificed both his mustache and his hairline. tonight on A&E.Īnd it's a genuinely engrossing movie. Although there is plenty of arguing in "Ike," which airs at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. There's a lot of talkin' and very little fightin'. Eisenhower, who shouldered the responsibility for making sure it succeeded.
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The TV movie "Ike: Countdown to D-Day" is, as the title suggests, not about the greatest invasion force in history but about the planning for it.
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