Fueron 90 días en los que los guionistas hollywoodenses pararon actividades. Esa huelga arrojó poco más de dos mil millones de dólares en pérdidas.

La recesión económica en Estados Unidos -mil y una veces negada por George W. Bush- también está presente en Hollywood. La revista Variety dice que la tasa de empleo ha bajado, que cayó el número de rodajes y que, en lo que va del año, aumentaron considerablemente las peticiones de actores afiliados al sindicato y que necesitan de una ayuda económica para sobrellevar la crisis.

Por ello, se habla de una posible huelga por parte de los actores. Según Variety, el sindicato no ha llegado a ningún acuerdo con la Alianza de Productores de Cine y Televisión (AMPTP).

La Federación Americana de Actores de Radio y Televisión (AFTRA) ya se separó del SAG (Screen Actors Guild) y pudo ponerse de acuerdo con los productores al menos en lo que atañe a la explotación de películas y a las regalías que les darán. Éste aún está sujeto a la votación de 70 mil miembros de sus sindicato de entre los que destaca Susan Sarandon: "44 mil (actores) son comunes a los dos sindicatos. Como actriz tengo que pertenecer a todos si quiero trabajar".

Figuras como Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey, George Clooney, Sally Field, Calista Flockhart y muchos más están urgiendo a los miembros del AFTRA para que acepten el acuerdo con los estudios, de esta manera el llamado a huelga por parte del SAG se debilitaría.

Por el otro bando, el del SAG, se sabe que Jack Nicholson, Ed Harris, Martin Sheen, Nick Nolte, Viggo Mortensen, Ben Stiller y Josh Brolin defienden a dicho sindicato a capa y espada, por lo que difieren de la propuesta del AFTRA.

La incertidumbre se ha apoderado de los círculos creativos y dramáticos de Hollywood. Algunas producciones ni siquieran han arrancado, mientras que otras aceleran sus pasos para que, en caso de estallar la huelga, la avancen lo más posible o, en el mejor de los casos, la terminen. En ese caso se encuentran Tom Hanks, quien está filmando Ángeles y Demonios, del polémico autor del Código DaVinci, y Sigourney Weaver que cuenta ya con la seguridad de que Crazy on the outside, título de su más reciente trabajo, se rodará haya o no huelga.

Filmul pune in scena povestea unui baiat care incearca sa transforme lumea intr-un loc mai bun. Totul a pornit de la o tema pe care noul profesor le-a dat-o elevilor la inceput de an. Culmea e ca pustiul chiar reuseste sa schimbe lumea…. Cititi aici ce spune imdb despre film si notati ca este pornit de la un caz real.

Excelent film, desi cu un inceput oarecum plictisitor. Ideea e faina si punerea ei in scena e remarcabila. Cu atat mai mult cu cat n-ai fi anticipat in niciun fel sfarsitul, despre care nici eu n-o sa va spun prea multe, in speranta ca mai sunt printre voi cativa care nu au vazut filmul. O productie a anului 2000, filmul e incredibil de emotionant si actual, genul de film caruia ii voi face cu siguranta loc in colectia mea de filme. L-am vazut aseara, pe Pro Cinema, daca va grabiti poate il prindeti in reluare.

In distributie, Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt si, la un moment dat, Jon Bon Jovi.

Watched this film last night been wanting to see it since it came out but never really had the chance to. I wasn't really expecting much from it but I was pleasently surpirsed. The suspense in parts of the film is brillaint and the special effects are excellently done, especially in the plane scene. I wasn't too keen on the whole superman thing but this film has changed my mind. As for the "new" superman, Brandon Routh fits perfectly into the role. The only thing I didn't really like about it was Kevin Spacey's portrayel of Lex Luther, I just think his overall appearence wasn't that "evil" and you couldn't really take him seriously, I just wish he was a bit "darker". Everything else was perfect in my opinion.

The film suggests that it is open for a sequal in parts, which I'm not going to give away. Plus I've also read up that director Bryan Singer has confirmed that he is working on a sequal to be released in 2009, bring it on I say.

If you haven't seen it already check out the trailer.

It is based on a great play, and has some of the sharpest, smartest dialogue I have ever heard,

it was hard to find clips for it, but check this out:

It stars a great cast including a  great sean penn, a very sexy meg ryan (who does that tanktop-bra strap thing I have wrote about), a very sweet anna paquin, and many others.

the sean penn role reminds me of me when I was younger, wildier, and yes a little bit happier....

I wish I could find a clip of the end scene, it's pretty great.





Direção: Robert Luketic

Roteiro: Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb

Elenco: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Yoo

"21" é um filme que mistura um pouco de nerdismo com a mais refinada trambicagem. Dirigido por Robert Luketic, o filme é baseado em fatos reais, quando cinco estudantes fizeram a limpa em vários cassinos de Las Vegas, usando de suas inteligencias como arma para vencer no jogo.

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) é um brilhante aluno do MIT. Completamente tímido e sem muito do que se orgulhar, ele está com um problema, arrumar 300 mil dólares para bancar a faculdade de Medicina em Harvard. Sua inteligencia e capacidade analítica, chama a atenção do professor Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey), que fora o lado catedrático, mantém um grupo de alunos para faturar uma grana nos cassinos de Las Vegas. Cheio de códigos e sinais, o grupo vê em Ben a chance de faturar alto e apesar da recusa inicial do garoto, acaba por convencê-lo. Para Ben essa é a chance de conseguir o dinheiro para realizar seu sonho e também tem o fato de que no grupo está Jill (Kate Bosworth), uma loirinha por quem ele é apaixonado.

O início das trambicagens vão de vento em polpa, a turma vai faturando alto, Ben vai ficando mais confiante e chegando cada vez mais perto de Jill. Como o novo "trabalho" exige dedicação quase exclusiva, Ben vai se distanciando dos antigos amigos, Miles (Josh Gad) e Cam (Sam Golzar) e de um projeto de robótica que eles vinham trabalhando a mais de um ano, até que chega num ponto em que os amigos o tiram do projeto. Abalado com situação e com o ego no talo, Ben perde 200 mil em apenas uma noite, o que deixa o professor Micky puto da vida. Em uma discussão, os dois brigam e Micky pula fora do barco e em vez de Ben voltar para casa, já que ele tinha conseguido os 300 mil, ele cisma de voltar para os Cassinos e leva o grupo junto. Só que dessa vez o "protetor de perdas" dos cassino, Colin Williams (Laurence Fishburne) apanha Ben e senta a porrada no cara.

Todo quebrado e sem o dinheiro da noite, Ben volta para Boston, chegando no seu quarto recebe a agradável notícia que foi reprovado na matéria de Micky e pra piorar, o professor roubou todo seu dinheiro. Fudido na vida e sem muitas alternativas para reaver o dinheiro, Ben busca o professor para reorganizarem o grupo e tentar pela última vez faturar uma grana nos cassinos.

"21" é um filme bacana com um final bem divertido e dosa bem a experiência de Kevin Spacey e Laurence Fishburne com a juventude de Jim Sturgess e Kate Bosworth.

FRONTIER(S) ( 2008 )
This French-made blood bath follows the familiar (and reliable) Texas Chainsaw Massacre template. On the lam after a heist during a riot sparked by a controversial Franco-election, four young criminals (one a pregnant, guilt-crippled girl) find their way to a peaceful-seeming (seeming!) inn, en route to Amsterdam. Unfortunately for them the place is thick with cannibal Nazis living in a bizarre familial cult. Within the first half hour the gore-splattered survival horror begins and there’s little time to breath on the way to the ultra-violent, though thought-provoking finale. Frontier(s) scores big with beautifully cold earthy cinematography, effectively inducing dread. There are plenty of visceral thrills and enough smart surprising moments, great charachterization and solid performances to make this a stand-out not to be dismissed as the kind of torture-porn crap pushed by Rob Zombie and Eli Roth.
***

ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED ( 2008 )
This made-for-HBO doc offers a fairly nonjudgemental look at the genius/perv director's 1978 conviction for the statutory rape of a 13 year old girl and the dramatic life that led up to it. Some time is spent on his devastation over the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, at the hands of Charles Manson's "family" -- but the primary focus is the rape case, the difference between European and American reactions to that case and the unbelievable legal clusterfuck that forced him to flee the country soon after. (He's never returned to America and would be immediately arrested if he did). There's some nice use of soundtrack music from his biggest hit, Rosmary's Baby, and judiciously doled out clips of his oveure. There are several illuminating clips from  old interviews as well as new interviews with the people that knew him best (not to mention, a few moments spent with the rape victim today). It's all surprisingly less skeezy than it sounds and probably one of the best bio-docs I've seen, on par with Crumb.
***

RECOUNT ( 2008 )
This made-for-HBO movie is a nicely-balanced all-star take on the weeks directly following the 2000 Bush/Gore election fiasco. No matter whose side you're on, you have to appreciate the straightforward stick-to-the-facts historically-accurate screenplay. Kevin Spacey is typically (almost mundanely) good as Gore strategist, Ron Klain and I enjoy Tom Wilkinson (as Bush's) a little more every time he pops up in a movie. The top performance, though, is from a practically unrecognizable Laura Dern as flighty, clueless, self-absorbed Florida Secretary of State, Katherine Harris. Things start to drag a little in middle and unfortunately we know how it ends but for a political movie, it's more entertaining than most.
**1/2

FANTASTIC FOUR, THE (2005)
Jessica Alba can’t act, Dr. Doom is about as menacing as a the Tin Man, the sfx are unimpressive and The Thing looks a lot like a dried-up clump of crumbling crap, but FF still has a few things going for it. Probably the most kid-ready of the Marvel Comics adaptations, this story delivers the genesis tale of the super team (in space…atomic mutation from a…space thingy…or something) made up of The Thing (Michael Chiklis), Alba’s Invisible Woman, Ioan Gruffudd as Mr. Fantastic and Chris Evans as the Human Torch. There’s a little too much bitchy in-fighting and not enough clobberin’ time, but there’s something sincere about the way the story rolls that’s reminicent of Chris Reeves’ Superman. It’s a fun afternoon diversion that won’t stick with you for very long after the credits roll. **

4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (aka Fantastic Four 2) (2007)
Although I don’t remember anyone clammoring for a sequel, FF2 delivers what the original didn’t — particularly action and better effects. The mysterious Silver Surfer has arrived on earth to ultimately destroy it with his matter-mutating powers. But it turns out he’s really not a bad guy, and with a voice like Larry Fishburne’s and that sleek silvery surf board how could you hate him? Dr. Doom returns as nothing more than a minor plot device. Characters, having been clumsily and broadly defined in the original seem to make a little more sense this time and the authentic comic-booky writing keeps things light and fun. Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman’s wedding is a central focus, filling the comic book movie’s mandatory-seeming love-is-hard-when-you’re-a-superhero-story quota. As forgettable as the original but far more fun and a solid entry into Marvel’s impressive roster of superhero movies.**1/2

Hmm.  Sounds a bit like a plan of mine to be in Europe (home base Germany, but -- this is the important bit -- perhaps making a visit to friends at Oxford from time to time) for about a year, starting this October.  Hope against hope...could I sit in on a lecture/workshop/seminar?  I might explode with fervor,  somewhat akin to what happened to my senses after seeing Speed-the-Plow this past March.

Goodness knows how strict Oxford can be about such things, though.  When I was there last, I couldn't see any of the buildings because I was there on a bad day for visiting and I wasn't a student of the university.  Further, what self-respecting university would hire a movie star to be a professor without making some strict rules about sitting in on class?  Well, we shall see what happens; but goodness knows I will do everything in my power to see that something wonderful comes of this!  (Somewhat akin to my tenacity when it came to getting Speed-the-Plow tickets. :))

I have been watching your recent series of 'I'd Do Anything' with great interest, and was particularly delighted to see such a worth winner as Jodie Prenger emerge in this week's final. It seems that there has already been much speculation as to whether you will be producing another series of the 'find-a-star' format next year, given the level of criticism that the show received earlier this series.

Personally, I would be very disappointed if you decided against commissioning a new series, and I know many other people who feel similarly. However, before making a decision, I would encourage you to consider my suggestions on how the show could be improved next time around. With these changes, I believe you will be able to answer much of the criticism that has been levelled at you in the press. You may even find that it is popular with the viewers at home, thereby increasing audience figures.

My five-point plan is therefore as follows:

5. Produce more programmes linked to the show
I suspect the criticism from Kevin Spacey (and others) earlier this series was hard to take. Unfortunately, some of what he said did make real sense. it's about time the BBC did more for theatre in general, and the lack of theatre coverage is embarrassing for a public service broadcaster. As I've said before, I don't the answer would be to stop making programmes like 'I'd Do Anything' - instead, I would encourage you to use the next series as a platform for increased theatre coverage. You have a fantastic opportunity to take a large, excited audience, and show them more about the theatre. It would be easy to make programmes about theatre, musicals and drama, and use the main show to advertise them to the wider audience. How about a proper weekly theatre round-up (like its Film equivalent) to start the ball rolling?
In conclusion
I have been a fan of all of 'How do you solve a problem like Maria', 'Any Dream Will Do' and 'I'd Do Anything', and am still hopeful that you will be commissioning another series next year. However, I think it's important that the BBC continues to look for ways to improve an already successful formula. I hope my suggestions above might prove a useful starting point.

Kind regards
Coloured Lights

                              

 چند روز پيش نشستم 21 رو ديدم. فيلمي متوسط و سرگرم كننده. داستان چند دانشجوي تراز اول MIT كه به سرگروهي يكي از اساتيدشون (با بازي كيوين اسپيسي) آخر هفته ها رو قاچاقي مي رفتن لاس وگاس و قمار مي كردند تا با استفاده از قدرت حافظه و تحليل استثنائيشون پولدار بشن.

     بازي 21 رو چندين بار جسته و گريخته آموخته بودم اما چون بازي نمي كردم چيز زيادي ازش تو ذهنم نمي موند. فكر ميكنم فيلم 21 رسالت خودش رو به نحو احسن انجام داده باشه، چون باعث شد كه بار ديگه از پدرم درخواست كنم كه اين بازي رو بهم آموزش بده و چند تا از تريكها و حقه هاشو كه از قديم تو يادش مونده يادم بده. همين كه اين فيلم نسبتاً كم خرج با اتكا به جذابيتهاي بصري شهر لاس وگاس، ريتم تند، تصوير برداري خوب، و حتي با درجه بندي PG-13 تونسته عليرغم نظرات منفي منتقدان امتياز كاربري 7 از 10 رو تو IMDB از آن خودش كنه نشون ميده كه فيلم موفقي بوده.

خلاصه اگر با ورق و بازيهاي اون آشنايي خوبي داريد (منظورم 4 برگ نيست ها!) اين فيلم رو از دست نديد. به هر حال من كه به شدت هوس كردم پس اندازم رو ور دارم برم لاس وگاس. 

The man behind the foundation, Mikhail Gorbachev was in attendance with his only child Irina and her daughter Anastasia.

Also in attendance was Hugh Grant who has an active role in this charity gave a heartfelt speech about his mother Finvola who also fell victim to this disease in 2001. A performance by U2 frontman Bono was given to a star studded audience that included Orlando Bloom, Kevin Spacey, Petra Nemcova, Benicio Del Toro, Kate Beckinsale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Blunt, Mary J. Blige, Joan Collins, and Joely Richardson.

(Photo Credit: S.O.)

"Ya pak.., tadi saya menemukan handphone di taksi."
"Wah terimakasih pak, itu handphone saya, dimana saya bisa ambil pak?"
"Dateng aja ke sini, di Plasa Telkom Gatot Subroto."
"Baik pak, saya langsung kesana? Di lantai berapa pak? Dengan Bapak siapa?"
" Jika sudah sampai di lobi, telpon saya lagi. Nanti saya turun."
" Baik pak."

....

"Pak, saya Didit yang tadi menelpon Bapak, saya sudah sudah di lobi."
"Baik pak, saya akan turun."

....

"Wah, pak Didit ini handphone nya. Tadi saya mo kasih ke sopir taksinya tapi takutnya malah hilang."
"Terimakasih sekali pak. Ini memang handphone saya. Terimakasih pak."
"Sama-sama mas. Maaf tadi tidak saya angkat, baru sadar ternyata bunyi handphone yang saya temukan. Ya sudah kalo begitu saya naik lagi."
"Pak ini ada sedikit buat Bapak."
"Nggak usah mas, udah saya naik ya."
"Makasih banget pak. Maaf boleh saya tau nama Bapak?"
"Saya Dian mas. Udah ya."
"Makasih pak Dian."

....

"Udah gitu doang ?!"
"Iya, gak mau duit, gak nanya KTP, gak nanya kerja dimana. Ketemu langsung kasih hape dan balik lagi ke ke atas, mungkin ke kantornya."
"Gila ya.. Jakarta gitu lho.. masih ada orang seperti itu"

Selasa kemaren (3/6) keringat dingin sempet mengalir deras dari diriku? Gimana enggak, handphone baru yang dikasih ama temenku mendadak raib dari dalam tas yang aku bawa ke kantor. Diobrak-abrik semua berkas di tas.. nihil, posisi reslueting tas.. aman, sobek.. enggak. Dari rumah naik ojek, disusul kereta, plus taksi aku gak pernah ngerasa ngeluarin tuh hape. Di meja.. nihil. Ketinggalan di rumah kali? kata temen di sebelah kasih saran. Aku coba telpon di rumah, nihil juga, yang ada malah bikin panik orang rumah. Coba aku telpon deh? usul temen di sebelah yang tadi. Beberapa kali telpon gak diangkat juga. Aku SMS juga gak dijawab. Coba aku telpon lagi, kata temen di sebelah (masih orang yang sama). Nggak lama diangkat, .. dan cerita selanjutnya seperti di atas.

Ada ungkapan sekejam-kejamnya ibu tiri masih lebih kejam ibukota. Banyak yang bilang di Jakarta yang kejam ini gak ada yang gratis. Semua diukur dengan nilai berupa uang. Bahkan untuk sesuatu yang sebenarnya hak kita, pelayanan misalnya. Bikin KTP, perlu uang lebih. Bikin SIM, urus pajak, urus perijinan, bahkan kecing pun perlu bayar minimal senilai 1000 perak. Ini sama dengan 20 kali telpon menggunakan XL, iklan mode ON (soalnya masih heran liat istri tiap hari ngebel ke Semarang cuma 50 perak sekali telpon). Dan ketika ketemu peristiwa semacam tadi apa yang menjadi pemikiran kita? Curiga, tentu saja. Tetapi kenyataan tadi menyadarkan bahwa yang namanya orang baik dan kebaikan masih ada di Jakarta.

Apakah cuma satu orang ?

Berapa kebaikan yang pernah aku kita alami di Jakarta (ato dimana kita tinggal) sekarang? Satu sehari, satu seminggu, satu sebulan ? Apa kita cuma mendapat kebaikan? Apa kita cuma mengharap kebaikan? Berapa kebaikan yang kita telah berikan? Satu sehari, satu seminggu, satu sebulan ? Hehehehe.. cuma kita yang bisa menjawabnya.

Beberapa waktu yang lalu aku membaca buku berjudul Pay It Forward. Sudah di filmkan oleh Warner Bros dengan bintang Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, dan Haley Joel Osment. Di situ dikisahkan tentang seorang anak bernama Trevor mempunyai ide ketika diminta membuat school project dengan judul Do something to change the world , yaitu melakukan kebaikan kepada 3 orang dengan aturan bahwa 3 orang tersebut akan membalas kebaikannya dengan memberikan pertolongan kepada 3 orang lain lagi.

You do a favour that really helps someone and tell him or her NOT to pay it back. But to pay it forward to THREE other people who, in turn, each pay it forward to three more..

Begini cara melakukannya.

Selasa kemaren, aku telah mendapatkan satu kebaikan. Dan jelas-jelas sudah ditolak untuk "pay it back". Dengan berlandaskan pada "pay it forward" aku mulai menulis ini. Satu kebaikan untuk 3 orang yang ada di depanku. Mungkin terlalu sedikit menemukan 3 orang di tengah kerumunan orang di Jakarta ini ato mungkin juga terlalu banyak jika berlandaskan pada semboyan 3M (dari yang kecil, dari diri sendiri, dimulai sekarang). Inti dari tindakan ini adalah "forward", ke depan, ke luar, ke orang lain. Dan menurutku bukan jumlah yang menjadi ukuran tetapi gerakan ke depannya yang musti diutamakan.

Biarlah apa yang didepanku menjadi pilihan untuk melaksanakannya. Dalam dunia blog seperti ini, salah satu yang bisa dilakukan adalah menulis. Sebab sekecil apapun yang bisa kita lakukan, mungkin besar bagi yang lainnya. Seperti juga kisah disini, disini, dan disini.

Pay It Forward.

Nb : Terimakasih sebesar-besarnya buat mas Dian, orang baikdi Jakarta, di Plasa Telkom Gatot Subroto.
Gambar diambil dari sini : www.cyours.com

• Actor: Kevin Spacey
• Quote: "And like that (poof) he's gone."
• Action: Shoots a guy when no one else would.
• Clip(s):

Recount, the made-for-HBO docudrama about the fiercely contested 2000 US presidential election, is beautifully Aaron Sorkin-esque.

The two-hour series is an immense film; a harrowing tale of the fierce, domestic challenge for control of the western world. It's one for the political junkies, the West Wing viewers who traded in their seven seasons of the Martin Sheen starrer for the $200 box set, just to glimpse the 30 minute documentary disc.

Laura Dern is incredibly revealing as Secretary of State/Bush make up tin, while Kevin Spacey is similarly Sam Seaborne-esque.

Film critic Roger Ebert:

You might assume the movie is pro-Gore and anti-Bush, but you would not be quite right. Dave Grusin's almost eerie score evokes a journey into uncharted territories and haunted lands, but that's as close as it comes to making a statement (other than the incredulity voiced by the losers). The Democratic Party figures portrayed in the film have been the loudest in protest, especially Warren Christopher (John Hurt), who was the first head of the Gore team, and is portrayed as a wimp ready to cave in to the GOP. Whether the film is fair to him I cannot say.

The movie will roll out internationally as the current US election heats up; Channel 4 and the BBC are understood to be vying for UK terrestrial and digital rights.

My favorite scene showed Spacey’s character getting drunk with a friend while watching a Bush lawyer spin unflattering reality into political narrative; a bit slurringly, he lists off all the things wrong with the Florida election: the fact that the authority to call the election and authorize recounts rested with the head of Bush’s Florida campaign, the fact that the state disenfranchised over 20,000 black voters with a wildly inaccurate “purge list,” and most disturbing, the fact that no one seemed to give a rat’s ass. “Doesn’t anyone care?” he moans over his liquor. It’s all well and good to expose when someone’s breaking all standards of legality and decency, but apparently that’s not enough; you have to convince people that it matters.

It seems like this attitude has gotten worse and worse over the years, as our current leaders have continuously shifted the goalposts of acceptable and legal behavior (or maybe I’m just able to see it more clearly now that I’m older). You can turn on a TV or log on to a computer at any time and immediately find evidence of the White House lying to the public, presenting false evidence to support its agenda, breaking federal law, defying the Constitution, defying international accords—hell, you can find administration officials admitting to a lot of this. But those admissions always have a smug tone: “yeah, we’re holding people indefinitely and torturing them in secret military prisons…what of it?” It’s because they know that no one will do anything about it, and sure enough, people blow it off and marginalize it into the realm of “political matters.” Instead of acting on evidence that the White House is breaking the law, lawmakers and pundits turn whether they should be allowed to do it into a political talking point, thus absolving them from punishment. Habeas Corpus may be written into our Constitution, but now it’s a matter of political opinion; it’s a different take on a national security issue, not blatant high treason.

I normally blast people who whine about partisanship, and I belong to the school of thought that says anyone who claims not to be partisan either doesn’t know enough about politics or just doesn’t like them. But in the case of people turning their backs on the law because their party’s interest would be better served that way, I can’t help but decry such a selfish and dishonest affront to liberty. At some point, we have to put the welfare of our country, its citizens, and the world at large over party affiliation; this is the attitude that Gore adopted when he finally conceded the 2000 election, but unfortunately for all of us, the other side did not follow suit.

The Comeback Id

Old friends and longtime aides are wringing their hands over Bill Clinton’s post–White House escapades, from the dubious (and secretive) business associations to the media blowups that have bruised his wife’s campaign, to the private-jetting around with a skirt-chasing, scandal-tinged posse.

Some point to Clinton’s medical traumas; others blame sheer selfishness, and the absence of anyone who can say “no.” Exploring Clintonworld, the author asks if the former president will be consumed by his own worst self.

by TODD S. PURDUM