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312th New Thing - Watched The Ides of March


I didn't have time to post the last night, therefore I'm posting this late as this occurred yesterday (Mon 8/27/12).

We watched a movie entitled The Ides of March with Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, and Marisa Tomei, that came out on October 7, 2001. This is an American political drama film and adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play Farragut North. It is about the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, where an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency. The Ides of March was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and at the 27th Haifa International Film Festival and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In addition, 'Ides of March' is the name of the 15th day of March in the Roman calendar. The movie was ok if you like politics and campaigns. I didn't enjoy the ending as it was just over without a complete wrap-up. IMDB gave it a 7.3 out of 10 and I would give it a 6.3 rating.

What did you do today?
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