Beatty's courage? (film director Warren Beatty's motion picture 'Bulworth')

From: Commonweal | Date: June 19, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Film director Warren Beatty's movie 'Bulworth' portrays a man who hires a killer to take his life so that his family can collect insurance. However, he eventually changes his mind and has to flee from the hired killer. The movie subtly exposes some important political insights.

'Bulworth'

As I write this, Warren Beatty's Bulworth is receiving rave reviews praising its star-writer-director for his courage in telling shocking political truths to his audience. In fact, just as his hero, Senator Jay Bulworth, must first launch himself into a state of frenzy through sleeplessness and ...

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