Has Hollywood abandoned the political movie?

Has Hollywood abandoned the political movie?

Jimmy Stewart in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” … Frank Sinatra in “The Manchurian Candidate” … Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in “All the President’s Men.” Big political movies with big stars have long been part of the Hollywood playbook. Claude Rains and Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 Frank Capra classic, “Mr. Smith Goes to…

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The power of politics on screen

The power of politics on screen

The power of politics on screen – CBS News Watch CBS News As Americans have become more polarized, has Hollywood shied away from telling overtly political stories? Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz talks with actor Martin Sheen, who famously played a president on the long-running TV series “The West Wing”; with film professor Annette…

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Iranian hackers ramp up digital attacks on US political campaigns

Iranian hackers ramp up digital attacks on US political campaigns

Elections are coming up, and threat actors are ramping up efforts to manipulate voters and attack political campaigns. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new network infrastructure set up by Iranian hackers, aimed at targeting U.S. political campaigns. They use phishing emails and links to trick users into installing malicious software, often pretending to be cloud services….

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