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ironymaidenBicke has my favorite scene in Assassins (a not-so-popular Stephen Sondheim musical). It's up against my Seattle Shakes tickets, but someone should go. More info at The Warren Report (membership has its priviledges).
Distinguishing Feature: THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON - Free
The Seattle Art Museum,
100 University St, SEATTLE
Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 7:00pm
Rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence. Runtime: 95 minutes.
**Director Niels Mueller in attendance!**
Written by Mueller and Kevin Kennedy, and based on a prescient and bizarre true story, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON focuses on Sam Bicke (Sean Penn), a desperate `everyman` who, in 1974, was driven to hatch and execute a plan to assassinate the president. Sam is determined to have his share of the American Dream, but in a society worn down by political corruption and the Vietnam War, there is not much room left for dreamers. Sam`s world unravels as the Watergate scandal exposes culpability at the highest levels, as images of Nixon flood the airwaves. In the meantime, the finality of Bickeâs separation from his wife (Naomi Watts) and their two young children becomes inescapable, while his relationship with his boss (Jack Thompson) becomes toxic.
With this role, Penn proves that he is at the very peak of his career, delivering a quietly explosive performance unlike any other he has given. Though set in a divided America of thirty years ago, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON, particularly its shattering dénouement, achieves an eerie resonance in our equally disillusioned post-9/11 era.
Distinguishing Feature: THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON - Free
The Seattle Art Museum,
100 University St, SEATTLE
Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 7:00pm
Rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence. Runtime: 95 minutes.
**Director Niels Mueller in attendance!**
Written by Mueller and Kevin Kennedy, and based on a prescient and bizarre true story, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON focuses on Sam Bicke (Sean Penn), a desperate `everyman` who, in 1974, was driven to hatch and execute a plan to assassinate the president. Sam is determined to have his share of the American Dream, but in a society worn down by political corruption and the Vietnam War, there is not much room left for dreamers. Sam`s world unravels as the Watergate scandal exposes culpability at the highest levels, as images of Nixon flood the airwaves. In the meantime, the finality of Bickeâs separation from his wife (Naomi Watts) and their two young children becomes inescapable, while his relationship with his boss (Jack Thompson) becomes toxic.
With this role, Penn proves that he is at the very peak of his career, delivering a quietly explosive performance unlike any other he has given. Though set in a divided America of thirty years ago, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON, particularly its shattering dénouement, achieves an eerie resonance in our equally disillusioned post-9/11 era.
