Word: mueller
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Adding to the fray this December will be the inevitably debated debut film by Niels Mueller, The Assassination of Richard Nixon. This exquisitely acted film features a fine performance by Sean Penn that anchors the story of a man who loses everything and decides to follow the American dream in the most unlikely manner—assassinating the president. But despite its title and its arrival amidst a hyper-polemic era of filmmaking, Nixon presents a nuanced approach to politics that distances it from the talking head forums that litter today’s cineplexes...
...dramas of the year and it will hopefully inject some much needed life into theaters when it is released this December. Though modern in approach, the film (which is set in the ’70s) has a throwback feel that encompasses nearly every aspect of the production. What Mueller has done is distilled the essence of the great movies of the 1970s without simply mimicking them...
...Assassination of Richard Nixon serves as a perfect example of how politics has seeped into all corners of the cinema—even in places where there was no such intention. Mueller wrote the film many years ago after graduating from Tufts. As he explained, the impetus for writing the film was reading of a shooting in San Diego. He wanted to explore “the line a person crosses that causes them to lose empathy for their fellow man.” He began researching assassins and created the story of a dejected man who talked into tape...
Consequently, politics do not play a role in Mueller’s story—they just serve as the backdrop for issues he wants to explore. Mueller explained that he was “ecstatic that the film will be released after the election” because he did not want it to “get caught up in the political maelstrom that is occurring.” Instead he wanted the film to be viewed as the piece of art it is—a moving study of humanity, loss and grief through the eyes...
...better indicators of productivity. In this view, a guy who hits .250 and walks 50 times might create as many runs as one who hits .300 and strikes out a lot. He'd be a damn sight cheaper too. Sabermetrics produced signings such as that of third baseman Bill Mueller (with a $2 million-a-year salary), who would lead the American League in hitting after joining the club, and Ortiz ($1.25 million), who developed this year into an MVP candidate...