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...recently spoke with Perrotta, a former expository writing preceptor at Harvard, about his new film, Hollywood and...freshmen...
...Perrotta's novel Election, a scathing satire of American politics packaged in the metaphor of a high school election, is the inspiration for Alexander Payne's new film starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. The film has opened to phenomenal reviews and is poised to be one of the summer sleepers at the box office...
...Perrotta just might be one of the hottest men in Hollywood--and chances are, he hasn't even been there...
...Payne and Perrotta are the true winners here. The latter's story opens the door for a number of equally subversive interpretations. Payne, mean-while, is a force to reckon with. He has a way of making every detail count--every shot is designed to probe closer into a particular character's head (even if it's Paul's empty one). With Citizen Ruth, Payne tackled abortion and he takes the middle ground again in Election...
...just hope that for his next Flick, he gives us a hero we can root for. Look for an interview with Election scribe Tom Perrotta in next week's Arts section...