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Article: The politics of self-absorption.(Warrean Beatty's 'Bulworth': Will the Real 'Bulworth' Please Stand Up?)
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- December 22, 1998
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Warren Beatty's Bulworth is a casualty in the new Hollywood economics. Having failed to become a box-office smash in its opening weeks, Bulworth more or less disappeared from American screens in less than a month. But Bulworth was not a flop. Reviews were generally positive and the theaters were far from empty. Nonetheless, like the mid-list books of major publishers, the film was pulled. Just like most mid-list books, Bulworth deserved better. Its peculiar blend of outlandish style and hard-core politics generated considerable controversy, but that attention needed time to translate into bigger audiences. Given the new marketplace, not even Warren Beatty was accorded ...
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Article: Monitor: Warren Beatty's `Bulworth' divided ...
The Independent - London;
February 7, 1999 ;
700+ words
... ... humour and hard-edge wit of Bulworth, the splendid and splenetic ... producer, co-writer and star Warren Beatty. The film, while radical ... revolutionary notions that Bulworth espouses. Beatty's character ... high-concept gimmick, Bulworth lets its button- down, white ...
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