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Tuesday 29 augusT 2017
Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood

confronts the Trump era

By JAKE COYLE official at the FBI during the films like Richard Linklater’s
AP Film Writer scandal. It’s been in the “Last Flag Flying” will con-
NEW YORK (AP) — FBI bat- works since 2005. template the human cost
tles with the White House. “This movie could have of battle. “Last Flag Flying”
Revelatory government been made ten years ago (Nov. 3), a kind of loosely
leaks on the front page. or five years ago. The fact connected bookend to Hal
Soldiers haunted by un- that it’s coming out this Ashby’s 1973 film “The Last
winnable wars. Courtroom year has a supernatural rel- Detail,” stars Bryan Crans-
clashes over civil rights. evance,” said Landesman. ton, Steve Carell and Lau-
Movies take years to make, The film, which Sony Pic- rence Fishburne as Marines
but many of this fall’s films tures Classics will release reunited to bury a dead
This image released by warner Bros. Pictures shows Ryan Gosling,
left, and Harrison Ford in a scene from “Blade Runner 2049.” may feel almost preter- Sept. 29, gives a close-up son killed in Iraq.
Associated Press naturally programmed for to the man previously seen The film, a tender and com-
the President Trump era. — in the movies — as the ic road-trip odyssey, isn’t
Some have been in devel- shadowy figure in the park- overtly political or even a
opment for more than a ing garage of “All the Presi- war film; Linklater is skepti-
decade, others have been dent’s Men.” ‘’Mark Felt cal any war film can be
fast-tracked since the elec- just wanted to be left alone anti-war.
tion. But moviegoers will to do his job, however it But it seeks to intimately un-
soon have no shortage of turned out,” said Landes- derstand the individual re-
films offering timely reflec- man. “Jim Comey wanted percussions of war, free of
tions on America and the to do the same thing.” saber-rattling or mytholo-
policies of its president. Similar parallels may also gizing.
The fall movie season has follow Steven Spielberg’s “It will mean killing civilians.
much more than politics on keenly awaited “The Post,” It will mean dead Ameri-
its mind. There are a string (Dec. 22). Spielberg’s dra- cans. It will mean exorbi-
of major releases — “Blade ma is about The Washing- tant costs. It will mean all
Runner 2049” (Oct. 6), ton Post’s 1971 publishing that. That’s what war is,”
“Thor: Ragnarok” (Nov. 3), of the classified Pentagon says Linklater. “That’s what
“Justice League” (Nov. 17), Papers, which revealed does worry one about
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” many of the government’s Trump.
(Dec. 15) — that many ex- lies about the Vietnam War. It’s always the guys who
pect will reverse the brutal The film, starring Meryl didn’t fight that want to
summer box-office slide. Streep and Tom Hanks, is prove their manhood by
And of course, many Oscar like an all-star team as- launching some bombs
contenders are also lined sembled as Hollywood’s re- and missiles and being a
up, including festival hits sponse to Trump. tough guy.
“Call Me By Your Name” The project was an- Both Republicans and
(Nov. 24), “The Florida Proj- nounced in March and shot Democrats it’s the same.
ect” (Oct. 5) and “Mud- over the summer. Streep, We haven’t had a soldier
bound” (Nov. 17). who memorably critiqued anywhere near leadership
But even the typically all- the then-president-elect at in so long.”
consuming Oscar horse January’s Golden Globes “Thank You for Your Ser-
race might be second- and was then deemed vice” (Oct. 27), starring
ary this fall — and not just “over-rated” by Trump, is Miles Teller and Haley Ben-
because “Dunkirk,” ‘’Get already viewed as all-but- nett, is about three soldiers
Out” and “Wonder Wom- certain Oscar contender. returning from Iraq, adjust-
an” have already emerged Other timely tales of Ameri- ing to civilian life and fight-
as potential awards con- can heroism are also rush- ing post-traumatic stress
tenders. Instead, one of ing to the screen. Clint disorder. Other films will re-
the fall’s most captivating Eastwood, who has previ- call civil-rights icons. “Mar-
dramas might be between ously voiced support for shall” (Oct. 13), stars Chad-
Hollywood and the White Trump, is prepping “The wick Boseman as a young
House. 15:17 to Paris” about the Thurgood Marshall defend-
Writer-director Peter Lan- 2015 Thalys train attack in ing a black chauffeur in
desman (“Concussion”) France, with the real-life 1941 against his wealthy
found himself making a heroes playing themselves: socialite employer in a sex-
film about the FBI battling Anthony Sadler, Alex Skar- ual assault and attempted
White House interference latos and Spencer Stone. murder trial. Rob Reiner’s
while a curiously similar Whether it will be finished in “LBJ” (Nov. 3) stars Woody
conflict played out be- time for 2017 isn’t yet clear; Harrelson as the 36th presi-
tween Trump, James Com- no release date has been dent, taking office after
ey and the FBI. His movie, announced but Eastwood the assassination of John F.
“Mark Felt: The Man Who works famously fast. Kennedy and passing the
Brought Down the White Several other films are Civil Rights Act.
House” tells the story of Felt coming that explore the Whether all of these films
(played by Liam Neeson), intersection of patriotism will resonate any different-
the legendary Watergate and politics. Just as Trump ly in 2017 than they might
source known as Deep has ordered more troops have another year remains
Throat, who was the No. 2 to the war in Afghanistan, to be seen. q