Welcome, my Avocados, to the fourth installment of Bagel Over the White House, my ongoing series focused on American politics on film and behind the scenes. Today, I finally get to the movie whose name inspired the title of this … Continue reading Gabriel (and Bagel) Over the White House (1933)

Welcome one and all to the third installment of Bagel Over the White House, my ongoing series looking at American political film and how our art can tell us something about where we are as a nation. Last week, we … Continue reading Bagel Over the White House: The Siege (1998)

Welcome all to the second installment of Bagel Over the White House, an ongoing series in which I look at the effect of political context on American film and the effect of American film on politics. Today, I decided to … Continue reading Bagel Over the White House: Dr. Strangelove and Fail Safe (1964)

Welcome, one and all, to Bagel Over the White House, what will hopefully be the inaugural edition of a recurring column in which I take a look at American politics on film and behind the scenes. I’m not gonna shoot … Continue reading Bagel Over the White House: The Candidate (1972)