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Jason Reitman’s Tabloid Journalism Film About Gary Hart, ‘The Front Runner’ Is Altman Lite
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Jason Reitman’s Tabloid Journalism Film About Gary Hart, ‘The Front Runner’ Is Altman Lite

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 / 19 November 2018

Funny and thoughtful but not sharp enough, Jason Reitman's satire about Gary Hart's tabloid downfall aims for controlled chaos but settles for conventional finger-wagging.

Band of Brothers: Jason Reitman, Matt Bai, and Jay Carson on ‘The Front Runner’
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Band of Brothers: Jason Reitman, Matt Bai, and Jay Carson on ‘The Front Runner’

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 / 15 November 2018

Filmmaker Jason Reitman and co-writers Matt Bai and Jay Carson delve into the band-like creative process behind their thought-provoking political drama, The Front Runner, revolving around Gary Hart's scandalous 1988 presidential campaign.