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5 Fictional Presidents Who Would Have Outdone Barack Obama Last Night

If one was so inclined to compare Barack Obama’s Tuesday night Oval Office speech on the BP oil spill to a current summer movie, Sex and the City 2 would probably suffice. Goodness what a disaster . As MSNBC host Keith Olbermann said — presumably with the glee of Rex Reed trashing SATC 2 — “I thought it was a great speech if you’ve been on another planet for 57 days.” OK, then! With this oil-and-watershed moment for President Obama now sinking in the rear view mirror, Movieline wonders which fictional president’s could have done a better job last night. Answers ahead!

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5 Fictional Presidents Who Would Have Outdone Barack Obama Last Night

Cuaron Planning Insane Opening Shot for Gravity

Were you impressed by Children of Men’s famous one-take “assault on the car” sequence? Apparently, director Alfonso Cuaron is determined to top himself; for his upcoming sci-fi pic Gravity , which is set to star Robert Downey Jr., he’s planning an opening shot that lasts for over 20 minutes. That’s enough to give Michael Bay reverse epilepsy. [ Coming Soon ]

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Cuaron Planning Insane Opening Shot for Gravity