Campbell Brown Movies
White House correspondent and Weekend Today pundit-turned-CNN mainstay Campbell Brown carries a deserved reputation as one of the most articulate news commentators and one of the most gifted celebrity interviewers, be they musicians, politicians, actors, or noted personalities of another stripe. Born in Ferriday, LA, Brown graduated from Regis University in Denver with her bachelor's degree in political science and international relations, then traveled to Czechoslovakia, where she spent a year teaching English. Brown joined NBC News in 1998, first as a correspondent for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and as an occasional substitute anchor for Williams; she subsequently graduated to anchor of Weekend Today. When NBC passed Brown over as a replacement for Katie Couric on Today (replacing Couric with Meredith Vieira), Brown withdrew from the network and hearkened over to CNN (in July 2007), with much press speculation at the time about how the network planned to use its newest hot property. Brown's resumé includes only one major film appearance, in the political documentary The Party's Over (2001), narrated by actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
When the mischievous antics of a precocious 12-year-old girl result in the outcome of the United States presidential election hinging on the vote of her apathetic, likable loser of a father, the man who thought that life had long since passed him by is reluctantly thrust into the national spotlight in this political-themed comedy starring Kevin Costner. Bud Johnson (Costner) is your typical American -- a simple man and loving father who never would have thought he had the power to change the world. Though when election day finally arrives and Bud prepares to cast his ballot, his overachieving daughter Molly proves to be the catalyst for a stunning series of events that place the fate of the free world in the hands of a man more comfortable slinging cases of beer -- her father. The two candidates are portrayed by Dennis Hopper and Kelsey Grammer, with Nathan Lane and Stanley Tucci as their campaign managers. George Lopez also stars as a local TV-station manager who has to deal with the political factions as they set up camp in the small town. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Actors and political activists come together to take a long, hard look at the State of the Union during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election in this documentary, a follow-up to 1993's The Last Party, in which actor Robert Downey Jr. followed the 1992 presidential campaign. In The Last Party 2000, with Robert Downey Jr. unavailable due to drug convictions (he does make a brief appearance, and his legal problems as well as the current state of American drug laws are discussed), Philip Seymour Hoffman takes his place as he visits the 2000 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and talks to politicians and activists both famous and obscure as a pitched battle is fought between supporters of democratic candidate Al Gore, republican nominee George W. Bush, and the many voices who believed neither candidate represented a worthwhile or reasonable choice. Along with Downey and Hoffman, celebrities speaking out on the issues in this film include Courtney Love, Rosie O'Donnell, Reese Witherspoon, and David Crosby; the rock band Stone Temple Pilots also appear at a political rally. The Last Party 2000 was directed by actor and musician Donovan Leitch, who served as a producer on the first film. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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