Killing Kennedy (S: Lowe, Goodwin, Trachtenberg) -- 11/22/13 on NatGeo
05-30-13, 12:25 PM
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Killing Kennedy (S: Lowe, Goodwin, Trachtenberg) -- 11/22/13 on NatGeo
Not sure if this belonged in Movie or TV Talk, so if mods want to move it...
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,1468873.story
Rob Lowe made a major impression with viewers over the Memorial Day weekend playing Liberace's plastic surgeon in the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra." Now he's following that up with another eye-catching role, as John F. Kennedy in National Geographic Channel's upcoming movie "Killing Kennedy."
The film is a follow-up to National Geographic Channel's "Killing Lincoln," based on the book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, which became Nat Geo's highest-rated program to date when it aired in February. The film, narrated by Tom Hanks and starring Billy Campbell as Abraham Lincoln, drew 3.4 million viewers.
The "Kennedy" film, which is also based on a book by O'Reilly and Dugard, traces the events leading up to President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas in 1963. "Once Upon a Time's" Ginnifer Goodwin is set to play Jacqueline Kennedy, with Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald, wife of Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
The film will begin in 1959, as Kennedy is announcing his candidacy for president at around the same time that Oswald is renouncing his United States citizenship.
Production on the film, to be directed by Nelson McCormick, will begin in June in Richmond, Va., and is expected to air close to the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination on Nov. 22.
The production of "Killing Lincoln" was so successful that the channel has already announced plans to team with O'Reilly to produce a film from his forthcoming book, "Killing Jesus."
The film is a follow-up to National Geographic Channel's "Killing Lincoln," based on the book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, which became Nat Geo's highest-rated program to date when it aired in February. The film, narrated by Tom Hanks and starring Billy Campbell as Abraham Lincoln, drew 3.4 million viewers.
The "Kennedy" film, which is also based on a book by O'Reilly and Dugard, traces the events leading up to President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas in 1963. "Once Upon a Time's" Ginnifer Goodwin is set to play Jacqueline Kennedy, with Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald, wife of Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
The film will begin in 1959, as Kennedy is announcing his candidacy for president at around the same time that Oswald is renouncing his United States citizenship.
Production on the film, to be directed by Nelson McCormick, will begin in June in Richmond, Va., and is expected to air close to the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination on Nov. 22.
The production of "Killing Lincoln" was so successful that the channel has already announced plans to team with O'Reilly to produce a film from his forthcoming book, "Killing Jesus."
05-30-13, 12:34 PM
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Re: Killing Kennedy (S: Lowe, Goodwin, Trachtenberg) -- 11/22/13 on NatGeo
Stick with Oliver Stone's JFK.
05-30-13, 01:50 PM
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05-30-13, 01:53 PM
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Re: Killing Kennedy (S: Lowe, Goodwin, Trachtenberg) -- 11/22/13 on NatGeo
What is the deal with O'Reily's "Killing" books? Did he really write them or is he "co-author" in name only to help with sales? How does he have time to research and write three historical biographies? I haven't read one but they're total shit right?
05-31-13, 07:52 AM
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Re: Killing Kennedy (S: Lowe, Goodwin, Trachtenberg) -- 11/22/13 on NatGeo
O'Reilly himself graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Marist College in 1971 as well as advanced degrees from Boston University and Harvard University. During the early 1970s he was a high school history teacher.
He wrote them. I read the Lincoln one and it was pretty good. I think it was written for elementary/junior high level readers. Something to get kids into reading about history.
I don't think he is as big a douchebag as usually portrayed. Just another flawed human being.
06-01-13, 01:05 PM
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Re: Killing Kennedy (S: Lowe, Goodwin, Trachtenberg) -- 11/22/13 on NatGeo
I thought Killing Lincoln was okay. Decent mix of documentary and movie. The constant cutaways to Tom Hanks appearing on camera as narrator were a little distracting though.
I'm sure Killng Kennedy will follow the same formula. So, if Killing Kennedy is just as successful, I wonder if they will do more Killing... movies for more major political figures who were assassinated.
I see they are already planning Killing Jesus
I'm sure Killng Kennedy will follow the same formula. So, if Killing Kennedy is just as successful, I wonder if they will do more Killing... movies for more major political figures who were assassinated.
I see they are already planning Killing Jesus
