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Woody Harrelsonmight have gotten his start on the beloved sitcom Cheers, but he soon transitioned to film and never looked back. During his long career starring in movies, Harrelson has been part of many projects, and while his performance remains believable no matter the character, he shines in his villainous roles. When he first began taking on characters that painted him in a darker light, it was a surprise to many audience members. However, he soon proved that not only could he bring depth to irredeemable people, he could make audiences like them.
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With the holiday season in full swing and Congress eventually—sometime!—heading out of town for a Christmas and New Year’s recess, you might find yourself with some extra time for a movie or two. But for political junkies who might find science fiction action film The Matrix Resurrections just a wee bit boring, how about one of the many films featuring the U.S. Congress?
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith is perhaps the iconic congressional movie, featuring nothing less than a talking filibuster that concludes with Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) collapsing at the end. When his state’s U.S. Senator dies, Governor Hubert Hopper selects Smith, the head of the Boy Rangers, to replace him, hoping he’ll be both popular and easy to control. While the earnest Smith proposes a bill for the government to provide a loan for a camp for boys in his state, his corrupt opponents accuse him of graft. Thus, he is forced to defend himself as they try to expel him from the Senate, leading to his famed filibuster. Smith is saved when his remorseful enemy—who has posed as a friend and mentor throughout the film—confesses to the plan to take him down.
Rotten Tomatoes: 96% critic score | 94% audience score
IMDB: 8.1/10
Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln, based on historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s acclaimed Team of Rivals, depicts President Abraham Lincoln’s drive to ratify the 13 Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to abolish slavery before the end of the Civil War. President Lincoln’s negotiations with prominent Members of Congress, including Thaddeus Stevens, and the House’s debates over the Amendment feature prominently in the film. It is a spellbinding reminder of legal power Congress and the President have over the lives and destinies of individuals and the country.
Rotten Tomatoes: 89% critic score | 81% audience score
IMDB: 7.3/10
LBJ (2016)
“Power is where power goes.” That’s one of the slogans Lyndon B. Johnson lived by as a Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hanover College in southern Indiana, he had a brief stint in New York theater. He was soon cast as Woody on TV series Cheers (1982), which wound up being one of the most-popular TV shows ever and also earned Harrelson an Emmy for his performance in 1989. BornJuly 23, 1961 2011 drama film directed by Oren Moverman Rampart is a 2011 American crimedrama film. Directed by Oren Moverman and co-written by Moverman and James Ellroy, the film stars Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty, Ben Foster, Anne Heche, Brie Larson, Ice Cube, Cynthia Nixon, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright, and Steve Buscemi. It is set in the midst of the fallout from the Rampart scandal of the late 1990s, when corrupt Los Angeles Police Department Officer Dave Brown (Harrelson) is forced to face the consequences of his wayward career. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011. and was released in theaters in the U.S. on February 10, 2012. The film received positive reviews, but was a box-office bomb. Dave Brown, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), patrols the Rampart Division. While training a new officer, he roughs up a suspect to find the location of a meth lab. After work, he goes home to his two daughters and two ex-wives, who are also sisters. After dinner, he goes to a piano bar where he picks up a stranger and has a one night stand. The next day, Brown is t-boned in his patrol car. When the other driver attempts to flee, Brown brutally beats him and the assault is captured on video by a bystander. The video creates another controversy for the LAPD, which is already besieged by the recent Rampart scandal. The assistant district attorney pressures Brown to retire, but he refuses and outlines his defense. Over the course of the film, it is revealed that although Brown failed the bar exam, he remains extremely knowledgeable about case law. Back at the piano bar, Brown picks up a lawyer named Linda after first determining that she is not surveilling him. Later he meets with ex-cop Hartshorn, who suggests that Brown was set up to distract from the Rampart scandal. As the LAPD exerts more pressure on Brown, he retains
While he dabbled in film during his time on Cheers (1982), that area of his career didn't fully take off until towards the end of the show's run. In 1991, Doc Hollywood (1991) gave him his first widely-seen movie role, and he followed that up with White Men Can't Jump (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994). More recently, Harrelson was seen in No Country for Old Men (2007), Zombieland (2009), 2012 (2009), and Friends with Benefits (2011), along with the acclaimed HBO movie Game Change (2012).
In 2011, Harrelson snagged the coveted role of fan-favorite drunk Haymitch Abernathy in the big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games (2012), which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies ever at the domestic box office. Harrelson is set to reprise that role for the sequels, which are scheduled for release in November 2013, 2014 and 2015. Harrelson has received two Academy Award nominations, first for his role as controversial Hustler founder Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and then for a role in The Messenger (2009). He also received Golden Globe nominations for both of these parts. In 2016, he had a stand-out role as a wise teacher in the teen drama The Edge of Seventeen (2016).
Harrelson was briefly married to Nancy Simon in the 80s, and later married his former assistant, Laura Louie, with whom he has three daughters.Rampart (film)
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