I thought it interesting to point out for those of you that are into film, a discussion that is beginning to occur now pertaining to the presidency of a certain George W. Bush in the world of film. Here is a link to some of the fundamentals of it from IFC.com that also happens to include a bit of “future sight” perspective into Obama’s presidency. It is a bit of a soft opening as compared to the very compact and comprehensive article written by Michael Atkinson in the British film magazine Sight and Sound’s 2008 December issue, that I also highly recommend as an in depth follow up. It is a first for me following such a contemporary debate surrounding a block of films and years connected to a nearly sitting president, interesting with all the societal impacts/dynamics involved. It seems, interestingly enough from what I can garner, that this is perhaps also the fastest this type of analysis or clarity upon it has ever popped up into a contemporary debate.
