PRESS

Monday
Aug172020

HUFFINGTON POST, Aug 2020: "The Truth Is Not Out There In ‘X-Files’ Supercut"

Friday
Jun152018

POLITICO "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY," June 2018


Tuesday
Jun022015

"Reporter's Notebook" on MSNBC's SHIFT, 6/1/15 -- With Beth Fouhy

Monday
Apr272015

"The Briefing" on MSNBC's SHIFT, 4/26/15 -- With Luke Russert

Sunday
Apr192015

Meet the Press's "Press Pass", NBC News, March 8, 2015 -- With Chuck Todd

 

Sunday
Feb152015

The Boston Globe, February 13, 2015 -- Dukakis Reflects on Failed Presidential Run in New Documentary

Sunday
Jan112015

'The Fix' on The Washington Post, 1/11/15 -- Michael Dukakis explains what happened to Michael Dukakis

Read it at The Washington Post or click the below image:

Friday
Jan092015

Mother Jones, 1/8/15 -- The Dukakis Lesson: Never Ignore an Attack

Read it at Mother Jones or click the below image.

 

Wednesday
Jan072015

Hardball, 12/18/14 -- New Dukakis Documentary 'Above the Fray'

Wednesday
Dec242014

'Pop Politics' on Sirius/XM with Ted Johnson, 12/18/14 -- New Documentary Debuts on MSNBC.com

Variety's Ted Johnson interviews Will Rabbe about his new documentary, 'Above the Fray: The Lessons of Dukakis '88'. See it at Variety.com, or listen below.

Tuesday
Feb192013

Mashable, 2/19/13 -- What if the White House Had a Show Like 'Downton Abbey'?

Read at Mashable.

It might be hard at first to see the similarities between the White House and Downton Abbey, a drama about aristocrats and their gaggle of staff, but trust us, it's almost as if the British show was created about the Obamas.

Namely, the extensive live-in help that the Executive Office must have. Who wouldn't want to see the drama boiling up between the White House chef and the presidential dog walker?

 

And just throw some period clothing on the First Family (Barack and Michelle are shoo-ins as Lord and Lady Grantham, and Sasha and Malia were meant to play Mary and Edith Crawley) and you've got yourself an international hit.

Video and image courtesy of YouTube, ChrisMatthewsShow.

Monday
Apr162012

Obama Meets "Mad Men" Parody, 3/25-3/28/12 -- VARIOUS 

We featured our own version of the "Mad Men" opening on The Chris Matthews Show, just in time for the season 5 premiere on AMC. Our take of this iconic sequence portrays the struggles of President Obama's 2012 campaign, showcasing his rivals and highlighting the issues that may complicate his bid for reelection in 2012. Below is some of the press the video recieved:

In addition, Politico's "Click" & The Daily Show's "Indecision 2012" Blog below:

 

Monday
Mar262012

The Daily Show 'Indecision 2012' Blog, 3/26/12 -- Your Obligatory Obama/ Mad Men Mashup

Sunday
Mar252012

National Journal, 3/25/12 -- Chris Matthews Gives Obama the Mad Men Treatment

Sunday
Mar252012

The Huffington Post, 3/25/12 -- 'Chris Matthews Show' Airs 'Mad Men' Obama Parody

Monday
Feb272012

Romney as "The Artist" Parody Trailer, 2/26-27/12 -- VARIOUS

The Chris Matthews Show celebrated Oscar Weekend with a movie trailer of our own, "Mitt: Better Off Mute". Much like the perfect silent picture star whose career was thwarted by the emergence of sound in cinema, Mitt Romney has stumbled when he's had to open his mouth... the following is some of the coverage the video recieved:

Sunday
Feb262012

The Villiage Voice, 2/26/12 -- 'The Artist' Gets Re-Imagined

Sunday
Feb262012

New York Magazine, 2/26/12 -- Why Mitt Romney Isn't Ready for the Talkies

Thursday
Mar032011

Moviefone Blog, 2/17/11 -- CINEMATICAL SEVEN: Upcoming Presidential Projects on Lincoln, Roosevelt and Harding

Cinematical Seven: Upcoming Presidential Projects on Lincoln, Roosevelt and Harding 

Excerpt: 

6. 'Unscrupulous,' Warren G. Harding biopic
Release date: 2013

Harding's brief tenure as president was rife with bribery, corruption and possibly murder, all excellent subjects for any political bio. Charles Mee's 1980 novel 'The Ohio Gang,' referred to the "scandal-plagued collection of eccentric characters" with whom the 29th president surrounded himself leading up to the notorious Teapot Dome scandal. No talent other than politically minded producer/director William Rabbe ('Winning New Hampshire') and screenwriter Barbara Turner ('Pollock') have been announced yet.

 

Monday
Oct042010

Variety, 10/4/10 -- TURNER TAPPED FOR 'UNSCRUPULOUS'  

Scribe to pen Harding-era political thriller

By GORDON COX

Screenwriter Barbara Turner has been tapped to pen "Unscrupulous," the developing indie feature about the Harding administration.

Turner is a co-writer of HBO Films' "Hemingway and Gellhorn," set to star Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman. Other pics on her resume include "Pollock," Robert Altman's "The Company" and "Georgia."

Produced by William Rabbe, political thriller "Unscrupulous" is based on Charles L. Mee's 1980 book "The Ohio Gang," which depicts the 1920s administration of President Harding as a scandal-plagued collection of eccentric characters.