New Documentary

Very interested in watching the new documentary by the great Barry Levinson called "Poliwood", in which he tries to portray the relationship between Hollywood celebrities and their power over Washington. According to reviews after it was screened at a recent film fest, Levinson does a surprisingly balanced job of interviewing his own wealthy and politically active Hollywood peers such as Susan Sarandon and Josh Lucas, without crucifying them for using their wealth and obvious platform, film, to make their political statements. On the other hand, he uses several cable news pundits to reveal how closely knitted the ties are between the Democratic party and Hollywood, and how long that relationship has lasted and succeeded (i.e-current president). Most of his celeb friends are members of the Creative Coalition (a -dare we say it- PAC or lobbyist group the represents left-wing Hollywood agendas) and are at one point put face to face with American voters living outside the Hollywood bubble during a heated but positive and passionate forum. Most of the details are listed at The Daily Beast.com this week and as I have always enjoyed Levinson's films ("Avalon" being one) and their commentary on changing American culture, I look forward to watching it as soon as it's available. As one reviewer put it, it is the first film so far to attempt a fair and true representation of how US politics works in relation to entertainment, without pointing fingers or trying to get one viewpoint across. That would be change!!!
I guess I'll have to see!