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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #23 Frost/Nixon

Published on January 31, 2008

#23. Frost/Nixon

Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Peter Morgan
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer and Howard
Distributor: Universal Pictures

The Gist: The play is based on a series of televised interviews that David Frost secured with former President Nixon in 1977. The final interview ended with Nixon tacitly admitting his guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal.

Fact: Actors Frank Langella and Michael Sheen were part of the Broadway show version.

See It: History buffs and those who enjoyed Good Night and Good Luck are sure to enjoy this project which will be reelased at the same time that the current president leaves house.

Release Date/Status?: This is most likely going to be Universal’s choice pic for Oscar race contention. Expect year-end unveiling.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).