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Charlie Wilson's War
Tammy Bruce —
... And speaking of HBO, here's their announcement of a House of Saddam mini-series starting this Sunday, based on the life of Saddam Hussein. I'll have to have a look at that one. I wonder if they're going to blame it all on Reagan and the CIA? ...
House of Saddam: Where are the Mass Graves and Torture Chambers?
Pajamas Media —
HBO's new miniseries doesn't provide a full account of Hussein's cruelty. [image] Anyone hoping HBO’s new miniseries House of Saddam will make anti-warriors reconsider their stance on the Iraq invasion will be disappointed. No Oil for Food scandal mentions. Little talk of mass graves or torture chambers beyond a casual reference or two during news reports spliced into the story. Saddam , a joint venture between the pay cable giant and BBC Films, spends far more time dissecting the dynamics of the Hussein family than detailing his innumerous crimes against humanity. That’s not ...
Review: HBO’s House Of Saddam
Say Anything —
... I just finished watching the fourth and final installment of HBO’s Saddam Hussein biopic House of Saddam. Like most HBO productions it was fairly well executed. The acting was superb (I didn’t think it would be possible, but Yigal Naor plays a spot-on Saddam Hussein), and the challenges of crafting real-life events into a movie that is both watchable and factually sound were handled deftly. ...
Not a Mensch
Talking Points Memo —
... I don't know how many of you have seen HBO's House of Saddam. I really didn't know what to expect from a mini-series about Saddam Hussein. There are so many obvious pitfalls, it's hard to know where to start. But it's actually really, really good. And the portrayal of Saddam is actually surprisingly sympathetic, at least sympathetic in the broader context of mass-murdering dictators. (And no, that's not just ironic snark -- I'll try to elaborate in a subsequent post about what I liked about it.) ...
