Armando Iannucci
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Award-winning comedian Armando Iannucci directs this dark political satire, set in the corridors of British government. An ensemble of the best British comic actors improvise around scripts based on inside knowledge and leaked revelations of the workings of Westminster. The team at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship find themselves in a world dominated by internal politics, power and the media, where they have no choice but to do as...
2) In the Loop
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
During an interview, British Cabinet Minister Simon Foster (Tom Hollander) delivers an off-the-cuff remark that war in the Middle East is "unforeseeable." Profane political spin doctor Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) tries to cover up Foster's faux pas, but the ill-conceived comment is picked up by a warmongering American official. Foster is invited to Washington, D.C., where a war of words brews as politicians maneuver, manipulate and deceive each...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Follows the whirlwind day-to day existence of Vice President Selina Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the President's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the Chief Executive.
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
As midterm elections loom, Vice President Meyer is scoring higher ratings than the President in several popularity polls, which she hopes will boost her influence and help her curry favor with the chief executive. But despite her best intentions, even the most banal actions can set off unexpected and often disastrous consequences. Her staff is close at hand with a laugh-out-loud combination of personal problems and government-insider antics.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Selina, eying a promotion, courts Iowa caucus voters at a signing for her new book, 'Some new beginnings.' Soon, Selina and her staff are back in D.C. for Mike's wedding, learn that Secretary of Defense Maddox is resigning; setting Selina up for a possible run in the presidential primaries against Maddox and her nemesis, war-vet Danny Chung.
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Following the whirlwind day-to-day existence of the onetime VP and now President Selina Meyer. While Selina has ascended to the highest office in the land, she must still run for election, and her staff grapple with how to make her seem "presidential," while also deciding who will make the best running mate.
