The Celluloid President

About The Celluloid President

Jim Robinson and Gary Holmes met at college and have been talking about politics ever since. In addition to being presidential history buffs they are former aides to top politicians, and both have written for Ronald Reagan. They're here to discuss movies on American presidents. Each podcast focuses on what Hollywood is trying to tell us about America by using a president as a lead character. Join us for provocative insights, opinions and recommendations as we examine the celluloid president.

Publisher

Gary Holmes

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2023

Latest episode

29 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jul 2026

   "Young Washington"

   Send us Fan Mail Before he was a stiff figure on the one dollar bill, George Washington was a hot-blooded ambitious striver who made a lot of mistakes. "Young Washington" illustrates how the father of our country learned to be great through his early failures. It's also a thrilling war movie.

2. 

   16 Jun 2026

   Dwight Eisenhower is under "Pressure"

   Send us Fan Mail In the brand new movie "Pressure," General Dwight Eisenhower has to decide whether to launch the D-Day invasion in the face of an incoming storm that could make it impossible to convey Allied troops across the English Channel. And to make things more complicated, his meteorologists can't agree on a weather forecast. Jim and Gary admire Eisenhower's leadership skills and discuss whether it's important to get all the details right in a movie made about an historical event.

3. 

   5 May 2026

   Rob Reiner's "LBJ"

   Send us Fan Mail Rob Reiner's "LBJ" is a meticulously accurate rendering of the five tumultuous days from President Kennedy's assassination to the newly installed President Johnson's address to a joint session of Congress. While not avoiding LBJ's earthiness and aesthetic flaws, the movie seems to want to rehabilitate Johnson's tarnished legacy, while surprisingly taking a less charitable view of his longtime nemesis -- Robert F. Kennedy.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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