Election

...Goldin, its producer Glenn Williamson and Broderick himself. Another Broderick film, the cult classic Election, which also stars Reese Witherspoon, also will play this weekend. Tony and Emmy award-winning actress Jones will present the...

In this article: Matthew Broderick, Cherry Jones, Wonderful World, Alan Ball, American Beauty, Charlottesville, Princeton University, Virginia Film Festival, and Emmy Award

...Film Festival screening of "Election" at the Culbreth Theatre. Matthew Broderick was witty and kind after his film "Election" played at the Culbreth Theatre on Sunday night. "Election," a 1997 movie, tells the story of a high-school civics...

In this article: Matthew Broderick, Virginia Film Festival, Tracy Flick, Three Times a Lady, University of Virginia, Reese Witherspoon, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off

...the thriller "The Constant Gardener." Witherspoon, who came to prominence in comedies like "Election" and "Legally Blonde," segued to a more dramatic role with her Oscar-winning turn in "Walk the Line." But she has kept the focus on comedies,...

In this article: Reese Witherspoon, John Requa, Universal Pictures, Ewan McGregor, Oscar, I Love You Phillip Morris, Four Christmases, and Jim Carrey

Election's director Alexander Payne was anxious to cast Witherspoon as Tracy, based on her performances in Freeway and the 1991 film The Man in the Moon, and Witherspoon was equally eager to sign on to the project--but not to play Tracy.

In this article: Tracy Flick, Reese Witherspoon, Hillary Clinton, The Stranger, Election, and Kirsten Gillibrand

...(Borat) are committed (but not yet signed) to star in Downsizing, the latest comedy from director Alexander Payne, who both Witherspoon (Election) and Giamatti (Sideways) have worked with before. The term "downsizing" usually refers to what...

In this article: Kevin Smith, Watchmen, Zack Snyder, Mickey Rourke, Mad Max, Marmaduke, Never Let Me Go, Keira Knightley, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Philip K. Dick

...Sutherland). Witherspoon continued focusing largely on dark comedy and edgy tales such as "Election," "American Psycho" and "Cruel Intentions," which co-starred her future husband Ryan Phillippe (they recently divorced). Mainstream...

In this article: Reese Witherspoon, Rendition, Peter Sarsgaard, Tsotsi, Oscar, Walk the Line, Penelope, Legally Blonde, God, and Four Christmases

...Utter certitude, complete lack of self-awareness and mindless ambition. How wondrously monstrous is the fabulous Reese Witherspoon in Alexander Payne's "Election." She's one of those perfect American girls who gets up at dawn, bakes...

In this article: Alexander Payne, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, and Matthew Broderick

...life and politics. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay , a Golden Globe nomination for Witherspoon in the Best Actress category, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film in 1999. It stars Matthew...

In this article: Tracy Flick, Alexander Payne, Chris Klein, and Reese Witherspoon