Just exactly a month ago, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta steered clear of critiquing “Zero Dark Thirty” when asked about the film by reporters flying with him to Lisbon. Today, though, he offered a casting quibble. “The guy who plays me isn’t quite, quite...
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Actor James Gandolfini as Leon Panetta in "Zero Dark Thirty."
Panetta Sees Himself More Like Pacino Than Gandolfini
Photograph by Richard Olley/Columbia Pictures via Everett Collection
A scene from Zero Dark Thirty.
Panetta Passes On Critiquing ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ — ‘I Lived It’
On a flight to Lisbon today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had a chance to weigh in on the controversial, Oscar-nominated film “Zero Dark Thirty,” which depicts the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Senators including Dianne Feinstein, the...
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The cast of "16 Penn."
White House Popcorn Roasting: `Gilchrists’ Perform for Obamas
“Lincoln” it’s not. Still, the cast and crew of NBC’s new comedy “1600 Penn,” which premieres tomorrow, are being feted this evening at the White House, where President Barack Obama is hosting a private screening. The show chronicles a fictional...
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