All the King's Men

Of all the Hollywood failures in 2006, few garnered as much attention as *All the King's Men*, an expensive and lavish political drama whose creators did not shy away from their 'Oscar' ambitions. However, the fiasco of *All the King's Men* was not entirely unexpected, considering it was yet another Hollywood remake, exemplifying the lack of ideas in the contemporary American film industry. To make matters worse, it…

Otto von Bismarck allegedly remarked that “laws are like sausages” and that “one would lose one’s taste for them after seeing them being made”. This remark can be applied to the concept of democracy in general – a noble ideal that often leaves much to be desired when put into practice. You can find many such examples in the history of the United States, and one of them served as inspiration for *All the King’s Men*,…