- Hayek v. Keynes in elegant powerpoints developed by Roger Garrison. Hat tip to Taking Hayek Seriously.
- The Independent Review (I am an assistant editor) appears in several scenes in the new Crowe, Affleck movie, State of Play. David Theroux says the movie would have been better had the writers paid more attention to the contents.
Sloppy research: Theroux prefaces both Crowe’s and Mirren’s names by “Academy Award-winner”, but not Affleck’s.
The Hayekian and Keynesian frameworks are commensurable!!!
I see an opportunity for qualitative integration!
What’s with the “Pamela Anderson’s Extreme Video” ad on the right? I wouldn’t care except I recommend this blog to my students…
When I saw the preview for State of Play I remember thinking that it was pretty obviously based on the whole Gary Condit thing. Except that in real life Chandra Levy wasn’t murdered by an evil corporation.
Kind of like all those “ripped from the headlines” episodes of Law and Order, where they add some anti-corporate twist not present in the real events.
Is TIR used in a meaningful way, or just incidental?
Does the film have a villain who reads TIR?
Melpomene,
Thank you, but my intention was to list those actors who had received Academy Awards for acting, not otherwise. Ben Affleck received his Oscar for writing the screenplay (with Matt Damon) for the film, Good Will Hunting. Nevertheless, I have revised
my posting at The Beacon to avoid any further confusion.
Dan,
The Independent Review (TIR) was selected along with 8-10 other periodicals (e.g., Harper’s, The Atlantic, etc.) for placement in many of the various sets for the film. However as I have noted, although TIR receives favorable placement amidst the settings for the various protagonists, none of the characters come to an understanding of the important themes raised in the film, while TIR sitting in front of them all along has uniquely done so.
You can listen to the talk that goes with the power point here:
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