Armando Iannucci

Veep Doesn't Work as a Political Satire (But It's Really Funny Anyway)

Mark Lashley | Posted 05.07.2012

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Mark Lashley

Yes, it's cynical about the political process, it plays with the basic uselessness of the VP position, and it rests on the fundamental incompetence of D.C. power players. But its characters exist so far outside of reality that the satire lacks any teeth.

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Maggie Furlong

'Veep' Star Anna Chlumsky: Not 'My Girl' Anymore

HuffingtonPost.com | Maggie Furlong | Posted 05.15.2012

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HBO's new political comedy "Veep" (premieres Sun., Apr. 22, 10 p.m. on HBO) gives viewers a peek behind the curtain of running the office of the vice ...

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Does HBO's 'Veep' Get DC Politics Right?

Maureen Ryan | Posted 04.19.2012

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Maureen Ryan

"Veep" merely reinforces what most people already think about Washington, D. C., but if these politicians and aides are so worthless, why are we paying attention to them?

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Got 'Veep' Advice From Al Gore

Posted 04.12.2012

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"Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus got some help from famous friends before taking on her new role on HBO's "Veep" (premiering Sunday, April 22 at 10 p.m...

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Meet The New Vice President Of The United States

Posted 03.27.2012

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the new vice president of the United States ... at least, on HBO's "Veep" she is. The "Seinfeld" and "New Adventures of Old Chr...

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First Look Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Return To TV

Posted 02.27.2012

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is returning to TV in HBO's "Veep,." And she's doing it with style and power as Selina Meyer, the new vice president of the United...

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Interview: Armando Iannucci, In the Loop director

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Armando Iannucci's new film, In the Loop positively vibrated with Sundance buzz last January. It reaches New York theaters Friday.

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In the Loop

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Power, as the film hilariously shows, is equal parts perception and bullshit -- and how you wield the latter to shape the former.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: The Downing Street Memo, For Laughs: Armando Iannucci on In the Loop

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Persons

In a new political comedy based on an award-winning BBC sitcom, Gandolfini plays a Pentagon General whose instincts for survival are maybe too finely honed. It's political vitriol in the grand, British tradition.

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SLIDESHOW: "In The Loop" Movie Screening And After Party

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night was the New York screening for "In The Loop," a comedy directed by Armando Iannucci starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, James Gandolfini...

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TriBeCa Interview: In The Loop's Armando Ianucci and the Politics of War

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew-Lee Erlbach

I shot the film on HD. I like to be able to improvise but also get a real, cinema verite film. I wanted it to feel raw like you're eavesdropping.

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