{"id":40315,"date":"2018-09-10T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T21:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40315"},"modified":"2021-05-31T11:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T18:56:06","slug":"millhouse-a-white-comedy-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40315","title":{"rendered":"Millhouse: A White Comedy (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You won&#8217;t have Nixon to kick around any more.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDocumentarian Emile de Antonio compiles news clips of Richard Nixon, tracing his political career from 1946 to his trajectory to the White House.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Emile de Antonio Films<\/li>\n<li>Political Corruption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary lists a handful of films by documentarian <a href=\"http:\/\/hcl.harvard.edu\/hfa\/films\/2008mayjune\/antonio.html\">Emile De Antonio<\/a> in his <em>GFTFF<\/em> &#8212; beginning with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2410\"><em>Point of Order <\/em>(1964)<\/a> (about the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings) and continuing with <em>Rush to Judgment<\/em> (1967) (on the Warren Commission), <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40225\"><em>In the Year of the Pig<\/em> (1968)<\/a> (about the Vietnam War), and this pre-resignation take-down of Tricky Dick. As DVD Savant writes in his review: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Millhouse<\/em> is a personal attack, undeniably. It begins with the installation of a (really bad) likeness of the President in a wax museum. Pat Nixon stares like a zombie at most public appearances, while the presidential daughters often look unhappy or uncomfortable. Nixon sweats behind microphones and avoids Q&#038;A sessions in favor of a rigged meet-the-voters TV show complete with signs that ask the studio audience to applaud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>De Antonio &#8212; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1989\/12\/20\/obituaries\/emile-de-antonio-is-dead-at-70-maker-of-political-documentaries.html\">died at age 70 of a heart attack<\/a> &#8212; has a secure reputation as a no-holds-barred political &#8220;commentator&#8221; who eschewed voiceover in favor of deliberately provocative mise-en-scene; it would undeniably be fascinating to see what he could make of our current political climate. While film fanatics don&#8217;t need to see all De Antonio&#8217;s major titles, they will likely be curious to check this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A scathing compilation of news footage interspersed with mise-en-scene commentary<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Still1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Still1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Still1.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Still1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Still1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millhouse-Still1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MIllhouse-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MIllhouse-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MIllhouse-Still2.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MIllhouse-Still2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MIllhouse-Still2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MIllhouse-Still2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067431\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2627anto.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll to second review) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1971\/10\/31\/archives\/-leave-your-wits-at-the-entrance-leave-your-wits-outside.html\">William F. Buckley&#8217;s excoriating review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You won&#8217;t have Nixon to kick around any more.&#8221; Synopsis: Documentarian Emile de Antonio compiles news clips of Richard Nixon, tracing his political career from 1946 to his trajectory to the White House. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Emile de Antonio Films Political Corruption Review: Peary lists a handful of films by documentarian Emile De Antonio in his GFTFF &#8212; beginning with Point of Order (1964) (about the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings) and continuing with Rush to Judgment (1967) (on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40315\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40315"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72343,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40315\/revisions\/72343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}