Best of Enemies 2015 Watch Free in HD

The film recounts the ten debates between William F. Buckley,Jr. and Gore Vidal since 1968 in ABC News. The film also takes a closer look at their subsequent thoughts and action on their following articles.

Genre:

History, Documentary

Actors:

Paul Newman, John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammer, Dick Cavett, Arthur Miller, Gore Vidal, Noam Chomsky, Walter Cronkite, Christopher Hitchens, William F. Buckley, Matt Tyrnauer, ...»

Director:

Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville

Country:

United States

Release:

2015

IMDb:

7.6

Quality:

Duration:

87 min

Detroit News

Did anyone win? Most say Vidal, since Buckley descended to physical threats. But really, has anyone won in any of this endless bickering?

August 14, 2015

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Seanax.com

As Christopher Hitchens puts it, "There's nothing feigned about their mutual animosity. They really do despise each other."

February 12, 2016

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Washington Free Beacon

Anyone interested in political debate and the state of modern television will find Best of Enemies most engrossing.

July 14, 2016

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San Diego Reader

What followed [in the debates] was not so much a clash of well-articulated ideas as a clash of highly articulate persons who regarded ideas as ammunition.

August 21, 2015

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Flavorwire

If even these two witty, well-educated, well-mannered men of letters couldn't keep their on-air interactions from degenerating into cheap shots and name-calling, who could?

May 27, 2016

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Boston Globe

Like its two subjects, "Best of Enemies" is lively and smart. Unlike them, it's even-handed.

August 13, 2015

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Baltimore Magazine

Almost obscenely entertaining.

June 12, 2016

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Arizona Republic

There is something about the siren call of the TV camera that can turn even big thinkers into brawlers. It was true then and it's true now, and "Best of Enemies" serves as a thoroughly enjoyable reminder.

August 13, 2015

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Seattle Times

For better or for worse, we'll never again see television quite like that documented in the compelling "Best of Enemies" ...

August 13, 2015

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Film Experience

Simultaneously documenting the on-and-off air sparring matches for audiences too young to remember them, but also chart their place in the history of modern political discourse make this a nourishing and entertaining documentary.

January 20, 2016

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Antagony & Ecstasy

Its goal is primarily to entertain its audience by presenting a chewy compendium of the snittiest sound bites.

July 10, 2016

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BuzzFeed News

This doc about the 10-night series, directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville (who won an Oscar last year for Twenty Feet From Stardom), provides an entertaining and, ultimately, depressing peek into TV at a pivotal moment.

December 04, 2015

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