Search results
Aug 4, 2015 · Half a century ago, William Buckley and Gore Vidal brilliantly castigated each other on air. It’s been downhill ever since.
Best of Enemies captures the legendary 1968 debates between two ideological opposites: leftist Gore Vidal and neoconservative William F. Buckley.
Jul 31, 2015 · “Best of Enemies,” opening in select theatres on July 31st after months on the festival circuit, is an entertaining documentary about the gladiatorial debates between William F. Buckley, Jr.,...
- Hendrik Hertzberg
Aug 24, 2015 · In 1968, the trajectory of William F. Buckley, Jr., moving from the extreme right to the center-right, crossed the trajectory that would take Gore Vidal from the supposed left to the...
Best of Enemies is a 2015 American documentary film co-directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville about the televised debates between intellectuals Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. during the 1968 United States presidential election. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Aug 18, 2015 · Best of Enemies chronicles the 1968 debates between conservative editor William F. Buckley and liberal novelist Gore Vidal. Critic John Powers weighs in on the legacy of their verbal crossfire.
People also ask
Why did Buckley not debate Gore Vidal?
What happened between Vidal & Buckley?
Why did ABC hire Vidal & Buckley?
How did Vidal & Buckley react to a lizard-tongued ad libs?
This excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Best of Enemies shows the ninth in a series of 1968 debates between famed intellectuals William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal. In this edgy...
- 1 min
