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Best of Enemies (2015)

A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?

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Matthew F. J 23 Aug 2015

Fascinating and disturbing documentary that sets the scene for present-day political commentary and plants the seeds of the media coverage we see today

Avi Offer 30 Jul 2015

It's just as equally entertaining and provocative as Vidal and Buckley's debates.

Suzanne F 30 May 2016

The world of contemporary political punditry had a vigorous birth. William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal, two of the most eloquent intellectuals of their time, forever changed the world when they decided to trade rhetorical blows in an unconventional series of televised debates. What was intended to be a survey of the Republican national convention immediately devolved into a war of words as these two men chose and used the most powerful weapons at their disposal: their ideas. This magnificent documentary does much more than analyze the debates themselves. It also gives an intimate portrait of these two men and the ideological motivations that led to their overtly hostile encounter. Entertaining in its narration and thoughtful in its commentary, the documentary and the interviews it contains are some of the absolute best I have ever witnessed.

Peter I 23 Dec 2015

Who knew that America's present cultural civil war played itself out on television in 1968? Amazing and insightful. Civilization vs. the devil incarnate.

Kate Muir 22 Jul 2015

Best of Enemies tell the story behind the gripping and often howlingly funny Sixties television debates between two American intellectuals: William Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal.