“So “The State of Jones” was born with a near-perfect Hollywood pedigree — though no one is prepared to shoot the movie. Hollywood has been wary of period dramas since pictures like Universal’s “Frost/Nixon” and the Paramount film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” did better on the awards circuit than at the box office last year.”—Michael Cieply, The New York Times, July 30, 2009
Frost/Nixon was a period drama? It was set in 1977! I was alive back then!
I predict that the next political drama-tacular to arise from Hollywood will feature Danny Aiello as Joe McCarthy, who will wear a powdered wig for greater veracity to the the late-1950s.