Never mind the auteur theory: These days, the one who cuts the checks can hold more sway over a movie's content than the one who yells "Cut!" Indeed, many of the strongest, most idiosyncratic, and original filmmakers of the modern era work nowhere near the actual set: They're directing movies from the PowerBooks in their corporate boardrooms, from the Blackberries in their GulfStream jets. Yet one of the most commanding members of this new production army--our own president, George W. Bush--has been oddly overlooked by the critical establishment, even though his oeuvre has been in plain sight since... More >>>