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  • ‘Mitt’ To Hit Netflix Today

    ‘Mitt’ To Hit Netflix Today

    Mitt, the latest original documentary from Netflix is due to become available to subscribers today, though as of the time of this writing it’s not up just yet.

    The film, which premiered at Sundance (where Romney himself made a surprise appearance) follows the former presidential candidate on the campaign trail. Here’s the official description from the film’s landing page on Netflix:

    Whatever side you’re on, see another side.
    Following his bid to win the U.S. presidency, most Americans believed they knew Mitt Romney. With unprecedented access, this documentary tracks Romney from 2006 and his first effort to win the Republican nomination, through the 2012 elections, revealing the man behind the sound bites in an authentic view the public rarely glimpsed during the media frenzy of a national campaign.

    Earlier this week, Netflix released a couple clips if you want to check those out before watching the film.

    Mitt is rated TV-PG.

  • Netflix Shares A Couple ‘Mitt’ Clips In Which Romney Discusses Debates And His Concession Speech

    Netflix has just released a couple of clips from its upcoming documentary Mitt, which follows former presidential candidate Mitt Romney on the campaign trail.

    The film just premiered at Sundance, where Romney himself made a surprise appearance. You can see the trailer here.

    In the first clip, Romney kicks around ideas for what to say in his concession speech. “Nobody’s listening,” he jokes.

    In the other, Romney talks about the debates, and how “sitting presidents have a very hard time” in them “because they feel like ‘Who is this whippersnapper coming up here that knows nothing? I’m president of the United States. I’ve been all over the world. I meet with world leaders. I’m commander in chief, I know all of these things, I’ve been doin’ them,’ and then they come in, and so they don’t prepare, and they just think they can just waltz through it because they’ve done the job, and then they get crushed in the first debate as George W. did, as George Herbert Walker…and then they come back…”

    These are just a couple tastes of what you’ll see in the film, which will hit Netflix on Friday.

    The filmmaker maintains that Mitt is not presented with political bias. Come Friday, Netflix subscribers can decide for themselves.

    Image via YouTube

  • Romney Shows Up At Sundance Premiere For Netflix’s ‘Mitt’

    Mitt, the Netflix documentary following former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, premiered at Sundance over the weekend, and Romney himself made a surprise appearance.

    “The ending I probably won’t like, but nonetheless, I think it will be a good experience and probably give my family and others a chance to see what it’s like to run for president, which by the way is one of life’s most extraordinary experiences,” Romney told reporters ahead of the premiere.

    Of documentarian Greg Whitely, Romney said, “He said, you know, even if we never make a movie of this, it will be a wonderful journey to keep for your family of what your presidential campaign was like.”

    For MItt, Whitely followed Romney around for six years with exclusive access, and the results are what appear in the film. Whitely maintains that there is no political agenda, but rather that Mitt is meant to be an honest look at a presidential campaign.

    The film premieres on Netflix on Friday.

  • Director Of Netflix’s ‘Mitt’ Amazed At How ‘Cheap’ Romney Is

    While The Square is getting a lot of publicity this week for its Oscar nomination, another Netflix original documentary will debut next week on the 24th.

    Mitt follows the six years that filmmaker Greg Whitely had exclusive access to former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Here’s the trailer Netflix put out last month:

    Reuters has put out an interview with Whitely who talked a bit about the film. He told the news agency that he was surprised that somebody as rich as Romney “would be that cheap,” recalling when the candidate expressed his shock at the price of a glass of milk at a hotel. “He was constantly agonizing over how much for a (campaign advertising) spot,” Whitely’s quoted as saying. “He would look at the hotel bill and just go crazy, and say, ‘I’ll just go buy my own milk at the grocery store at a third of the cost.’”

    He went on to say of the Romney family, “They’re clean-cut people who are polite and gracious, but I think it’s impossible to go through that without developing a degree of cynicism. I think it’s a tribute to them that they remained pretty bright-eyed.”

    The film will premiere at Sundance, and Whitely hopes the Netflix release will be able to “piggy-back on all the great PR and buzz and momentum” from that, though Netflix tends to generate PR and buzz pretty well on its own.

    The filmmaker maintains that the movie does not employ a political agenda, but rather is simply about a family and the father of the family running for president. Viewers will certainly make up their own minds about that. Either way, Netflix will likely generate plenty of interest in this one.

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  • Netflix Releases Trailer For Original Mitt Romney Documentary ‘Mitt’

    Last week, Netflix announced its latest original documentary Mitt. The film follows former presidential candidate Mitt Romney along the campaign trail, providing what Netflix describes as “an intimate, rarely seen, behind-the-scenes look at a candidate running for the presidency.”

    Netflix has just released a trailer for the film:

    As the trailer notes, “For 6 years, one filmmaker had exclusive access to Mitt Romney.”

    That filmmaker would be Greg Whitely (“New York Doll,” “Resolved”). Seth Gordon (“Undefeated,” “The King of Kong”) serves as executive producer.

    “Greg Whiteley’s Mitt provides viewers a surprising level of access into a fascinating world,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentary and Comedy. “This rare inside look at Mitt Romney and his family as he runs for president showcases a unique kind of storytelling, one which takes the viewer well beyond the politics. We are thrilled to be providing our viewers with this one-of-a-kind film from such a talented filmmaker.”

    Mitt will hit Netflix on January 24th, according to the trailer (the original press release said January 25th).

  • Netflix Adds Mitt Romney Documentary ‘Mitt’ To Slate Of Originals

    Netflix is rapidly building up its queue of original documentaries, today announcing that it has added Mitt Romney documentary Mitt to its slate.

    Netflix will premiere the documentary on Friday, January 25th.

    Mitt

    The film was directed by Greg Whiteley (“New York Doll,” “Resolved”) and executive produced by Seth Gordon (“Undefeated,” “The King of Kong”).

    According to Netflix, Mitt provides ” an intimate, rarely seen, behind-the-scenes look at a candidate running for the presidency,” and follows “Romney’s presidential aspirations beginning Christmas 2006 to his initial run to become the Republican nominee in 2008 and through his Presidential concession speech in 2012.” The description continues, “Given unprecedented access by Mitt and his family, Whiteley travels alongside the campaign through interactions with potential voters, preparations for the debates, personal moments with his family, and concluding with final presidential election night results.”

    “Greg Whiteley’s Mitt provides viewers a surprising level of access into a fascinating world,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentary and Comedy. “This rare inside look at Mitt Romney and his family as he runs for president showcases a unique kind of storytelling, one which takes the viewer well beyond the politics. We are thrilled to be providing our viewers with this one-of-a-kind film from such a talented filmmaker.”

    “It feels like a full circle moment to premiere this movie at Sundance,” said Whiteley. “I first met and filmed the Romney family in Park City in 2006 as they gathered to discuss whether Mitt should run for President. Over the next 7 years I couldn’t believe I was filming inside rooms and situations I had no business being in. Now that I’ve finished I couldn’t be more pleased to share this experience with audiences around the world through Netflix.”

    The film will be available to Netflix users in all territories where the service is available. As with The Square, the Mitt will hit Netflix while making its theatrical rounds. It debuts at Sundance on January 17th.

    For Netflix subscribers, Mitt should serve as a nice segue to House of Cards: Season 2, which debuts less than a month later.

    The Short Game, another recently acquired Netflix documentary, makes its debut this week.

    Image: Netflix (PRNewsWire)

  • GOP Florida Debate: Twitter Responds

    Last night’s GOP debate in Florida will be the last debate for almost month. With a win apiece for 3 of the 4 candidates (Santorum in Iowa, Romney in New Hampshire, Gingrich in South Carolina), it was gloves-off time heading into the Florida primary.

    Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have been giving each other body blows, sometimes through surrogates, all week. Last night they had a chance to go toe to toe, and they did not let the opportunity go by.

    A nice compilation video of the night’s best lines:

    There seemed to be far less Twitter traffic during this debate, as most people wonder what there is left to talk about. But, there’s always some good snark to be had if you dig deep enough.

  • Twitter Revs Up for GOP Debate in FL

    Twitter Revs Up for GOP Debate in FL

    Tonight at 8:00 PM on CNN, the remaining Republican presidential primary candidates go at it. Again.

    The debates and speeches get live-tweeted, and there’s a lot of fun to be had from that. But, some folks are hitting the Tweet button sooner than later.

    Including this guy…

    And this guy…