Movies & TV - Jan. 21, 2005
Penn's performance stuns in "Assassination"
Don't let the title fool you, "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" is not a documentary. Nor is it anything like Oliver Stone's "JFK." Instead the film, set in 1974, is a psychological portrait of a regular guy pushed to the brink.
Tags: Nixon, Niels Mueller, JFK, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Bicke

Movies & TV - Jan. 18, 2005
"Nixon" director finds inspiration for his work in Brew City
Whitefish Bay native Niels Mueller directed "The Assassination of Richard Nixon," a film starring Sean Penn that's based on a true story, but some of the details were lifted from Mueller's personal experiences growing up in Milwaukee.
Tags: Niels Mueller, Nixon, Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Cheadle, assassination, hijack, Bicke