Commentary: Obama brings Hollywood back into the big picture

November 05, 2008 Finally, the curtain has come down on what was arguably the most astonishing and unpredictable piece of political theater in U.S. history. Yet the real-life drama -- and occasional comedy -- of the real-life race for the White House not only took a leaf or two from the Hollywood playbook, it handily upstaged Hollywood, reinvigorating the electorate as well as the audience for cable news shows, talk radio and "Saturday Night Live." Oddly though, the entertainment biz did not figure prominently in the calculations or the preoccupations of the two candidates.

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