The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

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A scuzzy producer (William H. Macy, who co-wrote the script with director Steven Schachter) has a brainstorm to do a biopic of Disraeli with a rap star (LL Cool J) recently coverted to Judaism. This Hollywood farce is funny, smart and so blithely nasty it must be true.

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