Sarah Palin to be topic of two films

From Tulsa World: Sarah Palin to be topic of two films

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin makes two appearances - so to speak - in March. One is a film from HBO and the other a documentary airing on the Reelz Channel.

Reelz Channel has picked up the documentary "The Undefeated" about the Palin's rise to the national stage and will air it one night after HBO debuts its fictionalized film "Game Change."

The documentary begins with former Alaska Governor Palin and her husband working on their commercial fishing boat during the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. It details her struggles, successes and setbacks in her controversial political career.

"The Undefeated" will air on Reelz at 7 p.m. March 11 on DirecTV 238, Dish HD 299 and AT&T 799.

The documentary includes interviews with political commentators Mark Levin, Tammy Bruce and Andrew Breitbart, conservative activists Kate Obenshain, Sonnie Johnson and Jamie Radtke plus interviews with civil servants, elected officials and advisers involved in Alaskan politics during Palin's term in office.

Julianne Moore stars as the politician in HBO's "Game Change," which looks behind the scenes of John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, from the selection of Palin as his running mate through their defeat in the general election. The film is told from the perspective of McCain strategist Steve Schmidt, played by Woody Harrelson. Ed Harris portrays McCain. "Game Change" debuts at 8 p.m. March 10 on cable 300.

On a recent "Fox News Sunday" telecast, Palin told viewers the HBO film "is based on a false narrative" but was proof that her public "persona" had improved the economy.

"I think we're going to call that the 'Sarah Palin Employment Act,'" she said. "You need to thank me for employing more people in their imitations of Sarah Palin than the president has put Americans to work. It is a stimulus act, goodness gracious."