Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

I can prove that watching this movie will convince you that this man had the ability to see the future. To watch his predictions coming true is jaw dropping.

Gore Vidal was always good value for money. Writer, polemicist, raconteur, wit and intellectual.

After watching this decidedly biased bio-documentary about "Mr. Opinion-Overload" (aka.

Gore Vidal, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 86, in my opinion, possessed one of the greatest minds ever. Clearly physical aging as this documentary was being filmed, but losing none of his incredible wit, sarcastic humor, and brutal honesty, Vidal gives his version of his most remarkable life.

I've not read Gore Vidal and have only seen two farcical movies based on his writing (Visit to a Small Planet and Myra Breckinridge) so I was not at all prepared for seeing an hour and a half of someone who is probably one of the most informed, most thoughtful political thinkers of our time. Prepare to get a fast education in the last 65 years of cold-war and post-cold-war politics.

Gore Vidal was certainly one of the brightest gay men in history, one of the greatest minds period.

Seriously? the title flies in the face of reality without regard.

Just watched over the weekend the film "Gore Vidal: USA of Amnesia" and I must say that I was highly impressed. The film was informative and educational and thought provoking.

I was introduced to Gore Vidal by my tenth grade high school history teacher. Mr.