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Jay RoachTypically, powerhouse writer/director Jay Roach is exploring such questions as "Do I make you horny, baby?" and "I have nipples, Greg; could you milk me?" These days, however, the "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" filmmaker has his mind on a far more important, political question.

Could it happen again?

"It definitely could, unfortunately," explained Roach, whose HBO film "Recount" will debut on the network Sunday night and detail the chaos surrounding Florida's role in the 2000 Presidential election. "Despite how traumatic that experience was. I think of it like a disaster film: When's the boat gonna turn right-side up? Despite what we went through, not a huge amount of reform has occurred. There have been efforts, but there's a certain resistance to reform…Why we made the film is to say ‘Hey, don't forget this; take it seriously. It's worth working on'!" Read more...

Tommy Lee JonesOur strategery is simple: Never misunderestimate the power of a good cast. With George, Laura and the senior President Bush all cast for the upcoming Oliver Stone biopic "W," we wanted to know which famous thesps should fill out the rest of the cabinet. While we have no idea if any of these characters actually appear in the film — and, granting that, how big their roles are — below are our choices for some of the most senior members of Bush's brain trust. Sound off in agreement or disagreement below.

Donald Rumsfeld: You go the movies with the cast you have, not the cast you wish you had ... but if we had just one wish, it would be for the two-time secretary of defense to be played by Tommy Lee Jones, that master of controlled rage, whose eyes hide a thousand secrets and regrets.

Colin Powell: Jeffrey Wright, the role is yours. You break it, you buy it. Read more...