The Broken Circle Breakdown

Howard Gutman’s New Post As the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, I learned to appreciate the talents of the Belgian filmmakers. Their tradition runs deep and they make meaningful films, well-directed, on budgets that would be unthinkable in Hollywood. We just watched “The Broken Circle Breakdown, ” a Belgian film that is nominated for the Academy…

Howard Gutman meets with President Obama

Howard Gutman’s New Post Some of my colleague ambassadors who also recently completed their service had planned a “reunion” cocktail party and dinner at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington DC for Friday eve 7 February. There were 11 couples in total. We all got called on Thursday asking us to come early on Friday, as…

Thinking about K Street by Henry Bean

Howard Gutman’s New Post Henry Bean is an immensely talented Hollywood writer.  His movie “The Believer” (which he wrote and directed) won Sundance and will cause anyone to sweat.  When Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, and HBO decided to create a realistic Washington DC lobbyist show, Henry got the call to work in an unfamiliar setting. …

Moving to Management by Gary L. Sasso

Howard Gutman’s New Post Gary Sasso is another dear friend from my three decades in the legal world and on Litigation Magazine.  Towards the end of this period, he transitioned from one of the most talented lawyers to one of the talented Managing Partners in law.  He shares some of the wisdom learned in the…

I, Frankenstein Premiere

Howard Gutman’s New Post Howard Gutman will be attending the I, Frankenstein premiere and after party on Tuesday, January 21st. I, Frankenstein is a 2014 film directed by Stuart Bettie and based of the graphic novel and original screenplay by Kevin Grevioux. The movie stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Socratis Otto,Jai Courtney and Kevin Grevioux.   from…