: "From Washington to Hollywood and Back" (on political satire) and interviews with the screenwriter. Marketing Material : Theatrical trailer and production notes. Film Summary

But dialogue moves fast, and nuance lives in the background. On a poor-quality stream, these details are lost. On Blu-ray, they thrive.

The narrative follows Conrad Brean (De Niro), a ruthless political consultant, who hires legendary producer Stanley Motss (Hoffman) to stage a fictional conflict. Together, they compose jingles (“Old Shoe”), film fake footage of a fleeing girl, and enlist a disgraced CIA operative to plant “evidence.” The film’s genius lies in its compression of reality: the entire operation unfolds in under two weeks, culminating in a fabricated hero’s return. The title itself, derived from the idiom “the tail wagging the dog,” underscores how a peripheral distraction (the fake war) comes to dominate the body politic (the presidency).