The latest news from the presidential race including the latest on the georgia election board s ruling on counting ballots but first, i want to get right into it with the executive producer of from russia with lev. My colleague rachel maddow who gets to add a new important moniker. You are executive producer to this amazing documentary. Congratulations. Thank you so much ali. It feels great to have it out in the world. Did you like it? not only did i like it, i was set up not to like it. I don t mean that other than any other reason that lev is a complicated character and it s a very honest documentary about the come complexity of lev. So i wasn t sure what i wanted to know about lev that i didn t already know and you just stitched the whole thing together in a way that makes me wish i knew all this back then. It does matter he is a very compelling person. You can tell this story. Lots of different ways. You can tell this story from the perspective of marie ivanovich, the ambassador un
Here on msnbc , it will be the broadcast premiere of the first feature documentary from my production company for the movie is called from russia with lev. It is probably speaking about the first trump impeachment. We made the film with director billy corbin, and produced offered spellman. We made it with them in large part because they are very, very funny. As disastrous and terrible as this scandal was, what trump did to get himself impeached the first time is forgotten but it was really terrible. In equal measure to how terrible it was, it was also ridiculous and stupid and hilarious. That story is the story of the film. It starts at 9:00. We have a normal show this hour with lots of news to get to. I have a couple of good guests that i m looking for to talking to. Stories that are developing right now live as we speak. As soon as this hour is over, at 9:00 p. M. Eastern it will be the movie. Just you know what you re in for, if you do not mind, i will show you the trailer for the m
Break down all the latest news from the president ial race including the latest on the Georgia Election boards ruling on Counting Ballots but first, i want to get right into it with the Executive Producer of from russia with lev. My Colleague Rachel Maddow who gets to add a new important moniker to your resume. You are the Executive Producer of this amazing documentary that we just watched. Congratulations first of all my friend. Thank you, ali. It feels so great to have it out in the world. I have to just ask you, did you like it . Not only did i like it, i was set up not to like it and i dont mean that for any other reason than lev is a complicated character. Its a very honest documentary about the complexity of lev. His Wife Talks about the complexity of lev. Lev talks about the complexity of lev. You had i believe the first interview with him all those years ago. So i wasnt sure what i wanted to know about lev that i didnt already know. And you just stitched the whole thing togethe
Is about to have its premier. Ill be here to talk about it so will lev and his Wife Sparva in, a sparvana who is about to become your Best Friend. Lets roll the film. Here it is. From russia with love, starts right now. A with love, starts right now. And, you know, hanging out and doing what most 20, 21yearolds do. And i was dragged to this club, and there was lev parnas. I was a Nursing Student and going to Cal State l. A. And you know hanging out and doing what most 20, 21year olds do. And i was dragged to this club and there was lev with his gold foiled hoodie. He said he was in l. A. To produce a movie. The evening was going by and we wrote letters from ukraine. Several background, several upbringing. The foundation is still the Soviet Union. The next day, he shows up in a stretch limo. In front of my house to pick me up for lunch. Just certain way they produce people out of Russia And Ukraine thats different than any where else. He proposed four days later and we were married with
Up next. Rachel maddow is here with a very special edition of the rachel maddow show followed by the premiere of her new documentary. Just like magic, there she is. We never get to do a crossover. I feel like this is a dream come true. We have to bend the spine time space continuum so we can do this other times. I agree. We will get some sort of a machine that can do it. Or we could just call each other. I will text you later. Have a great show. I know this is a weird time to see me. You are not used to see me right now, but do not be alarmed. I am not usually here on fridays or at 8:00, but i am here because i wanted to be here for the debut of my new movie. One hour from now. Going to be the broadcast premiere of the first feature documentary from my production company. The movie is called from russia with lev. About the first trump impeachment. We made the film with director billy corbin. In large part because they are very funny. As disastrous and terrible as this scandal was what