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Fred Dalton Thompson, of course, wouldn't be the first actor to run for president. But it turns out it's easier to take the movie star out of Hollywood than Hollywood out of the movie star. We learn from "The Reagan Diaries," the new collection edited by Douglas Brinkley and published by HarperCollins, just how much Ronald Reagan loved screening movies in the White House and how he made sure to record his assessments of them. Herewith, the critic in chief's reviews of the movies of the Reagan era: -- Peter Baker
"Reds" (1981)
"A m ost imaginative job."
"Gandhi" (1982)
"A truly great movie."
"The Color Purple" (1985)
"A magnificent job of picture making."
"An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982)
"Good story spoiled by nudity,
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