Wal-Mart in documentary's sights

[True_Blue]

LOS ANGELES He's taken on the Bush administration, the war in Iraq and the Fox News Channel. He's forged alliances with grass-roots liberal groups like MoveOn.org, liberal research groups, even liberal churches.

Yet Robert Greenwald, the producer and director of "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism," thinks his next documentary-cum-indictment will appeal to gun-toting Bush voters in the Bible belt as much as to the latte-drinking lefties who made his last movie a hit.

His new project? "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price."

Greenwald, 61, is leading this assault on the retailing behemoth of Bentonville, Arkansas, from a converted hot-sheets motel in Culver City, California. There, where MGM executives once conducted their trysts, he and a dozen or so young producers and editors are compiling digital video from interviewing teams across the United States while spreading the word through advocacy groups and labor unions to invite whistle-blowers to come forward.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/01/features/walfilm.php

[high density]

1. I recently saw CNBC's in-depth documentary on Wal-Mart

It was 90%+ positive of course, but it was rather interesting to watch nonetheless. It did seem to harp a lot on how they strong-arm their suppliers.

[keopeli]

2. I hope he's careful about picking his interviewees...sounds ripe for

WalMart or Republicans to plant a dirty bomb and blow the movie up after it is released. Just get a whistle-blower to lie well and "the media" would eat their lunch.

[Melodybe]

3. Yeah he should be careful, but all the best to him

and I can't wait to see it.

High time someone did it.

[Voltaire99]

4. Good news.

Go get 'em, Robert.

[keopeli]

5. kick