ABC- When Hollywood Attacks (Tidal wave of "Liberal" movies)

[underpants]

Mods I cut this 4 page article down as much as I could and still at least mention every title-I cut out the obvious "Farenheit 9/11"


Tidal Wave of Films with Liberal Political Messages Has Conservatives Giving Thumbs Down

http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/Politics/liberal_movies_040617-1.html

June 17, 1004 — Filmmaker John Sayles was so angry at the Bush Administration, he didn't write a letter to his congressman — he wrote a movie.

The resulting film, Silver City, to be released on September 17, stars Chris Cooper. Cooper, who most recently won an Academy Award for his performance in Adaptation, performs a new sort of adaptation in the Sayles project, acting out Sayles' take on George W. Bush in his gubernatorial years.

Accompanying the famous tidal wave from the trailer of The Day After Tomorrow — a disaster flick about global warming endorsed by former Vice President Al Gore — comes a tidal wave of films with liberal political messages hitting muliplexes near you.

The Hunting of the President, a documentary on the Clinton impeachment based on the book by left-leaning journalists Joe Conason and Gene Lyons, was directed and co-written by Clinton friend Harry Thomason.

A documentary formerly titled Tour of Duty provides a laudatory look at the Vietnam service of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, filmed by former campaign aide George Butler, perhaps best known for his myth-making documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger: Pumping Iron.

An updated remake of The Manchurian Candidate features Denzel Washington decrying a sinister plan to stage a political coup, saying, "this is rich people funding bad science to put a sleeper in the White House."

Spike Lee's new "joynt," She Hate Me, deals with a corrupt Enron-like company and features an image of President Bush on a three-dollar bill; Bush's Brain, a documentary about Bush adviser Karl Rove, is based on the not-flatteringly biography of the same name.

Propaganda or entertainment — and certainly this vast slough of films contains some of both — this phenomenon will live or die the box office, which may make it difficult for free-market conservatives to criticize.

[ashling]

1. Medved was particularly disgusting/clueless

Decrying all of the "liberal propaganda" he opined that the "entertainment industry is supposed to be for everybody"

He is such a twit!

[MadHound]

2. Ooo Ooo! ABC is getting all worked up about a "tidal wave"

Of liberal movies? About damn time I say. After the public has been slammed by an ocean of movies with a clear conservative/fundie Christian message, I think that it is more than fair to have some movies with a liberal message come out. What, ABC doesn't remember movies like Passion of the Christ, Blackhawk Down, Gods and Generals(in fact about just about any war movie, with a few notable exceptions), along with Christian documentaries, Reagan documentaries, anti-Clinton documentaries, it is simply endless!

And they dare to bitch when a handful of "liberal" movies come out. To hell with ABC! Sounds like they are the mouthpiece for their parent company, Disney, who is losing out on millions due to their refusal to distribute F911. Sounds a lot like sour grapes to me, or better yet, sounds like:nopity:

[underpants]

4. The teaser went something like this "Who will see them?"

Uh gee I dunno have you looked at the NYT bestseller list over the last year? There definitely seems to be quite the market out there for it.

I did like that part at the end that washed away the "criticism" by bringing up the market and letting it decide.

[Skittles]

6. it reminds me of the uproar over Thelma and Louise

heaven FORBID when the TABLES ARE TURNED.

[redqueen]

3. Good thing I don't watch ABC

Imbecilic reich-wingers... will they ever learn?

I can't wait to see the box office receipts. :)

[underpants]

5. I wonder if The Today Show will still report on the weekend "winner"

Or if they will cut it out because it a documentary.

[redqueen]

7. Or maybe they'll just outright lie

and mistakenly miss the results, somehow. Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

It's the same plan as somehow failing to mention the tidal wave of DEMAND for liberal books. Like that's not related.

These people aren't that stupid, but they hope we are. This is a concerted effort IMO and it will take all of our efforts to counter their garbage.