by Simon 71 Replies latest social current
in my opinion the US has of course freedom of speech but the possibility to get opposing opinions across to the broad public is severely restricted.
Explain how it is "severely restricted" please....we have left, center and right news sources....and no censorship of political views.
07 May 2004
Less than 24 hours after accusing the Walt Disney Company of pulling the plug on his latest documentary in a blatant attempt at political censorship, the rabble-rousing film-maker Michael Moore has admitted he knew a year ago that Disney had no intention of distributing it.
The admission, during an interview with CNN, undermined Moore's claim that Disney was trying to sabotage the US release of Fahrenheit 911 just days before its world premiere at the Cannes film festival.
Instead, it lent credence to a growing suspicion that Moore was manufacturing a controversy to help publicise the film, a full-bore attack on the Bush administration and its handling of national security since the attacks of 11 September 2001.
In an indignant letter to his supporters, Moore said he had learnt only on Monday that Disney had put the kibosh on distributing the film, which has been financed by the semi-independent Disney subsidiary Miramax.
But in the CNN interview he said: "Almost a year ago, after we'd started making the film, the chairman of Disney, Michael Eisner, told my agent he was upset Miramax had made the film and he will not distribute it."
Nobody in Hollywood doubts Fahrenheit 911 will find a US distributor. His last documentary, Bowling for Columbine , made for $3m (£1.7m), pulled in $22m at the US box office.
But Moore's publicity stunt, if that is what is, appears to be working. A front-page news piece in The New York Times was followed yesterday by an editorial denouncing Disney for censorship and denial of Moore's right to free expression.
Moore told CNN that Disney had "signed a contract to distribute this [film]" but got cold feet. But Disney executives insists there was never any contract. And a source close to Miramax said that the only deal there was for financing, not for distribution. >
Is anyone suprised by this? Michael Moore is a liar. He makes accusations without any type of evidence a LOT.
yeru,
back in februray/march of last year how many TV stations reported serious doubt about what powell presented to the UN? none.
miracuously the european media was able to spot the nonsense.
the mass media is controlled by a very few large corporations...each following the same interest.
Realist, the topic is Moore, not Powell. Even if your facts were true, (which they are not), two wrongs do not make a right. Why not admit what Yer claims is the truth of the matter?
thichi,
Even if your facts were true, (which they are not),
the mass media is not controlled by a vvery few corporations?
and the mass media reported even handedly about powells accusations against iraq? i must have missed all these critical reports somehow.
moore is a none issue for me. i have never red or seen any of his productions (except for the first page of his stupid white man book).
realist-
moore is a none issue for me.
its like i said then, your input has zero to do with the actual topic of this thread, which explains the circles we went in.
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dubla,
and as i said then, my point should have been obvious from my very first statement.
your point wasnt obvious, it was a bit grey actually.....but i get it now reading back over it. it just happened/happens to be completely irrelevant to the thread.
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dubla,
your point wasnt obvious, it was a bit grey actually.....but i get it now reading back over it. it just happened/happens to be completely irrellevant to the thread.
LOL
whatever man!!!
