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Key_Secret
from Sverige (Sweden) on 2004-05-05 17:40 [#01174927]
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WASHINGTON, May 4 - The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax division from distributing a new documentary by Michael Moore that harshly criticizes President Bush, executives at both Disney and Miramax said Tuesday.
The film, "Fahrenheit 911," links Mr. Bush and prominent Saudis - including the family of Osama bin Laden - and criticizes Mr. Bush's actions before and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Read entire article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/national/05DISN.html
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ecnadniarb
on 2004-05-05 17:43 [#01174929]
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Thank goodness Walt Disney are acting responsibly.
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Key_Secret
from Sverige (Sweden) on 2004-05-05 17:46 [#01174932]
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"Mr. Moore's agent, Ari Emanuel, said Michael D. Eisner, Disney's chief executive, asked him last spring to pull out of the deal with Miramax. Mr. Emanuel said Mr. Eisner expressed particular concern that it would endanger tax breaks Disney receives for its theme park, hotels and other ventures in Florida, where Mr. Bush's brother, Jeb, is governor."
it's all in the family.
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ecnadniarb
on 2004-05-05 17:46 [#01174933]
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business is business.
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Key_Secret
from Sverige (Sweden) on 2004-05-06 05:07 [#01175357]
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business is bumped
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-05-06 05:09 [#01175361]
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fahrenheit 911? about the 9/11 thing, or a spoof off the old movie "Fahrenheit 451" (the temperature at which paper catches fire)? (I noticed on IMDB that they're doing a remake of this old film, too.. strange...)
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Key_Secret
from Sverige (Sweden) on 2004-05-06 05:15 [#01175371]
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I haven't seen the old film. Yeah this is Mr Moore's new flick.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-05-06 05:20 [#01175376]
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ok.
that old film is complete and utter shit! it's thoroughly boring!
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2004-05-06 05:21 [#01175379]
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free speech is a thing of the past for americans, nowdays if you give your opinion you are unpatriotic, and get arrested and put in jail.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-05-06 05:22 [#01175380]
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truth.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2004-05-06 05:30 [#01175388]
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If you can't prove things, it's libel. Disney probably aren't censoring it as such- simply there's something unsubstantiated in the film that could make them liable as publishers for showing it.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2004-05-06 05:31 [#01175389]
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Lack of patriotism = You are a terrorist = B7 ;)
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-05-06 05:36 [#01175391]
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translated to bushish: he ain't white. CRUSHINATE!!!
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bill_hicks
from my city is amazing it is calle on 2004-05-06 05:41 [#01175393]
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A Nice punning title from that fat baseball capped suit jacket with the sleeves rolled up and jeans twat.
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jonesy
from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2004-05-06 05:48 [#01175402]
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They say that they can't release a partisan film in an election year and that its too critical. But the fact that they invest a lot in Jeb Bush's state is no coincidence.
Scorcesse had problems with Disney when he made Kundun because of its depcition of the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
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ecnadniarb
on 2004-05-06 09:54 [#01175670]
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It's being shown in the UK this summer.
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aneurySm
from Ypsilanti (United States) on 2004-05-06 11:31 [#01175759]
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it'll prolly be all over the web
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-05-06 11:42 [#01175774]
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ha!
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mc_303_beatz
from Glasgow, Scotland on 2004-05-06 11:56 [#01175792]
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Can't wait to see this. Michael Moore was funny last night on Newsnight. Top geezer. I say boo to all his detractors.
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