Saturday, May 29, 2004
I'M SURE GLAD THAT'S OVER WITH: The drama surrounding Michael Moore's new documentary, Farenheit 9/11, is over; Bob and Harvey Weinstein themselves, the founders of Miramax, put up their own money to buy the rights to the film. The company they founded, with a little nudge from Disney, declined to distribute the film, and admitted that part of the equation was the status of the tax breaks they got from the Florida government, headed by George the Younger's brother. So now, it's just the matter of plugging in with another distributor and we're off to the races.
Farenheit sounds like a fascinating work, if only because I've heard that Moore modulates his famously strident tone so it doesn't get in the way of his message. It also won the Palm d'Or at Cannes, which is definitely not a stunt award, and doesn't look bad in a newspaper ad.
Sidebar: As I'm typing this, George W. is dedicating the World War Two Memorial, to appreciative applause. As long as he doesn't try to tie his crusade directly to the Great Crusade, I can deal with him today.
Farenheit sounds like a fascinating work, if only because I've heard that Moore modulates his famously strident tone so it doesn't get in the way of his message. It also won the Palm d'Or at Cannes, which is definitely not a stunt award, and doesn't look bad in a newspaper ad.
Sidebar: As I'm typing this, George W. is dedicating the World War Two Memorial, to appreciative applause. As long as he doesn't try to tie his crusade directly to the Great Crusade, I can deal with him today.
|| Eric 2:57 PM#
