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CBS News | Disney Blocks Anti-Bush Film | May 5, 2004 10:07:58
by k at 10:19 am EDT, May 5, 2004 |
] A Disney executive says it told Miramax last May that it
] did not want to be connected to the North American
] distribution of the film because it could be politically
] divisive.
]
] But Moore claims Disney is worried it could lose tax
] breaks it gets in Florida, where the president's brother
] Jeb Bush is governor. Disney denies that, according to
] The Times.
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] Miramax says its deal with Disney only allows the company
] to block distribution of a film if it is over-budget or
] gets an NC-17 rating, neither of which appears to apply
] to Moore's movie. The two companies could go to mediation
] over the dispute.
]
] "I would have hoped by now that I would be able to put my
] work out to the public without having to experience the
] profound censorship obstacles I often seem to encounter,"
] Moore wrote in the statement on his site.
]
] "Some people may be afraid of this movie because of what
] it will show," Moore wrote. "But there's nothing they can
] do about it now because it's done, it's awesome, and if I
] have anything to say about it, you'll see it this summer
] %u2014 because, after all, it is a free country." [ This is far more interesting than i thought... Is Moore making that shit up about tax breaks (i wouldn't put it past him) or is disney really that corrupt (also very possible)? He can be a dick, but you gotta admire Moore's tenacity. -k] |
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RE: CBS News | Disney Blocks Anti-Bush Film | May 5, 2004 10:07:58
by digitalreporter at 12:17 pm EDT, May 5, 2004 |
Disney Has Blocked the Distribution of My New Film
by Michael Moore Friends, I would have hoped by now that I would be able to put my work out to the public without having to experience the profound censorship obstacles I often seem to encounter. Yesterday I was told that Disney, the studio that owns Miramax, has officially decided to prohibit our producer, Miramax, from distributing my new film, "Fahrenheit 9/11." The reason? According to today's (May 5) New York Times, it might "endanger" millions of dollars of tax breaks Disney receives from the state of Florida because the film will "anger" the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. The whole story behind this (and other attempts) to kill our movie will be told in more detail as the days and weeks go on. For nearly a year, this struggle has been a lesson in just how difficult it is in this country to create a piece of art that might upset those in charge (well, OK, sorry -- it WILL upset them...big time. Did I mention it's a comedy?). All I can say is, thank God for Harvey Weinstein and Miramax who have stood by me during the entire production of this movie. There is much more to tell, but right now I am in the lab working on the print to take to the Cannes Film Festival next week (we have been chosen as one of the 18 films in competition). I will tell you this: Some people may be afraid of this movie because of what it will show. But there's nothing they can do about it now because it's done, it's awesome, and if I have anything to say about it, you'll see it this summer -- because, after all, it is a free country. Yours, Michael Moore
mmflint@aol.com
http://www.michaelmoore.com (Watch two clips from Fahrenheit 9/11) |
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RE: CBS News | Disney Blocks Anti-Bush Film | May 5, 2004 10:07:58
by Dagmar at 5:27 am EDT, May 6, 2004 |
inignoct wrote:
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] [ This is far more interesting than i thought... Is Moore
] making that shit up about tax breaks (i wouldn't put it past
] him) or is disney really that corrupt (also very possible)? Don't think for a moment they can't be just because they're a theme park. There was a theme park here in Tennessee that had it's fingers in more pies than just pecan. |
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RE: CBS News | Disney Blocks Anti-Bush Film | May 5, 2004 10:07:58
by IconoclasT at 6:31 am EDT, May 7, 2004 |
k wrote: ]
] He can be a dick, but you gotta admire Moore's tenacity. -k] Moore pretty much *is* a dick and if your viewpoint counters his, stay the hell out of his way. Of course, generating outrage is his biggest appeal IMO. It's looking like this whole thing was nothing more than a publicity stunt. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=518901 |
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CBS News | Disney Blocks Anti-Bush Film | May 5, 2004 09:36:18
by digitalreporter at 9:48 am EDT, May 5, 2004 |
Disney has ordered a subsidiary not to distribute a Michael Moore film critical of President Bush's stance on terrorism, a newspaper reports. But Moore's agent tells The Times that Disney chairman Michael Eisner asked him not to sell the film to Miramax because the company could lose tax breaks it gets in Florida, where the president's brother Jeb Bush is governor. Disney denies that. Miramax says its deal with Disney only allows the company to block distribution of a film if it is over-budget or gets an NC-17 rating, neither of which appears to apply to Moore's movie. The two companies could go to mediation over the dispute. Miramax bought the film last May when Mel Gibson's Icon Picture backed out, triggering complaints by conservatives to Disney. Overseas distribution rights have already been sold. The movie has no planned release date, says The Times. |
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