Disney Says No to "Fahrenheit 9/11"
The Walt Disney Company has blocked distribution of Michael Moore's new film "Fahrenheit 9/11" simply because it is critical of the U.S. President George W. Bush.
The film -- which links Bush with powerful Saudi families, including that of Osama bin Laden -- is set to debut at the Cannes Film Festival in France later this month.
The reason?
According to today's edition of The 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.
It's amazing how the U.S. teaches us new forms of democracy each and every single day. I'm totally awed.
Moore won an Oscar for best documentary feature at last year's Academy Awards for his film "Bowling for Columbine."
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They won't do that ! Bownling for columbine is very cool movie, we've seen USA naked ! I think that this new one is gonna break out with the truth !
Posted by: karim at May 6, 2004 08:42 AMOf course it'll break out, but maybe on an independent label not on Miramax.
Posted by: MMM at May 7, 2004 08:54 AM