Sayles' New Film Melds Satire of Bush And Whodunit

[Nambe]

TORONTO (Reuters)

Describing his new film, "Silver City," as part murder mystery and part political satire, director John Sayles made it very clear on Saturday which politician the movie is satirizing.

"(The) character is very much based on George W. Bush when he first ran for governor of Texas," he told reporters just before his movie made its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Sayles, who started putting together the story shortly after the 2000 presidential election, and rushed pre-production so as to get the film into theaters before the Nov. 2 election, said he was discouraged by the deterioration of "the political and cultural conversation in the United States."

"There's a real pressure not to raise your voice, not to question what's going on internationally or in the country itself," he said. ..

[jpgray]

1. I can't wait to see this

Partly because Chris Cooper will do a solid acting job.

[fishwax]

2. I can't wait either

I really like Chris Cooper, and Sayles is a highly underappreciated filmmaker.

[Dem2theMax]

3. I've seen the trailers for it and gee, you'd 'never' know it was

satirizing *. ;)
It looked pretty good. Can't wait to see it.

[Ernesto]

4. Yes this one looks good

Sayles was interviewed on NPR yesterday.. He is an artist that deserves our support.

[JoFerret]

5. Bound to be a must-see movie

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[Protected]

6. Frontier justice

"All you need is a rope and a tree to hang it from."

This looks like a very amusing film.

[sendero]

7. Sayles...

... has made some of my favorite movies. This will be good :)