Would you pay money to see "The Big Picture" (The Bushist F9/11)?

[BurtWorm]

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/20/chetwynd_bossie/print.html

Triumph of the W.
Trying to counter the success of Michael Moore, Karl Rove's men in Hollywood are rushing to release a pro-Bush epic, "The Big Picture." But are they violating federal campaign law?

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By Joe Conason



Aug. 20, 2004 | The next salvo in the cinematic campaign war of 2004 is "The Big Picture," a documentary film attacking John Kerry sponsored by David Bossie's Citizens United, the right-wing group that unsuccessfully sued to stop national advertising of Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11." But Bossie's latest project could create legal problems for him and his organization -- in part because Lionel Chetwynd, the award-winning director, is working not only on the documentary but also on two shorter films to be screened at the Republican National Convention.

The director's simultaneous involvement in both the convention films and the Bossie documentary raises eyebrows among campaign finance experts, because Citizens United is a tax-exempt foundation legally restricted from "coordinating" its "independent" political broadcasts or messages with the Bush-Cheney campaign or the Republican National Committee. If Chetwynd, Bossie, or anyone else working on "The Big Picture" discussed that project with RNC officials or the Bush-Cheney reelection committee, they could be violating the law.

[proud patriot]

1. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

no

[Placebo]

2. Not while I still have a breath left in my body will I EVER

give them my money.

I don't need to pay to see right-wing lies, I can turn on cable news for that thank you very much. :eyes:

[iwantmycountryback]

3. Can you say....

Sour grapes??


And no I wouldn't pay money.

[roguevalley]

5. if they are lame enough to release it like 9/11 was released, I can't wait

to see real reviewers reviewing it and real audiences not going to it. Consider the first weekends receipts: $10 and two WIC cards.

[Lindacooks]

4. NEVER

EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Eric J in MN]

6. Did the Carlyle Group buy Lowe's so they could show

this movie?

[codegreen]

7. i'd like to see it for a good laugh, but no paying money.

[LynneSin]

8. I wouldn't go even if someone PAID me to go with their money

:eyes:

Maybe that's why Michael Moore wasn't speaking at the Convention. They mentioned how the director of this farce on Bush is also producing 2 short films for the RNC which is in FEC violations.

Probably was best now that Moore avoided the DNC

[regnaD kciN]

9. I refuse to spend money on this...

...so I'll have to snesk into the theater so that I can post negative reviews all over the Internet. :evilgrin:

[NYCGirl]

10. As I mentioned in another thread on this film, it looks like a laugh riot!

But I wouldn't pay one red cent to see it.

Maybe it'll do as well as Disney's answer to "Fahrenheit 9/11", "America's Heart and Soul", which took in a whopping $314,000 in its TOTAL run! That may be some kind of a record!

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2004/AMHNS.php

[0rganism]

15. I think this could do quite well, actually

Consider the number of copies of "Unfit for Command" that are selling. Plus, there's the whole Documentary Grudge Match factor. I doubt this film would get close to Fahrenheit in box office gross, let alone win any film festival awards, but it could easily break $3 million opening weekend and have reasonable success thereafter -- for a documentary.

Thing is, people want above all to be entertained by a film. Moore knows how to make an entertaining documentary, which is why his films do well in general. In addition to this, Fahrenheit capitalizes on a very real wave of serious anti-bush feelings. I doubt this backlash film will have the same overall draw.

[BurtWorm]

18. Unless word of mouth gets around fast that it's a piece of shit

which it no doubt will be. Of course wingers waste money on piece of shit books all the time...

[slinkerwink]

11. nope

[Exploding Kitchen]

12. I'd pay money to see it...

...just as I hoped my conservative friends would pay money to see F9-11 and form their opinions from actually seeing it instead of reading secondhand information about it.

Besides, it'll probably be the best unintentional comedy since "Hackers".

[drdigi420]

22. i say we go as a group and laugh loudly at the lies

[NightOwwl]

13. C'mon, this picture is a joke, right?

"World's Greatest Cowboy"

The Kerry, OBL, Saddam line-up.

"Citizen's United (sounds vaguely fascist to me)

Bwahahahahah!

I think I'll make a refrigerator magnet. It will be good for a laugh first thing in the morning.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Mr. Sulu, Set Phasers to ...."Ignore".

Maybe they can run a double feature with that candy-ass overfed college student's project about how "Michael Moore Hates America".

"Clear out the fertilizer drums and set up the super 8 in the garage, skeeter!"

[Warren DeMontague]

16. I Got Yer Big Picture, Right Here...

[BurtWorm]

19. Truth in advertising!

:thumbsup:

[Eric J in MN]

21. impeachdubya - did you do that? It's good! nt

nt

[TNMOM]

17. What were they thunking with the flight suit??!!

That's the mission not accomplished scene that will bring down this administration. The pundits will make hay with this photo. Jeezus --it's proof that thuglicans really are as stupid as they behave.

[Proud liberal Kat]

20. Yeah

I don't like being a hypocrite and I would want to be able to comment on it. I tell people who totally shred F911 without seeing it that they have no right to speak on it, so what's good for the goose. I would also want to see what it said.
Kathy