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Busy, busy, busy. That's why I haven't posted in a while. I've been in casting and production as well as writing some new spots. Just finished shooting my first spot involving stunts. We had a stunt driver doing jumps, swerving in and out of traffic and doing 180's in the streets of downtown Los Angeles, which by the way, is a shithole. Most aggressive panhandlers I've seen in a while. I saw Farenheit 9/11 last weekend and I'll say it's the second best film I've seen this year (the first being Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind). Unfortunately for the GOP, there's really not a lot for his detractors to pick at. The Saudi/Bush connection is not really delved into too deeply. It only accounts for 10-15 minutes of screen time. The so-called "harrassment" of politicians barely registers two minutes of screen time. Not really anything to refute here. The "disaffected soldiers" angle doesn't even take up 5 minutes of film. Instead, he shows self-doubting marines, gung-ho jarheads cranking metal while killing and soldiers with conscience. The meat of the Iraq stuff is with the mother of a dead soldier, who isn't even really a war activist, but is portrayed as a woman searching for answers: WHY? Why did Bush send us into this war? There's a lot of news footage of Bush and cronies crowing about WMD, which as of today, we have yet to find. She's angry because she doesn't see WHY. The early 9/11 sequence was gripping and breathtaking. 9/11 came back to me in a big way (for those unaware, I was in 12 blocks from Ground Zero that day). Every emotion and memory came back for me, including the electrical smell of debris. I was angry, choked up and laughing at various points in this movie. The audience gave a long ovation to the film when the credits rolled. Moore had many viewers gasping with the news footage, which was NOT manipulated in any way, but merely presented in its original form. I suspect this film will definitely change the minds of some people who see it, despite the cries to the contrary by the right. I can't wait until it hits DVD and video in September. It may very help Kerry get elected President. Special shout out to Jason Zada who added this site to his list of reads. I've been reading (and linking to) his site for a year. Dick Cheney just got booed at the Yankees game. I love it.
Hmmm. My last blog post:
Tonight, the Giants lead the National League West by 2 games, after trailing by 8 just a month ago. Tomorrow morning I'm off to catch Spider-man 2. Being the Spidey nut I am, naturally I'm psyched. After all, I am taking the morning off to see it. Yeah, I'm a big geek.
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