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Jim Emerson: On celebrities, Politics, and movie critics (shilling for Roger Ebert)
Chicago Sun Times ^
| October 14, 2004
| Jim Emerson, Editor of RogerEbert.com
Posted on 11/06/2004 3:59:04 PM PST by weegee
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To: weegee
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posted on
11/07/2004 3:33:41 AM PST
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weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: weegee
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posted on
11/07/2004 3:39:19 AM PST
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weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: weegee
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11/07/2004 3:43:50 AM PST
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weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
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To: weegee
They're just pissed because Parker and Stone are KICKASS!
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posted on
11/08/2004 10:42:07 AM PST
by
t_skoz
("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
To: weegee
"Fahrenheit 9/11" ... has become the top-grossing documentary in movie history. Well, there's his first problem. He doesn't know the difference between a biased political satire (which I have no problem with) and a documentary.
To: EveningStar
By the way, Mr.Emerson does have some experience in the film industry- albeit a single writing credit. And on the basis of it, he has no reason to feel smug. Click
here to find out what his contribution to the fine art of the cinema has been...and someone forward the answer to Matt and Trey, to make them feel better.
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11/08/2004 12:29:23 PM PST
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RightWingAtheist
(Krugman? More like Kool-Aid Man)
To: weegee
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posted on
11/08/2004 1:49:27 PM PST
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bigjoesaddle
(If Gahndi were President instead of Reagan, we would be calling each other "Comrade" right now!)
To: RightWingAtheist
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posted on
11/08/2004 4:14:55 PM PST
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weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: antiRepublicrat
As
Fahrenheit 9/11 made its climb up the box-office take, the studio, Moore, and his supporters in the media were quick to claim "highest grossing documentary ever".
Better put an asterisks next to that record (at least in the early days). The studio/Moore had to parenthetically state that they were EXCLUDING concert films and IMAX films from this p!ssing contest. They also were not taking into account inflation (it takes fewer $10 tickets to hit $100million than it does $3 tickets).
I wasn't able to view much of the older box office takes on BoxOfficeMojo.com in the brief time I had access (I think you get a week without subscribing).
Woodstock and other films may still be the top draw. I don't know. Certainly at one time in the release of Moore's film it and other films DID trump his film.
I would not be surprised to hear that there are 911 distortions and exaggerations in the film and its promotion.
For example, that does not look like Michael Moore's body shaking hands with President Bush (too thin), let alone they never "shook hands" despite the photographic "evidence". Such usage of even a public figure in advertising requires a signed release or else the studio faces prosecution. Luckily for Mr. Moore, President Bush is a nice guy.
Everyone is "certain" that there was a very lengthy applause after Michael Moore's film in France at Cannes. NO ONE can agree just how long it was (8 minutes, 12 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes?). Facts are funny things when Michael Moore is concerned.
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11/08/2004 4:31:50 PM PST
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weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: weegee; Chieftain; stockpirate; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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11/08/2004 4:41:15 PM PST
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BykrBayb
(5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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