It seems that Uncle Castro may have accidentially caused F/911 to be disalowed from competing in the Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A recent broadcast on Cuban television of Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" has raised questions about the Oscar eligibility of one of America's most talked-about and critically acclaimed movies of the year.Under Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (news - web sites) rules, films are disqualified from competing in the Oscar race for best documentary if shown on television or on the Internet within nine months of their theatrical release.
However, an unauthorized or pirated display of a film would not render the movie ineligible, academy spokesman John Pavlik said on Tuesday.
Too bad the version showed on Cuban television was pirated. The fact that this is even news makes me believe that this "documentary" is being considered for the Best Documentary Oscar.
I haven't seen it yet, and will probably borrow a pirated version from my lefty friend, but if Bowling for Columbine was any indication of the type of movie he makes, then I don't know how even the most ardent socialist American haters, like Roger Ebert, can call it good flim making.
Bowling for Columbine made no point and jumped around from talking about K-Mart to discussing welfare, to talking about the virtues of Canada.
Roger Ebert is a hack. He often views his movies through his political lenses. He loved Bowling and F/911. He hated The Village, perhaps because it was a movie about isolationism and hiding from and ignoring fear, which is what he advocates on the war on terror.
Posted by psugrad98 at August 5, 2004 08:19 AM
