18 May 2004

I can't wait for Fahrenheit 9/11. From Roger Ebert's initial review:
After the first press screening on Monday, journalists noted on their way out that Moore was more serious in this film and took fewer cheap shots. But there are a few. Wait until you see Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz preparing for a TV interview. First he puts a pocket comb in his mouth to wet it and combs down his hair. Still not satisfied, he spits on his hand and wipes the hair into place. Catching politicians being made up for TV is an old game, but this is a first.
More importantly, would commercials and trailers for Fahrenheit 9/11 violate campaign finance law? It's an interesting point, and after fifteen minutes of sifting through the snooze-inducing text of McCain-Feingold, I'm still not sure. (Never let it be said that I don't suffer for this blog.) I do think that it would be possible to cut together a compelling trailer and commercial for the movie that would fall outside the law's provisions (if, among other things, the trailers didn't mention Bush by name). The issue is whether Moore should be forced to do so in the first place. Stay tuned.

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