Posted on 09/16/2015 9:13:32 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Before its acclaimed premiere at TIFF, 'Truth' — about the scandal that ended the anchor's CBS News career — was screened for a special viewer: CBS president and CEO Moonves, who was not impressed.
Truth, director James Vanderbilt's drama about the "Memogate" scandal that ended Dan Rather's CBS News career, was touted as a world premiere at Toronto. Rather himself turned up at the event to praise the film's accuracy and its (very sympathetic) portrayal of him.
CBS mostly comes across as the villain in Truth, with news chief Andy Heyward appearing to fire Rather (Robert Redford) and 60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) to appease the George W. Bush White House and protect CBS' bottom line in the wake of questions regarding documents behind a 2004 story on Bush's military service. The film downplays Rather's role in the reporting that led to the scandal and suggests that the attacks on the 60 Minutes II report were politically motivated.
A source close to the film says Moonves wasn't a fan of Truth, but, ever the gentleman, he didn't ask producers for major changes, and a CBS source says the network isn't planning to publicly lash out at Sony Pictures Classics' Oct. 16 release (any challenge from those depicted would only provide more publicity for the film, of course).
Still, Moonves and staff were heard at CBS headquarters dismissing the movie as "half truth." CBS declined to comment.
But it turns out the movie was shown months earlier to a special viewer: CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves. And the reaction was less than effusive.
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
That would be a good name for a movie about Dan Rather. “Half Truth”
“Rather himself turned up at the event to praise the film’s accuracy and its (very sympathetic) portrayal of him.”
LOL bwhahahahaha
Ping!
What’s the frequency Kenny.
Then it must be a documentary.....................
Nobody will watch this thing but it will be up for some kind of academy award. Mark my words.
Thanks o Buckhead, we know the truth.
I cannot fathom why Redford/Rather/CBS would want this embarrassing farce to be rehashed. Rather swallowed a fabricated story hook line and sinker because he wanted so badly to believe it, but it was a pack of lies from start to finish. He was punished - appropriately - with the loss of his career.
The bad thing about this movie is - Five or Ten years from now it will be the ONLY source document for any future efforts to define what happened.
It will become an iconic production - look at its male lead - that all good liberals will quote when dealing with anything dealing with Bush ‘43. It will become as pervasive and as long lasting as the rumor started in the late 1980s that the CIA had provide crack cocaine to LA to hook the black population on hard drugs.
Fake, but inaccurate...
Choke, gasp, spit coffee out my nose! If that statement isn't proof of looneytoons, I don't know what is!
This 'documentary' belongs with all of the other media efforts to white-wash history; The innocent Rosenbergs, the loyal American Statesman Alger Hiss, just to name a couple.
Ah memories:
“Buckhead” vs. Dan Rather: Internet David Slays Media (Sept 26, 2004) Goliath: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1227210/posts
And of course, famous (and infamous) Buckhead post #47: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210662/posts?page=47#47
Buckhead continues to rock!! Hey, Buckhead, if they had been telling the real truth and had you in the movie, who would you have wanted to play you?
How many people think “Inherit the Wind” is an accurate picture of the Scopes monkey trial? I’d say a lot until I remember that most people haven’t heard of either.
Oh well. Some how I don't think she really read up on Mary "Hit Piece" Mapes.
If Blanchett had an honest bone in her body, she would not have accepted a role that portrays that Mapes in a positive light.
I'm removing her from my "positives" list in deciding on spending my entertainment dollars.
Did anyone else see this silly movie?
or care to?
Lets see;
NO action flick.
No rollercoaster ride from opening to ending.
NO Superheroes.
NO fantasy or si-fi.
NO CGIs.
Who would go to see this? It will be on HBO in a few months, maybe sooner, and play for years.
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