The lie is that he just found out that Disney was blocking the release, and that it was because Jeb Bush was pressuring Disney with promises to revoke their tax breaks. The truth is that Disney told him a year ago that they wouldn't allow Miramax to release the movie. He knew this before even an frame of film was shot.
I don't know the ins-and-outs of Disney's ownership of Miramax, but I believe Miramax typically makes their own decisions, which are subject to veto from Disney. This is a case where Disney told them they wouldn't be releasing a politically-charged propaganda piece in an election year (because nuts like us would perhaps boycott them over it), but Miramax went ahead and made a deal. I assume they were helping Moore fund his film. Now, Disney is carrying through on their promise and not allowing it to be released under the Disney/Miramax banner. All Miramax and Moore have to do is sell the movie to another releasing company, which I believe is what Moore did with Bowling for Columbine.
That's my understanding, anyway. I'm sure the folks at moorewatch.com could provide more information. And, to anyone else, if I got the specifics wrong, please post a follow-up to this.
But, make no mistake, this film will get released. I'm sure Moore already has a deal in the works and is just milking this because people on his side are more than willing to make the leap to "right-wing censorship" when they hear his sob story.
Thanks for the info on this crybaby.
So, what is the real story, why no release? I hope it never sees the light of day out of the can-can festival.
The lie is that he just found out that Disney was blocking the release, and that it was because Jeb Bush was pressuring Disney with promises to revoke their tax breaks. The truth is that Disney told him a year ago that they wouldn't allow Miramax to release the movie. He knew this before even an frame of film was shot
Thanks for the info, makes sense, the bafoon is at it again.