The Week Ahead: "America's Heart and Soul," Opens Fri [Not exactly Moore's version of America]

The NY Times ^ | June 27, 2004 | Dave Kehr

[summer]

The Week in Review - Sunday NYT

[The week to come:]

FILM The Walt Disney Company took plenty of heat in the news media for its decision not to distribute Michael Moore's controversial documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," and they're likely to get more for "America's Heart and Soul," opening nationally on Friday. Certain to be tagged by critics as the documentary Disney wanted you to see, the film is an unabashedly patriotic assemblage of iconographic images - the Statue of Liberty, Monument Valley - broken up with thumbnail sketches of rugged individuals, including a Colorado cowboy and an Appalachian rug weaver, pursuing their American dreams.

Dave Kehr

[goldstategop]

The Anti-Fareheit 911 . Flyover country's answer to Michael Moore's assault on all things American.

[summer]

At the last minute, Moore had to get a different distributor, but without Disney the film never gets made.

No, Disney told him a year ago that Disney wouldn't be distributing it.

[summer]

LOL... :)

[VanZant]

They gave him money to make it. Don't you see that?

[summer]

So, what are you saying? That's a reason not to see a completely unrelated film? I disagree, though if you want to stay away from this film, go ahead.

[MCH]

Your choice - check out this new Patriotic Documentary, or suffer through Jabba the Hut's Hatriotic Crockumentary.

[skr]

Thank you for posting this. Sounds like a real documentary that's worth seeing. I'll be looking for it.

[Tamzee]

Thank you so much for the ping! I haven't heard of this movie, it looks like a winner to bring the kids to see, too :-)

[summer]

I'll be looking for it, too! Thanks for your post here, skr. :)

[summer]

See post #66 from MCH. I think it was meant for you. :)

[VanZant]

How about neither. As that pimp Clinton would say, that's a false choice.

[b9]

Imagine, a family movie about America. Who'da thunk?

[b9]

Also see post #9 for the movie's web site.

Thank you for the post, summer... and thanks for the link, ambrose.

[R. Scott]

I wonder why our “esteemed” news media hasn’t given it any coverage? They give a pseudo-documentary a lot of free advertising.
No, I don’t really wonder.

[sport]

Thanks for the ping.

How have you been?

Are you enjoying your vaction?

[Alia]

I agree with you, Summer: Positive messages do win the day. For one's own self, and for all around.

[gilliam]

Is anyone requesting our media (e.g.Rush and Hannidy) advertise this?

[HungarianGypsy]

So if this does really well this weekend, will we get to hear about what a great amount this documentary made. This looks much more like a documentary than the trash Moore made.

[Roarkdude]

Hugh Hewitt about to interview director now!

[summer]

What show/channel?