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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

Posted on 06/27/2004 5:55:15 PM PDT by 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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Arizona; US: Florida; US: New Mexico; US: Ohio; US: Oregon; US: Pennsylvania; US: Tennessee; US: Washington; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: americasheartandsoul; disney; documentary; film; heartandsoul; patriotic
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To: summer
The Anti-Fareheit 911 . Flyover country's answer to Michael Moore's assault on all things American.
61 posted on 06/27/2004 7:56:54 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: VanZant
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.
62 posted on 06/27/2004 7:57:40 PM PDT by summer
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To: Huck

LOL... :)


63 posted on 06/27/2004 7:58:05 PM PDT by summer
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To: summer

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


64 posted on 06/27/2004 7:58:57 PM PDT by VanZant
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To: VanZant

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.


65 posted on 06/27/2004 8:02:38 PM PDT by summer
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To: summer

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


66 posted on 06/27/2004 8:04:43 PM PDT by MCH
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To: summer

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


67 posted on 06/27/2004 10:28:10 PM PDT by skr (Tired of Tirkut Teddy and Najaf Nancy)
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To: doodlelady

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 :-)


68 posted on 06/27/2004 10:34:39 PM PDT by Tamzee (Noonan on Reagan, "...his leadership changed the world... As president, he was a giant.")
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To: skr

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


69 posted on 06/27/2004 10:41:57 PM PDT by summer
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To: VanZant

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


70 posted on 06/27/2004 10:42:32 PM PDT by summer
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To: MCH

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


71 posted on 06/27/2004 10:44:01 PM PDT by VanZant
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To: Tamsey; ohioWfan

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


72 posted on 06/28/2004 12:40:30 AM PDT by b9 ("Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" Emerson)
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To: summer; ambrose; My2Cents; PhiKapMom; RonDog
Also see post #9 for the movie's web site.

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

73 posted on 06/28/2004 12:50:10 AM PDT by b9 ("Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" Emerson)
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To: summer

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.


74 posted on 06/28/2004 2:59:15 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: summer

Thanks for the ping.

How have you been?

Are you enjoying your vaction?


75 posted on 06/28/2004 7:15:13 AM PDT by sport
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To: summer

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


76 posted on 06/28/2004 7:17:41 AM PDT by Alia (California -- It's Groovy! Baby!)
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To: summer

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


77 posted on 06/29/2004 8:32:05 AM PDT by gilliam
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To: summer

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.


78 posted on 06/29/2004 3:09:33 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy
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To: summer

Hugh Hewitt about to interview director now!


79 posted on 07/01/2004 4:19:04 PM PDT by Roarkdude (no tag line entered)
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To: Roarkdude

What show/channel?


80 posted on 07/01/2004 4:22:34 PM PDT by summer
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