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German Movie Chain Pulls Anti-American Flick
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| 24 February 2006
Posted on 02/24/2006 6:49:50 PM PST by paudio
Germany's largest movie chain, CinemaxX, has pulled the hit Turkish film Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, following accusations that the film is anti-Semitic and anti-American. The film depicts American soldiers in Iraq as villains, with Billy Zane playing a sadistic U.S. officer and Gary Busey, a Jewish doctor who harvests the organs of Iraqi prisoners and sells them to clients in the West and in Israel. "The controversy surrounding this film has really heated up," CinemaxX spokesman Arne Schmidt told today's (Friday) Hollywood Reporter. "We didn't want to add oil to the fire, so we decided to pull the film." Earlier this week, Bavarian state premier Edmund Stoiber called on all German theater owners "to pull this racist and anti-Western hate film immediately." However, Anil Sahin, head of Maxximum, the film's distributor, told the trade publication. "This is being used as a political football to score points. I wonder if any of the politicians has [sic] actually seen the movie. It's just a fun, silly action flick -- Rambo told from the other side."
TOPICS: Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiamerica; germany; iraq; movie; turkey; valleyofthewolves
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Interesting...
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:49:53 PM PST
by
paudio
To: paudio
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:51:25 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
("Who is it, really, making up your mind?")
To: paudio
Maybe they miss the Arsenal of Democracy.
To: paudio
Gary Busey and Billy Zane must be REALLY desperate for cash.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:53:07 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Army Air Corps
I'm convinced that Gary Busey is half insane and sociopathic.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:54:24 PM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: paudio
Maybe after Schroeder being beat by a Conservative as well as Canada's PM being beat out by a Conservative, maybe these leftists are losing after all
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:55:12 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
To: Fruitbat
What would make you think that other than his behaviour, public statements, etc. ;-)
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:55:17 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: paudio
...just a fun silly flick that just happens to back a very powerful stereotype from an Arab point of view.
Sick.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:56:11 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(If you don't want to be lumped in with those who commit violence in your name, take steps to end it.)
To: paudio
Must be careful...the jews and americans might riot. /sarc
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:56:17 PM PST
by
EBH
(Islam is not a religion, it is a Theocracy. The sooner ya'll understand that the better.)
To: Fruitbat
There is no doubt about that, Gary Busey is in need of some serious couch time
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:56:42 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:57:01 PM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: paudio
I'll be darned. Finally the good ol US of A gets to benefit from the west's PC sensitivities. I knew I'd live long enough.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:57:05 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: paudio
For Busey and Zane to act in a movie of this type at a time when our military forces are fighting and dying to stem terrorism is not only unpatriotic, it's one step away from traitorous.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:57:25 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(:Gregory was riled while Hume smiled:)
To: jazusamo
What's new from that crowd.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:58:00 PM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: MJY1288
The crazy bastard needs another helmet-less motorcycle ride.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:58:08 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: EBH
Must be careful...the jews and americans might riot. /sarc Nope, they'll do worse - hurt them financially. ;-)
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:59:06 PM PST
by
glorgau
To: SJSAMPLE
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:59:27 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
To: Army Air Corps; Old Sarge; MikeinIraq
It's appalling that American actors would appear in such a film. It reflects badly on them not only as actors but as American citizens.
To: Fruitbat
Did you ever see Comedy Central's "I'm with Busey"? That show was a showcase for Busey's "unorthodox" behaviour. It truly was a freakshow and Busey was the starring freak.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:59:49 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: paudio
West Germany also refused to allow "Red Dawn" to be shown.
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:59:58 PM PST
by
ansel12
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