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The shocking pseudo-documentary, "Death of a President," that uses archival news footage to simulate the assassination of President George W. Bush, has been criticized by politicians on both sides of the aisle for depicting the killing of a sitting president. But at one movie theater just seven blocks from the White House, some members of a matinee audience were less interested in the question the filmmakers claim they were asking - "what if?" - than in indulging the sick fantasy, "if only." Reuters quotes one moviegoer, a Susan Wallick, 53, as saying, "I think it's sad that he's such a...
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Death of a President Critic's rating: 1.5 stars As a medium-left liberal with a fierce belief in free speech and artistic expression, I'm proud to live in a country where the government can't prevent the release of a fictional film depicting the assassination of the real-life president. That said, I find the idea repugnant and morally objectionable. Ever since early September, when the Drudge Report posted a dramatic, black-and-white "news photo" fictionalizing the assassination of President Bush, the docudrama "Death of a President" has been the center of much controversy -- and deserved criticism. For once, it seemed fair to...
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TORONTO -- Five years after 9-11, it's apparent that we all aren't getting along. And the political left is throwing plenty of mean punches. A case in point is that new Bush snuff movie, "Death of a President." Some might say that "snuff movie" is too strong a term -- but how else to describe a movie that clearly revels in the prospect of George W. Bush's being assassinated? Anyone who doubts that movies still have the power to stir up passions ought to come here, to the Toronto International Film Festival, which rates as the most important movie conclave...
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TORONTO -- "Death of a President" seemed to cause more of a stir before its world premiere on Sunday night at the Toronto International Film Festival than afterwards. Styled as a "retrospective documentary," in the words of helmer Gabriel Range, the fictional pic resembled more than anything the multitude of Sept. 11 docs crowding cable channels in recent weeks, except in this case the national tragedy is the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19, 2007. While the graphic image released to promote the film, a photo doctored to look like the scene of Bush's death whipped up...
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LONDON (Reuters) - British public broadcaster Channel 4 is courting controversy with what it calls a "shockingly real" drama about the fictional assassination of President George W. Bush. "Death of a President," shot in the form of a documentary examining the assassination, will use a blend of archival footage and computer-generated special effects to portray Bush in October 2007 arriving in Chicago during an anti-war rally. In the film, Bush is killed by a sniper, and the investigation quickly focuses on a Syrian-born man. It will air in October on Channel 4's More4 digital channel, as well as at the...
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Bush is shot by a sniper in a scene from Death of a President. This is the dramatic moment when President George Bush is gunned down by a sniper after a public address at a hotel, in a gripping new docudrama soon to be aired on TV. Set around October 2007, President Bush is assassinated as he leaves the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. The footage, shot in the style of a retrospective documentary, looks at the effect the assassination of Bush has on America in light of its 'War on Terror'. The 90 minutes feature explores who could have planned...
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LONDON - A British television network plans to broadcast a dramatic, documentary-style film about a fictional assassination of U.S. President George W. Bush, the network’s head said Thursday. The program uses actors and digital manipulation of real footage to show a fictional account of Bush being gunned down after delivering a speech in Chicago, Peter Dale, the head of More4, told a news conference. “Death of a President,” also scheduled to be shown at the Toronto Film Festival in September, focuses on all those linked to the pretend crime — including nearby anti-war protesters, suspects, Secret Service guards and investigators,...
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Raise your hand if you believe in freedom of speech and a lively public debate of important issues. Now, raise your hand if you think a feature film depicting the assassination of President Bush sounds like a thought-provoking look at the important issues of the day. Educational entertainment. A good date flick, maybe, for that hot librarian, the one with the fading "Unelect Bush Again in ’O4" bumper sticker who goes for that deep-think Brit Masterpiece Theatre stuff. The BBC thinks so. Perhaps enviously eyeing the millions and the acclaim that self-loathing American Michael Moore’s exercise in distortion brought him,...
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Gabriel Range is a documentary filmmaker, of whom few had heard until this week. His 2003 television production, The Day Britain Stopped, was a pioneering essay in the “fake documentary”, in which imaginary future events are synthesized in fine detail. He has now achieved fame, even before anyone has seen his new essay in that genre, Death of a President. It will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Sept. 10th, and then show on the British TV channel, More4. The fame, or more properly, infamy, is for his audacity in making a film about the assassination of a U.S. President...
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More4 risks US ire with Bush assassination film Jason Deans, broadcast editor Thursday August 31, 2006 MediaGuardian.co.uk Digital channel More4 will court controversy once again this autumn with a fictional piece, shot as a documentary, about the assassination of the US president, George Bush. Death of a President seems certain to cause a furore on the other side of the Atlantic when it is premiered at the Toronto film festival next month. In the UK the 90-minute film will be broadcast first on Channel 4's digital service in October. The drama takes the form of a fictional documentary looking back...
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Sometimes, words fall short when describing a moment, be that moment personal or otherwise. When last we looked, the left in this country started out in 2000 by accusing then president-elect George W. Bush of stealing the election, and then proceeded to call him a liar for nearly every statement regarding the war on terror he has ever made. No big deal, right? I mean, we are talking about a political entity in this country — the modern-day left — who not only say anything they want against Bush, but revel in its causticity. So, without further ado, for words...
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The Toronto International Film Festival released new details today regarding a film in their line-up. Previously referred to as D.O.A.P., the film's actual title is DEATH OF A PRESIDENT. This fictional drama, which mixes archival footage with narrative elements, focuses on the assassination of President George W. Bush in the style of a retrospective documentary. DEATH OF A PRESIDENT makes its world premiere in the festival's Visions section on September 10th at 8:30 p.m. at the Paramount 3 Theatre in Toronto. "We’re thrilled to be screening the film at Toronto," said writer/director Gabriel Range. “It’s a striking premise which may...
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