The past election turned movie theaters into a major front for cultural warfare. Though the election’s over, filmmakers continue the battle with a few films coming soon to a (corporate-owned) theater near you.
Fahrenheit 9/11 1/2 (2007)–You would think after the original documentary made movie history by smashing the box office, Michael Moore would quit while he was ahead. Yet this pesky muckraker is sticking to 9/11. Luckily for Moore, Bush is generous in providing all new material. In fact, a sequel in the making means there’s still a lot more we just don’t know about. Take for example how Bush used the attacks to forward his warring intentions in Iraq and Afghanistan… just for example.
This Revolution (2005)–This is a story of love, war, and homeland security. Boy meets girl protesting at the Republican Convention. Boy and girl fall in love, then get arrested.
Why We Fight (2005)–At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a homage to a classic Hollywood filmmaker with a political twist took top honors. Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki pays tribute to a series of films by Frank Capra that explore the US involvement in World War II by turning the camera on Iraq–the Military Industrial Complex 50 years after Capra’s time.
Liberty Bound (2004)–Filmmaker Christine Rose traveled the country following the path of destruction left by the Patriot Act after 9/11. What she discovered is the truth behind the lie that we’re all a lot safer–even while it looks like Uncle Sam’s clad in leather and we’re his gimp.