The Dixie Chicks continue their self-inflicted attempts at commercial martyrdom. Now they have penned a distribution deal for their "documentary" detailing all their problems after shooting themselves in the foot. The film will be distributed by Harvey Weinstein, a longtime Democratic party supporter (and reputedly ethically challenged per the Wikipedia entry).
A release is tentatively scheduled for the fall, possibly right before the November elections.
The film revolves around the aftermath of singer Natalie Maines' statement at a 2003 London concert, where she said, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."
It chronicles death threats, political attacks and radio boycotts against the country trio, and that could make the film a political hot potato as well as potential ammo should longtime Democratic party supporter Harvey Weinstein become involved in the fall political campaigns.
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"I am extremely proud to be associated with this film because it's not only an outstanding and creative piece of work, but it also exposes our responsibility as Americans to confront our fundamental right to freedom of speech," Weinstein said.
Kopple said plans for a grassroots promotional campaign are still being discussed, and Peck said the film is likely to be a hot topic in the approaching elections. "It deals with freedom of speech, censorship and other important issues," Kopple said. "It looks at the cost of standing up for what you believe in."
Only in the Dixie Chicks' little world is there any issue whatsoever of freedom of speech or censorship. What they suffered is economic consequences for alienating a very large chunk of their core audience. They have continued to inflict damage on themselves by not being sensible and shutting up. Instead they continue to promote themselves as martyrs. Weinstein is completely misrepresenting what they did and the consequences of their actions in a cynical attempt to manipulate an election. But then, he was involved in Michael Moore's last hack job, too. So he has a track record of attempting cynical manipulation.
So, a bloody shirt or a false flag, you decide.
In the indy-movie biz there are about 30-40 people who attend 7 major film festivals (all very liberal-minded of course) who make decisions as to which movies will be distributed (print and press) each year. Since Hollywood can make money selling crap as easily as they can sell quailty (foreign markets is where the millions are made) the only thing left in the decison-making process is ‘does the movie fit Hollywood’s worldview’?
Weinstein knows he’s going to make mucho moola selling anti-American crap to foreign markets while denying any opportunity for freedom of expression in America. The Dixie Chicks are simply useful idiot tools to greater financial rewards.
For Weinstein to lecture on ‘freedom of speech, censorship and other important issues’ reflects the useful idiocy that defines Hollywood today.
The reason why I will not go see a movie like “world trade center’ is due to the fact that Hollywood producers were counting on the appeal to the American market as a means to garner enough profit to produce 20 anti-American films. Hollywood is a nasty business and the only way it will change is complete bankrupcy.
False flag.
2 of the 3 Ditsy Twits aren’t from Texas. In fact, they aren’t even from south of the Mason Dixon Line. They’re Yankee impostors from New Jersey. Really, nothing more than modern day carpetbaggers.
Heck, they’d probably even put milk and sugar on grits.
I don’t know where those girls are coming from, but it ain’t from Dixie.