VIDEO: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Torture Debate Dings Its Oscar Chances: + article

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Official Trailer here....

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MSNBC video discussion here..... http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc/50290768/#50290768

'Zero Dark Thirty' Torture Debate Dings Its Oscar Chances: For Your Consideration
Posted: 12/24/2012 10:29 am
Michael Hogan and Christopher Rosen

It's the night before Christmas, and the only thing stirring is controversy about "Zero Dark Thirty" and the nationwide opening of "Les Miserables." For my money, the growing outrage over "Zero Dark Thirty" and its depiction of torture is overblown, reactionary and totally debilitating to the film's Best Picture chances. As I wrote last week: Do we really think the West Coast liberals who vote for the Oscars are going to reward a film considered by many as pro-torture? Anything is possible, but this might be a bridge too far. It's a shame, too, since "Zero Dark Thirty" is being blown out not by Harvey Weinstein, but by the U.S. government. Which raises the obvious question: Why, with regard to "Zero Dark Thirty" and its use of torture, do we actually believe the government and the CIA? And, to be fair, what else is the government supposed to say in this case? "You know the best thing we've ever accomplished? We did that through morally questionable and unscrupulous means!" I'm not saying Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow got it right, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as Sen. John McCain, CIA director Michael Morell and many others are making it sound.

more here..... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hogan/zero-dark-thirty-torture_b_2359240.html

 

[madengr]

I probably only see it since Jessica Chastain is f'ing hot.

 

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Lawmakers say CIA may have misled filmmakers
January 3, 2013, 9:24 PM
Associated Press

WASHINGTON: Lawmakers accused the CIA of misleading the makers of the Osama bin Laden raid film "Zero Dark Thirty" by allegedly telling them that harsh interrogation methods helped track down the terrorist mastermind.

more here.... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57561980/lawmakers-say-cia-may-have-misled-filmmakers/

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Lawmakers say CIA may have misled filmmakers
more here....

Wow, I saw the trailer maybe twice and did not realize it was about the Pakistan raid. I'll watch and let people know what I think. I'm sure it's loaded with propaganda however.

 

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Wow, I saw the trailer maybe twice and did not realize it was about the Pakistan raid. I'll watch and let people know what I think. I'm sure it's loaded with propaganda however.

Ya, I'll watch it. Not of course as a means of factual accounts, but with the intent to fine tune my critical thinking cap. Those of us who are aware of the BS in many of these films have much to gain by understanding the enemy. It's much like the recent Lincoln film.

I particularly think the people calling out the propaganda in these films should be rewarded with links to their articles and they should be pimped abroad to help awaken the sheeple.