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elSicomoro · 05-09-2004, 10:36 AM

From Moore's site:

Yesterday I was told that Disney, the studio that owns Miramax, has officially decided to prohibit our producer, Miramax, from distributing my new film, "Fahrenheit 9/11." The reason? According to today's (May 5) New York Times, it might "endanger" millions of dollars of tax breaks Disney receives from the state of Florida because the film will "anger" the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. The story is on page one of the Times and you can read it here (Disney Forbidding Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush).

It wasn't really unofficial to begin with. Disney said a year ago it wouldn't put the film out. He sounds surprised by their decision, when in fact, he shouldn't be.

05-09-2004, 10:36 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	From Moore's site: Yesterday I was told that Disney, the studio that owns Miramax, has officially decided to prohibit our producer, Miramax, from distributing my new film, "Fahrenheit 9/11." The reason? According to today's (May 5) New York Times, it might "endanger" millions of dollars of tax breaks Disney receives from the state of Florida because the film will "anger" the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. The story is on page one of the Times and you can read it here (Disney Forbidding Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush). It wasn't really unofficial to begin with. Disney said a year ago it wouldn't put the film out. He sounds surprised by their decision, when in fact, he shouldn't be. Last edited by elSicomoro; 05-09-2004 at 10:42 AM.