"World Trade Center" Movie Has the Right Stuff [1]
Submitted by John Stauber [2] on
The New York Times reports that Oliver Stone's film about 9/11 "is already drawing rave reviews in some unlikely quarters. L. Brent Bozell [3] III, president of the conservative Media Research Center [4] and founder of the Parents Television Council [5] ... sent an e-mail message to 400,000 people saying, 'Go see this film.' ... Creative Response Concepts [6], on retainer for Paramount, began pitching 'World Trade Center' to pundits who would not normally be considered part of Mr. Stone’s core audience. A screening in Washington last week, for example, drew members of the Family Research Council [7], the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies [8] and the evangelical Wilberforce Forum [9], along with a producer for William Bennett [10]’s radio show ... . Creative Response Concepts [6] has played a prominent role in promoting conservative causes" Including "advising the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth [11]" whose attacks on presidential candidate John Kerry [12] "were among the most damaging blows to the Kerry campaign."