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| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
Miriam and Max would be proud
Hollywood's most bodacious Jewish moguls, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, have snatched the rights to the film they originally financed -- Michael Moore's scathing anti-Bush doc Farenheit 9/11 which won the coveted Palm D'or at the recent Cannes Film Festival. The Weinsteins had been embroiled in an ownership battle with Disney after they refused to distribute the film. As well, the Weinsteins have decided that any profits from the film's distribution that go to Miramax or Disney will be donated to charity. An interesting footnote: After seeing Moore's Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine, our buddy Mel Gibson actually wanted to finance Moore's next film, but when he found out it would put his beloved right-wing conservatives in a bad light, he opted out, paving the way for the Weinsteins to come in. And to think, if he had been busy with this film, he may not have made The Passion.
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