Friday, September 03, 2004

Three Kings and a documentary?

I just realized that they are going to re-release Three Kings (which explains why I saw a preview for it before the showing of Control Room). They were planning to re-release the film, along with a documentary. Now they've decided the documentary is too political and they probably won't even include it on the Special Edition DVD.
After seeing the completed 35-minute film, titled Soldiers Pay, Warners bosses deemed it too much of a political hot potato to release ahead of the November election. The suits were also concerned that the film could end up violating federal election laws.

"We felt that it's inappropriate to put out a personal political statement and attach it to the film," said Warner Bros. spokeswoman Barbara Brogliatti. "We just felt that this was a personal political view, it didn't have a place."

The $180,000 doc features interviews with Iraqi refugees, human-rights officials and veterans of the Iraq conflict. While it takes an anti-war stance, it avoids taking sides in the presidential race and doesn't mention either candidate.

E! Online News - Warners "Kings" Controversy

This sucks. I wonder if the doc will be available for viewing elsewhere?