Movies & War

[Paul Mackin]

Doug Millison wrote:

> Interesting article in Le monde today about the how the CIA is helping make
> movies that portray the Agency in a more favorable light since September 11L
>
> http://www.lemonde.fr/article/0,5987,3398--285565-,00.html

closing with the provocative question:

Faudra-t-il
                désormais, pour savoir si les Etats-Unis vont intervenir en
Irak, regarder
                attentivement les calendriers de sortie des films ?

(will we have to attentively watch the film openings now to know if the U.S. is
going to intervene in Irak)

Noticed this in today's Washington Post Style section:

                  During the 2000 campaign, George W. Bush made no secret of
his "Austin
                 Powers" fanaticism. He liked to amuse and amaze members of the
traveling press
                 corps with his spot-on impression of Dr. Evil, ordering rowdy
reporters to "Zip it!
                 Zip it! Shut it! Shut it!" So we're not shocked to hear that
over the weekend at Camp
                 David, Bush screened the latest Mike Myers vehicle, "Austin
Powers in
                 Goldmember." No word yesterday on the presidential verdict.

 :-)