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| DiCaprio’s hot for ’Fahrenheit’ |
| 2004-06-16 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio believes in Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit 911" so much, the reclusive actor emerged last week for the L.A. premiere - then flew to New York to attend Monday’s screening "I think a lot more people who are on the fence about who to vote for, after they see this film, it’s going to galvanize them. Young people didn’t vote in the last election - that was the problem, and it’s going to be the main issue in the next. If you’re a young person you’ve got to get as many people registered to vote, and then get them to vote for their candidate." In DiCaprio’s case, "that’s John Kerry," he told us. Spike Lee thinks the Motion Picture Association of America wants to block young people from seeing the film by giving it an R rating. Lions Gate and IFC will release the film, in more theaters than ever for a documentary, on June 25. "Giving it that rating was slick," Spike told us. "But teens should still go to see this movie. John Turturro brought his son tonight. The ratings people were hung up on the violence. Teens see more violence in videos than in this movie. With the finances a little tight these days, I am so grateful to the hollywood elite for helping me to decide who’s movies never to support again. Of course, at this rate, I’ll be forced to watch "Die Hard" re-runs for the rest of my life. |
| Posted by:Dripping Sarcasm |
#13 their geo-political expertise"Geo" as in geography? As in they can't find their asses with both hands and a compass? And if they could, they'd have the maid or the gardener do it instead, since they can't be bothered with mere manual labor? Now I understand. Thanks, Frank. ;-) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-16 10:54:25 PM |
| #12 because of their geo-political expertise, Barbara. Just ask Barbra |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-16 9:45:25 PM |
| #11 And I'm supposed to give a shit about these Hollywood Halfwits™ why, exactly? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-16 8:54:16 PM |
| #10 Spike Lee thinks the Motion Picture Association of America wants to block young people from seeing the film by giving it an R rating. Boy, you can't slip anything past Spike, can you? Blocking young people from seeing a film is, in fact, generally the entire point of giving a film an R rating. Mind like a steel trap, that 'un. However, the article makes it sounds as if the MPAA had some political purpose in assigning the rating. Last I heard, people young enough to be affected by an R rating are too young to vote. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-06-16 8:02:36 PM |
| #9 It's really mindboggling to me that some people can watch a "documentary" and believe every word of it without doing a little research themselves. But then again, there are some people who will blindly follow bullshit because they cannot accept the fact that their "idols" are liers. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2004-06-16 6:36:05 PM |
| #8 This might not be a bad thing. With Spike Lee throwing in his two cents, it's certain that nobody will pay any attention. Keep up the good work, Spike. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-16 4:20:53 PM |
| #7 I’ll be forced to watch "Die Hard" re-runs for the rest of my life. You say that like it's a bad thing! 'Die Hard' is my favorite Christmas movie! |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-06-16 3:26:02 PM |
| #6 Are we supposed to give a damn about this? No. Let the Hollywood half-wits play with each other. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2004-06-16 3:11:44 PM |
| #5 Leonardo DiCaprio believes in Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit 911" so much,.. Are we supposed to give a damn about this? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-16 2:04:09 PM |
| #4 I never could figure out who wears the most makeup, DiCrapio or his leading lady.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-06-16 2:01:02 PM |
| #3 Halfass Pete - So, Michael Moore ought to leave the loose change on the floor when they get together? |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-06-16 1:05:29 PM |
| #2 I’ll be forced to watch "Die Hard" re-runs for the rest of my life. You say that like it's a bad thing! Every time I hear that Lovin' Spoonful song, I think of an exploding Bonwit Teller outlet... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-06-16 1:03:40 PM |
| #1 leonardo decaprio is a dicksucker. A guy I went to school with, is his "buddy". |
| Posted by: Halfass Pete 2004-06-16 1:02:51 PM |