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Old 09-18-2007, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnZ
I think you're wrong. 1.) Moore's film has been completed without hinderance and has been released without hinderance, 2) The Villages has not censored his work product by not showing the film in its theaters, 3) Freedom of speech violation does not apply (see item 1).

If Moore was not prevented from either making and releasing his film and if his film was not altered by those showing it, his freedoms were not violated. Example: It is not censorship if a publisher declines an author's offer of a book manuscript. Moore and/or his producers must sell his product to theaters and theaters are not obligated to buy. Moore's primary motive is to sell controversial films with hope of making a profit. Advancing his political agenda comes in a distant second in my opinion.

Could it be that the decision by The Villages to not show this film is related to anticipated ticket sales? Oh...and one more thing......how can you be sure of the political leanings of the Morse family?
They show movies at the Villages theaters that are not going to get any kind of crowd. I believe that local theaters NOT JUST THOSE IN TV have to take some movies to get copies of the films that will probably get a bigger crowd. There have been some movies shown at the Villages like the Hills Have Eyes 1 & 2 which rumor has it often played to empty or nearly empty auditoriums.

Sicko is just probably a movie that is not hinged on some other movie's arrival in a theater at the Villages. Doubt if it would get much of a crowd in the Villages. Could be wrong but this does not seem like an area with a large Michael Moore fan base. In other words, this has more to do with the politics in the movie distribution industry rather than anything to do with the Morse family.