Wednesday, October 24, 2007

The anti-antiwar-film crowd

It appears to include the majority of Americans: "It doesn't matter how many Oscar winners are in front of or behind the camera — audiences are proving to be conscientious objectors when it comes to this fall's surge of anti-war and anti-Bush films. Both "In the Valley of Elah" and, more recently, "Rendition" drew miniscule crowds upon their release, which doesn't bode well for the ongoing stream of films critical of the Iraq War and the Bush administration's wider war on terror. "Rendition," which features three Oscar winners in key roles, grossed $4.1 million over the weekend in 2,250 screens for a ninth place finish. A re-release of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" beat it, and it's 14 years old."

I'm sure the Hollywood Left will find a reason to blame the Bush administration for this...