Le retour de John McTiernan !
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Le retour de John McTiernan !
Enfin, pas tout à fait, puisque notre homme, qui vient tout juste d'être incriminé par un jury fédéral (encore et toujours cette damnée affaire Pellicano), semble impuissant à se dépêtrer de ses ennuis judiciaires sans fin. Dans un grand élan cathartique, l'ancien prodige du cinéma de genre hollywoodien a décidé de régler ses comptes avec l'administration Bush en mettant en scène un documentaire, dont le titre ne fait pas mystère de ses intentions rentre-dedans : The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove. Ceux qui espéraient le maintes fois annoncé Run ou le director's cut messianique de The 13th Warrior en sont donc pour leurs frais, mais cette charge pamphlétaire, pour autant, ne manque pas d'intérêt.
Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
miam miam, voilà qui me ragaillardi ! 

BRAINSTORM main title (James Horner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
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Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
Je me demandais justement ce qu'il devenais. Espérons qu'il reprenne du poil de la bête rapidement !
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voici d'ailleurs la page officielle :
http://www.politicalprosecutions.org/
une présentation du site prlog.org :
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove, A Documentary Record
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 21, 2009 – Alabaster, AL -- Project Save Justice and world renowned film maker John McTiernan announce the release of The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove, a video documentation of the systematic prosecution of Democrats by the Bush Justice Department. Drawing inspiration from the Shields Report, a 2007 and 2009 academic analysis showing that during the Bush years, the U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted seven times more Democrats than Republicans, the hour long film delves deeper than the few high profile cases that have caught the attention of the mainstream media, and instead sheds light on many of the 600 cases brought against Democrats across the country between 2002 and 2008.
In the hands of McTiernan, director of the Hollywood blockbusters, Predator, The Hunt for Red October, and the Die Hard trilogy, The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove offers a documented record of the pervasive misuse of the Justice Department. Sadly, as the film documents, Democrats were targeted at all levels of the system and in many states across the country. The film reveals startling evidence supporting the use of the U.S. Department of Justice to create a permanent Republican majority. In fact, statistics show that in the 15 months leading up to the 2008 general election, indictments of elected Democrats increased by nearly 50%. The soul-stirring documentary offers convincing evidence to indicate that a vigorous and comprehensive strategy was pursued to attack lower levels of the Democratic Party designed to completely uproot and undermine any challenges to Republican political power.
Each case revealed in The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove contains a startling similarity in tactics employed by the DOJ; the compiling of excessive charges, media leaks before the cases ever got to court and extreme machinations to move cases in front of conservative judges with histories of substantial ideological political involvement.
This film serves to highlight the issue of selective enforcement of the law; the same body of work that has already been widely publicized in print form, now comes packaged in a powerful and compelling "first person" interview style format. Listen as chilling personal accounts of corruption, coercion, and deception on the part of those entrusted with enforcing the law are revealed.
Puerto Rico's Governor Acevedo comes under attack soon after the midterm elections. Following Acevedo's election, a politically motivated campaign to unseat him was pursued by members of the DOJ. Many around the Governor were indicted and a Bush appointed Judge was flown in to try the case and delayed rulings on the soundness of the case until after Acevedo had lost his reelection bid. After the damage was done, 15 charges were thrown out and Acevedo was acquitted on all remaining charges.
Another account of political profiling by the DOJ was revealed in the story of Meg Scott Phipps, the daughter and granddaughter of two former North Carolina Governors. Phipps was thought to be eyeing a candidacy for governor when she was charged with 30 separate felonies related to campaign contributions at a state fair. The U.S. Attorney indicted or threatened nearly everyone associated with Phipps, including her 75-year old father. Once Phipps was in custody, she was kept incommunicado for nearly three weeks, by moving her from multiple jails in several states, until she finally pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The Republican judge found nothing improper with this action and gave Phipps the maximum sentence of three years in prison. All witnesses testifying against Phipps had been indicted and were promised indemnity for their testimony.
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove concludes with a riveting "where are they now" segment, revealing a myriad of Republican U.S. Attorneys, judges, and elected officials who have since made millions as partners in prestigious law firms or who were promoted to higher judicial office, while their politically profiled victims are left destitute or serving out the remainder of their unjust jail sentences.
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove goes deeper than any other media account to date into the widespread corruption of the Justice system under the Bush administration. You may think you know what happened and to whom, but The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove provides unshakeable proof that the crimes of our Government were more egregious than ever thought and the work to earnestly right these unspeakable wrongs is yet to even begin.
Copies of the video & interviews can be requested at media@projectsavejustice.com
The film can be viewed at www.politicalprosecutions.org
Contact:
Liz
politicalprosecutions.org
123 First Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
202-297-9023
Media@projectsavejustice.com
http://www.politicalprosecutions.org/
une présentation du site prlog.org :
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove, A Documentary Record
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 21, 2009 – Alabaster, AL -- Project Save Justice and world renowned film maker John McTiernan announce the release of The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove, a video documentation of the systematic prosecution of Democrats by the Bush Justice Department. Drawing inspiration from the Shields Report, a 2007 and 2009 academic analysis showing that during the Bush years, the U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted seven times more Democrats than Republicans, the hour long film delves deeper than the few high profile cases that have caught the attention of the mainstream media, and instead sheds light on many of the 600 cases brought against Democrats across the country between 2002 and 2008.
In the hands of McTiernan, director of the Hollywood blockbusters, Predator, The Hunt for Red October, and the Die Hard trilogy, The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove offers a documented record of the pervasive misuse of the Justice Department. Sadly, as the film documents, Democrats were targeted at all levels of the system and in many states across the country. The film reveals startling evidence supporting the use of the U.S. Department of Justice to create a permanent Republican majority. In fact, statistics show that in the 15 months leading up to the 2008 general election, indictments of elected Democrats increased by nearly 50%. The soul-stirring documentary offers convincing evidence to indicate that a vigorous and comprehensive strategy was pursued to attack lower levels of the Democratic Party designed to completely uproot and undermine any challenges to Republican political power.
Each case revealed in The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove contains a startling similarity in tactics employed by the DOJ; the compiling of excessive charges, media leaks before the cases ever got to court and extreme machinations to move cases in front of conservative judges with histories of substantial ideological political involvement.
This film serves to highlight the issue of selective enforcement of the law; the same body of work that has already been widely publicized in print form, now comes packaged in a powerful and compelling "first person" interview style format. Listen as chilling personal accounts of corruption, coercion, and deception on the part of those entrusted with enforcing the law are revealed.
Puerto Rico's Governor Acevedo comes under attack soon after the midterm elections. Following Acevedo's election, a politically motivated campaign to unseat him was pursued by members of the DOJ. Many around the Governor were indicted and a Bush appointed Judge was flown in to try the case and delayed rulings on the soundness of the case until after Acevedo had lost his reelection bid. After the damage was done, 15 charges were thrown out and Acevedo was acquitted on all remaining charges.
Another account of political profiling by the DOJ was revealed in the story of Meg Scott Phipps, the daughter and granddaughter of two former North Carolina Governors. Phipps was thought to be eyeing a candidacy for governor when she was charged with 30 separate felonies related to campaign contributions at a state fair. The U.S. Attorney indicted or threatened nearly everyone associated with Phipps, including her 75-year old father. Once Phipps was in custody, she was kept incommunicado for nearly three weeks, by moving her from multiple jails in several states, until she finally pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The Republican judge found nothing improper with this action and gave Phipps the maximum sentence of three years in prison. All witnesses testifying against Phipps had been indicted and were promised indemnity for their testimony.
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove concludes with a riveting "where are they now" segment, revealing a myriad of Republican U.S. Attorneys, judges, and elected officials who have since made millions as partners in prestigious law firms or who were promoted to higher judicial office, while their politically profiled victims are left destitute or serving out the remainder of their unjust jail sentences.
The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove goes deeper than any other media account to date into the widespread corruption of the Justice system under the Bush administration. You may think you know what happened and to whom, but The Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove provides unshakeable proof that the crimes of our Government were more egregious than ever thought and the work to earnestly right these unspeakable wrongs is yet to even begin.
Copies of the video & interviews can be requested at media@projectsavejustice.com
The film can be viewed at www.politicalprosecutions.org
Contact:
Liz
politicalprosecutions.org
123 First Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
202-297-9023
Media@projectsavejustice.com
BRAINSTORM main title (James Horner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
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John McTiernan : rencontre avec le maître de l'action
http://www.allocine.fr/article/ficheart ... 91494.html
(bientôt à Gérardmer, on attend l'entretien exclusif de l'ami Wyatt !
)
http://www.allocine.fr/article/ficheart ... 91494.html
(bientôt à Gérardmer, on attend l'entretien exclusif de l'ami Wyatt !

BRAINSTORM main title (James Horner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
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Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
...Entretien que certains de mes "collègues" font tout pour me piquer. J'espère le faire, faut que je lui parle de Milius sur RED OCTOBER, de l'IRA et du 13e GUERRIER !
Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
C'est sûr que ça doit plus se bousculer que d'aller rencontrer Brett Ratner.Wyatt Earp a écrit :...Entretien que certains de mes "collègues" font tout pour me piquer. J'espère le faire, faut que je lui parle de Milius sur RED OCTOBER, de l'IRA et du 13e GUERRIER !
On y croit!!


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Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
Un immense merci pour ce lien, Walden ! McTiernan ne s'étant jamais distingué par des interviews à profusion, ce type d'entretien reste une denrée précieuse, d'autant que ce qu'il a à dire au sujet de sa carrière et de sa vision artistique (lui, qui persiste à ne se considérer que comme un simple artisan, appellerait plutôt ça une méthode de travail) se révèle en général absolument passionnant. Allez, McT, il est plus que temps de revenir aux affaires, là !Walden a écrit :John McTiernan : rencontre avec le maître de l'action
http://www.allocine.fr/article/ficheart ... 91494.html
Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
le documentaire sur la chasse aux sorcières de Karl Rove est...effrayant !
Depuis McCarhty, la droite extrême des Républicains poursuit une logique talibanesque monstrueuse, cette mafia intégriste du milieu des affaires, soutenue par la plèbe, le pire des Etats-Unis, est vraiment à gerber...le grand banditisme des Hauts-de Seine, à côté, c'est de la piquette !

BRAINSTORM main title (James Horner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
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Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
Ne t'attends pas à de fracassantes révélations au sujet de The 13th Warrior, marshal. L'attitude désabusée de McTiernan laisse à penser qu'il a définitivement fait le deuil du film dont il rêvait, et ne voit guère l'intérêt de s'épancher encore sur cette mauvaise expérience.Wyatt Earp a écrit :...Entretien que certains de mes "collègues" font tout pour me piquer. J'espère le faire, faut que je lui parle de Milius sur RED OCTOBER, de l'IRA et du 13e GUERRIER !
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il rêvait d'une fin à la ZULU, donc autant revoir....ZULU !Lee Van Cleef a écrit :Ne t'attends pas à de fracassantes révélations au sujet de The 13th Warrior, marshal. L'attitude désabusée de McTiernan laisse à penser qu'il a définitivement fait le deuil du film dont il rêvait, et ne voit guère l'intérêt de s'épancher encore sur cette mauvaise expérience.Wyatt Earp a écrit :...Entretien que certains de mes "collègues" font tout pour me piquer. J'espère le faire, faut que je lui parle de Milius sur RED OCTOBER, de l'IRA et du 13e GUERRIER !

BRAINSTORM main title (James Horner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMj_80T6cyg
Film composer great Elmer Bernstein (Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird) once said to me, “The dirty little secret is that we’re not musicians – we’re dramatists.”(Michael E Levine)
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Il m'a en effet parlé de ZULU et qu'il avait voulu en faire son DANCES WITH WOLVES, mais pas Crichton. On a aussi causé de Milius, de THE HURT LOCKER, des BOURNE, mais pas de musique. Trop de sujets à aborder en une heure !
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en bien j'espère.Wyatt Earp a écrit :de THE HURT LOCKER,
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Ha-ha, j'aimerais vraiment savoir ce que le réalisateur de Die Hard with a Vengeance pense exactement de ses rejetons cabossés que sont les Jason Bourne.Wyatt Earp a écrit :On a aussi causé de Milius, de THE HURT LOCKER, des BOURNE
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Du bien.
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Comme quoi... J'ai pas réussi à aller plus loin que le 1 qui m'a profondement gavé.
« Je ne connais pas la moitié d’entre vous autant que je le voudrais et j’aime moins de la moitié d’entre vous à moitié moins que vous ne le méritez ! »
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D'un autre côté, Friedkin adore Banlieue 13 et Taken, donc...
J'adore le 1er Bourne, j'aime bien le 2e, le 3e me gonfle.
J'adore le 1er Bourne, j'aime bien le 2e, le 3e me gonfle.
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Wyatt Earp a écrit :D'un autre côté, Friedkin adore Banlieue 13 et Taken, donc...

« Je ne connais pas la moitié d’entre vous autant que je le voudrais et j’aime moins de la moitié d’entre vous à moitié moins que vous ne le méritez ! »
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Re: Le retour de John McTiernan !
Le vieux Van Cleef se gardera de tout triomphalisme, dans la mesure où ça n'est pas la première fois que d'insistantes rumeurs prédisent en vain le retour de McT dans la Cour hollywoodienne. Il semblerait néanmoins que le roi déchu du cinéma d'action moderne soit parvenu, par on ne sait trop quel tour de prestidigitation juridique, à échapper à l'incarcération que la Loi lui promettait pourtant depuis déjà de longues années. Désormais, notre homme serait prêt à reprendre le chemin des plateaux (et pas plus tard que ce mois-ci, nous dit-on) avec l'un de ces vieux projets, Shrapnel, dont les grandes lignes promettent un survival pour le moins carré. En espérant qu'un énième rebondissement du triste feuilleton Pellicano n'aille pas, une fois pour toutes, flanquer l'infortuné John derrière les barreaux...
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Ce n'est qu'une affiche teaser destinée à trouver des financiers/ acheteurs à Cannes, mais... ça donne envie !
Cela dit, malgré toute l'affection que je leur porte, je ne suis pas sûr que choisir Travolta et Cage soit un très bon calcul... Je verrais bien Channing Tatum et Daniel Craig...Quoique commercialement, c'est pas gagné non plus !
Cela dit, malgré toute l'affection que je leur porte, je ne suis pas sûr que choisir Travolta et Cage soit un très bon calcul... Je verrais bien Channing Tatum et Daniel Craig...Quoique commercialement, c'est pas gagné non plus !
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Hum, intéressant !
Moi j'aimerais bien Cage vs. Travolta mais le problème c'est qu'ils sont franchement plus tout jeunes ! Cela dit, ça peut être vraiment intéressant une chasse à l'homme entre mecs de 50 balais, 12 ans après FACE/OFF...
Moi j'aimerais bien Cage vs. Travolta mais le problème c'est qu'ils sont franchement plus tout jeunes ! Cela dit, ça peut être vraiment intéressant une chasse à l'homme entre mecs de 50 balais, 12 ans après FACE/OFF...