An example of how the media is manipulating the military image is the release (or lack there of) of a movie based on a book written by a friend of mine. The book is Buffalo Soldiers (not the story of African American soldiers during the 19th century). The story takes place in Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall. It was not a very flattering portrayal of American Soldiers. The book received critical acclaim and was made into a (relatively) big budget movie starring Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, and Dean Stockwell. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival two years ago and was picked up by Miramax for release. The second showing of the movie happened to be the morning of 9/11. (Tragically, my friend's daughter was on the 93rd floor of the south WTC). Miramax immediately postponed the holiday release. It was rescheduled 3 - 4 times including last spring when it was postponed after we invaded Iraq. This summer there was limited release in NY and LA and more widespread release in Europe. Miramax is concerned about the reaction to a negative portrayal of the military in the movie.
It's not the NY Times but there is a discussion of bind Miramax is in is at http://slate.msn.com/id/2086182/ If anyone is interested, the trailer for the film is at http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/buffalo_soldiers.html Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University (SUNY) http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky 7060 State Hwy 104W Voice: (315) 312-3474 Oswego, NY 13126 Fax: (315) 312-6330 All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. Albert Einstein --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
