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Information and Specs |
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DVD
RELEASE DATE: 12/02/03 |
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ASPECT
RATIO: 1.85 : 1 |
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AUDIO:
2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo |
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RUNNING
TIME: 79 min |
| Reviews |
"...A
rolling masterclass on the disturbing
complicity of media, money and mendacity."
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Matthew Tempest, THE GUARDIAN
"Shocking, a rich tale of our
times, very well told with an appropriate
minimum of means."
Dave
Kehr, New York Times
"A near perfect manifestation
of radical, DIY media intervention,
the video doc "Horns and Halos"
could not be more timely"
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Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE
"A fine, focused piece of work
that reopens an interesting controversy
and never succumbs to sensationalism."
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Adam Nayman, EYE MAGAZINE |
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HORNS
AND HALOS
captures the unlikely connection of
three men - a U.S. president, a discredited
author and an underground publisher
- whose paths to power and popularity
become tangled in a book.
In October 1999, a short article appeared
in the New York Times: St. Martin's
Press recalled Fortunate Son, the first
published biography of George W. Bush.
At the time of its recall, the book
was #8 on Amazon.com's best-seller list
- no doubt due to the book's widely
publicized allegations that Bush had
been arrested for cocaine possession
in 1972.
However, Bush wasn't the only one with
a hidden past. Citing distrust of the
author, J.H. Hatfield, the publisher
pulled the book from stores after learning
that he was a convicted felon.
Several weeks later, small underground
imprint Soft Skull Press, the self-styled
"punk of publishing", announced
that it would republish the book. But
getting Fortunate Son back on the shelves
wouldn't prove so easy. Operating out
of a tenement basement on New York City's
Lower East Side, 29-year-old founder
Sander Hicks struggled without significant
success for over a year to get the book
back into stores and into the national
consciousness. After months of lawsuits,
bad press, and disagreements with the
distributor, Soft Skull made one final
desperate attempt to make a splash at
the 2001 Book Expo of America. Against
the author's wishes, Hicks revealed
the sources for the book's cocaine allegations,
which leads to electrifying consequences. |
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Widescreen
presentation- Commentary track
by Directors |
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Deleted
scenes |
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2
unedited feature interviews with
author James Hatfield |
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Extended
scenes including protests at George
W. Bush's inauguration |
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Performance
footage of Sander Hicks and White
Collar Crime |
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KCET
profile on Horns and Halos |
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Rogers'
Reel to Real profile at the 2002
Toronto International Film Festival |
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WNYU
feature radio interview with Directors |
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Soft
Skull Press Spotlight |
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Short
Film - Ralph Nader rally at Madison
Square Gardens |
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Booklet
insert with Director's Statement
and film FAQ's |
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Optional
Spanish subtitles |
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Theatrical
trailer |
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 BEST
DOCUMENTARY
2002 Chicago
Underground Film
Festival |
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OFFICIAL
SELECTION
2002 Toronto
International Film
Festival |
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OFFICIAL
SELECTION
2002 Rotterdam
International Film
Festival |
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