Director Scorsese Latest Celeb Against Iraq War

[Ben Halligan <B.Halligan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>washingtonpost.com
>Director Scorsese Latest Celeb Against Iraq War

>LONDON (Reuters) - Film director Martin Scorsese took time out from
>promoting his latest movie "Gangs of New York" on Thursday to add his >name

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>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A33406-2003Jan9?language=printer
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he's disappointingly apologetic and moany in the interview, which can be
found here (also in downloadable form):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2641477.stm

he doesn't question the nature of the existence of a notional "problem" in
the first place in relation to Iraq and the US.

a cynic could even say that he's using the current dissent to promote the
movie, perhaps even unintentionally so. after all, someone of his status
could hardly not say anything, and anything other than condemnation would
have damaged his critical kudos considerably.

the above link also has the story on the poet Andrew Motion (the UK "poet
laureate" - ie appointed by the queen) and his new poem, also against the
war drive


benjamin halligan












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