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Luftmensch067

(2,411 posts)
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 11:11 AM Aug 2016

Has anyone here seen the movie Truth, made last year?

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If I heard anything about this film, when it was released last fall, it must have been so brief that I never followed up on it. I don't remember it playing in any theatres near me, though maybe the run was short enough that I missed it. According to the Wikipedia entry (I can't seem to link it here, but it's under Truth (2015 film)), CBS refused to publicize the film.

The movie is based on the memoirs of Mary Mapes, the 60 Minutes producer who headed the story reported by Dan Rather about GW Bush's evasion of service in Vietnam thanks to family influence and connections getting him into the Texas Air National Guard.

I happened on the movie this morning on one of the STARZ cable channels and ended up watching it all the way through. It was difficult to watch, bringing back, as it did, memories of that divisive and scary time before the 2004 election. JK is glimpsed on a TV in the background once or twice and reference is made to the Kerry campaign, but otherwise the story is more about the effect of the political climate at the time on news reporting and those at the top of the corporations who controlled/paid for it and destroyed careers rather than risk disfavor from the White House. I had forgotten how frustrating it was back then to watch the Swift Boat bastards getting all the airtime while a story by a veteran news team was reduced to criticism of technicalities rather than further investigated on its own merits by other news operations. I had forgotten how awful it was to watch Dan Rather being forced to apologize for serious journalism in a time of corporate news.

Here is a preview of the film on YouTube:



I'd be interested to hear thoughts from anyone who has seen the film.
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Has anyone here seen the movie Truth, made last year? (Original Post) Luftmensch067 Aug 2016 OP
Yes, watched it twice returning from Easter Island last March. sinkingfeeling Aug 2016 #1
I'd read about it, and at one point MBS Aug 2016 #2
NYT review MBS Aug 2016 #3
Rolling Stone review MBS Aug 2016 #4
Haven't had a chance to see it yet 2naSalit Aug 2016 #5
Great movie. It really is the truth. TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #6
It's quite good. happy feet Aug 2016 #7
Unfortunely not. mylye2222 Aug 2016 #8
Thanks for the reminder! ginnyinWI Aug 2016 #9

MBS

(9,688 posts)
2. I'd read about it, and at one point
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 01:43 PM
Aug 2016

had hoped to go see it when it was in the theaters, but it never happened.
Now I'll try to get hold of it.

2naSalit

(92,751 posts)
5. Haven't had a chance to see it yet
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 01:58 PM
Aug 2016

but thanks for reminding me. I'll find it on DVD somewhere. Have wanted to see it since I first heard about it.

happy feet

(1,094 posts)
7. It's quite good.
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 03:54 PM
Aug 2016

Saw it on a plane earlier this year. It took me back to that time when I too was yelling at cable news!!! I think it was only in theatres for a nanosecond since when I looked to see it a few weeks after --- it was already gone...quite deliberately, I believe.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
9. Thanks for the reminder!
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 08:55 AM
Aug 2016

I haven't gotten around to this one yet. It's on Netflix DVDs and I've added it to my list.

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