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"I had a few too many vodka and sodas, and I'm feeling it," confides a friend who's just gotten back from the Toronto Film Festival. "Perhaps it's better in the end, but I didn't see Battle for Haditha or Redacted. Oliver Stone recently said that the Iraq conflict was 'another generation's war' as he preps for Pinkville. I think he's right to stay with what he knows, and for this reason Brian DePalma's Redacted scares me a little. Iraq may prove to be very complex to bring to the big screen and an even bigger marketing challenge. I wouldn't want to be Mark Cuban right now, although it sounds like Haditha has some fans."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 14, 2007 at 7:04 PM

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JD says ...

I thought Haditha was totally inept. Broomfield has no skill for visual filmmaking. The only thing he's capable of shooting is catch-as-catch-can coverage. De Palma, on the other hand, shows some real flair and imagination... but his movie is more like a Jean-Luc Godard film than a conventional narrative drama so the commercial prospects aren't good. That said, it lacks the complexity of Godard's best work and has too many awkward, embarrassing moments. Still, a satisfactory and original effort.

Posted by JD at September 14, 2007 9:09 PM

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scooterzz says ...

i would love to be mark cuban right now .....

Posted by scooterzz at September 15, 2007 12:23 AM

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LFF says ...

FUCK you Oliver Stone. Bush and this congress are every ounce baby boomers. Don't you dare try to shift responsibility for this onto Gen-X.

Posted by LFF at September 15, 2007 12:53 AM

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carla kolchak says ...

What?? Battle For Haditha was terrific! It felt very authentic (perhaps because of what you are criticizing), very honest, and very balanced.

Posted by carla kolchak at September 15, 2007 7:14 AM

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Jay T. says ...

Don't worry, if people don't go to see it, Mark Cuban will just sue everyone. ;)

Posted by Jay T. at September 15, 2007 8:43 AM

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Jay T. says ...

Also - I agree with LFF - that's total bullshit. I don't see how generations X and/or Y have ANYTHING to do with this war.

Posted by Jay T. at September 15, 2007 8:45 AM

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MikeSells says ...

Well LFF and Jay T., they're the ones on the ground fighting the damn thing, and the ones who are going to have to deal with all the fallout. Maybe that's what Stone meant (as opposed to "who's to blame for the war happening in the first place").

Posted by MikeSells at September 15, 2007 12:23 PM

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George Prager says ...

Vietnam had better music.

Posted by George Prager at September 15, 2007 12:44 PM

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LFF says ...

Dealing with the fallout? Do you mean nuclear armed Iran? :)

Cleaning up after self indulgent boomer "fallout" isn't exactly anything new for us; we've been doing it forever. Doesn't make it our "war".

Posted by LFF at September 15, 2007 2:32 PM

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