CORT WAREHOUSE/DRIVER General CORT Warehouse Supervisor Construction Komatsu Equipment Co Mechanic Education Assessment Technology, Inc Social Studies Content Writer Health Care Rio Salado College PA's/Online Instructors CalienteFive movies with political themes are on the wayTucson, Arizona | Published: 09.25.2008
As the election draws near, filmmakers on both sides of the aisle are flooding the box office with politically charged films that fit the spirit of the season.
"An American Carol"
A Michael Moore-like filmmaker (Kevin P. Farley), bent on getting Independence Day abolished, is visited by ghosts, including George S. Patton (Kelsey Grammer) and George Washington (Jon Voight). Directed by David Zucker ("Airplane!"), the satire, modeled after Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," opens Oct. 3.
"Proud American"
The small-budget, no-stars, right-leaning documentary-style drama takes a look at stories that highlight values such as patriotism and free enterprise. The film had a brief theatrical run, which included a week in Tucson earlier this month, and is expected on DVD in February.
"Slacker Uprising"
Michael Moore cataloged his six-city 2004 tour, which included Tucson, to get students to register to vote, preferably for John Kerry. Moore made headlines when he offered the film downloadable for free for three weeks, beginning Sept. 23, at slackeruprising.com. It comes out on DVD Oct. 7.
"Swing Vote"
This Kevin Costner comedy satirizes Democrats, Republicans and the entire convoluted electoral process. Costner plays a New Mexico bumpkin who, through a twist of fate involving a ballot-counting error, becomes the one voter who determines the winner of the presidential election. The movie is expected to be released on DVD in November.
"W."
Oliver Stone rips into the George W. Bush backstory, focusing on the years in which he drank too much and floundered professionally. Josh Brolin takes on the title role, Elizabeth Banks plays Laura Bush, and Richard Dreyfuss looks to be a spot-on Dick Cheney. The film hits theaters Oct. 29.
— Phil Villarreal
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