Chicago – Spending nearly two hours with Sarah Palin, midday on a Saturday, is a questionable use of time at best, especially when not an admirer of the half term governor and defeated vice presidential candidate. Producer Stephen Bannon creates an irony with the title of the Palin documentary, “The Undefeated,” but supporters don’t seem to notice.
Rating: 1.0/5.0
The screening room at the Gene Siskel Film Center was divided between the Tea Party member audience (or self proclaimed “Palinistas”) and members of the film press. The presentation was sponsored by the self-proclaimed “Kelly Truth Squad,” run by Chicago south sider William J. Kelly. I got the impression he wants to be a bombastic Fox News style pundit, but he came off more nervous and unfunny, especially as he kept repeating a comment that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was only giving him a permit for two hours of “truth.”
Next up was Stephen Bannon,...
Rating: 1.0/5.0
The screening room at the Gene Siskel Film Center was divided between the Tea Party member audience (or self proclaimed “Palinistas”) and members of the film press. The presentation was sponsored by the self-proclaimed “Kelly Truth Squad,” run by Chicago south sider William J. Kelly. I got the impression he wants to be a bombastic Fox News style pundit, but he came off more nervous and unfunny, especially as he kept repeating a comment that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was only giving him a permit for two hours of “truth.”
Next up was Stephen Bannon,...
- 7/25/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"The Undefeated" is a documentary about Sarah Palin made by and for the faithful, who may experience it in the way believers sit through a rather boring church service. At nearly two hours, it's a campaign advertisement in search of a campaign.
But that's not surprising. What astonished me is that the primary targets in the film are conservative Republicans. Yes, there are the usual vague references to liberals and elitists (although I heard the word "Democrat" only twice). But the film's favorite bad guys seem to be in the Gop establishment. This seems odd, considering that the target audience is presumably Republicans.
Toward the end the right-wing tub-thumper Andrew Breitbart opens up with both barrels on establishment Republicans, and is particularly angry about conservatives in Washington, who he describes as eunuchs.
The film, which has been in scattered release around the country, had its first Chicago screening at noon...
But that's not surprising. What astonished me is that the primary targets in the film are conservative Republicans. Yes, there are the usual vague references to liberals and elitists (although I heard the word "Democrat" only twice). But the film's favorite bad guys seem to be in the Gop establishment. This seems odd, considering that the target audience is presumably Republicans.
Toward the end the right-wing tub-thumper Andrew Breitbart opens up with both barrels on establishment Republicans, and is particularly angry about conservatives in Washington, who he describes as eunuchs.
The film, which has been in scattered release around the country, had its first Chicago screening at noon...
- 7/24/2011
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
American football legend Lawrence Taylor has been ordered to appear in court in September to face charges he paid a minor for sex. The retired New York Giants star, 51, was arrested on May 6 at a hotel in Montebello, New York amid allegations he paid a 16-year-old girl $300 (GBP200) for sex.
In July, he entered a not guilty plea to charges of third-degree rape, patronizing a prostitute, sexual abuse and endangering a child. On Wednesday, August 25, Taylor's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, and prosecutors met behind closed doors with New York Supreme Court Justice William Kelly for the first time since Kelly took over the case. Kelly was assigned the case this month after Rockland County Court Judge William Nelson recused himself for undisclosed reasons.
Kelly set a court date for September 24, when a plea deal could be offered, reports the New York Post. Taylor was not present at the hearing, where Aidala reportedly reiterated his defense,...
In July, he entered a not guilty plea to charges of third-degree rape, patronizing a prostitute, sexual abuse and endangering a child. On Wednesday, August 25, Taylor's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, and prosecutors met behind closed doors with New York Supreme Court Justice William Kelly for the first time since Kelly took over the case. Kelly was assigned the case this month after Rockland County Court Judge William Nelson recused himself for undisclosed reasons.
Kelly set a court date for September 24, when a plea deal could be offered, reports the New York Post. Taylor was not present at the hearing, where Aidala reportedly reiterated his defense,...
- 8/27/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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