Stunning" Redacted To Premiere On Hdnet Ultra Vod

[Sean Mota]

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Critically acclaimed Brian De Palma film will be the first movie available to cable and satellite subscribers prior to its theatrical release as part of the new HDNet Ultra VOD platform[/FONT]

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Now, the film will be the first offering on the HDNet Ultra Video On Demand platform, which will allow viewers access to movies PRIOR to the movie's theatrical premiere.

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[richiephx]

I watched the documentary-style movie and found it very disturbing. Regardless of one's feelings about the war in Iraq, the movie portrays American troops negatively and could easily be used as propaganda to incite Muslim extremists to kill American soldiers in the Middle East. The timing of this movie makes me wonder what the filmmaker's motives were by releasing this film now considering we are involved in a war in Iraq.

 

[ripnbigc]

I watched the documentary-style movie and found it very disturbing. Regardless of one's feelings about the war in Iraq, the movie portrays American troops negatively and could easily be used as propaganda to incite Muslim extremists to kill American soldiers in the Middle East. The timing of this movie makes me wonder what the filmmaker's motives were by releasing this film now considering we are involved in a war in Iraq.

+1

 

[Sean Mota]

I missed it. It was on last night on HDnet.

 

[Harold]

Mark Cuban's a jerk. I wish we had ala carte, I would drop his channels. May be a reason to go over to D* and not pick up the HD xtra pack. Vets and the like are going to show up at the next few of his games and let him know how they feel. When you sleep with dog's like Brian De Palma your going to get the mange.