AS CONTROVERSIAL AS HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN, THE END WILL BE MARKED BY TWO FILMS THAT SHINE A LIGHT ON THE LIFE AND CARER OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH. WHY HIGHLIGHT THEM BOTH, YOU MIGHT ASK. SIMPLY BECAUSE THESE TWO MOVIES, THAT BOTH CARRY AN ALMOST SIMILAR NAME, AND THAT BOTH WILL BE RELEASED IN THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER, TAKE A VERY DIFFERENT LOOK ON THESE 8 YEARS OF HISTORY AND MORE, AND WERE MADE IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS.
In November this year, George W Bush will say goodbye to his position as President of the United States. On January 20, 2009 the new President will take over the seat George W held occupied for a full 8 years. 8 Years of controversial history. Who doesn’t remember the terrorist attack on three different targets back in September 2001, the first year of Bush’s presidency, and the following invasion of Afghanistan, which initiated George’s global War on Terrorism. Who isn’t familiar with the Bush Doctrine, a policy that directly lead to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. George W Bush was the 43rd President of the United States and scored during his administration both the highest and the lowest domestic approval rating a president ever had.
BEING W.
Just imagine, you turn on the TV and the first thing you see is a press conference in which George W. Bush announces he has decided to run for a third term as President of the United States. Could this really be happening?
As his time in the Oval Office draws to an end, what if W decided to spill the beans and tell how it really was? BEING W talks about the most controversial President of the United States of all times. It is his unauthorized autobiography, which is already a controversial concept by itself. A documentary about this life and his administration, his own justification of his use and abuse of his time in power, a satirical compilation of video moments that places an 8 years long list of events in a complete different light. Or does it? Judge for yourself after watching BEING W, a movie in which we all play a part.
BEING W. is directed by Michel Royer and Karl Zero and features only real people, ‘playing’ themselves. The film opened on October 8th. –B-
W.
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone will bring the life of this 43rd President of the United States to the big screen as only he can. W. takes viewers through Bush’s eventful life – his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.
W, directed by Oliver Stone, and starring among others Elizabeth Banks, Sayed Badreya, Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell, Scott Glenn, Ian Gruffud, Thandie Newton and Josh Brolin as George Bush, will premier on October 17. –B-
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