Lions Gate roars at 'Fahrenheit' screening

[Judi Lynn]

Article Last Updated: Friday, October 08, 2004 - 3:47:59 AM PST

Lions Gate roars at 'Fahrenheit' screening Editor's note: Between the Lines includes news tidbits picked up on the beats of Oakland Tribune and Alameda Times-Star reporters.

By STAFF WRITER

No Moore for Peralta: The Peralta Community College District reportedly got a big Hollywood brush-off this week when it asked for permission to show Michael Moore's award-winning documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Peralta wanted to show the movie, a powerful and controversial critique of President Bush, on its cable station, PCTV, the night before the Nov. 2 election.

But Lions Gate Films, the film's distributor, put the kibosh on Peralta's plans, district spokesman Jeffrey Heyman said.

In a recent e-mail, Moore urged his supporters to organize "large community or school screenings" of his movie before the election.

"You have my permission," Moore wrote. "Don't charge money. Pack the place. ... In a free society, which only survives if it has an enlightened electorate, information should be shared, not privately owned."

"F--- Michael Moore," a Lions Gate official said, according to Heyman. "He doesn't own the cable rights. We do."
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http://www.timesstar.com/Stories/0,1413,125~1486~2454239,00.html

[ixion]

1. so don't show it on cable... like he said, organize screenings

movie houses, concert halls, gymnasiums... all you need is a dvd and a big screen to show it on.

Everyone should see the disaster that is BushCo.

[ixion]

2. self delete

d'oh... pressed the button twice. :+

[colonel odis]

3. yeah. i believe this story.

who was the "lions gate official"? unnamed, i see.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

4. Exactly...very fishy story.