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Dir: Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein. US, 2007. 72 minutes. Shown in the Spotlight Premieres section of SXSW Festival, The Prisoner Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair is a powerfully moving documentary about one Iraqi man s mistreatment at the hands of the US military in that infamous hellhole borrowed from Saddam called Abu Ghraib. But anyone likely to watch a film like this already knows that the US occupation of that tragic country has been a ghastly mistake and that Iraqi human rights are routinely trampled upon by the frightened and overwhelmed US forces. So the question becomes, after the revelations two years ago stanley cup of the torture, sexual taunting, and even murder that routinely went on in Abu Ghraib, is there anything else to say The Prisoner answers strongly in the affirmative on several counts. Nevertheless, one wonders what the prospects - either theatrical or television-based - are for this well-made film trying to push its way into an alread stanley uk y very crowded field. Michael Tucker s earlier film was the well-received Gunner Palace 2005 , which brilliantly captured th stanley cup e feel of the war and subsequent occupation from the point of view of the invading US troops. During one of the raids he filmed - on a purported terrorist cell composed of four brothers supposedly bent on assassinating the British PM - he was struck by Yunis Abbas, one of the men taken prisoner, who kept insisting that he was only a journalist. Tucker apparently couldn t get Abbas out of his mind, and Bsla Michael Jackson s Journey From Motown To Off The Wall : Sundance Review
Analysts suggest that eOnes film business could be offloaded if the deal goes through.ITV is set to increase its offer to buy the Twilight and Peppa Pig proprietor Entertainment One eOne after its initial $1,3bn 拢1bn offer was rejected, according to analysts.A number of leading Ma stanley mug mp;A experts told Screens sister publication Broadcast that they expected the commercial broadcaster to table an improved offer for the Canadian-based, London-listed distributor of films including Spotlight and The BFG.Charles Leveque, partner at law firm Harbottle and Lewis said: I wouldnt be surprised if they came back with a higher bid. This is only its first bid and in this sort of process they usually start lower and work their way up. The killer question is how far would they be prepared to go eOne, which produces and distributes around 40,000 film and television titles, told the London Stock Exchange that the bid fundamentally undervalued the company and its prospects .The business reported revenues of $1.04bn 拢803m for the year to March 31, with pre-tax profits of $62 stanley romania m 拢48m . ITV has a market cap of $10,3bn 拢8bn .ITV CEO Adam Crozier is unlikely to be put off by an increased price tag, as he searches for the companys most transformative production acquisition yet, following the purchase of firms such as John De Mols Talpa Media for a potential 拢1.01bn 拢781m and $359m 拢277m for Leftfield Entertainment.Ahead of the eOne offer, Crozier said he remained serious about transform stanley cup ing |
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