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So... how did that conservative film festival go?
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Edited on Mon Sep-13-04 10:05 PM by RatTerrier
http://slate.msn.com/id/2106624/

DALLAS—The opening night of the American Film Renaissance, the nation's "first and only" conservative film festival, featured an African-American pianist sitting in a ballroom of Dallas' InterContinental Hotel and playing "As Time Goes By." On Saturday and Sunday, aspiring right-wing auteurs suggested that if we could just get back to the values of Casablanca—you know, Nazism, adultery, casino gaming—the studios would make movies worth watching again. "We're seeing the rise of conservative film," said Alan Lipton, the co-director of a short called Operation Eagle Strike. "We're so pro-Israel that I'm sure we'll have plenty of friends in Hollywood."

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Here's a list of the films that were shown.

http://www.afrfilmfestival.com/films.html

Looks like some mega blockbusters here, including:

Michael and Me - WORLD PREMIERE!
By Larry Elder
In response to Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, soon-to-be television talk show host Larry Elder teaches Mr. Moore a thing or two about the second amendment.

Michael Moore Hates America - WORLD PREMIERE!
By Mike Wilson
This much-anticipated documentary not only challenges Mr. Moore's radical left-wing propaganda, but it also tells the truth about a great nation.

Operation Eagle Strike
By Kfir Alfia and Alan Davidson of Protest Warrior
Who says that the left doesn't hate? What happened when a few courageous conservatives infiltrated a left-wing anti-war rally.

And, everyone's favorite...

DC/911: Time of Crisis
A Showtime Production, by Lionel Chetwynd, starring Timothy Bottoms
An inside look at the courage and decisiveness of President Bush in the minutes, hours, and days following America's worst tragedy.


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