One of my good friends in the film industry invited me to an advanced screening of this for ten other people yesterday...
It was f*cking BRILLIANT! Didn't send quite as many shudders down my spine as "V for Vendetta", but It's definately the best politically motivated film since then. It's more of a comedy, so you can't really compare them. Both Cusacks were brilliant, Ben Kingsley continues his shift into evil roles, and does wonderfully. I particularly enjoyed the Humvees screeching through combat zones with billboards plastered all over them, and the cigarette ad put up in "emerald city" for "Democracy Lights."
Who'd of thought Dan Akroyd could play a convincing Cheney?

Buy tickets for this opening day...
You won't feel as though you've wasted your money, I promise.

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War Inc.’ May 19th Advanced Screening Ticket Giveaway: Rachel Maddow Q&A in NY

Posted: 15 May 2008 01:20 PM CDT

I’ve been posting about John Cusack’s new film (War Inc.) including a very cool live chat over the last few weeks because I loved it and think it deserves a much wider audience. It’s the story of a disillusioned hit-man that works for a Blackwater-type corporation on steroids that attacks a country, sets up a profit-based green zone and gives away complimentary gift bags to every journalist they meet.

C&L–along with New Crime Productions–is offering a free ticket giveaway for an advance screenings in NY and LA on Monday—May 19, at 7:30 PM. It’s important that we have those theaters filled to the max so the film will get distributed to a much wider audience.

<correction> The Opening of the film is May 23rd

NY Screening: *** Air America’s Rachel Maddow will be doing a Q&A with writers Mark Leyner and Jeremy Pikser. after the film so stick around.

7:30pm

New York Film Academy

100 E. 17th Street

New York, NY 10003

LA Screening: 7:30pm

Laemmle Music Hall 3

9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Please email your name to: newcrime@aol.com and we’ll randomly select the winners for this night of fun.