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Farenheit 9/11 opens on June 25th...but the number of theaters that will show it is still up in the air.
A movement is afoot to minimize the number of theaters that ultimately show this film, the Palme d'Or winner at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The organizers of this partisan movement are attempting to undermine the credibility and marketability of Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11".
California-based Move America Forward, which says its goal is "supporting America's war on terrorism," has launched an electronic campaign, both via e-mail and through its Web site, encouraging theaters not to play Moore's film, which is critical of the war in Iraq.
Additionally, Move America Forward has listed on its Web site the movie theaters that either have agreed already to screen "Fahrenheit 9/11" or have not yet decided on a course of action. The Web site lists e-mail addresses of executives at 23 theater chains, both large and small, along with their business addresses, and it urges the public to contact them with their objections to the film.
And who's driving this 'movement' to undermine the first amendment and protect the Bush administration from the truth?
Hint: Think Republican (Oh. Already had that one eh?) Okay then, think 'undermining the will of the people' (What? Oh, you included that under 'Republican'? Understandable.) Then think Recall, California, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Answer is Sal "Sour Grapes" Russo. Sal Russo served as an adviser to the Recall Gray Davis Committee after he managed Bill Simon's unsuccessful bid against Davis.
Who knows? Perhaps we should be thanking Sal for his efforts.
Said John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theater Owners: "Any time any organization protests against a movie, they ensure that the movie will do better at the box office than it would have done otherwise. If they have any doubt about this, just ask Mel Gibson."
Although it opened amid a firestorm of controversy this spring, Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" has grossed $370 million domestically.
"The movie theater is a place of public discourse, and all views and philosophies are welcome," Fithian said. "It's the right place for the public to debate public issues."
Take Action: This is what we have to do.
Send an email to the movie theater executives listed below. Toward the bottom of the page, I have compiled a single mailing list (email list separated by commas) suitable for copying and pasting into your "bcc:" field in your email browser. Be sure to paste the list into the "bcc:" field and not the others. This ensures that the recipient doesn't percieve your message as a mass mailing.
In addition, I have compiled an example letter that you can send to these executives. It explains the situation and more importantly it expresses the sender's:
a) support for the first amendment
b) insistence that the documentary be shown as a matter of historical record
c) disgust with the efforts of Sal Russo's front group to push a partisan agenda of censorship and government secrecy
d) desire to have the right to see the award winning documentary
e) acknowledgement that those who wish not to see the dicumentary can choose not to see it.
and also to...
f) point out that protested movies often make great business sense.
Use the whole thing or any part that you feel is appropriate. But do it now! We must fight back against the anti-constitutional, anti-democratic proponents of secrecy and propaganda that front for the Bush administration and we must do it now!
Here is the list of theaters and theater chains that are involved. Included are email addresses of relevant theater executives, mailing addresses and phone numbers.
National Chains & Local Theaters Who Are Planning to Show “Fahrenheit 9/11”
Loews Cineplex Entertainment
brian_blatchley@loewscpx.com
michael_norris@loewscpx.com
kerry_moots@loewscpx.com
John_mccauley@loewscpx.com
john_walker@loewscpx.com
maura_Campbell@loewscpx.com
Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Inc.
711 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 646-521-6000
Landmark Theaters
lorim@landmarktheatres.com
MattL@landmarktheatres.com
dianea@landmarktheatres.com
hughw@landmarktheatres.com
magnolia@landmarktheatres.com
comments@landmarktheatres.com
Cinema Arts Theaters
Send Email Via Website: http://www.cinemaartstheatre.com/pages.php?pg=contactus
Phone: 703-978-6853
The Little Theatre
info@little-theatre.com
marketing@little-theatre.com
240 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585-232-3906
Fax: 585-423-9912
Drexel Theatres Group
info@drexel.net
webmaster@drexel.net
300 Marconi Blvd., Suite 203
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-231-1050
The Avon Theatre
Skip@TheAvon.com
426 North
Water Street
Decatur, Illinois 62523
Phone: (217) 422-1776
Fax: 217-422-9040
Camera Cinemas
Cameranet@aol.com
P.O. Box 720728
San Jose, CA 95172-0728
Phone: 408-998-3022
Fax: (408) 294-3300
Rialto Theatre, Corp.
info@rialtoarts.com
Rialto Theatre Corporation
172 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Phone: 201-994-0618
Rialto Cinemas Lakeside
info@rialtocinemas.com
551 Summerfield Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone: 707-539-9771
The Savoy Theater
film@savoytheater.com
The Savoy Theater
26 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
National Chains Who Have Yet To Decide Whether They Will Show “Fahrenheit 9/11”
Regal Entertainment Group
dgurin@regalcinemas.com
mcampbell@regalcinemas.com
amiles@regalcinemas.com
gdunn@regalcinemas.com
pbrandow@regalcinemas.com
barry.brown@regalcinemas.com
rwinograd@regalcinemedia.com
robbya@regalcinemas.com
kevink@regalcinemas.com
ddelaria@regalcinemas.com
Regal Entertainment Group
9110 East Nichols Avenue, Suite 200
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: 303-792-3600
Fax: 865-922-3188
AMC Theaters
gslayton@amctheatres.com
gthyer@amctheatres.com
vdaniels@amctheatres.com
mcook@amctheatres.com
Mmcdonald@amctheatres.com
Jmcdonald@amctheatres.com
Psingleton@amctheatres.com
Jbeynon@amctheatres.com
Kconnor@amctheatres.com
AMC Theaters
920 Main
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816-221-4000
Fax: 816-480-4617
Carmike Cinemas
fred@carmike.com
philip@carmike.com
film@carmike.com
do07@carmike.com
do12@carmike.com
do14@carmike.com
Carmike Cinemas
1301 First Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: 706-576-3400
Century Theatres
Jacque_clark@centurytheatres.com
Chris_OKelley@CenturyTheatres.com
Nancy_Klasky@centurytheatres.com
David_shesgreen@centurytheatres.com
Victor_Castillo@centurytheatres.com
Century Theatres
150 Pelican Way
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: 415-448-8457
Fax: 415-448-8358
Mann Theatres
srodriguez@manntheatres.com
jhebert@manntheatres.com
info@manntheatres.com
comments@manntheatres.com
rjansson@manntheatres.com
Mann Theatres
16530 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 500
Encino, California 91436
Phone: 818-784-6266
National Amusements
jhanson@national-amusements.com
mdixon@national-amusements.com
operations@national-amusements.com
National Amusements
200 Elm Street
Dedham, MA 02026
Phone: 781-461-1600
Fax: 781-407-0052
Crown Theatres, L.P.
jwelman@crowntheatres.com
hcleveland@crowntheatres.com
cdugger@crowntheatres.com
zcole@crowntheatres.com
64 North
Main Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: 800-932-2054
Fax: 203-846-9828
Goodrich Quality Theatres
bmcmannis@gqti.com
mjohnson@gqti.com
Goodrich@gqti.com
Goodrich
Quality Theaters
4417 Broadmoor SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Phone: 616-698-7733
FAX: 616-698-7220
Kerasotes Theaters
dkerasotes@kerasotes.com
tjohnson@kerasotes.com
kjohnson@kerasotes.com
Kerasotes Theaters
224 N. Des Plaines
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60661
PHONE: 312-775-3160
FAX: 312-258-9943
Marcus Theatres
joanvoelzke@marcuscorp.com
stevemarcus@marcuscorp.com
bruceolson@marcuscorp.com
The Marcus Corp
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1900
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 905-1000
Fax: (414) 272-0669
Wallace Theaters
ghill@wallacetheaters.com
marketing@wallacetheaters.com
service@wallacetheaters.com
Wallace Theaters
919 SW Taylor
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503-221-7090
Fax: 503-796-0229
Consolidated Theatres
astone@consolidatedth.com
customerservice@consolidatedth.com
ctortolano@pacifictheatres.com
Consolidated Theatres
5970 Fairview Road
Suite 600
Charlotte, NC 28210
PHONE: 704-554-1695
FAX: 704-554-1696
Clearview Cinemas
cdougher@clearcin.com
wsalisch@clearcin.com
dlewis1@clearcin.com
Clearview Cinemas
97 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
PHONE: 908-918-2000
FAX: 973-377-4303
Composite mailing list
Copy the email list below in its entirety and paste it into the “bcc:” field when sending the email. Be sure to include the message that we provide below or you can write your own showing your support for “Fahrenheit 9/11” and demanding that it be shown because the public has the right to see it. Please be cordial! Indignation will not work here.
(Note: The “Cinema Arts Theaters” must be contacted via its website)
brian_blatchley@loewscpx.com, michael_norris@loewscpx.com, kerry_moots@loewscpx.com, John_mccauley@loewscpx.com, john_walker@loewscpx.com, maura_Campbell@loewscpx.com, lorim@landmarktheatres.com, MattL@landmarktheatres.com, dianea@landmarktheatres.com, hughw@landmarktheatres.com, magnolia@landmarktheatres.com, comments@landmarktheatres.com, info@little-theatre.com, marketing@little-theatre.com, info@drexel.net, webmaster@drexel.net, Skip@TheAvon.com, Cameranet@aol.com, info@rialtoarts.com, info@rialtocinemas.com, film@savoytheater.com, dgurin@regalcinemas.com, mcampbell@regalcinemas.com, amiles@regalcinemas.com, gdunn@regalcinemas.com, pbrandow@regalcinemas.com, barry.brown@regalcinemas.com, rwinograd@regalcinemedia.com, robbya@regalcinemas.com, kevink@regalcinemas.com, ddelaria@regalcinemas.com, gslayton@amctheatres.com, gthyer@amctheatres.com, vdaniels@amctheatres.com, mcook@amctheatres.com, Mmcdonald@amctheatres.com, Jmcdonald@amctheatres.com, Psingleton@amctheatres.com, Jbeynon@amctheatres.com, Kconnor@amctheatres.com, fred@carmike.com, philip@carmike.com, film@carmike.com, do07@carmike.com, do12@carmike.com, do14@carmike.com, Jacque_clark@centurytheatres.com, Chris_OKelley@CenturyTheatres.com, Nancy_Klasky@centurytheatres.com, David_shesgreen@centurytheatres.com, Victor_Castillo@centurytheatres.com, srodriguez@manntheatres.com, jhebert@manntheatres.com, info@manntheatres.com, comments@manntheatres.com, rjansson@manntheatres.com, jhanson@national-amusements.com, mdixon@national-amusements.com, operations@national-amusements.com, jwelman@crowntheatres.com, hcleveland@crowntheatres.com, cdugger@crowntheatres.com, zcole@crowntheatres.com, bmcmannis@gqti.com, mjohnson@gqti.com, Goodrich@gqti.com, dkerasotes@kerasotes.com, tjohnson@kerasotes.com, kjohnson@kerasotes.com, joanvoelzke@marcuscorp.com, stevemarcus@marcuscorp.com, bruceolson@marcuscorp.com, ghill@wallacetheaters.com, marketing@wallacetheaters.com, service@wallacetheaters.com, astone@consolidatedth.com, customerservice@consolidatedth.com, ctortolano@pacifictheatres.com, cdougher@clearcin.com, wsalisch@clearcin.com, dlewis1@clearcin.com
Message to theater executives
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To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing this letter to request that you show Michael Moore’s documentary, “Fahrenheit 9/11”.
As I’m sure you know, “Fahrenheit 9/11” won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival showing that It is as much a work of theatrical art as it is a work of historical record. Such a work should be available for all who care to see it.
John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theater Owners agrees, "The movie theater is a place of public discourse, and all views and philosophies are welcome," Fithian said. "It's the right place for the public to debate public issues."
Indeed, in an open society where the free flow of information is necessary to drive the public debate, and where our constitutional freedom of speech provides the cornerstone for virtually everything we as a nation have accomplished to date, it is absolutely critical that every citizen have the right and the opportunity to access the information that they wish to access. Conversely, those who wish not to access this information can choose not to. That is the beauty of an open and free society.
Some seem to forget that there is not now, nor will there ever be room for censorship or secrecy in our great democracy. Such actions would be a great disservice to our society. Whose right is it to deny the public access to such public information?
Of course I understand that business considerations will be your primary concern as you navigate the potential courses of action to be taken. With that in mind, please recall the amazing financial success of another recent, oft-debated movie - - Mel Gibson’s, “The Passion of the Christ” which drew worldwide acclaim and some controversy… much like Moore’s latest piece.
I also understand that Sal Russo’s politically driven front group, “Move America Forward” is working a campaign to censor this documentary in order to protect various political figures from the information contained within. Perhaps someone should explain to him that censorship and secrecy could do nothing but move America backward toward a dark and Orwellian reality.
Just in case you’ve never heard of Sal Russo, you should be aware that he is a Republican political operative who served as an adviser to the “Recall Gray Davis Committee” after he managed Republican Bill Simon's unsuccessful bid for the California Governorship against Davis. I could hardly think of a more partisan driver for this “censorship campaign”.
Contrary to what Mr. Russo might think, the American public is quite capable of seeing the film and coming to their own conclusions regarding the information it contains.
I want to have the right to see this documentary in theaters. Please show Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11”.
Thank you very much.
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