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Dan Rather Chokes Up at 'Truth' Premiere, Praises Film for Accuracy
2015-09-13
Lulz! Fake but accurate
Iconic CBS news anchor Dan Rather on Saturday praised the Robert Redford-starring Rathergate movie Truth for its accuracy and performances ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
"accuracy"
"Naturally I was pleased, and pleasantly surprised. This film is very accurate. A film called Truth should be accurate," Rather told the Hollywood Reporter during a pre-screening party. James Vanderbilt's movie centers on Rather's 2006 exit from CBS after a 60 Minutes fake investigation two years earlier into U.S. President George W. Bush's alleged draft-dodging during the Vietnam war.

Rather praised the performances of Redford as the famed CBS newsman and Cate Blanchett as his CBS 60 Minutes email producer Mary Mapes. "The acting is superior. I think it's an emotional film. Of course people will say I found it emotional because it's about me. But I say that as objectively as I can," he said.
"because I'm a partisan liar"
Posted by:Frank G

#6  Kenneth, what is the frequency?

Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2015-09-13 17:08  

#5  Sounds about as much fun as watching old reruns of Helen Thomas.
Posted by: Dale   2015-09-13 12:42  

#4  They left out two words from the title... As in 'Ministry Of Truth'!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-09-13 12:40  

#3  Another attempt at rewriting history.

For the millennial crowd that gets all of their news from each other, movies, and odd ball websites, this may perpetuate the myth that George was AWOL.

Funny, that the truth is out there and Rather was on the wrong side of it...did they ever interview the mysterious person that gave the records to the person who gave them to Mapes.

I don't think I'll watch anymore Redford movies. Nor will I watch Blanchett anymore.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2015-09-13 12:24  

#2  we should have a pool going for the Box Office cumulative before it's headed to streaming:
$10,000?
"Valley of Elah" - level suckitude?
"Rendition"?
Posted by: Frank G   2015-09-13 12:01  

#1  First three words of the title sound pretty good.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-09-13 11:44  

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