Silver City
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Actor: Cajardo Lindsey, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Rainer, John C. Ashton, Richard DreyfussBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.78:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Silver City
Movie Review: Sayles films one for patriotism!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never been a major fan of Sayles, but have enjoyed the few films of his I've seen. I was, however, thrilled to have seen this film which is yet another example of how to FIGHT PROPAGANDA in the mainstream through clever independent films. What some people fail to understand, is that day in and day out we Americans are bombarded by a news media which cares more about ratings and advertising then reporting the news. Though some media like FOX and Clearchannel are obviously meant to make Republicans and other conservatives look good, while ignoring or biasly reporting on the Democrats and Progressives, the once liberal/moderate American media IN GENERAL has become moderate(CNN)and Right-wing (FOX) - especially since 9/11 and Bush's "your either with us or against us" threat.
Few Americans get the full story unless they watch the BBC or other European News Agencies, or listen to NPR or Pacifica Radio. No wonder then that even some moderates have believed the propaganda Karl Rove (the modern Nazi-like propagandist) and his team put out; and, therefore, know very little of just how bad the Bush Administration has been - So bad, that DEMOCRATS are wishing for the good ole days of Nixon!
After 9/11, Americans were flooded with half-truths, full lies, and empty reporting that has never been so obvious - but since it was all done so "in the open" no one thought it all may have be just plain bull. That fact, and the threats from folks like Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Ashcroft (lets not forget the so-called "Patriot Act") kept (and still keep) many Americans silent for fear of being called anti-American, unpatriotic, or worse, yet.. French!
But there is noone more American and Patriotic than people like John Sayles, Michael Moore, Bruce Springsteen, Martin Sheen, The Dixie Chicks, Linda Rondstat, Robert Greenwald, and the scores of authors in the last year who finally had the courage to write about the truth - They are the real American Heroes.
Summary of Silver City
Grammatically challenged, user friendly gubernatorial candidate Dicky Pilager has just launched a rosy campaign for the citizens of the New West. But things take an unexpected turn when the taping of an environmental political ad ends up with Pilager reeling in a corpse. Enter his ferocious campaign manager, Chuck Raven who hires idealistic journalist turned rumpled private detective Danny O'Brien to investigate potential links between the corpse and the Pilager family's enemies. In the tradition of the great films noir, Danny's investigation pulls him deeper and deeper into a complex web of influence and corruption, involving high stakes lobbyists, media conglomerates, environmental, plunderers, and undocumented migrant workers. Written and directed by John SaylesJohn Sayles tackles one of his most provocative projects in Silver City, a broadside on politics and campaigning. It's one of Sayles's multi-character tapestries, set during a tarnished governor's race in Colorado. Chris Cooper has kicky fun as a feather-brained candidate, whose nonsensical speeches deliberately evoke the 43rd U.S. president. He doesn't get nearly enough screen time, because the film follows a burned-out private detective (the awkward Danny Huston) as he tugs at conspiracies. Sayles's understanding of the connected relationships in the political world is keen, and his malignant ending scores points--though the issues are more convincing than the characters. A subplot romance between Huston and journalist Maria Bello is tired, and there's a rushed quality that undercuts the political barbs. The crowded cast helps it perk along. This is a companion piece to Sayles's City of Hope and Sunshine State, and proves his teeth are only getting sharper. --Robert Horton
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