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To: LindyBill who wrote (76016)	10/9/2004 11:27:48 AM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 793838

FANfreakinTASTIC! eom

To: LindyBill who wrote (76016)	10/9/2004 12:16:43 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793838

'9/11' ON TV FOR ELECTION EVE? MICHAEL Moore is in negotiations to screen his George Bush-bashing documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," on television the night before the presidential election. A possible deal to show the incendiary film was reported in Variety yesterday, with "TV sources" saying that In Demand, the largest pay-per-view distributor in the U.S., was planning to air it between 8 and 11 p.m. on the night of Nov. 1. Columbia TriStar, which released the "Fahrenheit" DVD last week, has the right to block any small-screen broadcast while the DVD is in distribution. Variety quoted "a rep for the 'Fahrenheit' camp" as saying, "There are no signed contracts. DVD sales are going through the roof." But a source close to Moore and the Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob, who financed the $6 million jeremiad, told PAGE SIX'S Tom Sykes that there are indeed plans afoot from Moore's end to have the $120 million-grossing movie screened on TV before the election. "It's all happening through the Fellowship Adventure Group," said our Moore mole, referring to the special company that the Miramax-founding brothers set up to finance, distribute and market "Farenheit 9/11" after Disney refused to distribute it earlier this year. "It's true. All this is being talked about," the source said. Moore himself said last month that he hoped the film would be shown on TV before the election, and even withdrew it from Oscar consideration for Best Documentary to allow it to be shown on TV. Oscar rules state that any documentary shown on TV within nine months of its theatrical release is ineligible for the documentary award. However, cynics suggest that Moore would have been unlikely to win anything from the Academy after he used the success of "Bowling for Columbine" to deliver a political rant from the podium. If Moore and the Weinsteins can cut a deal with Columbia Tri-Star allowing the flick to be shown on TV, it seems likely that, to appease Tri-Star, they wouldn't use the "Fahrenheit 9/11" title. Instead, it would be part of a three-hour pay-per-view "event" titled "Michael Moore's Pre-Election Special," bookended by interviews with like-minded activist celebrities. entertainment.iwon.com