Death threats made to Bush assassination film makers

[dogday]

The British film-makers behind a controversial £2 million Channel 4 movie that shows the fictional assassination of President Bush are being guarded by private security men at the Toronto International Film Festival after threats were made on their lives.

The exact nature and level of threat against Gabriel Range, the director of Death of A President and his producer - writing partner Simon Finch was not being disclosed yesterday but expert security officers were in attendance at the world premiere screening of the film, also known as DOAP, on Sunday night at the Paramount cinema in Toronto.

All ticket holders had their bags searched and security officers stood by the film-makers during the screening, while guards constantly patrolled the aisles for security purposes and to ensure that the film was not illegally copied.

There were mixed views about the impact of the film with much concern expressed about the movie being about the fictional slaying of a real-life sitting president and that computer generated imagery grafted the head of the real George Bush onto that of an actor for the sensational moment when Bush is slain by two bullets from an assassins rifle

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=404685&in_page_id=1773&in_a_source=&ito=1490


Jeez freepers, what was that you were just saying about FREEDOM OF SPEECH? Funny how when it applies to you, you go ballistic.. Death Threats?

[Crankie Avalon]

1. Bush assassinated by terrorists??? Please...he's their greatest resource

...they would NEVER kill the drunken, feeble-minded goose that lays their golden eggs. Even for a movie scenario, this is waaaaay too unrealistic.

[darkmaestro019]

6. Wish I could buy you a drink for the Coil reference.

:toast: You rock. That made my day.

[LTR]

2. So the freepers are basically doing the same things as the terrorists?

It confirms my theory: Same shit, different horse.

Freeper goons are no different than many terrorists.

[gatorboy]

3. I remember the high security for the Dixie Chicks years back.

Freepers do love their death threats...Praise Allah!!!


I mean, Jesus!

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. "The callers making the threats have been identified by British police....

"Who recorded Range's telephone calls after being notified of the threats. Voice print analysis has identified Bill O`Rielly, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter as being among those making the calls."

[hughee99]

5. Why would those 3 make death threats?

They're 100X more valuable alive to those clowns as fodder to get their audiences riled up.

[TechBear_Seattle]

7. It helps to fluff up their own sense of self worth

They can now point to the threats and say (using O`Lielly's over-pompous voice)

"This is what happens when a commie foreigner -- he's probably gay also -- make movies all about murdering our Lord and Savior, President George W. Bush. Right thinking people get angry and start taking matters into their own hands. I can't advocate that Gabriel Range (telephone number from the United States is 011-44-522-1122) be put to death by True American Patriots for his crimes, but I will applaud the day when news of his death is released by the media. And God help (NOT!) anyone else who bad mouths God's Appointed President."