sample (02/24/83)
I would like some opinions from US citizens on the news article summarized below, which I heard on the radio this morning. The U.S. Justice department has classified three award-winning Canadian films as "political propaganda". Two of the films were produced by the National Film Board, and concerned acid rain. They had both received international awards. The third film, which concerned disarmament, has been nominated for an Oscar. U.S. citizens who to see these films will have their names entered in a list. The news article did not specify who would keep the list, and how names would be entered into it.
bch (02/25/83)
I believe that the classification of a film as "political propaganda" means only that a disclaimer must be displayed at each showing. There is no requirement that I know of that viewers register as having seen it. *That* statement sounds like political propaganda. Nevertheless we were quite shocked to hear about it on the news, and can only attribute it to the pro-corporate mood which infuses all aspects of the current administration in the U.S.
dkw (02/25/83)
According to "All Things Considered" last night (24 Feb) there was a requirement that all groups that show the film be reported to the justice dept. This includes the name of the group and the names of the people involved.