On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 04:24:52PM -0800, qualiall_2 at yahoo.com wrote:
> Costner wants Blair to watch his movie
>
> http://www.itn.co.uk/news/20010312/entertainment/05costner.shtml
>
> "This is clearly a very political movie. And I do want Tony Blair to see
> it." - Kevin Costner
>
> Unpredictable Hollywood star Kevin Costner reportedly wants Prime
> Minister Tony Blair to watch his latest movie as a warning against the
> dangers of nuclear conflict.
>
> Costner included Blair in his list of world leaders who he believes
> would benefit from spending time with a bucket of popcorn in front of
> Thirteen Days.
>
> Costner argues that the most powerful men in the world are not taking
> the threat of nuclear conflict seriously enough.
>
> US President George W Bush has seen the film already, as has former
> President Bill Clinton.
>
> Thirteen Days tells the story of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
>
> Costner, who is in London for the film's British opening, now hopes
> Prime Minister Tony Blair will follow their lead.
>
> He told a newspaper, "This is clearly a very political movie. And I do
> want Tony Blair to see it."
>
> "We have a very smug attitude that this problem has gone away. But the
> world has thousands of nuclear missiles."
>
> "Why do we think we're any safer than we were then? But no one wants to
> hear about this."
>
> "They would rather ask me questions about my girlfriend. There are
> simply things people would rather not talk about."
>
> In a reference to the disappearance of native American tribes he added,
> "My own country wiped out around 400 different cultures. We don't talk
> about that very much."
>
> The movie sees Costner playing the part of an adviser to John F Kennedy,
> US president at the time of the Cuban missile crisis.
>
> Costner spoke of his fears for world stability, "We are moving towards
> the situation there was in 1962 because of the hostility and instability
> of certain regions of the world."
>
> He hopefully added, "People who see (the film) will want to know more
> about this crisis."
>
> The release of the movie comes as Costner strives to rebuild his image
> as one of the movie world's creative talents.
>
> He had a miserable time at the hands of the critics in the 1990s with
> the failure of epic post-apocalyptic projects Waterworld and The
> Postman.
>
> http://www.itn.co.uk/news/20010312/entertainment/05costner.shtml
>
>
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