O (2000)

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O - Summer Catch
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"Leave it to Hollywood to deem a 400-year-old story too controversial for our delicate modern-day sensibilities. O, another Shakespeare-goes-to-high-schoo l retelling, wrapped production soon after the Columbine shootings in 1999, and the subsequent focus on the influence of violence in the media prompted Miramax to put its tail between its legs and the movie on the shelf. Then, Miramax head Harvey Weinstein, a prominent supporter of the Democratic party, was allegedly hesitant to release the movie during the Gore-Lieberman campaign the following year. As a result, O was given seven release dates. But now that its film is safely opening during the end-of-summer dearth, Miramax can rest assured that O will have little impact on the few who bother to see it. Now, I know that the world's a crazy place. I also know that violence among students even younger than high school age has become frighteningly prevalent in recent years, with rage erupting over issues as complex as alienatio ... " [More]

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