[IP] Showtime 'Homecoming' a political horror
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[Note: This is one of the most amazing things that I've seen on TV
in some time. I watched it last night. Consider what would happen
if last November, soldiers who had been killed in Iraq and been
shipped home, rose from the dead to go and vote against what they
consider to be an evil and unjust war. This is a no holds barred
examination of this premise with very strong allusions to actual
events. Track this down and watch it! DLH]
Showtime 'Homecoming' a political horror
Thu Dec 1, 2005 9:48 PM ET
By Barry Garron
<http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?
type=televisionNews&storyID=2005-12-02T024820Z_01_ARM210026_RTRIDST_0_TE
LEVISION-TELEVISION-HORROR-DC.XML&archived=False>
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Polls show that a growing number
of Americans believe the war and subsequent occupation of Iraq was a
mistake. For those who believe the situation is an absolute horror,
has Showtime ever got a movie for you.
"Homecoming," an episode in Showtime's "Masters of Horror" series,
likely will be remembered more for its blatant political message than
for its level of suspense and fright. In this production, Jon Tenney
stars as David Murch, one of the president's key speechwriters, and
Thea Gill plays Jane Cleaver, a nutty, name-calling political analyst
with more than a passing resemblance to Ann Coulter.
When the two are guests on a "Larry King"-type cable show, Murch
tells the mother of a dead soldier that he, too, wishes her son could
return home. If he did, Murch said, the young GI would tell her that
the fight was not in vain. Oops, bad move. Murch's words are enough
to stir the dead, and what they have to say doesn't exactly jibe with
the president's talking points.
The message from writer Sam Hamm couldn't be more blatant if he were
shouting it into a bullhorn during an organized protest. Still,
director Joe Dante manages to inject a few thrills, and it's fun to
match up the characters with their real-life counterparts.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
More info on the 'Masters of Horror' site: <http://www.sho.com/site/
mastersofhorror/movie.do?content=homecoming>
Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com>
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