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| Journals - Censorship and "Heart of the Beholder" |
I recently came upon a story that angered and saddened me.
The story (that continues to this day!) is based on the true story of Ken Tipton and his family. It began, innocuously enough, with a client who was very pleased when Ken fixed a payroll computer on which someone had vomitted when Ken worked for IBM. Ken's client gave him one of the first VCR players - you remember, the one's that weighed 60 lbs! This simple gesture gave the younger Tipton yet another entrepreneurial idea. Ken and his wife, pregnant with their first child, took all their savings and opened Video Library in St. Louis, Missouri.
Fast forward to the early 90's, after several attempts by a conservative group to weed out films that offended their sense of decency - i.e. "Splash" because Tom Hanks makes love to a mermaid - bestiality! When Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" was released Ken, initially, complies with requests not to rent it through his growing Video Library chain. Tipton, later, changed his mind and put Scorsese's film back on the shelves.
What follows, in the film "Heart of the Beholder", is a true depiction of intimidation, death threats, stings, duplicitous elected officials and, eventually, pay back.
It took years to make "Heart of the Beholder" and cost Tipton his family, his business and (almost) his life. "Heart of the Beholder" has won more "Best Feature Film" awards than any other independent movie ever; and, yet, no one will distribute this film because intimidation is still a present threat. Darlene Lieblich is the Executive Producer of "Heart of the Beholder", with Ken Tipton as the Writer|Director.
"Heart of the Beholder" needs your support; and, can now be seen for FREE online. There's no cost or registration to watch what the "religious right" doesn't want you to see. *Click* this link - http://tinyurl.com/2dt3xt -to watch HOTB for FREE.
Please, pass this message on.
Thanks ~ |
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I dabble with words, dance wantonly, hum when I'm happy and am ceo of my own business. |
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Mark
Edmonton
Age: 33
| Hello :)
I'm still alive and kicking. Glad to hear back from you. | 
JDCoke
Virginia, US
Age: 51
| Hi Maven! Thanks for your welcome.
I'll make sure to check out HOTB. Thanks for the info. And, don't get me started on the "religious right" - that's a real hot topic that gets my blood at boiling level (politics too, but, that's a different story. Or is it?). | 
Daveydo
Calgary
Age: 42
| kool pic honey... I will keep that pose in mind for my next shoot. Welcome | 
Dave
Calgary
Age: 21
| Hey,
Thanks for the welcome :)
All the best,
-Dave | 
x_libertine_x
Sherwood Park
Age: 25
| Points to you for knowing the Manics! ^_^ |
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