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Angry Greek Lawyers to View 'Gay' Alexander Movie Thursday, December 2, 2004

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Posted 02 December 2004 - 10:34 AM

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Angry Greek Lawyers to View 'Gay' Alexander Movie
Thu Dec 2, 2004 09:28 AM ET
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ATHENS (Reuters) - A group of Greek lawyers will have a sneak preview of Oliver Stone's movie about Alexander the Great Thursday to decide whether to take legal action over scenes suggesting Greece's ancient ruler was bisexual.

Warner Bros.' "Alexander" has angered 25 lawyers in Athens who say there is no official document to prove the warrior king acclaimed as one of the greatest military leaders of all time had sexual relations with men.

They threaten to file a blocking order with the courts before the movie's Greek premiere Friday if the disputed scenes about the Macedonian king -- played by young Hollywood leading man Colin Farrell -- offend them.

The film, hailed by U.S. gay and lesbian groups for breaking new ground in the way it depicts Alexander and his relationship with his friend Hephaestion, includes several references to the lead character's bisexuality.

One U.S. newspaper called the film a case of "Queer Eye for the Macedonian Guy," while another referred to Alexander, from the Greek province of Macedonia, as the "first gay action hero."

The lawyers, two of whom will watch the preview to form an opinion, say if the $160-million movie digresses from "academic truths" about the leader's sexuality they would file the order Friday morning.

"If there are these scenes referring to homosexual tendencies then we will meet and decide to file a blocking order so that these scenes are removed," lawyer Kostas Koutsoulelos told Reuters Television.

The film is expected to open across 80 screens in Greece on Friday but if the blocking order is upheld on the same day by the courts the premiere could be delayed.

The local distributor seems unfazed by the accusations.

"There is really no reason for all of this. It seems it's just these lawyers who are upset," Spentzos Films' Serafim Mavromatis told Reuters. "We will go ahead as planned and we have not had any other signs that people are bothered by this."

The movie also features Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer and Anthony Hopkins. Stone tried for 15 years to get the film on the screen. It got mainly poor reviews, though, when it opened in the United States last week.

It charts the life of Alexander the Great who carved out the biggest empire of his time stretching from the Mediterranean sea to Afghanistan and never lost a battle.

While the movie highlights Alexander's military prowess a line from the film seems to play on the lawyers' fears: "Alexander was defeated only once -- by Hephaestion's thighs."

http://www.reuters.c...storyID=6978800


I can understand their concern. We must remember Alexander for what he was: a warmongering imperialist who left hundreds of thousands dead in his quest to rule to world. How dare they call him bisexual!
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Posted 02 December 2004 - 11:08 AM

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Posted 02 December 2004 - 06:12 PM

Meanwhile, American lawyers chuckle at 'Gay' J. Edgar Hoover movie...

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Posted 02 December 2004 - 11:41 PM

Yeah, he burned down the Great Library. Jerk...
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 08:04 AM

Hmm... wonder if there's any chance we English could sue Mel Gibson over movies like 'Braveheart' and 'The Patriot'?
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 09:53 AM

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Hmm... wonder if there's any chance we English could sue Mel Gibson over movies like 'Braveheart' and 'The Patriot'?


I'll throw in all the money I have for lawyer costs. So that means he can have half a cup of tea then biggrin.gif
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 12:46 PM

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there is no official document to prove the warrior king acclaimed as one of the greatest military leaders of all time had sexual relations with men.

I would assume there is no "official" document to prove the "warrior king" was stricly heterosexual as well so... what the hell?
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 02:02 PM

I assume its a case of the disease, SueForAnyDamnThingitis, contracted from several carriers in America...
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 03:55 PM

Well, if you can't disprove it, it's clearly more valid than if you can't prove it! We should all be aware of this by now...
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 05:14 PM

QUOTE (J m HofMarN @ Dec 2 2004, 06:12 PM)
Meanwhile, American lawyers chuckle at 'Gay' J. Edgar Hoover movie...


More like GAY Edgar Hoover!
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 05:29 PM

So what if it isn't true, it wouldn't be the first time Hollywood fictionalized something, so what's the big deal?
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Posted 03 December 2004 - 11:14 PM

Yeah, we don't exactly see any lawyers suing Van Damn for his inablity to act.
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Posted 04 December 2004 - 01:23 AM

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More like GAY Edgar Hoover!


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Posted 04 December 2004 - 06:57 PM

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Yeah, we don't exactly see any lawyers suing Van Damn for his inablity to act.


Or Vin Deisel. Or Lucas for his bastardization of the old movies...

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Posted 05 December 2004 - 02:58 AM

I thought every roman and greek was gay, back in the day.

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I think this movie did a lot more damage than simply piss off 25 lawyers who nobody cares about. The following people's careers and public images have been destroyed:

1) Everyone in the movie
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