Gingersnap
05-14-2010, 07:25 PM
Racist film ‘Machete’ produced with taxpayer funds
Infowars.com
May 13, 2010
‘Machete‘ has fallen into controversy, and it’s still months away from its September release. 20th Century Fox, which won a ‘bidding war’ to distribute the film, pulled Rodriguez’ fiery “Illegal” trailer from the web shortly after its special “Cinco de Mayo” message created a storm of controversy and fueled attacks, including one from its sister subsidiary Fox News. Fox News, in turn, pulled the critical article from circulation, entitled “Violent Movie Declares War on Arizona for Immigration Law.”
Worst of all, Robert Rodriguez’ incendiary race film ‘Machete’ was made, in part, with help from tax incentives and location access provided by the Texas Film Commission, a division of Governor Rick Perry’s Office. A spokesperson from the organization confirmed that Rodriguez had indeed applied for funding.
UPDATE: As part of our investigation, Infowars.com reporter Rob Dew contacted the Texas Film Commission on Thursday before the publication of this article. Film Commission staff confirmed that ‘Machete’ was part of the state program, commenting that they fund all of Robert Rodriguez’ Troublemaker Studios films that are shot in Texas. The commission also provided location access to the State Capitol and other state facilities during the production of the film.
After the story gained national attention, we were contacted by Governor Rick Perry’s Press Secretary Allison Castle who contradicted statements made earlier to Infowars by her organization. Castle states that Rodriguez has applied for Machete funding but has not yet received any funding from the commission because the film must be completed first.
Infowars.com is continuing its investigation, because the Film Commission is telling us conflicting stories that don’t add up. Our research shows that in the case of the upcoming film ‘Waco,’ the state legislature and the Texas Film Commission refused funding for the film during pre-production, and a 2007 law passed by the legislature says that anything offensive and that depicts Texas in a negative light will not receive funding. The evidence is clear that films are rejected early in the process and not at the end. Further, the studios where he produced the film are subsidized by the state and city, so either way the film has benefited from taxpayer funds.
Infowars (http://www.infowars.com/racist-film-machete-produced-with-taxpayer-funds/)
Infowars.com
May 13, 2010
‘Machete‘ has fallen into controversy, and it’s still months away from its September release. 20th Century Fox, which won a ‘bidding war’ to distribute the film, pulled Rodriguez’ fiery “Illegal” trailer from the web shortly after its special “Cinco de Mayo” message created a storm of controversy and fueled attacks, including one from its sister subsidiary Fox News. Fox News, in turn, pulled the critical article from circulation, entitled “Violent Movie Declares War on Arizona for Immigration Law.”
Worst of all, Robert Rodriguez’ incendiary race film ‘Machete’ was made, in part, with help from tax incentives and location access provided by the Texas Film Commission, a division of Governor Rick Perry’s Office. A spokesperson from the organization confirmed that Rodriguez had indeed applied for funding.
UPDATE: As part of our investigation, Infowars.com reporter Rob Dew contacted the Texas Film Commission on Thursday before the publication of this article. Film Commission staff confirmed that ‘Machete’ was part of the state program, commenting that they fund all of Robert Rodriguez’ Troublemaker Studios films that are shot in Texas. The commission also provided location access to the State Capitol and other state facilities during the production of the film.
After the story gained national attention, we were contacted by Governor Rick Perry’s Press Secretary Allison Castle who contradicted statements made earlier to Infowars by her organization. Castle states that Rodriguez has applied for Machete funding but has not yet received any funding from the commission because the film must be completed first.
Infowars.com is continuing its investigation, because the Film Commission is telling us conflicting stories that don’t add up. Our research shows that in the case of the upcoming film ‘Waco,’ the state legislature and the Texas Film Commission refused funding for the film during pre-production, and a 2007 law passed by the legislature says that anything offensive and that depicts Texas in a negative light will not receive funding. The evidence is clear that films are rejected early in the process and not at the end. Further, the studios where he produced the film are subsidized by the state and city, so either way the film has benefited from taxpayer funds.
Infowars (http://www.infowars.com/racist-film-machete-produced-with-taxpayer-funds/)