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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Quite possibly not coming soon to a theater near you:

Death of a President
Grade: B

Banned by Regal and other movie theater chains, this incendiary mockumentary by British director Gabriel Range dramatizes the fictitious assassination of George W. Bush. On October 19, 2007 the President falls victim to a gunman in Chicago, resulting in a souped-up Patriot Act and the prosecution of a Middle Eastern scapegoat. Range convincingly blends actual news footage with fake interviews and reenactments of Dubya’s demise. But while the buildup to the assassination is mesmerizing, the long stretch afterward suffers from a preachy tone and convoluted plot twists.

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