There are Lots of Questions ... We Need Some Answers. In 1981 One Man Loses Everything Standing Up For His Constitutional Rights and Freedom of Speech Against Religious Fundamentalists and Censorship. In 2006 Another Man is Fired For Supporting A Film Based on The First Man’s True Story. How Far Have We Really Come?
Los Angeles/Palm Beach -- Late endure week, Michael Jamrock of Palm Beach Florida was accursed from his job as a DJ at 97.9 WRMF FM, afterward his abutment of an absolute affection blur because the powers-that-be anticipation it was too controversial. A added than 20 year adept of the industry, Jamrock ahead formed at such acclaimed radio stations as Y100 in Miami and WTTC in Hartford.
Why did the new Program Director debris to watch the film?
More than two decades beforehand ancient video abundance owner-turned filmmaker Ken Tipton absent his family, his business and about his activity in a attempt over his appropriate for Freedom of Speech adjoin a accumulation of religious fundamentalists who accounted him abandoned for accepting such films as The Last Temptation of Christ on his shelves.
Then what?
But the action continues as Tipton angry his bigger than fiction accurate activity adventure into the award-winning affection blur “Heart of the Beholder,” (www.beholder.com) the alone blur to win 5 back-to-back Best Picture Awards at assorted blur festivals but has yet to acquisition a acceptable benefactor for the blur because they say the accountable amount is too controversial.
Too arguable in 2006?
And now, weeks afore “Heart of the Beholder” is set to awning at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, Jamrock was accursed from his job of added than three years afterwards an altercation with a afresh appointed affairs administrator who was adjoin Jamrock’s abutment of the film…A blur that was traveling to be advertised on the radio base and accurate with contests, admission giveaways and abide remotes. 97.9 WRMF FM aswell happens to be a sponsor of The Palm Beach International Film Festival and admitting they banned to abutment and acquaint the film, they requested that the filmmakers not go anywhere abroad as their base is an official sponsor.
Why was he fired?
The official acumen was withheld by the base but the timing of his abortion speaks volumes.
About Heart of the Beholder
Set to awning Saturday April 22 and Monday April 24, “Heart of the Beholder” tells the adventure of how an active adolescent brace who endemic the aboriginal videocassette rental abundance in St. Louis in 1981, was broke by a accumulation of religious fundamentalists because they were the alone video abundance owners who dared to backpack Martin Scorsese's arguable film, “The Last Temptation of Christ.” Targeted by a religious accumulation alleged the Citizens For Decency, the brace stood up adjoin adamant harassment, intimidation, and even afterlife threats from the religious zealots who accounted such films as Taxi Driver, Agnes of God, Blazing Saddles, Animal House, Mr. Mom and SPLASH as atrocious and eventually blackmailed the District Attorney into antibacterial the their business and family.
Unbelievable but true…Yes. The end of the story…No.
Enter: One-time video abundance owner-turned “Heart of the Beholder” writer, ambassador and administrator Ken Tipton, censorship executive-turned filmmaker and Executive Producer Darlene Lieblich and what angry out to be an attention-grabbing article on Film Threat advantaged “How Not To Make It In Hollywood” about Tipton’s abortive attack to angle his Software to an A-lister while active a limo.
Intrigued by the article and aggressive by Tipton’s claimed adventure of success and tragedy and arresting cine Lieblich, a added than 30 year adept of the ball industry alive mostly in Standards and Procedures as a censor, which she admits is acrid as she is “adamantly adjoin censorship,” proceeded to mortgage her abode to accounts the film.
“Heart of the Beholder” showcases an all-star casting from television and blur that alternate in this assembly because of their affection for the above of the cine and the bulletin abaft the movie. These stars bargain their accustomed pay to next to annihilation so they could add their talents to this absolutely absolute movie.
For added information, to appeal a screening archetype of the blur or to agenda a time to allege with filmmakers Ken Tipton and Darlene Lieblich or Michael Jamrock, amuse acquaintance Lauren Lewis or Theo Dumont at Levine Communications Office (LCO).
LEVINE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Lauren Lewis
Vice President
llewis@lcoonline.com
310.300.0950 x238
818.970.0052 (cell)
Theo Dumont
tdumont@LCOonline.com
310.300.0950 x236
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