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Movie Review: #Denial

A monotonously ordinary film about an extraordinary subject. Review by Matt Cummings Let's be honest: the polar ice caps are melting, Elvis is dead, and The Holocaust sadly did happen. But even such an event that saw millions of Jews led to their deaths was actually denied by some in the decades afterwards, and was even the subject of a lawsuit in England. And while that subject should result in serious courtroom drama and important social commentary, Denial is ceetainly not that. It squanders an excellent cast and a high-interest topic in one of the most ordinary and boring films of the year. The NY native and Holocaust professor Deborah Lipstadt’s (Rachel Weisz) becomes the target of a frivolous lawsuit by the crackpot and 'historian' David Irving (Timothy Spall), claiming that Hitler never ordered the gassing of Jews at Auschwitz. His hope is that if he can win this claim in court, the entire argument of Jews being gassed instead of dying in camps fro

Enter For A Chance To Win Passes To See #DENIAL In LAS VEGAS

Enter for a chance to see DENIAL on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 PM in LAS VEGAS. Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, Denial recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz ) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall ), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team led by Richard Rampton (Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson ), to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Denial is directed by Emmy Award® winner Mick Jackson (“Temple Grandin") and adapted for the screen by BAFTA and Academy Award® nominated writer David Hare (The Reader). Producers are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff. See how to enter after the Jump... Email us  at screenings@sandwichjohnfilms.com Subject-DENIAL-LAS VEGAS Name & address

Enter For A Chance To Win Passes To See #DENIAL In Tucson

Enter for a chance to see DENIAL on Thursday, October 13 at 7:00 PM in Tucson. Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, Denial recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz ) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall ), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team led by Richard Rampton (Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson ), to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Denial is directed by Emmy Award® winner Mick Jackson (“Temple Grandin") and adapted for the screen by BAFTA and Academy Award® nominated writer David Hare (The Reader). Producers are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff. See how to enter after the Jump... Email us  at screenings@sandwichjohnfilms.com Subject-DENIAL- Name & address Make sure