Hillary: The Movie (2008)
- Directed by
- Alan Peterson
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 3.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary features conservative commentators discussing claimed scandals involving Hillary Clinton. It was made by a conservative group and focuses on past controversies from her time in public office.
politicalcriticalargumentativetalking-headspartisanissue-drivenopinionated
What happens
Hillary: The Movie is a 2008 political documentary about United States Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. It was produced by the conservative non-profit organization Citizens United. The film was scheduled to be offered as video-on-demand on cable TV right before the Democratic primaries in January 2008. However, its airing would have been classified as "electioneering communication", which was made illegal under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, by the Federal Election Commission. The producers went to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to get a declaration that they could show their movie and promotional ads for it despite BCRA. This case was titled Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its final decision at the U.S. Supreme Court resulted in a major change in campaign finance law. The documentary interviewed various conservative figures such as Dick Morris and Ann Coulter and reviewed various scandals in which Hillary Clinton purportedly participated, such as the White House travel office controversy, White House FBI files controversy, Whitewater controversy, and cattle futures controversy. The factual finding of the three-judge district court was that there was "no reasonable interpretation [of the movie] other than as an appeal to vote against Senator Clinton", thus making it "electioneering communication". The Supreme Court did not change that decision, but applied the strict scrutiny test for the First Amendment of the Constitution and said corporations could not be banned from making electioneering communications. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Do As I Say (2008)
Hillary (2020)
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016)
Article VI (2008)
Uncle Tom (2020)
The IFC Media Project (2008)
The Hunting of the President (2004)
America's Great Divide- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.