Early in the 2012 campaign season, predictions were that a major film would reach theaters in the fall, shine a spotlight on one of the presidential candidates, and possibly influence the outcome of the election. And that's how it happened, except the movie wasn't "Zero Dark Thirty," the surefire Hollywood blockbuster about the killing of Osama bin Laden that Republicans feared would throw the election to President Obama. That film is now slated for wide release Dec. 19. Instead, the movie at the center of this year's presidential race is "2016: Obama's America," an upstart independent documentary by conservative author Dinesh D'Souza that has stunned the filmmaking world with its success. As of last weekend, "2016" had grossed more than $30 million, making it the second-highest-grossing political documentary and fifth-highest documentary of all time. It appears poised to climb still higher, given that it continues to play on 1876 screens after opening in wide release Aug. 24, according to Box Office Mojo. While conservative filmmakers have a long way to go before they rule Hollywood, they've become a force to be reckoned with on the documentary side. Dozens of serious documentaries from the right have burst onto the scene in the past decade and, while most have gone straight to DVD, they've achieved a rough parity with their brethren on the left. "In terms of what's being produced and released, there is far more ideological balance in documentary films," said Michael <b>...</b> | From: Pupanar Views: 6675 147 ratings | |
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