SAVE: The Hunting Ground: Anatomy of a Cinematic Flop
Article here. Excerpt:
'Produced by Academy award nominee Kirby Dick and billed as a “piercing, monumental exposé of rape culture on campuses,” The Hunting Ground was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in late January, 2015 to enthusiastic critical acclaim. The movie’s public release date was February 27.
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) predicted, “Believe me, there will be fallout.” The New York Times ballyhooed, “Judging by viewer reaction at the film’s premiere and the comments of two United States senators afterward, festival programmers might have undersold it.” (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/movies/the-hunting-ground-a-film-about-rape-culture-at-colleges.html?_r=0 )
To its credit, The Hunting Ground did highlight how universities are doing a poor job in handling sexual assault allegations. But the self-proclaimed “documentary” was found to contain serious inaccuracies (http://www.saveservices.org/sexual-assault/hunting-ground/):'
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MSNBC's "Morning Joe" discusses
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/new-doc-looks-at-campus-sexual-assault-439881795924
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