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Posted May 22, 2002 Updated June 1, 2002 Update: JDL representatives met with Lions Gate Films official Peter Wilkes on Wednesday afternoon to express concerns over the reported content of the film "Max." The JDL representatives were pleased with the meeting and have agreed to withhold judgment of "Max" until a copy of the script is obtained and an advanced screening is viewed. Wilkes will also provide an official Lions Gate statement, which will be posted here once it is received. by Brett Stone, JDL Media Representative In an article for Fox News, Roger Friedman reports that Lions Gate Films plans to release a film in December 2002 that will attempt to humanize Adolf Hitler. Entitled "Max," the movie is a fictional account of the relationship between Hitler and a Jewish art dealer, played by John Cusack. According to the article, the movie depicts Hitler "as an attractive young man dining in cafes and chatting with friends." Not only is the film in bad taste, it is also a psychic assault on Holocaust survivors and the entire Jewish community. There is no moral justification for making such a movie. To glorify or humanize Hitler makes a mockery of the 12 million -- 6 million of them Jewish - victims of Hitler's tyranny. There is nothing humerous or human about the most vicious, vile murderer in world history. The Jewish Defense League is calling on Jon Feltheimer, chief executive officer of Lions Gate Films, to shelve this movie. We need YOU to contact the company to tell them how you feel about this project. This is not art! This is obscenity! Here's the contact information you'll need: LIONS GATE FILMS Telephone: 310/314-2000 You may also leave comments for the company at its website. Speak up for those who Hitler silenced forever. Tell Lions Gate and the world, NEVER AGAIN! Be sure to return for updates on this important issue.
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