The trailer appeared a little more than 13 hours from the moment Hillary Clinton commenced her testimony before the House Select committee. Disturbing. What is the basis for this movie? Like Argo and Zero Dark Thirty, it is billed as "based on a true story," but there is a subtle difference between "a true story" and "based on a true story."
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.(voting begins after release)
Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Chuck Hogan (screenplay), Mitchell Zuckoff (book)
Since I had never heard such a movie was in production and had never heard of the book on which it is based, I, of course, googled and found this.
Those who purchased the air time at NBC arguably had no way to know how long yesterday's testimony would last. Had clock-watcher nonpareil Linda Sanchez not asked how late the proceedings were going to continue last night, we all might still have been tuned to C-SPAN, and I would not have seen the trailer. Linda remained conscientiously within her allotted time throughout while the chairman routinely allowed Republicans to go well beyond - often by more than four minutes. We can speculate that had Lynn Westmoreland been allowed another round, he would again have asked why the secretary did not send in FEST, and Hillary would have retained her consistently patient demeanor and explained again that he misunderstood what FEST is and does. She clearly was prepared to stay as long as necessary.Politicians, bloggers and social-media users bemoan ‘typical action movie all about American heroism’ that paints locals as ‘fanatical and ignorant’
Furious Libyans have criticised a Michael Bay movie about the fatal 2012 attack on the US embassy in Benghazi for playing up the heroism of American soldiers and ignoring the contribution of local people.
The first trailer for Bay’s action thriller 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi has caused uproar in Libya’s second-largest city after it was circulated on social media, with government officials, bloggers and Facebook users lining up to criticise the film.
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The US release of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which stars John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Toby Stephens and Pablo Schreiber, has also been caught up in controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s current US presidential run. Clinton, who was US secretary of state at the time of the Benghazi attack, has been accused by Republicans of using a private email account to conduct government business during the period. The January release of Bay’s film, two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, constitutes poor timing in terms of the former first lady’s campaign – especially if Bay’s film proves a big hit at the box office.
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Given that some Republicans appeared to think another round of questions was coming, it seemed a little abrupt and anti-climactic when Trey Gowdy suddenly called the session to a close as it was about to enter the 12th hour. Sort of like he waved a white flag. "We surrender, Hillary! We cannot outlast you or trip you up."
Until I saw the trailer, I did not realize how close the hearing came to the duration of the attack. I am pretty sure Hillary and many committee members were aware of that. As for the background of this movie, its accuracy, intent, and the money behind it, there are many questions. If all we know right now is that residents of Benghazi are angered, that is enough to arouse suspicion since we all remember that it was the Libyans who found Chris Stevens and moved him to a hospital. They knew him and liked him, and if they are insulted by this film, something here rankles.
That the release comes in the eleventh hour before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries implies a nefarious intent and yet another shameful use of this tragedy as a political tool.
Somehow I can predict that this post will go largely ignored while everyone celebrates Hillary's great week with "This Girl's on Fire!" posters. Fiddling while Rome burns. We need to get to the bottom of this movie mystery.
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Update: 11/10/15They played an extended ad ( two-minutes) for 13 Hours in the middle of tonight’s debate.
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Ad For Michael Bay’s ‘Benghazi’ Thriller Plays During GOP Debate Break
