Shouting Fire: A Documentary on Free Speech

Neil Genzlinger writes:

It is presumably an accident of timing, but in the documentary “Shouting Fire,” boy, do the scenes of protesters being arrested during the 2004 Republican convention in New York call to mind recent images coming out of Iran.

That will only add to the film’s leftward lean, at least in the eyes of any conservative types who happen to tune in, making them more inclined to dismiss it. Too bad, because the film, Monday on HBO, explores First Amendment issues that everyone should give some dispassionate, platitude-free thought.

link: Television Review - 'Shouting Fire' - In HBO Documentary, Some Speech Is More Free Than Others - NYTimes.com