What you may need to know:
1. Scientology gets the Alex Gibney treatment.
2. Gibney has directed We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005). Going Clear is based on Lawrence Wright’s book.
3. You could argue that believing that the World’s problems are a result of an evil space lord called Xenu dumping a bunch of frozen aliens into volcanoes 75 million years ago is no more arbitrary than denying the existence of dinosaurs or believing that St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland.
4. On the other hand, it is out-and-out bonkers.
5. The Church of Scientology is a notoriously litigious organization. Going Clear was reviewed by a team of over 160 lawyers before it was screened at this year’s Sundance.
6. Here’s Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch. Any excuse.
7. Broadsheet Prognosis: Still no sign of Battlefield Earth 2 .
Release Date: March 29 (HBO)
(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)
You guys still believe in dinosaurs?
Pfft.
Still can’t buy “Going Clear” in Ireland or the UK. It was written by Pulitzer prize wining author, Lawrence Wright. Its publishers Transworld won’t publish it in Ireland and the UK because of libel laws.
http://www.amazon.com/Going-Clear-Scientology-Hollywood-Prison-ebook/dp/B00A9ET54E
I got my copy from Amazon about 18 months ago. Looks to be available on the UK site still: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Clear-Scientology-Hollywood-Prison/dp/0307745309/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1426515628
Was basing my comment on this Guardian newspaper report
http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/jan/14/cant-read-scientology-book-uk
And going into an Irish branch of Waterstones 2-3 months ago and being told it wasn’t available because of libel issues.
Thanks for that, though. Will try ordering through Amazon.
Oh I do love a good aul Scientology bashing !
Look forward to this.
Is your sarcasim font missing again?
I say let them them in here to fill the gaps that “traditional” Catholism is leaving behind it as its influence ebbs on our little island. Hey, they could take over all the schools. Religious instruction would be a lot better with spaceships and volcanos rather than loaves and fishies!!
Any volunteers for anyone to take up the mantle of SABM? (Scientology ABM)
He also did Mea Maxima Culpa- a must see!!
“Your guy’s name is Ron”
Scientology, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism…. whatever the supreme being(s)….. All cray cray…. All big ‘ol jelly haters…..
Scientology is a special breed of cray though…
Supposed to be tame enough, no real insights.
Louis Theroux is working on doc about these lads too, could be more revealing.
Here’s an interesting piece written by someone who grew up in Scientology.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20869_5-ways-growing-up-inside-scientology-was-nightmare.html
No 6 there is a little bit inaccurate.
This is a fairly interesting read and makes you look at that entire “phenomenon” differently.
would help if i posted the link i meant to attach
http://www.laweekly.com/news/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star-4656549