Oscarwatch Forums - Variety: Beating the Bushes in H'w'd

Oscarwatch Forums - Fahrenheit 9/11 premiere photos: "Variety Magazine

Photo: Melissa George (Extra F911 Photo Gallery)
Mercury rises as Moore doc bows

By TIMOTHY M. GRAY

After the Acad screening, Moore got a 70-second standing ovation that began during the closing credits.

While that applause was not as dramatic as the 20-minute ovation he received at Cannes, Tuesday's filmgoers offered a different (but equally impressive) tribute. After the screening, no one raced up the aisles to get to their car, no one pushed to be first at the reception, and people were talking about the film long after it ended -- three things that are surprisingly rare at Hollywood events.

Plenty of info

Guests quietly and slowly filed down the stairs to the reception in the Acad's lobby. "There's a lot to digest," said one about the film, which drew big laughs and tears from the capacity crowd.

Unspoolings marked the first public showing of a print bearing the credit "Lions Gate and IFC and Fellowship Adventure Group present ..." It was also the first showing of the final locked print, with a new sound mix and approximately 10 minutes of footage that was slightly tweaked after Cannes screenings (e.g., the Iraq body count) to make it as current as possible."