What a difference an Oscar-nominated picture can make. Last July, in the wake of the Aurora, Colorado�movie-theater shootings, Harvey Weinstein generated headlines, and some snickering in the film industry, when, in an interview with the Huffington Post, �he called for a filmmaker summit on movie violence. But now that he's got �Quentin Tarantino's�bloody, gunplay riddled Django Unchained�movie vying for a Best Picture Oscar, his perspective has changed. �In a recent interview with Deadline, Weinstein, who's never been content to ride in the back seat, �said he has to be "a follower, not a leader" on the issue.
Here's an excerpt of Weinstein's�HuffPo interview, which posted just�days after the Aurora shooting:
Weinstein, who is set co-host a fundraiser for Barack Obama in Greenwich, CT, on August 6, declined to criticize the president directly for shying away from a fight over gun control. "I don?t think he?s timid," he said. "I think he?s got deep personal beliefs. I don?t have to agree with everything a candidate does to support him." And, unlike many in Hollywood, he was willing to acknowledge that violence in movies may exert some influence over individuals like James Holmes, who killed 12 people after opening fire at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" last Friday.
"It?s a question that I wrestle with all the time," said Weinstein, who has produced all of director Quentin Tarantino?s blood-spattered films, including the upcoming slave-era revenge fantasy "Django Unchained." "I?ve been involved with violent movies, and then I?ve also said at a certain point, ?I can?t take it anymore. Please cut it.? You know, you?ve got to respect the filmmaker, and it?s a really tough issue.
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