Film: The Fog of War June 26, 2007

You are invited to attend Cinemagic's weekly documentary screening event. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 26th at the Cinemagic Courtyard in Bait Lothan, Salmiya, and will run between 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

This week, we will be screening Errol Morris' "The Fog of War". Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is the sole focus of The Fog of War, a film that not only analyzes McNamara's controversial decisions during the first half of the Vietnam War, but also his childhood upbringing, his education at Berkley and Harvard, his involvement in World War II, and his later years as president of the World Bank. Culling footage from almost 20 hours of interviews with the Secretary, Morris details key moments from McNamara's career, including the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and President Kennedy's suggestions to the Secretary that the U.S. remove itself from Vietnam. Throughout the film, the 85-year-old McNamara expounds his philosophies on international conflict, and shows regret and pride in equal measure for, respectively, his mistakes and accomplishments.

For its part, Cinemagic Kuwait, is organizing these events as part of its efforts to contribute to the development of an internationally competitive Kuwaiti audio-visual production industry, partly by bringing the filmmakers and audiences together and by Increasing the public's interest in – and appreciation for – the art of filmmaking.

As always, attendance is free of charge and you are encouraged to invite guests. Seating is limited, so make sure you come a little early. Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Also, we will be providing mist fans because of the weather.

Yazan Al Ghazzawi

PR & Marketing Manager

Kuwait Cinemagic

Tel: (+965) 574 3253

Cell: (+965) 722 2416

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Official Website: http://www.cinemagics.com