[FILM] What’s better than a well-done documentary exposing our government’s institutionalized warmongering, hypocrisy and covert operations? How about one that casts John Lennon as the besieged hero battling those evil forces! The U.S. Vs. John Lennon exposes President Richard Nixon’s attempt to deport the beloved ex-Beatle. Lennon was a celebrated pacifist and outspoken war protester whose voter-registration drives and anti-war rallies and concerts threatened Nixon’s re-election. Nixon responded by unleashing FBI director (and clandestine cross-dresser) J. Edgar Hoover—a direct link to today’s repressed homosexual politicos who pass anti-gay legislation between visits to man-whores and unsuspecting pubescent assistants—to hassle and spy on Lennon. The movie features an impressive soundtrack of Lennon’s songs, which will also be showcased live by DJ GED before and after the screenings. Lennon died on Dec. 8, 1980—the year I turned four—and I still can’t think about what the world lost that day without crying. People need to see this movie to remember what he stood for, and to be inspired to take action of their own. Lennon may be gone, but unfortunately the Nixons and Hoovers of the world are not. Tickets: $10. For info, visit mauifilmfestival.com. [COREY NIELSEN]
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