What's so funny about war profiteering and foreign policy dictated by corporate interests? "
War, Inc." replays the American invasion and occupation of Iraq and the selling of the war on terror as a sarcastic, surreal satire. The film has divided critics with its politics and darkly comic tone but has found an audience in its limited release in New York and Los Angeles. On June 13, it opens in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and Austin, Texas. "War, Inc." star/co-writer/co-producer
John Cusack and his co-star/older sister,
Joan Cusack, were on separate continents when I talked with them, but through the magic of the conference call, I heard a little of their sibling byplay as we discussed "War, Inc.," making movies and what they were watching on DVD.
MSN Movies: What's in your DVD player?
John Cusack: You mean movies? Right now, I'm making a movie ["Shanghai"], and I'm talking about one so much that I'm not really watching any right now. When I make one, I don't usually watch one.
Does watching films get in the way mentally?
John Cusack: I just do it all day, and I only have a couple of hours off each night, so I don't want to think about another movie, I guess.
What about you, Joan?
Joan Cusack: I believe we were watching "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon."
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--posted by Kim