Venezuela: Chavez to give 18m to Danny Glover to make film.


	Venezuela: Chavez to give 18m to Danny Glover to make film.

BitDrifter

5-21-2007 8:19 PM

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chavez, danny glover, lunatic, entertainment, movies, haiti, revolt, rebellion, venezuela

BitDrifter says:

An "anti-imperialist" movie.

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5-21-2007 11:43 PM

arifsali

And why would Danny Glover make that movie?

5-22-2007 1:23 AM

cniq_cniq

There is no traveler like a fellow traveler.

5-23-2007 12:55 AM

_Bane_

@arifsali
Danny Glover needs the cash. I was bet he was expecting his boy Mel to cast him as "Black Jesus" but when that fell through he had to start entertaining other offers.

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