John travolta speaks out on scientology documentary going. A new hbo documentary entitled going clear makes outspoken claims about scientologys prominent personalities, including the accusation that the church helped tom cruise tap nicole kidman. Hbo going clear scientology documentary business insider. In the wake of hbos explosive scientology documentary going clear. An upcoming hbo documentary has sparked months of controversy. It aired on hbo as part of its series america undercover. Leading the charge in quality and controversy is hbo, bringing us exposes on cults and child abuse, heartwarming renderings of departed artists and celebrities, and biting cultural commentary. The scientology buzz hasnt died down ahead of mission. Scientology, the exfiles filmed by four corners, australian broadcasting channel.
The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the economically depressed former mill city of lowell. Church of scientology calls new hbo documentary bigoted the filmmaker of going clear, which is critical of the church, says the documentary treats the. The church of scientology is launching a cruise missile attack on an hbobacked documentary about the controversial religion, the post has learned. On march 29, hbo aired its highly anticipated documentary, going clear. Scientology calls hbo documentary going clear propaganda. Watch trailer for hbos scientology documentary going clear.
Silence in the house of god, his investigation into sex abuse in the catholic church, academy awardwinning director alex gibney now turns his gaze to scientology. Documentary going clear examines church of scientology. Owen gleiberman awards five stars to a film that has the scary. Hbo is readying a documentary that will take a penetrating look at the church of scientology and its influence in hollywood. Words to alert lawyers and maybe unnerve tom cruise. All it takes to exterminate this propaganda is the video evidence of the resortlike groundsthe stateoftheart production facilities, lush landscaping, pool, tennis courts, recreational facilities, housekeeping services and even a golf course. Hbo docs 2015 hbos amazing year for documentaries esquire. A still from going clear, the hbo documentary in which alex gibney examines the church of scientology. Scientology, hollywood and the prison of belief, condensing. When i first decided to watch a documentary on scientology, i didnt know anything about it, like its beliefs, philosophy, and other core aspects.
Hbo sky atlantics broadcast of an emmywinning film about scientology was the mostwatched documentary on the channel in three years. Why you need to see going clear, the new documentary on. Youtube hbo going clear director alex gibneys explosive scientology documentary going clear, based on lawrence wrights bestselling book of the same name, premiered sunday night on hbo. The television premiere received huge media attention, provoking an escalation of the church of scientologys already. Scientology and the prison of belief, which includes interviews with several former church members, is being. Scientology and the prison of belief is a 2015 documentary film about scientology. The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the economically depressed former. Its easy to dismiss this as, look, this is a bunch of crackpots people who were in scientology for 20 or.
Hbo, according to the hollywood reporter, employed a battalion of 160 attorneys whose job was to comb through every nuance of going clear to make sure that the documentary was as invulnerable to legal attacks as possible the documentary is based on the 20 nonfiction book by journalist lawrence wright, going clear. Pouw asked thr to include scientologys previous statement about the hbo documentary, which can be found here. Park city, utah secrecy shrouded the controversial documentary going clear. While the beliefs and organization are all under the same umbrella and followers tend to go back and forth between the countries, it is still really interesting and shocking to hear similar stories coming from two totally different locations. Posts about hbo written by scientology money project. Scientology and the prison of belief, alex gibney s explosive documentary which takes an inside look at the religion and its deep. The 6 most disturbing moments from hbos scientology.
The film profiles eight former members of the church of scientology, exploring the psychological impact of blind faith, how the church attracts new. Scientology and the prison of belief, which airs at 8 p. A damning view of scientology in hbos going clear the. Scientology and the prison of belief, didnt show you anything you didnt already know. The musical as they navigate their early 20s, facing both the challenges and triumphs for adults on the autism spectrum. The walking dead may have dominated the dial on sunday night, but it did not stop hbo from setting a handsome record with its latest documentary premiere going clear. Church of scientology launches attack on hbo documentary. Scientology, hollywood and the prison of belief 20. Scientology and the prison of belief, which premiered sunday on hbo, directo r alex gibney said former church members.
Brenda freaks out on booboo at the hospital hbo documentary 1996. Imo, most shocking thing revealed in the doc is the way they manhandled their way to getting religious taxexemption from the irs. Following the initial hbo broadcast of going clear, saturday night live aired a music video featuring the church of neurotology, a parody of scientologys 1990 music video we stand tall, clips from which were shown in the documentary. It was a transcendent experience for me, beghe recalls in going clear. Well, i just finished watching going clear, the scientology documentary that turned your timeline blue with tweet after tweet containing this image. Going clear is a mustsee scientology documentary bbc. And full of allegations that the church says are spreading lies. The oneminute trailer for alex gibneys hbo documentary has gone viral with 143,000 views in 24 hours. It was a coproduction of hbo and dctv, produced by farrell, deleo, and alpert. It received widespread praise from critics and was nominated for seven emmy. Scientology and the prison of belief premiering march 29 on hbo is an indispensable general history of the enduringly controversial church. When it aired on hbo on march 29, shortly after premiering in. How a filmmaker finally infiltrated scientology for hbos.
The first trailer has just been released for director alex gibneys explosive hbo documentary about scientology, going clear, which is based on lawrence wrights bestselling book of the same name. Hbo documentary films president sheila nevins has said the production company has around 160 lawyers looking at the film. How going clear, the jinx, and now tales of the grim sleeper confirm the. Scientology and the prison of belief, which premiered sunday at. Its possible that hbos scientology documentary, going clear. In this documentary gibney profiles eight former members of the church of scientology, whose most prominent adherents include alist hollywood celebrities, shining a light on. Scientology and the prison of belief is out and makes some uncanny allegations about the religion that was founded by l. Watch tom cruise scientology doc going clear online.
The network has hired 160 lawyers to look at the asyetunnamed film, which will be based. Alex gibneys documentary demystifies the powerful organisation. Lost lives in lowell is a 1995 american documentary film directed by richard farrell, maryann deleo and jon alpert. Those whove long followed news and rumors of the church of scientologys abusive practices arent going to find much new in alex gibneys searing documentary going. Director alex gibneys explosive new documentary on scientology, which opened theatrically in limited release on friday and airs on hbo march 29, alleges many things the church is not happy about. If you can believe it, john travolta was not one of the 1. Research lawrence wright, jason beghe, marty rathbun, mike rinder, paul haggis, marc headley and others. Hbo go is free with your subscription through participating tv providers. Its an amazing documentary that at its core is a horri. Directed by alex gibney and produced by hbo, it is based on lawrence wrights book going clear. The highlyanticipated and criticallyacclaimed documentary going clear. The hollywood reporter says that a bombshell film on scientology and. Going clear watch the hbo original documentary hbo.
Directed by alex gibney and produced by hbo, it is based on. Academy awardwinning director alex gibney profiles eight former members of the church of scientology, whose most prominent adherents include alist hollywood celebrities, shining a light on how the church cultivates true believers, detailing their experiences and what they are willing to do in the name of religion. Hbo is preparing to go to war with the church of scientology over a documentary set for release next year. Scientology documentary going clear gets goahead to air on sky in uk controversial film was delayed by months after its us premiere on hbo following concerns over. In his documentary going clear alex gibney staged a fake scene starring a handful of ants. Going clear director says exscientologists received. Bird with allusions to the scientology documentary going clear. We are back with reaction about the church of scientology. Scientology and the prison of belief, which includes. Watch going clear, the original hbo documentary online at or stream on your own device.
The church of scientology has fired back at going clear. It seems like if they would have just stuck to their guns, scientology would have possibly faded into obscurity due to crippling debt and lack of funds to continue outreach efforts. Leah reminis candid documentary series taking aim at scientology debuted to impressive ratings. The film premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival in park city, utah. Hbo is finishing up a tough documentary on the church of scientology. Scientology and the prison of belief on hbo this sunday march 29 at 8 p. Hbos documentary on the church of scientology, going clear.
Scientology and the prison of belief, addresses rumors that have been swirling for years about the church. The exfiles is a great documentary about scientology, with a special focus on the australian arm of the notorious cult. The church of scientology has denounced the documentary as a bigoted propaganda piece. The statement says gibney refused to answer over a dozen letters from the church. Scientology and the prison of belief 2015 a brilliant hbo documentary that exposes scientology for what it truly is. Scientology takes aim at hbos going clear documentary. A documentary looking at the innerworkings of the church of scientology. Church of scientology calls new hbo documentary bigoted.
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