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What Oscar favorite 'Chicago 7' got wrong, from an ex-Rutgers professor who was there


What Oscar favorite ‘Chicago 7’ got wrong, from an ex-Rutgers professor who was there
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Anti-war activist Jerry Rubin, along with other defendants in the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, speaks to the press in this February 1970 photo. Front row, from left: Rennie Davis, Rubin, Abbie Hoffman. Back row, from left: Lee Weiner, Bob Lamb and Thomas Hayden. (AP PHOTO)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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With six nominations including Best Picture, Netflix’s “The Trial of The Chicago 7″ heads into Oscar weekend riding high, following months of acclaim for the Aaron Sorkin-directed film.
But the drama’s depiction of the infamous political trial, where a ragtag group of anti-Vietnam War activists were tried by President Richard Nixon’s Justice Department, was heavily sanitized and romanticized for Hollywood, said Lee Weiner, one of the last two living members of the notorious seven. ....

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Sorkin's Chicago 7 is Netflix's latest shot at Oscar glory


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April 9, 2021 | 12:08 am
A SCENE from the film The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) — IMDB.COM
AARON SORKIN has seen a lot over more than 30 years in Hollywood, but even he couldn’t have predicted how neatly a Vietnam War-era film would fit the political climate of 2020.
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The Trial of the Chicago 7, the second movie directed by the famed screenwriter, follows the Vietnam War protesters who were accused of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. The film has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including for Mr. Sorkin’s screenplay, and represents Netflix, Inc.’s latest shot at the industry’s top prize. ....

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